tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187103370645436427.post8983090820391600062..comments2021-04-28T16:52:52.455-07:00Comments on Sophie Oak: Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181582059449771837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187103370645436427.post-66984318136228850532012-10-09T07:51:34.645-07:002012-10-09T07:51:34.645-07:00Thank you for posting this. I was there in person ...Thank you for posting this. I was there in person to hear it, but I'm glad it's here to read whenever I need fresh inspiration and affirmation. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625189925083556655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187103370645436427.post-30463358931265099862012-08-22T09:52:04.966-07:002012-08-22T09:52:04.966-07:00Wonderful speech!
As a reader I am looked down on ...Wonderful speech!<br />As a reader I am looked down on because I read romance/erotic/genre novels. I used to get annoyed by this..now I just think.. "whatever, you don't know me and you don't know why I choose to read what I read"<br />I have a degree in and used to teach French..so I've done more than my fair share of reading the classics and "literary" books (I also did Eng. Lit for A level).<br />I had to leave teaching due to my deafness getting progressively worse..this led to severe depression and the only things I found that I could read were "Mills and Boon"...they were fantasy and they were easy reads.<br />Last year I was given a Kindle...and I discovered the joy of menage and erotic fiction. They're not the only books I read but they are wonderful for those times I'm depressed or in pain...they take me to another world and feed my imagination.<br />Sophie, you and your fellow Siren authors have given me so much pleasure over the past year...please keep on writing....you all rock!<br />Hugs xx<br />p.s. some more Julian would be lovely!!! lolSusieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817649329697498452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187103370645436427.post-58105484726125853752012-08-22T08:10:39.068-07:002012-08-22T08:10:39.068-07:00Sophie - what a wonderfully (Is that a word?) insp...Sophie - what a wonderfully (Is that a word?) inspiring speech. I don't write but I'm an avid reader. I have been reading since I discovered the power of a book to take me to a place outside my head into someone else's world. That was around the 3rd grade. Sometimes it's fantasy/sci-fi and sometimes romance but every time it's a pleasure. I was fortunate to discover your writings last year and those have lead to many more wonderful authors to enjoy. So thank you and keep writing. RoseRavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554807555942389396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187103370645436427.post-38175930431923249372012-08-22T07:41:56.821-07:002012-08-22T07:41:56.821-07:00Sophie, Thank you so much for posting your speech!...Sophie, Thank you so much for posting your speech! I'm even more jealous of the writers who were in attendance now. You are absolutely right, we all have a voice and we should seek everyday to hold our chins high and reach for the stars. You are one of the writers that inspired me to submit my manuscript, and it is now published with Siren. Thank you for putting your words into action!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com