tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.comments2022-10-27T01:57:30.804-07:00Samantha AdkinsSamantha Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-40841961283145133142022-07-26T16:17:46.388-07:002022-07-26T16:17:46.388-07:00I would comment under my own name, but this format...I would comment under my own name, but this format refuses to let me do this. Sage advice Ms. Adkins. If I had read blogs like yours in the past, perhaps my own book might have been a success. You have inspired me, today, to keep on writing.<br />Warm personal regards,<br />Anonymous Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-13946950868833388412022-06-19T08:35:50.567-07:002022-06-19T08:35:50.567-07:00Awesome review! Can’t wait to read your next book ...Awesome review! Can’t wait to read your next book about the preacher’s families. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-51002259730596948412021-07-11T09:45:18.200-07:002021-07-11T09:45:18.200-07:00Sorry to have missed this audio delight! Currentl...Sorry to have missed this audio delight! Currently reading the ebook for #JaneinJuly ;) This would add to the enjoyment I'm sure.. ( rather than my interpretation in my head )!<br /><br />And a def "yes" to more audios and contests..<br /> Thankyou, Samantha, for lovely novels for reading and options.Faith Hope and Cherryteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170392449995588653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-78707418282337259162018-05-22T21:12:12.691-07:002018-05-22T21:12:12.691-07:00Love your comment Cassandra! That's a great wa...Love your comment Cassandra! That's a great way to put it. Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-23719598619551100762018-05-22T16:49:42.116-07:002018-05-22T16:49:42.116-07:00I like Jane Austen in the authentic way that she c...I like Jane Austen in the authentic way that she conveys the story.starzinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723954280534352355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-90527546214745500702018-05-18T16:12:05.704-07:002018-05-18T16:12:05.704-07:00I love Jane Austen because she is witty and tells ...I love Jane Austen because she is witty and tells such clever stories.Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-2993998682556751082018-03-05T07:44:42.712-08:002018-03-05T07:44:42.712-08:00That is an awesome Haiku! I can see why it is your...That is an awesome Haiku! I can see why it is your favourite. Thanks for the comment!! Wish you could have come skiing with me too.Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-77687457060578954582018-03-04T23:33:08.033-08:002018-03-04T23:33:08.033-08:00Wish I was there. How beautiful. A magic fairy lan...Wish I was there. How beautiful. A magic fairy land!<br />My favorite Haiku lately has been one seen on Cisco Ramon's t-shirt (from the TV show "The Flash"). It said;<br />Haikus are easy<br />but some of them don't make sense<br />refrigerator.<br /><br />I love haikus. Thanks for the winter poems!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479317015635615243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-16413215631009495062017-08-04T13:40:18.057-07:002017-08-04T13:40:18.057-07:00I hope it's ready! Not sure if they boys in yo...I hope it's ready! Not sure if they boys in your family would appreciate it as much;)Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-33107993335749997082017-08-04T13:23:43.035-07:002017-08-04T13:23:43.035-07:00Excellent news about your audio book!! We will be ...Excellent news about your audio book!! We will be needing that next summer for our family road trip!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479317015635615243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-3075784473573510262017-03-07T07:31:07.770-08:002017-03-07T07:31:07.770-08:00Thanks for the comment, Jen. You should probably ...Thanks for the comment, Jen. You should probably start at the beginning of this series with Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor. Good to know there are still lots of British Mysteries out there for me to enjoy!Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-20816285882937251892017-03-06T18:54:09.236-08:002017-03-06T18:54:09.236-08:00Jane Austen the sleuth! I must read this book!! Th...Jane Austen the sleuth! I must read this book!! Thanks for the tip. I can't get enough British mysteries these days. Almost through Foyles war TV series. Excellent! Just finished "The Husband's Secret". Also, a bit of a mystery but very hard to put down. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479317015635615243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-38970706899119911992017-02-22T19:52:57.985-08:002017-02-22T19:52:57.985-08:00Yay! A comment from my sister. What could be bet...Yay! A comment from my sister. What could be better. Thanks for reading:)Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-14122722426229522142017-02-22T15:21:40.450-08:002017-02-22T15:21:40.450-08:00Excellent!! Thanks Sam! Keep up the awesome writin...Excellent!! Thanks Sam! Keep up the awesome writing!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479317015635615243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-39731833414942944532016-12-17T10:51:00.652-08:002016-12-17T10:51:00.652-08:00Thanks Jen! Hope you had a good night at work. T...Thanks Jen! Hope you had a good night at work. Trying to keep 'em coming for your weekends:) Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-79314545366652339962016-12-17T00:27:40.745-08:002016-12-17T00:27:40.745-08:00Hurray!! Congrats! Can't wait to hear more!!Hurray!! Congrats! Can't wait to hear more!