tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post1442776899712283467..comments2023-12-06T01:17:22.410-05:00Comments on Kristina Knight - Romance Author: And Then A Reader Was BornKristina Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-73930750101316718422012-07-06T22:29:02.658-04:002012-07-06T22:29:02.658-04:00For me it was my grade 4 teacher who read us Charl...For me it was my grade 4 teacher who read us Charlotte's Web and then Stuart Little. I was hooked from that moment on. When I found out about Nancy Drew, I was in heaven! (hmmm, may be showing my age here)Sharon Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217273228819776912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-87288775545170209572012-07-05T22:45:58.543-04:002012-07-05T22:45:58.543-04:00I was a phonics learner, Shawn, but I don't th...I was a phonics learner, Shawn, but I don't think we had the records. My grandmother was a 1st grade teacher, and she was big on phonics...I'm trying to do the same with bebe, and so far it seems to be working.Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-89149630694340943302012-07-05T22:44:39.329-04:002012-07-05T22:44:39.329-04:00Oh, trips to the library! Still one of my favorite...Oh, trips to the library! Still one of my favorite places to go, Melissa!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-76959622268262979292012-07-05T22:42:36.131-04:002012-07-05T22:42:36.131-04:00I did that same thing with the CS Lewis/Narnia boo...I did that same thing with the CS Lewis/Narnia books, Mark! And I was a comic fan - Archies were my favorites...I'd steal them from my older brother!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-8512043883514706102012-07-05T22:41:21.617-04:002012-07-05T22:41:21.617-04:00I love your story, Lorraine! Congrats on selling y...I love your story, Lorraine! Congrats on selling your books - and continuing to write and sell more!!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-22771136938809008402012-07-05T20:20:55.987-04:002012-07-05T20:20:55.987-04:00I can't remeber not reading. I was on a third ...I can't remeber not reading. I was on a third grade reading level in first grade. I used to practice phonics with my aunt, who was 5 years older than I. My grandma made her practice two hours a day and I joined in. In those days, phonics were printed on cards and you practiced along with a record. I started getting interested in romance when I found some old harlequins in our basement. We had books from other genres and I went through those too. But the harlequins were my favorite.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-29045939647969273462012-07-05T19:52:37.526-04:002012-07-05T19:52:37.526-04:00I always remember reading a lot as a kid. But, I t...I always remember reading a lot as a kid. But, I think I really hit the books once I turned eleven or twelve. After that, I used to beg my mom to stop me off at the library while she was at work every Friday. Then I would stumble to the car later with two arms full of books. By that point, I read everything history related. To be honest, I've only started reading romance in the last three years or so.Melissa Limogeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257229789310036562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-88158710327746296222012-07-05T19:46:55.243-04:002012-07-05T19:46:55.243-04:00I remember having the Dr. Seuss books around the h...I remember having the Dr. Seuss books around the house, and the first book I can remember having read to me in school was "Little House in the Big Woods". My dad, meanwhile, brought home comic books of every genre imaginable, and I read every one: From Archie to superhero and science fiction to war comics.<br /><br />But when I was very little my parents bought 14 hardcover books by L. Frank Baum - his Oz books - and the first story I ever wrote was an Oz fanfiction. I read those books through in sequence, and when I finished "Glinda of Oz" I'd go right back to the beginning and read "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" again. It was Baum's world of wonder that made me a voracious reader more than anything, and later a writer.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-67854596675266251542012-07-05T15:40:04.707-04:002012-07-05T15:40:04.707-04:00My Mom always said I was born with a vivid imagina...My Mom always said I was born with a vivid imagination and a book in my hands. LOL I don't remember anybody reading to me, but I remember looking forward to starting school. My sister was two years older, and I literally grabbed her books as soon as she got home.<br /><br />A love of reading began then, but it wasn't until our country school closed and we were bussed to a larger district school, that I discovered the wonderful thing called a library. The Bookmobile stopped in every couple of weeks, and I was always one of the first in line to borrow a book. My babysitting money, from 11 yrs old on, went toward Hardy Boys books. I loved them...devoured them, read them over and over again. It was also about that time that I started winning awards for my writing at school. This spurred me on and I remember writing many short stories and poems over the years. In 1993-94 I wrote and published children's books and posters, which were accepted as reading and guidance resource in out local schools.<br /><br />I read my first Harlequin at 14 or 15. And I loved the Mignon G. Eberhardt mystery series, Gone With the Wind, The Proud Breed, and many, many others. It wasn't until 2009 that I penned my first romance. In Oct, last year, my first book was released and this month marks the release of my 9th, but not last, title. I'm living my dream and couldn't be happier. Please feel free to check out my website for current and upcoming releases. http://lorrainenelson.weebly.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-84757708929829950862012-07-05T15:32:48.962-04:002012-07-05T15:32:48.962-04:00Love that you had that tradition and that you pass...Love that you had that tradition and that you passed it on, Robyn!