Comments for WhoRuBlog http://www.whorublog.com There are a million "what ifs" in life. Choose the ones with positive, productive, successful endings. Believe and achieve - don't give up on your goals. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Take Five With The King of Young Adult Urban Fiction – Paul Volponi by Sam Glaser http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568&cpage=1#comment-5333 Sam Glaser Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:46:01 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568#comment-5333 the best authors, poets, composers do their thing regardless of the glory. It seems that PV is one of those guys. His reward is in the expression, the expiation of the idea. Nothing like being in the flow! the best authors, poets, composers do their thing regardless of the glory. It seems that PV is one of those guys. His reward is in the expression, the expiation of the idea. Nothing like being in the flow!

]]> Comment on Take Five With The King of Young Adult Urban Fiction – Paul Volponi by Courtney http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568&cpage=1#comment-5332 Courtney Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:55:30 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568#comment-5332 Great Giveaway! Thanks for the invite! Great Giveaway! Thanks for the invite!

]]> Comment on Take Five With The King of Young Adult Urban Fiction – Paul Volponi by Shawnee http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568&cpage=1#comment-5297 Shawnee Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:13:50 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568#comment-5297 Thanks to the Readathon I found out about this. I tweeted it: http://twitter.com/BloggerIcedream/status/22401576852 Thanks to the Readathon I found out about this. I tweeted it:

http://twitter.com/BloggerIcedream/status/22401576852

]]> Comment on Take Five With The King of Young Adult Urban Fiction – Paul Volponi by K.M. Weiland http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568&cpage=1#comment-5281 K.M. Weiland Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:07:55 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568#comment-5281 Complex, complicated characters - nothing pulls me into a story and makes me remember it more. What Paul said about portraying people honestly is one of the most important parts of writing fiction (or creating any kind of art, for that matter). Honesty = truth. And truth will always connect with people, even as it will alienate others. Complex, complicated characters – nothing pulls me into a story and makes me remember it more. What Paul said about portraying people honestly is one of the most important parts of writing fiction (or creating any kind of art, for that matter). Honesty = truth. And truth will always connect with people, even as it will alienate others.

]]> Comment on Take Five With The King of Young Adult Urban Fiction – Paul Volponi by Betsy http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568&cpage=1#comment-4948 Betsy Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:32:52 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568#comment-4948 Paul Volponi takes great risk by venturing out of the fantasy book arena (that teens crave) and into true urban life. Capturing society in a not always so pretty way stirs up great emotion along with personal reflection for the YA reader. Paul Volponi takes great risk by venturing out of the fantasy book arena (that teens crave) and into true urban life. Capturing society in a not always so pretty way stirs up great emotion along with personal reflection for the YA reader.

]]> Comment on Take Five With The King of Young Adult Urban Fiction – Paul Volponi by Liza Wiemer http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568&cpage=1#comment-4803 Liza Wiemer Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:45:47 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568#comment-4803 Yes! Absolutely share it with your students - I know that this would please Paul Volponi very much! Yes! Absolutely share it with your students – I know that this would please Paul Volponi very much!

]]> Comment on Take Five With The King of Young Adult Urban Fiction – Paul Volponi by Paul W. Hankins http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568&cpage=1#comment-4792 Paul W. Hankins Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:31:09 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568#comment-4792 I think this is super. Would love to share the interview with my students if this is okay with you. Great job! I think this is super. Would love to share the interview with my students if this is okay with you. Great job!

]]> Comment on Take Five With The King of Young Adult Urban Fiction – Paul Volponi by Sara Broers http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568&cpage=1#comment-4732 Sara Broers Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:41:03 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=568#comment-4732 Another great giveaway! You keep 'em coming~ Looks like some good books as well! Another great giveaway! You keep ‘em coming~ Looks like some good books as well!

]]> Comment on Serving our Country – TWO Amazing Young Adults Share Their Experiences by alix kaplan http://www.whorublog.com/?p=537&cpage=1#comment-4600 alix kaplan Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:17:54 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=537#comment-4600 fantastic inverview and great article. Thank you for writing this wonderful piece. fantastic inverview and great article. Thank you for writing this wonderful piece.

]]> Comment on Serving our Country – TWO Amazing Young Adults Share Their Experiences by Anthony C. Hunter http://www.whorublog.com/?p=537&cpage=1#comment-4543 Anthony C. Hunter Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:43:47 +0000 http://www.whorublog.com/?p=537#comment-4543 I am a former Marine and proud of my service and country. I have lost friends to this war and pray all th etime for the men and women out there protecting our country and freedom. But there are those who think less of us... I wrote a short piece a while back on that subject. The fact that, as service members, we are willing to lay down our lives for people...even the people who hate us. I included the link here not to promote it, but to give people something extra to think about and a little insight on why we do what we do. http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=266921171243&id=1476099912&ref=nf I thank you so much for this article and for the splendid interview. It makes me proud to know that such great people with open hearts and minds are in this great country of ours. Semper Fi. I am a former Marine and proud of my service and country. I have lost friends to this war and pray all th etime for the men and women out there protecting our country and freedom. But there are those who think less of us…

I wrote a short piece a while back on that subject. The fact that, as service members, we are willing to lay down our lives for people…even the people who hate us. I included the link here not to promote it, but to give people something extra to think about and a little insight on why we do what we do.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=266921171243&id=1476099912&ref=nf

I thank you so much for this article and for the splendid interview. It makes me proud to know that such great people with open hearts and minds are in this great country of ours.

Semper Fi.

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