tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post1026957397119683118..comments2024-02-13T15:37:51.463-05:00Comments on Ellis Vidler's Unpredictable Muse: Writing and Authors and Lawyers, Oh My!Ellis Vidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-69108474093981938262012-04-24T16:35:14.435-04:002012-04-24T16:35:14.435-04:00It seemed like a very easy process the way you enu...It seemed like a very easy process the way you enumerated and made everything in order. How I wish it was that simpler a few years ago but thanks to my <a href="http://www.molaw.com/" rel="nofollow">sacramento estate planning attorney</a> who eased my burden big timeStewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918818133834585386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-56125106408683608482011-11-27T11:21:57.899-05:002011-11-27T11:21:57.899-05:00I don't ant to be anonymous!I don't ant to be anonymous!Jon Brodericknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-91354649276145501582011-11-27T11:15:47.929-05:002011-11-27T11:15:47.929-05:00Hi Uma,
I'll be graduating 12/16 with the trea...Hi Uma,<br />I'll be graduating 12/16 with the treasured MFA in Creative Writing. I enjoyed reading the comment on your book and even more, the stimulus that started you writing fiction. I've had enough legal training to be dangerous. It does make for enhanced storytelling though. Let's stay in touch. Let me know if there is a way we can help each other be better professional writers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-80181217822018243322011-10-30T20:01:23.243-04:002011-10-30T20:01:23.243-04:00Such a great interview and I cannot wait to read t...Such a great interview and I cannot wait to read this book. It sounds so intriguing...<br />Visiting Una via Linked in and now following here...Doreenhttp://www.doreenmcgettigan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-31295422619879650422011-10-28T18:55:29.021-04:002011-10-28T18:55:29.021-04:00Thank you so many times over. This was not what I...Thank you so many times over. This was not what I expected, it was really COOL.<br />Una Tiers<br />All the best on Cold Comfort.Una Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-15527269296275476852011-10-28T18:21:17.953-04:002011-10-28T18:21:17.953-04:00Una, you've been a delightful guest. I hope yo...Una, you've been a delightful guest. I hope you sell a million. I'll be one of the first in line.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-6628227530295299182011-10-27T21:49:57.593-04:002011-10-27T21:49:57.593-04:00Thank you so much Nancy. This reminds me of the f...Thank you so much Nancy. This reminds me of the frog who is smiling and the caption reads "You'd be Happy too if you could eat what bugs you."<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-77001897967514986672011-10-27T20:02:52.706-04:002011-10-27T20:02:52.706-04:00Una, this sounds like a fun story. I too, started ...Una, this sounds like a fun story. I too, started writing to relieve the on the job stress (I was a cardiac nurse). I guess it was my way of maintaining control in a place where I couldn't control anything!<br /><br />Best of luck to you!<br /><br />Nancy Lauzon<br />http://chickdickmysteries.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-62156355284643514532011-10-27T17:44:01.819-04:002011-10-27T17:44:01.819-04:00Hi Jeanne:
With the web I'va had the exquisite...Hi Jeanne:<br />With the web I'va had the exquisite opportunity to meet so many cool writers. I learn something from each one and am thankful.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-70173289035210400162011-10-27T13:16:04.966-04:002011-10-27T13:16:04.966-04:00Cynthia: What are those beautiful trees on your bl...Cynthia: What are those beautiful trees on your blog? I want one for my yard.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-76996026823904393392011-10-27T10:07:23.651-04:002011-10-27T10:07:23.651-04:00Hi Cynthia:
The teaching through fiction was from ...Hi Cynthia:<br />The teaching through fiction was from Miriam Grace Monfredo she taught about women's rights. Thanks for stopping by, this was quite an experience.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-6970204077736667812011-10-27T09:09:17.977-04:002011-10-27T09:09:17.977-04:00Thanks Una..doesn't the 'net' bring so...Thanks Una..doesn't the 'net' bring some of the most interesting people into your life? Let's stay in touch...loving your blog!Jeannie Faulkner Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12028333497341966676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-50024063197726137422011-10-27T09:08:39.685-04:002011-10-27T09:08:39.685-04:00Thank you, too Una...doesn't the 'net'...Thank you, too Una...doesn't the 'net' bring some of the most corageous, curious, intriging, motivating, inspiring, and crazy people into your life? LOL! Let's stay in touch! Hugs.Jeannie Faulkner Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12028333497341966676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-81561962516927658772011-10-27T01:19:06.350-04:002011-10-27T01:19:06.350-04:00I like your concept of using a fun story to teach ...I like your concept of using a fun story to teach about the law. I hope your book does well.<br /><br />CynthiaCynthiahttp://www.waltzingaustralia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-48949108470120282972011-10-26T23:34:20.276-04:002011-10-26T23:34:20.276-04:00Ellis: While I don't understand how you mange ...Ellis: While I don't understand how you mange the blog so well, I am amazed at the results. I've had a chance to meet with old friends and make new ones. We've been tweeted and 1plused. This was better than the Wild Mouse at disneyland. Thank you again.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-70194116203547292142011-10-26T22:17:03.114-04:002011-10-26T22:17:03.114-04:00Hi Polly:
