tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post3839531831295503436..comments2023-10-18T05:40:06.329-04:00Comments on Mark Koopmans: Only Happens To Me: IWSG: What's next?Mark Koopmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-53657729873683100812013-02-07T22:42:19.437-05:002013-02-07T22:42:19.437-05:00I don't know you very well but, just from how ...I don't know you very well but, just from how entertaining your blogposts are, it seems like a memoir/funny sort of thing on parenting and/or your adventures in life would be something right up your alley. <br /><br />Good luck with finding a new idea. I always think I'll never be able to write anything after the book I'm working on but I'm 3/4 of the way through my fourth book, so apparently I'm always wrong. I'll never be that writer who finds an idea in every encounter but, when I begin actively looking for them, they seem to come. :)I'm sure the same will happen for you!<br /><br />Good luck at the conference and have fun!!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-87407619971367560562013-02-07T19:00:38.891-05:002013-02-07T19:00:38.891-05:00Sounds like an awesome conference! Look for some ...Sounds like an awesome conference! Look for some guidance there about what to write next. :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-83848407341899789072013-02-07T12:49:39.668-05:002013-02-07T12:49:39.668-05:00Go for the one with wheels on it! Zoom! Zoom!Go for the one with wheels on it! Zoom! Zoom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-70760314682362408832013-02-07T12:02:28.533-05:002013-02-07T12:02:28.533-05:00Deer roam the campus where I work. I know all too ...Deer roam the campus where I work. I know all too well about yellow snow.<br /><br />It has been forever since I've been here. Trying to make up for it now. I'm confident the ideas will come when you least expect it, like when you're in the shower or doing dishes, or doing dishes in the shower (it worked for Krammer). :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-63556434721613670602013-02-07T10:31:36.678-05:002013-02-07T10:31:36.678-05:00I hear you're flying us all out to Hawaii for ...I hear you're flying us all out to Hawaii for a retreat? Just wanted to put in my request for an aisle seat on the flight, and a room with beachfront views--with the beds facing West, of course. :-D<br /><br />You live in Hawaii, your next story should be about a blind championship surfer, stopping a cataclysmic volcanic eruption, or the seedy underbelly of the pineapple trade. Better yet, make it about all three! I'd read it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-62326860292060876892013-02-06T23:44:34.694-05:002013-02-06T23:44:34.694-05:00Hey Mark, this is the best part about WIP#2 it is...Hey Mark, this is the best part about WIP#2 it is still brilliant and the best perfect idea at this stage. But, like others have said, WIP #2 is anything you want it to be and the inspiration will hit when your ready for it. Good luck. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-75671471153450303312013-02-06T22:53:25.422-05:002013-02-06T22:53:25.422-05:00Okay - first off... I need to save money for SCBWI...Okay - first off... I need to save money for SCBWI LA next year, so I can meet the awesome Koopman in person!<br /><br />Also --- WIP WILL most definitely make it on the shelf! Keep going! I still think about that story and it inspires me daily!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-12565814638670752702013-02-06T19:37:40.413-05:002013-02-06T19:37:40.413-05:00Mark, I know all about the "no time to visit ...Mark, I know all about the "no time to visit other blogs" thing. In fact, sometimes I feel selfish for putting up posts that other people will visit, when I know I won't get around to theirs.<br /><br />Not while the climax of my WIP has me by the throat. Can't. Stop. Working. On. It.<br /><br />(I'm between chapters right now and mulling over how to choreograph an action scene, so my muse is letting me have a little free time.)<br /><br />As for what you should write ... something that ties together all those strange professions you've had.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-45553602977353371152013-02-06T19:21:48.950-05:002013-02-06T19:21:48.950-05:00Don't play with the yellow water in the toilet...Don't play with the yellow water in the toilet bowl, either.<br />Four agents? That is awesome, Mark!<br />What to do next? I don't know either. Maybe we can put the two together for an even bigger I don't know.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-56164206535234821302013-02-06T14:46:03.896-05:002013-02-06T14:46:03.896-05:00Best of luck at the conference!! Hope they love it...Best of luck at the conference!! Hope they love it as much as I did. If they don't, well it's because they can't see your genius from the glare off your head.<br />You'll come up with something. Stop thinking so hard, you'll only hurt yourself. <br />And have your boys figured out they can put the toilet paper in the bowl,give it a flush, and it will spin wildly? If not, can I send them a video? They will LOVE it!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-33781527297951193332013-02-06T14:07:37.065-05:002013-02-06T14:07:37.065-05:00Have a great San Diego experience! Good luck with ...Have a great San Diego experience! Good luck with those agents.