tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4323164949603789093..comments2024-03-29T09:03:34.140-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: ON OUR SECRET HISTORIESJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38183469723915522342009-04-20T23:18:00.000-04:002009-04-20T23:18:00.000-04:00Come back Tuesday! We'll introduce you to a new au...Come back Tuesday! We'll introduce you to a new author--a pal of ours with an absolutely stellar debut.<br />What did she want to be when she grew up?<br />She'll tell all!<br />And maybe have some advice for your kids, too.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60487587926473915302009-04-20T21:39:00.000-04:002009-04-20T21:39:00.000-04:00Paula,
I know, I was thinking the same thing. Mayb...Paula,<br />I know, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe because I had to cut out before Sunday's sessions?? NEXT conference, definitely.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40719904636567717422009-04-20T21:36:00.000-04:002009-04-20T21:36:00.000-04:00Hey Ken!!
Thanks for showing up on Jungle Red. I d...Hey Ken!!<br />Thanks for showing up on Jungle Red. I didn't know you went to MIT. I lived across from an MIT frat my freshman year, so maybe we actually met before last weekend.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42801892046059996162009-04-20T18:03:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:03:00.000-04:00Meredith, I played library too! Til I got in troub...Meredith, I played library too! Til I got in trouble for marking in my parents' books.<br /><br />And Joann, I actually wanted to be a waitress. Seemed like you could make people happy, be kind of in charge, and get lots of money for doing it. "Lots of money" is relative-- I was about 6 years old.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86695228789565088302009-04-20T17:55:00.000-04:002009-04-20T17:55:00.000-04:00I, too, wanted to be an airline stewardess until m...I, too, wanted to be an airline stewardess until my mom said there were waitresses! boy that put my idea in a kabosh and then I went to being a writer and still am, even if more of it went to work newsletters, etc.<br /><br />Joann BreslinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79763123905095480892009-04-20T16:27:00.000-04:002009-04-20T16:27:00.000-04:00What a fun topic. I know the circus, stage, and o...What a fun topic. I know the circus, stage, and outer space is missing out--but I'm still glad all of you decided to be writers!<br /><br />I remember playing library as a kid and making my own cards I could stamp--I just loved books. But I was always sitting down and trying to write stories. I think the film career was just a related tangent...Meredith Colehttp://www.thedebutanteball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50970546933218877272009-04-20T15:54:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:54:00.000-04:00I don't remember what I wanted to be when I was li...I don't remember what I wanted to be when I was little, but I do remember always writing, and my mother telling me I was a good writer when I was about 8. And sure enough, I ended up always writing: journalism in high school, a PhD and scholarly articles in linguistics, creating medical content for speech-recognition software, writing free-lance essays and articles in local papers about my experiences in farming and childbirth education, and finally producing software documentation, with mystery fiction always going on in the background. Many (unsecret) careers with a common theme! <br /><br />Great topic, Hank.<br /><br />EdithEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47244429727935443072009-04-20T15:30:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:30:00.000-04:00Ro, you [adjective][noun].
And Llyn, while I didn...Ro, you [adjective][noun].<br /><br />And Llyn, while I didn't get a degree in Space Studies like you, I <I>did</I> take up space in college.Ken Isaacsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524482815336010200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59680978303536582382009-04-20T15:10:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:10:00.000-04:00Oh, Ro, I didn't know you saw me do that. Too funn...Oh, Ro, I didn't know you saw me do that. Too funny!I'm glad I wasn't sitting next to her...<br /><br />Hank asked what I wanted to be: Susan Dey. She was tall, pretty, an actress who got to hang out with David Cassidy.<br /><br />Missed you, Hank! And, Jan, how in the world did I miss you? Would've liked to've met you.<br /><br />Paula MatterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35326399204335513162009-04-20T15:07:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:07:00.000-04:00Oooh, I wanted to be an astronaut, too, but (way) ...Oooh, I wanted to be an astronaut, too, but (way) back then we weren't sending women into space. I did end up getting an MS in Space Studies, though. But what I really liked was connecting people with information, so for a while I did public radio, and I became a consultant.<br /><br />Murder 203 was great, and I want to thank all of you who came to teach us. Great job, Rosemary!<br /><br />Llyn K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64902323200800666212009-04-20T14:55:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:55:00.000-04:00Up until I was about 10, my career plans involved ...Up until I was about 10, my career plans involved hands-on with horses: cowgirl, jockey, show horse trainer. <br /><br />Then, I went through a nurse phase when I read about Clara Barton and Florence Nightingale. And a reporter phase when I read about Nellie Bly. <br /><br />The reporter thing kinda stuck because I did that for a few years. And now I combine the horses with the reporting for the blog. <br /><br />Again, many thanks for Murder 203. I can't say it often enough. And it was great to see so many familiar faces - even if I didn't get a chance to say "hi" during our action-packed weekend.RhondaLhttp://www.thehorseyset.