tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post2685030465329129182..comments2024-03-22T23:59:37.332-07:00Comments on Les Edgerton on Writing: A bit of my own writing...Les Edgertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17997858985904932554noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-24341837426729665372011-01-30T21:04:00.486-08:002011-01-30T21:04:00.486-08:00Awesome. Thanks for sharing that.
......dholeAwesome. Thanks for sharing that.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-37281487414347369812011-01-15T08:22:21.618-08:002011-01-15T08:22:21.618-08:00Thanks, Michele. This is a first draft and I wrote...Thanks, Michele. This is a first draft and I wrote it almost ten years ago and hadn't looked at it until yesterday just before I posted it, so it's got some flaws! But, I probably wouldn't have caught that one! I appreciate the catch!Les Edgertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997858985904932554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-4977138506162239392011-01-15T08:15:02.246-08:002011-01-15T08:15:02.246-08:00Fantastic. What an amazing story and a great rela...Fantastic. What an amazing story and a great relationship you two must have.<br /><br />One criticism--I just don't like the first sentence. "I look out over..." That phrase is just used too much.<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-18701133205734467672011-01-15T07:21:24.408-08:002011-01-15T07:21:24.408-08:00Oops! I meant to write "Raquel." Please ...Oops! I meant to write "Raquel." Please forgive me. It's that Halfzeimer's rearing its head again...Les Edgertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997858985904932554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-15735475616994310282011-01-15T07:20:30.857-08:002011-01-15T07:20:30.857-08:00Thanks, Susan and Rachel. I appreciate it. I'm...Thanks, Susan and Rachel. I appreciate it. I'm about halfway done with this. Think I'll show it to my agent to see if Chip thinks I should go ahead and finish it. I appreciate everyone's positive feedback. You guys are so helpful!Les Edgertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997858985904932554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-52757806966829423112011-01-14T10:55:56.094-08:002011-01-14T10:55:56.094-08:00Million dollar arm and ten-cent head...I love it. ...Million dollar arm and ten-cent head...I love it. Your way of weaving the past and present, using distance for time...great job!<br /><b><a href="http://nitewriter6.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Edge of Your Seat Romance</a></b>Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-67743225599997867592011-01-13T14:38:14.031-08:002011-01-13T14:38:14.031-08:00Thanks for sharing this excerpt - I really enjoyed...Thanks for sharing this excerpt - I really enjoyed it! I also like your comment about playing all the kids the same amount of time. As a mother of three soccer players, I think that's the most important quality in a coach. And if the kids don't get their fair share of time, they do notice it, and so do the parents.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-82454101253165226772011-01-13T12:54:11.003-08:002011-01-13T12:54:11.003-08:00Thanks, Ann! That does it. I've got two for-su...Thanks, Ann! That does it. I've got two for-sure readers, so I'm going to finish this and email my buddy Oprah to see if she can bump Dr. Phil to let me come on...<br /><br />Oh, wait! She's not doing her show anymore, is she!<br /><br />Oh, well. Guess I'll just finish it cause I like the subject...Les Edgertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997858985904932554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-21768209338373548762011-01-13T11:42:50.795-08:002011-01-13T11:42:50.795-08:00You can pencil me in for a copy, also! I love memo...You can pencil me in for a copy, also! I love memoir, my favorite genre. A well-written memoir on any topic will suck me in. This excerpt did!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-61213718098667845442011-01-13T11:34:52.378-08:002011-01-13T11:34:52.378-08:00Thanks, Shannon. Maybe I'd better get to work ...Thanks, Shannon. Maybe I'd better get to work finishing this one.<br /><br />This truly was a magical time in my life. I really loved coaching the little guys. We did a lot of things differently. For one thing, all of us coaches agreed to approach it as a game and not as our resume to manage the Cubs. That meant that we played each kid the same number of innings and forgot that league rule of minimum innings for lesser players. We didn't have any "lesser" players--we just had kids who wanted to play ball and we made sure they could. I even let them make out the lineups several times and they did a better job than I ever did. Kids know who's doing a good job, better than the coaches sometimes. Lot of other things. We never let kids pick their teams during intra-squad scrimmages--they also know who the good players are and pick accordingly, which means the lesser talented players get chosen last. Didn't want that to happen so we'd make those choices. <br /><br />So... can I pencil you in for a copy if I finish this and sell it to a pub?Les Edgertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997858985904932554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918800617954487311.post-15911539645986462212011-01-13T11:00:14.100-08:002011-01-13T11:00:14.100-08:00You can NEVER, EVER go wrong with a book about bas...You can NEVER, EVER go wrong with a book about baseball. I loved every word of this (and the pictures), Les. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.com