tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post7152704631330996841..comments2024-03-28T05:24:24.791-04:00Comments on AuthorIsland Tiki Hut: This Week At The TIki Hut - Duane SimolkeAuthorIsland.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17151952081726758554noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post-6562639173881528662010-11-14T04:41:47.051-05:002010-11-14T04:41:47.051-05:00Oh I love the different twist you've put on th...Oh I love the different twist you've put on this sci fi. Showing other some acceptance of the differences in others seems to be pretty important these days with all the stories we're hearing about bullies and kids killing themselves because they can't handle the taunting from the other kids. Gays, as well as overweight, different religions and mentally challanged. It's time society accepted and appreciated all people no matter what.<br /><br />I hope you're books will help to bring about some changes.Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post-52363276869528884232010-11-11T09:50:27.447-05:002010-11-11T09:50:27.447-05:00Hi, Sharon! I don’t write full-time, but I certain...Hi, Sharon! I don’t write full-time, but I certainly love it.<br /><br />I wrote about West Texas (where I live) in the story collection The Acorn Stories. It's mostly light-hearted, but not always. I edited and co-wrote the spin-off, The Acorn Gathering, which is a fundraiser for cancer research. <br /><br />My essays and poems appear in Holding Me Together. I haven't written any new poems in several years, though. The Return of Innocence is a tongue-in-cheek fantasy novel. New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio is literary criticism.Duanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149436027119552764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post-51790418172767147872010-11-10T03:43:48.644-05:002010-11-10T03:43:48.644-05:00Hi Duane,
You're a new author for me and I lo...Hi Duane,<br /><br />You're a new author for me and I love discovering new authors!<br /><br />I see you have quite a few other works, congratulations on the awards they've won, can you tell us alittle bit about them? Do you write full time?Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post-22322298069050179992010-11-09T18:35:06.142-05:002010-11-09T18:35:06.142-05:00Thanks, everyone for the comments and questions! B...Thanks, everyone for the comments and questions! Both books are stand alones, but many of the characters from the first book appear in the second. I hope to see Worried in print by late 2011.Duanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149436027119552764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post-77708354872546005142010-11-09T10:33:00.424-05:002010-11-09T10:33:00.424-05:00Sounds like a great book. Will the books be able t...Sounds like a great book. Will the books be able to be read as stand alones? Or do you have to read the whole series?<br />greenduckie13 at gmail dot comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post-87824364076382362712010-11-08T15:33:01.067-05:002010-11-08T15:33:01.067-05:00Degranon sounds like a great read. I love science...Degranon sounds like a great read. I love science fiction. I enjoy reading about characters that are more complex and interesting and not the cliche type.<br /><br />Valerie<br />valb0302@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post-69269729281037025242010-11-08T13:56:49.511-05:002010-11-08T13:56:49.511-05:00Hi Duane,
Very interesting twist to a science fic...Hi Duane,<br /><br />Very interesting twist to a science fiction story and with what was just posted on that beauty magazine blog about overweight people and gays, your book is really current!<br /><br />Did anyone read that post? I can't remember the name of the magazine, but it was all the talk a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Bravo and you can bet I'll be checking out Degranon.CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419468362679974666.post-3992540537917856872010-11-08T08:33:06.041-05:002010-11-08T08:33:06.041-05:00Hello Duane and welcome to the Tiki Hut!!
I'm...Hello Duane and welcome to the Tiki Hut!!<br /><br />I'm so happy to have you here this week to talk about DEGRANON and your work in progress WORRIED. <br /><br />Your book tackles some very current issues and I encourage everyone to head over to your website to read the excerps for this book and your others.<br /><br />Congrats on the building interest in the book and the progress on the sequel - can't wait for it to be released! Any idea when we'll see it?<br />And should DEGRANON be read first or are they both stand-alone books?<br /><br />Best of luck with your final edits and on the continued success with DEGRANON.AuthorIsland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17151952081726758554noreply@blogger.com