tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935686272684939566.post65537560662895586..comments2023-05-01T16:08:03.838+01:00Comments on Fiddle and pins: living in stupid timesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935686272684939566.post-81136233482514593172009-05-30T14:39:07.614+01:002009-05-30T14:39:07.614+01:00Anne, I was about to say how I prefer to stick my ...Anne, I was about to say how I prefer to stick my head in the sand. Not really, of course, but it's appealing. Or maybe just appalling.bookwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237519763315026629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935686272684939566.post-41642027307261841772009-05-30T08:29:10.508+01:002009-05-30T08:29:10.508+01:00I wrote a short novel set in 2015 in which climate...I wrote a short novel set in 2015 in which climate change was beginning to have catastrophic effects. I was told it was too depressing and I had to tone it down or set it further in the future - it was deemed too frightening a prospect for young readers (11-14)! (It comes out in Sept, not toned down, but I think I changed the date by a few years.) People just *want* to bury their heads in the sand.<br />(sorry about above deletion - full of typos!)Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935686272684939566.post-61536782051751245842009-05-30T08:26:30.295+01:002009-05-30T08:26:30.295+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935686272684939566.post-51047780415863332232009-05-30T03:49:25.967+01:002009-05-30T03:49:25.967+01:00sighSand and stupid things like $924 sandals. Loo...<I>sigh</I>Sand and stupid things like $924 sandals. Look, they have a designer label!<br /><br />People think, "Oh, I'm too small, I don't make any difference. So I might as well not make any changes in my life because they don't add up to anything."<br /><br />BUT THEY DO.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935686272684939566.post-68415959268291402932009-05-30T00:19:26.469+01:002009-05-30T00:19:26.469+01:00It won't be debuting over here until September, so...It won't be debuting over here until September, so I guess I'll have to wait.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.com