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-60472309974186212042012-07-05T15:31:31.834-04:002012-07-05T15:31:31.834-04:00We haven't started Junie B yet, Margie...I'...We haven't started Junie B yet, Margie...I'm thinking the fall we might. She did find my old stash of dr Seuss and picked out a few words the other day!!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-65029603369352387902012-07-05T15:30:15.314-04:002012-07-05T15:30:15.314-04:00I credit my mom and grandmother totally...I wanted...I credit my mom and grandmother totally...I wanted to know what they were reading!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-28875598406958155152012-07-05T15:29:26.016-04:002012-07-05T15:29:26.016-04:00I'm reading with Mom right now. Shes visiting ...I'm reading with Mom right now. Shes visiting this week, and bebe has taken over the 'read this one now' mantra I used to chirp. It's fun watching them and remembering...Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-32663512396907073582012-07-05T15:27:51.159-04:002012-07-05T15:27:51.159-04:00I hear great things about Outlander, but haven'...I hear great things about Outlander, but haven't started it. Yet.Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-69861572147059204962012-07-05T15:27:12.221-04:002012-07-05T15:27:12.221-04:00Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary were my standbys, Je...Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary were my standbys, Jennifer!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-42798518029552472982012-07-05T15:26:39.160-04:002012-07-05T15:26:39.160-04:00Ooh, Little House! That brings back memories...Ooh, Little House! That brings back memories...Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-50972155541167178112012-07-05T15:25:55.741-04:002012-07-05T15:25:55.741-04:00Lol, Margery..I loved westerns when. Was a kid...Lol, Margery..I loved westerns when. Was a kid...Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-11281777278116416002012-07-05T15:25:20.047-04:002012-07-05T15:25:20.047-04:00I don't remember Trixie..but Nancy is on my ke...I don't remember Trixie..but Nancy is on my keeper list!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-89700246527084552132012-07-05T15:24:49.266-04:002012-07-05T15:24:49.266-04:00Loved those books!Loved those books!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-5984667900302849012012-07-05T15:24:07.859-04:002012-07-05T15:24:07.859-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-63474368951299830672012-07-05T15:23:41.655-04:002012-07-05T15:23:41.655-04:00Ahh, those old mysteries!Ahh, those old mysteries!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-5952752145930622802012-07-05T15:04:38.440-04:002012-07-05T15:04:38.440-04:00My parents gave me a love for books. My mother did...My parents gave me a love for books. My mother did most the reading at bedtime in Book House Books which held wonderful stories from Hans Christian Anderson, Grimms Fairy Tales, Aeslops Fables, traditional English and French stories, and American tales from Twain to Johnny Appleseed. It was a big series of maybe 24 books. We children ate them up. <br /><br />Then we moved to a city and I discovered the library about Kindergarten. Summers as I aged, I discovered American and European histories, plays, and many different kinds of award winning books. From first grade on I checked out books and biked to and from our public library.<br /><br />We were a working class family that discussed Shakespeare at Saturday morning breakfast. My athletic all boy brother, my quiet but witty older sister, my parents, and I. I just devoured everything.<br /><br /> I was in my early twenties the first time I read a romance for women at the time of a shifting romance landscape. <br /><br />I have managed to pass on my love of reading to another couple generations. Now when I write romance books people will enjoy, I'll have come full circle.Robyn Danielsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-56500497950564525432012-07-05T14:20:22.400-04:002012-07-05T14:20:22.400-04:00I was a Boxcar Children fan. I was so disappointed...I was a Boxcar Children fan. I was so disappointed the first time I went to the dump with my dad and it wasn't the adventure I'd envisioned when I was seven.<br /><br />Then I moved onto Judy Blume, Lois Duncan, and S.E. Hinton.<br /><br />As a mother, I think one of the best things I've accomplished is turning my daughters into readers. When they were little and we went to the mall, they knew if they were good, we would got to B. Dalton's Bookstore. Little did they know even if they were bad, chances are we'd stop there. <br /><br />But, I digress. And they also knew if they picked a book, chances were good that I'd buy it. I never could say no to a book that they wanted to read.<br /><br />And Kristi, my favorite book to read to Jordan when she was around Bebe's age were the Junie B. Jones books. If you haven't discovered those, you should check them out. They were as much fun for me as they were for her :)Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-47737536221928995112012-07-05T14:10:53.684-04:002012-07-05T14:10:53.684-04:00Me too!Me too!Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12216237.post-46976094070821346632012-07-05T13:51:13.147-04:002012-07-05T13:51:13.147-04:00Four is a remarkable age to start reading. I can&#...Four is a remarkable age to start reading. I can't compete with that... ;-)<br /><br />My earliest influences were Enid Blyton's Famous Five, the Adventures series - and a series with twins, which I can't remember the title of. I also loved mystery series, of course all solved by kids.<br /><br />In my teens, this turned to historical and romantic suspense authors such as Victoria Holt.<br /><br />Since then, I've been a romantic adventure and suspense gal.Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537946350336674340noreply@blogger.com