tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post8805334674475266743..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: The Joys of Small Town Newspapers by Alison HendersonAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-79919314843961150582017-02-18T19:55:51.172-05:002017-02-18T19:55:51.172-05:00How cool! I love that you have such a quaint littl...How cool! I love that you have such a quaint little local newspaper. Yep, definitely a book in those reports. :)Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-6695986188023975242017-02-16T12:08:51.705-05:002017-02-16T12:08:51.705-05:00Leah, I thought of you while I wrote this post. LO...Leah, I thought of you while I wrote this post. LOLAlison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-29800335103366043752017-02-16T12:08:24.394-05:002017-02-16T12:08:24.394-05:00Diane, those girls and their father sounded like a...Diane, those girls and their father sounded like a potentially very serious situation to me, and I was surprised the police didn't send and investigator from CPS. I might well have to right that wrong in an upcoming book.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-18101340839055205612017-02-16T07:35:00.407-05:002017-02-16T07:35:00.407-05:00Great post, Alison! As I've mentioned before, ...Great post, Alison! As I've mentioned before, I work at our daily newspaper and am responsible for answering the newsroom's tip line! Although we're not really a small town paper, people are people no matter where you go, and some of those tips are doozies! (One time a woman came into the lobby asking us to write a story about her oddly shaped yam....I'm not kidding.)<br /><br />Can't wait for the third book in your series! Happy writing.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-78761781296798330932017-02-15T22:18:51.059-05:002017-02-15T22:18:51.059-05:00Those girls and the father's friend doesn'...Those girls and the father's friend doesn't sound like such a brush-off story. I'd wonder what was going on. Love the police log for learning what's going on in town. Full of story ideas.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-70160736584592987822017-02-15T19:54:55.074-05:002017-02-15T19:54:55.074-05:00Andi, we have our share of visiting and local cele...Andi, we have our share of visiting and local celebrity sightings, too. I love the Titanic headline! The most important attribute of a local paper is its local perspective. LOLAlison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-10771097294546322262017-02-15T19:47:18.256-05:002017-02-15T19:47:18.256-05:00I have the same sort of paper here in East Hampton...I have the same sort of paper here in East Hampton, only they enhance it in the summer with the celebrities who have homes and their goings on. This reminds me that apparently when the Titanic went down, a Warwick (England) paper ran the headline, Local Man in Sea Tragedy.Andrea Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553961600937196102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-81760832509020149932017-02-15T12:52:20.926-05:002017-02-15T12:52:20.926-05:00Vonnie, I don't know about the man's leg. ...Vonnie, I don't know about the man's leg. We can only speculate. LOLAlison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-74980609839706771172017-02-15T12:19:24.519-05:002017-02-15T12:19:24.519-05:00You could name your fictitious small town in your ...You could name your fictitious small town in your next series Pine Cone. The man who was dragging his leg...was it still attached to his body? My warped mind at work here. Loved the post. Our local paper like that is The 'Burg since we live in Lynchburg. It caters to artists and artistic businesses.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-62897920949634411652017-02-15T12:11:26.461-05:002017-02-15T12:11:26.461-05:00Jannine, I don't know if your local newspaper ...Jannine, I don't know if your local newspaper is as colorful as ours, but you should check it out. We can get you a souvenir Pine Cone while you're here. LOLAlison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-85084942803118263042017-02-15T12:10:20.476-05:002017-02-15T12:10:20.476-05:00Rolynn, the only politics is found in the editoria...Rolynn, the only politics is found in the editorial, and everyone knows the owner/editor is a nutter, so his column is generally considered a joke.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-70712846384090206532017-02-15T12:09:03.278-05:002017-02-15T12:09:03.278-05:00Haha, Margo! I love the idea of my news release sh...Haha, Margo! I love the idea of my news release showing up in the Police Log. That would be classic Pine Cone.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-83364507100418048992017-02-15T10:40:22.456-05:002017-02-15T10:40:22.456-05:00We have a small town paper, too. Apparently I'...We have a small town paper, too. Apparently I've been missing out by not reading the police logs... I'll have to remedy that! Hey, maybe we can do something wild and crazy on our retreat and end up in the Pine Cone...Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-59175708990120258552017-02-15T10:12:23.074-05:002017-02-15T10:12:23.074-05:00What a great idea for a series, Alison...good for ...What a great idea for a series, Alison...good for you for thinking ahead and gathering vignettes for your newest novels! A 100 year old small town newspaper is a treasure. Do they stay away from nation/world politics? Love Police Logs, especially the stories of stupid criminals. Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-46441307430567492922017-02-15T06:23:46.757-05:002017-02-15T06:23:46.757-05:00As long as you stay out of the Police Log, your pr...As long as you stay out of the Police Log, your profile will be fine, Alison. Wait! Why don't you write the release as if that's exactly where it needs to go! In this day of so much fake news and biased reporting, small town newspapers are the very best source of real news. Thanks for sharing.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.com