The book started bumping off real people...Hi Polly:<br />The book started bumping off real people, but after editing and learning about the process of writing, they remain fragments of my imagination with fragments from my day job. The pen name is because they, the judiciary are rather vindictive and stick together. The story needs to get out. Thanks for posting. Ellis introduced me to something I did not understand but not at least Una Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-7039479904683933032011-10-26T22:14:13.204-04:002011-10-26T22:14:13.204-04:00Hi Candace: Its a fun world. I imagine there are...Hi Candace: Its a fun world. I imagine there are great stories from the juvenile division too. Many of those judges end up in the probate division. <br />Thanks for posting, please find me on Linkedin or Facebook so that we can follow one another.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-74238367842880745992011-10-26T21:48:16.924-04:002011-10-26T21:48:16.924-04:00I can see why you use a pen name. Bumping off real...I can see why you use a pen name. Bumping off real people, even if it's in a book, could have some nasty repercussions. Don't all crime writers vent their frustrations by eliminating someone truly vexing in real life? Your book sounds like fun, Una. Thanks, Ellis, for hosting her.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-85229158199064239872011-10-26T21:33:58.661-04:002011-10-26T21:33:58.661-04:00Hi Caroline:
While we are required to maintain cli...Hi Caroline:<br />While we are required to maintain client confidentiality, I mix the facts up, change men to women, and some back again, and use them in my writing. I have an imagination that keeps me busy and entertained but it doesn't rival what I see from day to day at work.Thank you for posting.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-77423624210302072472011-10-26T21:30:25.328-04:002011-10-26T21:30:25.328-04:00Hi Jeannie: I admire and fear those who tweet. T...Hi Jeannie: I admire and fear those who tweet. Thank you for helping me, it means a great deal to me. This book started out as a stress reliever and turned into a dream. Along the way I have an opportunity to meet some awesome people, all of them, and a few more are commenters here. <br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-33541015683222358222011-10-26T20:41:03.235-04:002011-10-26T20:41:03.235-04:00I have to have this book, and probably will purcha...I have to have this book, and probably will purchase a couple more as gifts! As a former "social servant" (who worked in and around both the juvenile and the circuit courts) now turned writer since my retirement last year, I can attest that the legal system is, indeed, a very funny business -- after the day is done, that is :) Congratulations on finding a fulfilling way to vent all thatCandicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290427833473731799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-47751903890439243242011-10-26T17:25:47.231-04:002011-10-26T17:25:47.231-04:00Hi Glenda:
Thanks for stopping by, I had to read ...Hi Glenda:<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, I had to read your post twice. A friend on FB had the opposite take she thinks writing is more exciting. While I complain regularly about the practice of law, I like helping people plan more than handling crisis. At the same time, I like being the one who can dig them out of a rut.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-6196688665886945042011-10-26T16:48:28.559-04:002011-10-26T16:48:28.559-04:00Hi Ellis:
Although I wasn't certain what blogg...Hi Ellis:<br />Although I wasn't certain what blogging was about, this has really turned out to be a learning experience, a good one. There was even a bit of tweeting. Thank you again for the opportunity. Not only would I love to return, I have another idea. Mark Twain is involved.<br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-12249993603665446402011-10-26T14:34:09.655-04:002011-10-26T14:34:09.655-04:00Hi Gayle at 10Day:
True, writing helps you learn a...Hi Gayle at 10Day:<br />True, writing helps you learn about yourself. You also learn about your readers when they point out what they liked or didn't understand in the book.<br />Thanks for posting. <br />Una TiersUna Tiershttp://unatiers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-24417310821047214412011-10-26T14:16:59.317-04:002011-10-26T14:16:59.317-04:00Your novel is one I want to read!
Being an attorne...Your novel is one I want to read!<br />Being an attorney is creative and you are using writing skills to convince. It is a little different in fiction where we make up stories to steal our readers into our own worldsCaroline Gerardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376556246231855571noreply@blogger.com