What We’ve Learned From Our Guests
Again, this is the eleventh month of the eleventh year of our blog. That led me to reflecting a little and looking up things about the number eleven. According to https://www.thefactsite.com/number-11-facts/ Canada really likes the number 11, it seems. Their one-dollar coin, called the Loonie, has eleven sides. There are also eleven points on the maple leaf that adorns the national flag of Canada. And, finally, a number of Canadian banknotes have some form of clocks on them. The time, of course, is 11:00!
Wickeds, we’ve had hundreds of amazing guests over the years. What have you learned from them?
Julie: Sherry, why do I feel like we need to do a Canadian National Treasure type story exploring 11? What I’ve learned from our guests is how important it is to celebrate milestones, and get other people to help. Never take publishing a book or being part of anthology for granted. Never.
Sherry: That would be fun, Julie! We’ve had such a wide variety of guests from authors to PIs to US Marshals to audio book narrators. I’ve learned something unique from each one. I’m so grateful for everyone who has shared with talents with us!
Barb: What I’ve learned is the vast majority of authors are amazing. They happily agree to write for us, get their work to us on time, comply with our guidelines about images, ancillary materials, and giveaways and then show up on the day to respond to comments. All of this in addition to writing books and stories, and, in many cases, balancing day jobs and families. I am forever grateful.
Edith/Maddie: We have had so many fabulous guests over the years. As my friends here have said, we’ve learned from our visitors, appreciated their effort to join us, and delighted in celebrating their new releases. As Sherry said, we’ve also learned so much from those who joined us for our “Ask the Expert” feature (besides the ones she listed, we’ve also hosted FBI agents, editors, bloggers, and even a funeral home director) and from our Genre-Hopping guests. But … Canada and the number eleven? I had no idea! I’ll have to ask my sister in Ottawa as well as book fan and reviewer Grace Koshida.
Readers: Have you been to Canada or do you live there? Is there anything that you’ve learned from our guests that’s stuck with you?
