tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post6540884297657927894..comments2023-03-25T03:53:53.853-05:00Comments on The Guerrilla Season Book Blog Project 2008: Week #1 - Question 4 - You Ask Pat A QuestionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-75964827280646726942008-03-22T19:19:00.000-05:002008-03-22T19:19:00.000-05:00Are you planning on writing any other books? If so...Are you planning on writing any other books? If so, what would they be about?<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/>AnimalLoverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-56794694530476121192008-03-16T21:58:00.000-05:002008-03-16T21:58:00.000-05:00This is a random comment, but did you want to name...This is a random comment, but did you want to name a character after one of your pets or one of your family memebers?<BR/><BR/>alannacanida4694Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-34655609915471903312008-03-14T13:33:00.000-05:002008-03-14T13:33:00.000-05:00What inspired you to write Guerrilla Season?WCATim...What inspired you to write Guerrilla Season?<BR/><BR/>WCATimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-21203384334191898192008-03-13T14:33:00.000-05:002008-03-13T14:33:00.000-05:00This isn't really a question but I just wanted to ...This isn't really a question but I just wanted to comment,I totally love this book! I was up until like two in the morning trying to finish it. I'm still not totally done but I'm almost there. I love how in all the history and seriousness in it , you still incorporated a romance. It keeps all of us hopless romantics wondering what happens next! I want to read like all of your books now, and you should totally do this whole blog thing next year with different books that you wrote. Well that's all I have to say, Bye! :)<BR/>WCAjazz♥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-10824830646517551262008-03-12T14:44:00.000-05:002008-03-12T14:44:00.000-05:00To Mickey Mouse - I'm glad you liked the ending! I...To Mickey Mouse - <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you liked the ending! I feel that's the only way the book could have ended but sometimes kids are disappointed and wanted something different. But we'll say no more about that right now. Maybe I'll make that my question for week 4. <BR/><BR/>I actually have three more books in mind with the same characters as in "Guerrilla Season." The stories are all plotted out in my mind, and I know just how each story ends. Now all I need is the time to write them ... <BR/><BR/>As for my other books, you can read about them on my Web site, <BR/>www.pathughesbooks.com <BR/><BR/>You can also read more about Jesse there! <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-74457267072320773792008-03-12T10:51:00.000-05:002008-03-12T10:51:00.000-05:00What inspired you to write a book like this?- Chee...What inspired you to write a book like this?<BR/><BR/>- CheesecubesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-72543123169198436732008-03-11T21:26:00.000-05:002008-03-11T21:26:00.000-05:00Pat-I have finished your book and was wondering wh...Pat-<BR/>I have finished your book and was wondering why you made Jesse who he actually was? I don't want to ruin it for anyone but I really like your ending. Are you going to write a sequel to this book or have you already? Do you have any other books written?<BR/><BR/>Mickey MouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-24514937204029045202008-03-11T15:24:00.000-05:002008-03-11T15:24:00.000-05:00Again to Channing - The book actually started as a...Again to Channing - <BR/><BR/>The book actually started as a short story I wrote when I was in college - then when I was in graduate school I made it into a screenplay for an assignment in my Children's Literature seminar. The idea grew out of the character of Jesse - my wanting to tell Jesse's story through the eyes of his best friend - and grew from there. After I wrote about it in graduate school, it lay sleeping in my mind for nearly 20 years. One night I woke up from a deep sleep, feeling like I had just heard someone say Jesse's name. From then on, I was obsessed and I had no choice but to write the book.<BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-33029969754336552372008-03-11T15:18:00.000-05:002008-03-11T15:18:00.000-05:00To Channing - The book did not have a title for qu...To Channing - <BR/><BR/>The book did not have a title for quite a while when I was writing the first draft. Then I was reading a terrific book called "Black Flag," by Thomas Goodrich, about Civil War Missouri. <BR/><BR/>Toward the end of the book, Goodrich reprints an article from a Kansas City (Missouri) newspaper in which the reporter writes, "The guerrilla season for this year is nearly over. It cannot be many days before the leaves will begin to fall, and with the fall of the leaves they begin to migrate to the South. ..." <BR/><BR/>And with that, I had my title. <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-17598108249928107852008-03-11T15:10:00.000-05:002008-03-11T15:10:00.000-05:00To Hally - Another good question, and a perceptive...To Hally - <BR/><BR/>Another good question, and a perceptive one, but it shouldn't be answered by anybody but the reader. If you get to the end of the book and you don't have the answer, then I haven't done my job as an author! Let me know what you think once you've finished the book, OK? <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-43542748432326238452008-03-11T15:06:00.000-05:002008-03-11T15:06:00.000-05:00To LaDainian - Look upthread for the answer to you...To LaDainian - <BR/><BR/>Look upthread for the answer to your question. <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-19621284855910311942008-03-11T15:05:00.000-05:002008-03-11T15:05:00.000-05:00To Scotsmen - This is a tough question because, ju...To Scotsmen - <BR/><BR/>This is a tough question because, just as in "Guerrilla Season," I see both sides. <BR/><BR/>Now, I don't know exactly what you mean when you talk about writing "in an extreme way," but I'm guessing - correct me if I'm wrong - it's violence that gets the negative attention. <BR/><BR/>Teachers are in a difficult position nowadays because of the increased sensitivity regarding school violence. When I was a kid, I do believe there was much more freedom to write what you wanted when "creative writing" was supposedly the object. On the other hand, when I was a kid there weren't horrible situations like kids regularly bringing weapons to school and committing mass murders. <BR/><BR/>If it's any comfort to you, I sometimes have to deal with this situation from the parent point of view. My 9th grader likes to write stories that are, shall we say, edgy, and it sometimes gets him into hot water. <BR/><BR/>Maybe you could talk to your teacher before you write an assignment - discuss what he/she is willing to accept if you make it clear you're not threatening violence, you're writing a story. <BR/><BR/>As for me personally, I didn't push that particular envelope when I was in school. But I wonder if someone like Stephen King ever had to face similar issues? <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-30772968383363719842008-03-10T10:06:00.000-05:002008-03-10T10:06:00.000-05:00Were you ever criticezed as a child growing up in ...Were you ever criticezed as a child growing up in High School, you know for writing in too much of an extreme way? Sometimes I feel like my more zealous poems and stories are frowned upon by many though loved by the few who care to earnestly read them. It is because people, in general, are not mature enough at my age to understand great literature there are many adults who have read my stuff and loved it. But it just disheartens me when my peers even my English teacher do not allow me full freedom of the pen.<BR/> <BR/> -ScotsmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-32680247209882607172008-03-09T22:40:00.000-05:002008-03-09T22:40:00.000-05:00Did u have any ancestors in the Civil War? If u di...Did u have any ancestors in the Civil War? If u did how many and what side of the family were they on?<BR/><BR/>LaDainian TomlinsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-40972083467994258952008-03-09T22:32:00.000-05:002008-03-09T22:32:00.000-05:00Through reading I have noticed that Matt seems to ...Through reading I have noticed that Matt seems to have a lot of hostility built up inside of him. I was just wondering what the source of that hostility is. Does he feel resentment towards his father because now he must take care of the family, or is he irritated from everything involving the war, or is it something else?<BR/> Hally O'RileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-9907295073196021952008-03-09T21:16:00.000-05:002008-03-09T21:16:00.000-05:00What came first?? Was the story created around you...What came first?? Was the story created around your characters such as Matt and Jesse or did you pick the Civil War theme following the characters.<BR/><BR/><BR/>~Channing Tatum~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-61383488323855659302008-03-09T20:54:00.000-05:002008-03-09T20:54:00.000-05:00How did you come upon the title Guerrilla Season??...How did you come upon the title Guerrilla Season??