tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post8253710837937486165..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: The lie that launched a writing careerJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48590148134236477002011-09-30T16:24:23.218-04:002011-09-30T16:24:23.218-04:00Thanks, Jenny! Good point.Thanks, Jenny! Good point.David Bell Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334017791574561848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-92019116768806314822011-09-29T16:45:43.372-04:002011-09-29T16:45:43.372-04:00I think the moment we realize we can lie to our pa...I think the moment we realize we can lie to our parents is a kind of fall from grace. We can never undo that knowledge--and we don't necessarily want to have it, although perhaps it also frees us.<br /><br />Your book sounds fascinating, and if I don't win a copy, I will buy one. Best of luck with the release!jenny milchmanhttp://suspenseyourdisbelief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-67304395895767592042011-09-29T13:40:12.312-04:002011-09-29T13:40:12.312-04:00Congratulations, Allene! Thanks for all the great ...Congratulations, Allene! Thanks for all the great comments, and I hope you check the book out and let me know what you think!David Bell Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334017791574561848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4921798534789227902011-09-29T10:20:25.131-04:002011-09-29T10:20:25.131-04:00Allene is the winner of the free copy of Cemetery ...Allene is the winner of the free copy of Cemetery Girl. Thanks to everyone who commented -- and the many, many more who read David's guest blog but didn't enter the drawing. I hope you'll all buy his book and/or ask your local library to order it.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-3887361690065211722011-09-29T09:49:07.522-04:002011-09-29T09:49:07.522-04:00This does sound like a fascinating book. I can rem...This does sound like a fascinating book. I can remember being completely unable to lie to my mother, but I lied to a teacher once.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816223057478185572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-73595183535789223992011-09-28T22:25:53.924-04:002011-09-28T22:25:53.924-04:00I had just seen your book advertised online and de...I had just seen your book advertised online and decided to order it when I saw this auspicious post!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-79735663926862533082011-09-28T22:04:53.591-04:002011-09-28T22:04:53.591-04:00Sounds like a book I would like.Sounds like a book I would like.Prentiss Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843306525782167667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-31783725573078310812011-09-28T21:47:07.348-04:002011-09-28T21:47:07.348-04:00I guess we all tried a lie out on our parents - mu...I guess we all tried a lie out on our parents - must be part of growing up. Sounds like a fascinating book - please enter my name in the drawing. Thank you.pennythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954661134848897320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-11647862971696229892011-09-28T19:34:37.422-04:002011-09-28T19:34:37.422-04:00Please enter me in the book drawing. Cemetery Gir...Please enter me in the book drawing. Cemetery Girl looks fascinating.Carol-Lynn Rosselnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-86409338874886699032011-09-28T18:52:42.815-04:002011-09-28T18:52:42.815-04:00Sounds like your mom is a very smart woman! :)
T...Sounds like your mom is a very smart woman! :)<br /><br />This sounds like a story I would really enjoy! I, too, love the cover!<br /><br />Thank you for the giveaway!Carol Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018603523305326782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-13591623667687272492011-09-28T18:47:18.092-04:002011-09-28T18:47:18.092-04:00I am going to have to read this book! Wow. Thank...I am going to have to read this book! Wow. Thanks for the interesting interview.<br /><br />Thanks for the chance to possibly win it. It is always fun to try.