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-73640248949257482702013-02-06T13:48:34.059-05:002013-02-06T13:48:34.059-05:00So happy for your trail blazing to So Cal and I wi...So happy for your trail blazing to So Cal and I wish you success with those rascally agents. <br /><br />For your future...I'm sure you have a great road ahead of you for writing books, stories, ramblings, everything! Nothin' to worry about.Chancelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880082145266359126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-83696344924027133562013-02-06T13:47:49.557-05:002013-02-06T13:47:49.557-05:00Mark, you'd totally rock a "heartfelt hum...Mark, you'd totally rock a "heartfelt humor" theme in WIP #2. <br /><br />Have fun at the conference! Can't wait to hear your updates.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-31243820513319244942013-02-06T13:16:26.775-05:002013-02-06T13:16:26.775-05:00You're going to San Diego next week!?! Dang, I...You're going to San Diego next week!?! Dang, I'm jealous! From Hawaii to SD...not fair. But good luck anyway! :)Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-90921334611453327632013-02-06T13:08:07.366-05:002013-02-06T13:08:07.366-05:00I think you would be best at writing satirical fam...I think you would be best at writing satirical family drama that sweeps across several generations and continents. All the things you know!Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-80113622106589308002013-02-06T12:54:43.697-05:002013-02-06T12:54:43.697-05:00Good luck at the conference and ummm...Mark...mayb...Good luck at the conference and ummm...Mark...maybe something inspired by your kiddos could come next? Just sayin'! You've got plenty of material.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-82525275722362219422013-02-06T12:22:34.436-05:002013-02-06T12:22:34.436-05:00So freaking hilarious!! Hoping your sit-downs at t...So freaking hilarious!! Hoping your sit-downs at the con go extremely well. Remember, enjoy yourself. :))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-22055571430648957092013-02-06T11:29:24.450-05:002013-02-06T11:29:24.450-05:00That picture of your kids is just too cute. Watch ...That picture of your kids is just too cute. Watch out world! Best of luck with WIP#1 and trust me having an open WIP#2 isn't bad at all. I have too many WIP ideas. So I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-53385692245926297632013-02-06T11:20:06.863-05:002013-02-06T11:20:06.863-05:00Congrats on WIP #1, and good luck at the conferenc...Congrats on WIP #1, and good luck at the conference! I know that the truly blank slate is hard to stare down. I always choose my next WIP by just giving in to one of the ideas that's been beating on my door for days (sometimes months). Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-69608116427686815892013-02-06T10:56:35.114-05:002013-02-06T10:56:35.114-05:00You have wip #1 done so wip #2 should be all the e...You have wip #1 done so wip #2 should be all the easier....right??<br /><br />Best of luck with it!Mark Meanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029920604932980141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-89226291994909604952013-02-06T10:26:14.267-05:002013-02-06T10:26:14.267-05:00What's SO GREAT about your posts, Mark, is tha...What's SO GREAT about your posts, Mark, is that every line is a treasure. It's like a game--there's all these little subtle bits of humor you have to be *really* reading to catch, and it's so much fun! <br /><br />Don't ever change. <br /><br />And YAY for WIP #1. And I have no fear with WIP #2. You've got great things ahead of you, Mark. <br /><br />:D Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-22428911638039990382013-02-06T09:41:20.118-05:002013-02-06T09:41:20.118-05:00Good luck at the conference! And with WIP #2 :P Wo...Good luck at the conference! And with WIP #2 :P Working on something fresh and new will be so fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241750306446835734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-45527533566118708622013-02-06T09:29:24.063-05:002013-02-06T09:29:24.063-05:00Excited for WIP#1 and sending you good thoughts as...Excited for WIP#1 and sending you good thoughts as you start dreaming about WIP#2. Family-- you know a lot about family, with all its love, humor, trials. Daddy perspective. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-76409449996170460042013-02-06T09:19:49.609-05:002013-02-06T09:19:49.609-05:00The fear to the unknown. I would say don't wor...The fear to the unknown. I would say don't worry about what's coming but about what you have right now in your hands. Don't let the concern about tomorrow keep you from enjoying the present. :) (and those are very nice pictures)Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-77957637041297700622013-02-06T09:09:05.305-05:002013-02-06T09:09:05.305-05:00You've definitely got a good sense of humor. H...You've definitely got a good sense of humor. Have you thought about writing for children? With all your travel and life experience, you could write for adults well, too. I think you'll be good at most anything you choose. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.com