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23102662332064048202009-04-20T14:32:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:32:00.000-04:00Okay, ..maybe I fantasized for a week or two about...Okay, ..maybe I fantasized for a week or two about being a backup singer for a band. It's interesting that I didn't want to be the LEAD singer..just wanted to travel, hang out with...oh wait..I said that.<br /><br />Hallie - Roberta and Craig Kennedy have posted some Murder 203 pix on facebook. Jan and I had fun hanging with Ken(ny) and Jason Pinter closing up the bar at 203 after the Cocktails and Crime party. Paula, numero uno fan, and not just because you share the same name as my heroine...always great to see you...you cracked me up at the panel when a certain attendee was bloviating and you were rolling your eyes!Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3635725250716986182009-04-20T12:54:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:54:00.000-04:00Just had the MOST hilarious vision of all of us as...Just had the MOST hilarious vision of all of us as ballet dancers...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38667661004784630552009-04-20T12:53:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:53:00.000-04:00And, Rhys, now you know being a tree is a good thi...And, Rhys, now you know being a tree is a good thing.<br /><br />Hey Ken! Hey Paula! So sad to miss you guys at 203. I heard it was terrific (and I'll get there next year)!<br /><br />But Paula, what did you want to be?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36946946004164910552009-04-20T12:20:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:20:00.000-04:00Hey, Ro, any photos anywhere to see what I missed ...Hey, Ro, any photos anywhere to see what I missed at Murder 201??<br /><br />Great question, Hank! <br /><br />I always always always wanted to be a teacher. Tortured my poor sister Amy into playing school endlessly when she wanted to undress dolls. I've taught grades K, 1, 2, 3, and 6, at the college level, and now I have the great pleasure of teaching aspiring writers. <br /><br />I mean, what could be bad? You talk. They listen.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74187924503764764872009-04-20T12:02:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:02:00.000-04:00Ken Isaacson showing up here is a great segue (I l...Ken Isaacson showing up here is a great segue (I love that word) to my telling everyone what a fabulous job Rosemary and crew did with Murder 203!<br /><br />Nice to meet you, Ken, and I'm looking forward to reading your book. I've no idea what took me so long to buy it!<br /><br />I'm glad to hear Murder 203will be an annual event. The organizers outdid themselves.<br /><br />Paula MatterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79274489868465472492009-04-20T12:00:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:00:00.000-04:00I also studied ballet for ten years--my mother's d...I also studied ballet for ten years--my mother's dream for me, not mine. Ballet teacher carried a stick and used it on legs. Then I grew too tall--about my current height at age 11, so ballets went like this: You girls are the forest fairies, flitting around and you--she points to me--are the tree in the middle.<br />That's when I quit. i saw no reason to endure pain to wind up as a tree.Rhys Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29737959554032758762009-04-20T11:25:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:25:00.000-04:00I wanted to be an astronaut. The first Mercury lau...I wanted to be an astronaut. The first Mercury launch was in 1961, when I was 8 years old, and I don't think I missed watching a US space launch from then until in 1972. <br /><br />The attraction to the space program was strong enough that it actually brought me to attend college at MIT--not really to be an astronaut, but to at least be part of the program. But, as John Lennon said "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans," and by the time I got to MIT the country's interest in the space program was dwindling, and it no longer seemed a realistic choice for me.<br /><br />Not quite sure how I got from that to the law! The jump, though, from the law to writing was easy. As a lawyer I write for a living, and most people think that as a lawyer I write FICTION for a living.Ken Isaacsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524482815336010200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91988941731623841652009-04-20T10:06:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:06:00.000-04:00AH, yes, ballet dancer. Me, too. Until, when I was...AH, yes, ballet dancer. Me, too. Until, when I was about nine, Madame DeAngera (all bracelets and black hair in a bun) took my mother aside and said: "Your daughter will never be a ballerina. I cannot teach her."<br /><br />But Susannah, I think that's interesting. The basics of what you considerede back then have some common themes with your life today...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14148533855056401422009-04-20T08:40:00.000-04:002009-04-20T08:40:00.000-04:00I hoped to be a ballet dancer, then hit 5'7" (abou...I hoped to be a ballet dancer, then hit 5'7" (about 6'2" en pointe), and that was no longer a realistic goal. So, I was a theatre major doing a radio talk show on the side, then a news- and copywriter.<br /><br />Never in life did I think I'd be a commercial pilot running a search dog in the ground hours, writing about it. I'm thrilled life has been so wayward.<br /><br />There are common themes, I guess, to those early ambitions. Risk, discipline, sore muscles. :-DSusannah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660387525544941776noreply@blogger.com