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479317015635615243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-30508268047648138922016-08-19T15:52:23.941-07:002016-08-19T15:52:23.941-07:00I have to add this to my reading list! I really l...I have to add this to my reading list! I really loved Wild, about an unexperienced female hiker on the Pacific Coast trail, and having hiked parts of the Appalachian Trail when I lived in WV, this trail is very close to my heart! Sounds like an awesome read.<br /><br />I may or may not be the type to hurl things when I get tired, too. LMAO.K Kenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476624316303550708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-1895060362253800932016-07-26T16:00:38.388-07:002016-07-26T16:00:38.388-07:00Hahaha. That must be why we're friends. Gran...Hahaha. That must be why we're friends. Grandmothers who dressed alike;)Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-10770189149568155362016-07-26T15:11:50.728-07:002016-07-26T15:11:50.728-07:00What a great photo! I have one of my gramdma in a...What a great photo! I have one of my gramdma in a very similar outfit (likely from the same time period LOL). Cannot wait to see what you have been working on!K Kenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476624316303550708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-25873659936982042812016-06-27T09:47:58.193-07:002016-06-27T09:47:58.193-07:00Oh, Sam <3
The world does need your very uniqu...Oh, Sam <3<br /><br />The world does need your very unique voice in it. You truly never, ever know when something you write is going to grab someone and be meaningful to them. You may never know it; you know that your writing has had significant meaning for me, and I actually teared up that you remembered that! For every person that says something, or writes a review, I guarantee you that there are more that are too shy or reserved or uncertain to say anything about it.<br /><br />You know me and my beliefs in there being reasons for everything we experience. I believe that there is a reason we write, too. There's a reason we are given stories to tell and the ability to tell them. Maybe it only affects one person, but then you have to remember that story of the man on the beach, tossing stranded, beached creatures back into the ocean. Someone approaches and says, "Look how many there are! You'll never make a difference." And the man looks down at the one of thousands in his hand and tosses it back into the ocean and says "Made a difference to that one!"<br /><br />I struggle so much with sharing my writing and have learned so much from you. I think you are always so brave for putting your writing out there. So don't stop, because you are an inspiration to others - like me!! Love you and your writing Sam. <3K Kenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476624316303550708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-8719187949399938872016-06-26T09:12:54.959-07:002016-06-26T09:12:54.959-07:00Right back at ya, Jeni. Thanks for reading and fo...Right back at ya, Jeni. Thanks for reading and for you lovely comments.Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-41608536330325348322016-06-25T18:32:36.205-07:002016-06-25T18:32:36.205-07:00You are too kind Samantha! Really.
I really apprec...You are too kind Samantha! Really.<br />I really appreciate your answer and taking the time to work through it, I didn't expect that from my probing question. <br />I completely agree with you I feel very strongly that those with that "God-given" talent should write and should push to be published. As someone who doesn't not write creatively I crave to read those who have an ability to articulating thoughts that I could not, I long for pictures of the world that I did not see, and I so desire to be moved into action or changed from words. Writing and words are sooo important and need to be shared and explored together, even if there is not agreement. As in all work, hobbies, life etc. We all long for that recognition, that look at me moment, so I appreciate it so much that you too as a writer can and do identify with that. There is balance there of selflessness and acknowledgement. Curious to know what that looks and feels like from an author.<br />You are terrific Sam!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156276294762096080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-24282620974175237502016-06-23T16:05:41.812-07:002016-06-23T16:05:41.812-07:00Thank you Katie!!! Such a helpful comment. There...Thank you Katie!!! Such a helpful comment. There's nothing better than a writer friend when you are having writer problems!Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-15176712313507772472016-06-23T15:20:54.246-07:002016-06-23T15:20:54.246-07:00Ugh! This is so rough. I'm so sorry you got ...Ugh! This is so rough. I'm so sorry you got such an unhelpful reply. Maybe that person was just having a bad day and had to take it out on someone. Maybe it's meant to get you even more determined to follow your own path. Or maybe that story was actually meant for greater things than that opportunity could have offered. <br /><br />*hugs*K Kenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476624316303550708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-49208503889522195862016-05-07T13:57:15.288-07:002016-05-07T13:57:15.288-07:00I feel bad that I couldn't get this in time fo...I feel bad that I couldn't get this in time for the last book club, but I'm not sure now whether I'll read it. Your review tempts me to, though!K Kenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476624316303550708noreply@blogger.com