<br /><br />BrendaW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-21909697392012518642011-09-28T18:06:01.971-04:002011-09-28T18:06:01.971-04:00If you'd like to see the book trailer for the ...If you'd like to see the book trailer for the novel, check it out here:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPxdiXa_QvE&feature=feedwllDavid Bell Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334017791574561848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-15594227002479315392011-09-28T17:00:43.101-04:002011-09-28T17:00:43.101-04:00Sounds like a great book - I would love to win a c...Sounds like a great book - I would love to win a copy. I found out, at an early age, that lies and story-telling are two separate issues but I never figured out why.Allenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128609355136830402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-14705515415801605042011-09-28T15:39:11.286-04:002011-09-28T15:39:11.286-04:00The first lie I remember--or thought worth remembe...The first lie I remember--or thought worth remembering--was when I figured out there was no Santa. My mother told me that I had to pretend there was one, else I wouldn't get any presents. I was six when learned what my peers still can't grasp into their late twenties--the notion of a necessary fiction. I'm sorry if I spoiled Santa for anybody.Bergmanhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=41104392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66561535529368815882011-09-28T15:37:26.932-04:002011-09-28T15:37:26.932-04:00It's one of the most intriguing covers I'v...It's one of the most intriguing covers I've ever seen.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66995552742119159062011-09-28T15:25:02.312-04:002011-09-28T15:25:02.312-04:00Thanks, Helen and Leslie--I was very lucky with th...Thanks, Helen and Leslie--I was very lucky with the cover. It's awesome.David Bell Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334017791574561848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-9561261883724733872011-09-28T15:13:24.422-04:002011-09-28T15:13:24.422-04:00Love the cover -- fascinating premise. Looking for...Love the cover -- fascinating premise. Looking forward to a good read!Leslie Budewitzhttp://www.lawandfiction.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-22453505628548732152011-09-28T15:09:04.728-04:002011-09-28T15:09:04.728-04:00Cemetary Girl sounds like a fascinating story - no...Cemetary Girl sounds like a fascinating story - now I want to read it to find out the ending.<br /><br />Helen K <br />hdkiker@comcast.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-9381459004961798222011-09-28T14:58:45.754-04:002011-09-28T14:58:45.754-04:00Hello everyone! Thanks for all the comments. You k...Hello everyone! Thanks for all the comments. You know, I have never asked my mom about it. She's almost eighty and in very good mental and physical health. Maybe I will now that it's in the book. She'd probably just roll her eyes at me if I admitted the lie. I'm the baby, so she has to show me mercy!<br /><br />Have I ever lied again? Every day--I'm a fiction writer. But by David Bell Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334017791574561848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-12709152362991385552011-09-28T14:44:36.727-04:002011-09-28T14:44:36.727-04:00What a fascinating hook! I definitely will read yo...What a fascinating hook! I definitely will read your book, even if I don't win.Nancy Adamshttp://nancyadamsfiction.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-84496274685700682892011-09-28T13:51:45.484-04:002011-09-28T13:51:45.484-04:00You said you never asked your mother about your li...You said you never asked your mother about your lie. I'm sure she doesn't even remember. That was a big deal to you, big enough that you remember it all these years later. But I'm sure that wasn't such a big deal to her.<br /><br />I'll always remember an incident that happened when I was that age, too. It was and is still a big deal to me. But I'm sure no one but me Elizabeth Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-19071799590015778792011-09-28T12:16:34.162-04:002011-09-28T12:16:34.162-04:00I'd really like to win this book. But, if I d...I'd really like to win this book. But, if I don't, I'm still going to read it.Harbingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319367899008436848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-22964412562626991292011-09-28T12:12:24.165-04:002011-09-28T12:12:24.165-04:00it does sound fascinating. and DID you ever lie ag...it does sound fascinating. and DID you ever lie again?quirkfarms@msn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-31662514369336109532011-09-28T10:49:05.204-04:002011-09-28T10:49:05.204-04:00David, ask your mom if she remembers. Even if she ...David, ask your mom if she remembers. Even if she doesn't, it'll be an interesting conversation. My mother died 12 years ago at the age of 96, and we talked plenty, but there are things I still wish I had asked her when I could.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-2120328492145169612011-09-28T09:56:59.946-04:002011-09-28T09:56:59.946-04:00I would love to be entered in this contest -- as a...I would love to be entered in this contest -- as a professional storyteller, I work with "lies" all the time.Front Deck Texthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010328231949413361noreply@blogger.com