Comments on: George Hodgman Indulges His Nurturing Nature

By: Jackie Johnson Barrow

Jackie Johnson Barrow — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:31:00 +0000

What a coincidence is this to be looking someone up on the Internet and find a comment to the same person from your older sister!!!!! Yes, I am Kathy’s younger sister, Jackie! 🙂 Okay, George, I know you have been pining for Kathy to write a book (and, I agree, she is an incredible writer!), but would you settle for second best? I have written two children’s books and have two more in process. Kathy’s comment to me after reading one of them was, “you are really good with dialogue!” Her granddaughter, Bekah, said it was really funny and that she really liked it! So, how about it, George, want to take a look???

By: Kathy Johnson Stith

Kathy Johnson Stith — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:41:36 +0000

Ah, I think I can breathe again! A man and editor who understands that the best things take time and drama is what makes life worth living.

Way to Go George!

By: Joan Kelly

Joan Kelly — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:19:49 +0000

And speaking of me-me-me, I agree with Mr. Hodgman, about it being worth it to take the time to make a book as good as you can make it. P.s. I’m on cold medicine so please don’t judge my phrasing in this post. Or at least judge it behind my back like a civilized person, thank you.

Anyway, I received a finished copy of my book in the mail right before xmas, and being stuck home with the flu for several days now has given me the time to read it as a “done” thing, separate from me. I can totally see places where more time to think and re-write would have allowed me the chance to improve what’s there. I also know that, as a first-time-book-writer and a person who felt clueless sometimes about both the subject matter I was covering and good writing technique, it’s not like I could ever have turned it into Moby Dick no matter how much time I had.

I’m genuinely grateful that I got put on a fast publication track. God knows I love a whirlwind. I just know that I did concentrate more on getting it done sometimes than on getting it as right as I was capable of getting it, because of that publication schedule. Which feels like as good of an excuse as any, should I get lambasted for crappy prose! Win-win, who knew?