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Jun
19

Yeah, It’s Like Spiderman

Wild day lilies, covering the roadsides in West Virginia right now….

Conversation with 16 about Secrets Rising:

16: “So what is your book about again?”

Me: “Well, there’s this town, and weird stuff happens.” (This is how I wanted to propose it to my editor, but she wanted more details. Odd.)

16: “Why does the weird stuff happen?”

Me: “There was this electric storm, rain and lightning–”

16: “So people were struck by lightning and got superpowers?”

Me: “No, they don’t have superpowers. Supernatural stuff HAPPENS.”

16: “Because of the storm?”

Me: “There was an earthquake DURING the electric storm and it created the perfect combination of atmospheric conditions and pressure. There were these positive ions that were released–”

16: “Do you even know what positive ions are?”

Me: “That is not the point.”

16: “Peter Parker got bitten by an arachnid. That’s why he got powers. I guess that makes as much sense.”

Me: “Exactly.”

Posted by Suzanne McMinn on June 19, 2007  

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  1. 6-19
    9:59
    am

    Love the conversation! :smile: And what are positive ions anyway? :? ??:

  2. 6-19
    10:58
    am

    Love the pics!

  3. 6-19
    12:50
    pm

    Does anyone know if West Virginia has ever actually had any kind of recordable tremors the last 100 years or so?

    LeAnne :friday:

  4. 6-19
    1:15
    pm

    Leanne—-Google “earthquake history in WV”. We do have ‘em !!

  5. 6-19
    1:16
    pm

    Oh, the picure is lovely!
    Hahaha! Love the conversation with the 16 year old. Trust kids to point out the faults in our reasoning when theirs is usually wonky anyway!

  6. 6-19
    2:52
    pm

    Pretty pictures :woof:

  7. 6-19
    3:19
    pm

    16 is right. Ions, arachnids, what’s the difference?

    Alice

  8. 6-19
    3:23
    pm

    ROFL re Spiderman and SECRETS RISING!

    Love the pictures!!! Day lilies are some of my favorite flowers.

  9. 6-19
    5:51
    pm

    GORGEOUS photo.
    Great interview. I’m looking forward to the book.

  10. 6-19
    8:14
    pm

    :rotfl:

  11. 6-19
    8:39
    pm

    I have some yellow lilies in my yard – so bright and pretty all of them. kids :rotfl:

  12. 6-20
    8:48
    am

    LOL! Too funny… I’ve given up trying to explain… :woof:

    Cole

  13. 6-21
    10:53
    pm

    I just love kids! Superpowers indeed. :flying:




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