<BR/><BR/>~Channing Tatum~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-43509693200177387102008-03-09T18:40:00.000-05:002008-03-09T18:40:00.000-05:00I was just wondering about the song that Matt star...I was just wondering about the song that Matt started to sing to Tyler on page 23. I now that the family wants to remain nuetral in the war, but what is so bad about the song? <BR/>K IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-2810866328445970822008-03-09T11:42:00.000-05:002008-03-09T11:42:00.000-05:00To Vinny Yak - It's true that, while I try to be f...To Vinny Yak - <BR/><BR/>It's true that, while I try to be fair to both sides, "Guerrilla Season" is written mainly from a Southern point of view. That's because, frankly, I just got tired of seeing the same old story told over and over again regarding the Civil War. I wanted to take a fresh point of view. <BR/><BR/>There were many, many Southerners for whom the war was not about slavery, but about the invasion of their homeland by the North. In Missouri, this issue was complicated by many of the factors I discuss in "Guerrilla Season." I found the topic so compelling I just had to write about it. <BR/><BR/>As a child, I did not have any great interest in the Civil War per se, but as I've said before, I had been interested in the Missouri/Kansas border war ever since I heard the intriguing phrase "Bloody Kansas" in 3d or 4th grade. <BR/><BR/>I think the other questions you asked were already answered, so check upthread! <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-52403591251146578262008-03-09T11:27:00.000-05:002008-03-09T11:27:00.000-05:00To Miss Kornrows - I'm currently working on a book...To Miss Kornrows - <BR/><BR/>I'm currently working on a book about the American Revolution. I also have an idea about Italian Americans on the homefront during the Second World War. This would be based on my own family history. People tend to forget that during World War II, Italian Americans faced many difficulties here in the U.S., because Italy was one of the countries we were fighting in the war. <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-22295929907049266772008-03-09T11:24:00.000-05:002008-03-09T11:24:00.000-05:00To Hally O'Riley - Good question. It is the respon...To Hally O'Riley - <BR/><BR/>Good question. It is the responsibility of the publishing company to write what is called the "flap copy" - the summary that appears in the flaps of the book jacket. Authors get a chance to review it and to make suggestions, but we generally do not get as much input as we would like! <BR/><BR/>I do think it's difficult for the publisher to decide how much to say. They want to say enough to draw a potential buyer into the story, but not so much that they're giving the story away. It's kind of like when you read a movie review. <BR/><BR/>I think my publisher did a pretty good job with the flap copy of "Guerrilla Season." <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-49027007224933891532008-03-09T11:19:00.000-05:002008-03-09T11:19:00.000-05:00To Gumbie Almighty -My favorite part, I have cover...To Gumbie Almighty -<BR/><BR/>My favorite part, I have covered that higher in the thread so check back. <BR/><BR/>Did I ever want to give up? No! I never for minute thought about giving up even though it did get very hard to write at time. You will notice that the book is divided into the "Season of Light" and "Season of Darkness." The "Season of Darkness" was at times wrenchingly difficult to write - I hope you'll understand what I mean when you get to that part of the book, especially toward the end. <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-83245839143160381742008-03-08T20:54:00.000-06:002008-03-08T20:54:00.000-06:00Is it your responsibility as the author to write t...Is it your responsibility as the author to write the inside cover summary of the book? If so,how did you decide which aspects of the story to include and which aspects to keep as a surprise for the reader? If not, who did have that responsibility and are there any portions of the story that you would have liked to see included in the summary?<BR/> Hally O'RileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-27667893433799643992008-03-08T14:27:00.000-06:002008-03-08T14:27:00.000-06:00What was your favorite part about writing this nov...What was your favorite part about writing this novel. Did you have anytimes when you just wanted to give up because it was too much work? <BR/> ~Gumbie AlmightyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136754610946255398.post-81366795723354530062008-03-08T09:56:00.000-06:002008-03-08T09:56:00.000-06:00To Mohammad Smith - When I wrote "Guerrilla Season...To Mohammad Smith - <BR/><BR/>When I wrote "Guerrilla Season," very few people would have even known what a blog was (including me). And projects like this one were unheard of! <BR/><BR/>- PatPat Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847249442827358318noreply@blogger.com