Comments on: 2010 sees big payoffs! Plus, my goals.

By: Brooklynne Kennedy

Brooklynne Kennedy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:09:12 +0000

Hey Kim,
I’m Ryan’s wife, and I read mostly young adults and your’s looks absolutely awesome I’m a survivor of child abuse; physical, psychological and sexual… I just wanted to say I’m going to go buy it now, and can’t wait to read it, and wish there had been a book like that when I was younger.

By: S. Orchard

S. Orchard — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:58:31 +0000

Ah yes, I grew up in Australia so that probably explains it…. plus i read waaay too many books when i was a kid

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:36:59 +0000

That would be really cool, but the text in mine finishes right on the last page. Maybe I have a special early copy. :s

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:35:39 +0000

Hi Kim

Thanks, I’ve found Hazel great to work with as well. This was baptism-of-fire mentoring for me since we had what I considered quite a tight deadline!

I’ve checked out the other Ford Street titles and will hopefully pick up some titles when I come over for the launch in February. Yours stood out as one I’d like to read, and I liked the video as well. ‘Crossing the line’ was also a full-on story. I prefer to read (and write) realistic stories that push the boundaries and need to be told.

Ryan

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:25:14 +0000

It is quite exciting! I pretty much wrote the book I would have wanted to have on hand at the start. If I’d read this in my teens I might have transitioned at 17 and not 27. No regrets though.

I think you’re the first kiwi I’ve met who’s even heard of Hazel! I seem to spend my life explaining who she is to blank looks. “She’s famous in Australia, really…”

By: Kim Miller

Kim Miller — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:50:57 +0000

Hey, I’ve just had another thought. (Two in ten minutes is a bit rare for me) That B&W promo page for your book that you’ve got up there? If you look in the back of your book you should find a similar promo page for my book. How cool is that?
http://www.kimmiller.id.au/clem

By: Kim Miller

Kim Miller — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:40:09 +0000

Hi Ryan,
Congratulations on the book. Hazel told me ages ago she was working on this, and I’m glad it’s on the launch pad. Hazel mentored me for a while on my own first novel. She’s a powerhouse of a person and great to work with.

My own book is also a bit of a rare one – a YA novel about child sexual abuse. And with Ford Street to boot. Paul Collins is another powerhouse person who doesn’t get scared off by controversial topics.

I hope the book sells well. Enjoy the ride.
Kim.

By: S. Orchard

S. Orchard — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:18:17 +0000

This is SO exciting! I can’t even imagine how grateful I’d be to have had something like this to read growing up, I can’t wait to read it – it looks amazing. Plus, ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake’ was totally a childhood favourite of mine, yay for Hazel Edwards, yay for you.