tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post1750655953019174783..comments2023-11-03T09:37:18.738-04:00Comments on Deana Barnhart: A to Z Blogger Challenge: Letter QDeanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17958057331230037880noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-70397502623680840002012-04-20T21:33:56.607-04:002012-04-20T21:33:56.607-04:00I ask millions of questions! At any given moment, ...I ask millions of questions! At any given moment, there are probably at least a half dozen questions pinging through my brain. I love the children's writing community because there are so many ways to get questions answered. The most pressing question on my mind right now is this: When is dinner going to be ready?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-6066347008203883312012-04-20T17:07:41.824-04:002012-04-20T17:07:41.824-04:00It's amazing that we are all able to absorb kn...It's amazing that we are all able to absorb knowledge from each other and share information. What a community! If I want to know more about something someone's written in a post, I ask a question. I'm still new to the industry so I want to find out all I can!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-21687204922262080632012-04-20T07:38:50.992-04:002012-04-20T07:38:50.992-04:00Questions are good unless they are directed at me ...Questions are good unless they are directed at me and I don't know the answers.<br /><br />TeresaT. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-74062235352251022642012-04-20T02:40:05.527-04:002012-04-20T02:40:05.527-04:00In school, I *was* that kid sitting in the front r...In school, I *was* that kid sitting in the front row, but I wasn't asking questions--too darned shy! I agree with you, though, that asking questions is critical for writers, and for all kinds of reasons. If we're too afraid to ask questions, how will we improve our writing, learn how to market ourselves, learn how to finagle ourselves agents and publishers? <br /><br />Enjoyed your post--I'll be back for more!Kern Windwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771591425163484238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-34128388867623053602012-04-19T21:00:01.612-04:002012-04-19T21:00:01.612-04:00Asking questions is one of my most powerful techni...Asking questions is one of my most powerful techniques at work.<br /><br />I think people have a real fear of appearing ignorant. There's so much in the world that I know nothing about that I've long ago resigned myself to my ignorance and am perfectly comfortable with it :)Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-59019315471790711212012-04-19T19:11:57.571-04:002012-04-19T19:11:57.571-04:00Questions are great. I always ask questions. I lea...Questions are great. I always ask questions. I learnt long ago not to pretend to know something that I don't. Great post.Claire Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576410137759875223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-25834161767884656282012-04-19T16:24:51.365-04:002012-04-19T16:24:51.365-04:00I feel totally overwhelmed with questions about wr...I feel totally overwhelmed with questions about writing, I have so many I don't even know where to start. I'm just trying to absorb as much as I can, and you're right, we have to have the courage to ask questions, otherwise we'll never learn. Great choice for Q.Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-58348720403245725852012-04-19T15:41:05.976-04:002012-04-19T15:41:05.976-04:00People I know are smart in so many different ways....People I know are smart in so many different ways. It doesn't matter if a person has the piece of paper from a school or not-- it's the people who constantly absorb and ask more who know the most. IMHOBrindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809660700359597836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-72761136273713334262012-04-19T15:04:04.890-04:002012-04-19T15:04:04.890-04:00I love asking questions, I do it constantly. I don...I love asking questions, I do it constantly. I don't think I ever grew out of that childhood thing of wanting to know everything. Whether big questions or small, seemingly irrelevant stuff, I just have to know the answer.Spanjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893837904669368614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-14686085471886214982012-04-19T14:22:38.177-04:002012-04-19T14:22:38.177-04:00Questions are good, because knowledge is good.Questions are good, because knowledge is good.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051904118383493849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-29431414053838602342012-04-19T14:04:07.945-04:002012-04-19T14:04:07.945-04:00Lots of other great comments. Being able to ask qu...Lots of other great comments. Being able to ask questions is a gift.Jaye Robin Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929739858812153990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-58661935289428214952012-04-19T13:17:45.938-04:002012-04-19T13:17:45.938-04:00I agree with you questions are the key to growth a...I agree with you questions are the key to growth and knowledge. I think we do our best learning when curiosity and inspiration collide.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-75310838500359070682012-04-19T12:50:21.163-04:002012-04-19T12:50:21.163-04:00I hope I never lose my questions because then you&...I hope I never lose my questions because then you're too full of yourself and can become unteachable. and I always want to be teachable.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-39525314090458546912012-04-19T12:17:19.105-04:002012-04-19T12:17:19.105-04:00Asking questions does help a lot when you're q...Asking questions does help a lot when you're querying, or preparing to query, or trying to find the perfect classification of your manuscript. I made a lot of mistakes when I was querying my contemporary historical Bildungsroman last spring, and I could've avoided so many rejections if I'd had more information about how to really write a query, and not just assumed anything with young characters had to be YA. Now I know better how to query a deliberately long book.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-57225580651510926902012-04-19T12:04:56.491-04:002012-04-19T12:04:56.491-04:00I recently read a great book called Academy 7 wher...I recently read a great book called Academy 7 where the motto of the academy was "Question. Commit. Strive." can you imagine going to a school where they actually expect you to question everything, instead of merely digest what's being taught?? I think questioning instead of taking for granted is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves.<br /><br />Visiting A-Z blogger and new follower.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-15355228539200822282012-04-19T11:46:46.445-04:002012-04-19T11:46:46.445-04:00I find that I keep asking questions in the majorit...I find that I keep asking questions in the majority of my blog posts. Questions are the only way to get answers, and answers are the best way to learn.S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-21292834677422198672012-04-19T10:31:00.453-04:002012-04-19T10:31:00.453-04:00It's better than quarelling.It's better than <b>quarelling</b>.Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016505486794178553.post-28638594286906817712012-04-19T10:05:54.371-04:002012-04-19T10:05:54.371-04:00One of the smartest people I know would spend the ...One of the smartest people I know would spend the day with a small notebook, and anything she heard that she didn't know, she wrote it down and researched until she did. Between parenting and teaching, I spend my life teaching how to ask and find answers to questions. Great post.Tasha Seegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489911822054861132noreply@blogger.com