Comments on: About me

By: cath

cath — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:09:06 +0000

I have loads of people that have marked my life. My mum and dad encouraged me to read loads, so maybe they’ve marked me the most.
yes, there are stories that have to be told, Mai.
I feel very sure you’ll tell loads of them in your life. you’re a born storyteller

By: Mai

Mai — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:54:30 +0000

Yeah, I get that.
No, I never hide the truth about who I am (cause it´s part of me)
Don´t be – sorry – cause that´s who made me the girl I am today and even I am not perfect I have learnt a lot.
My mom is amazing XD She is always there to listen my crazy stories or stuff even if she doesn´t understand. I know she´ll give me her support in everything.
Yes! Well, that´s the second reason why I write. There are stories that need to be tell. There are people that are worth writting them a story. And sometimes I get crazy cause I have many stories to tell but writting a book is not so easy. I have to wait to tell some stories. That´s why now I´m trying to write poems. They´re faster but you can put the same intensity.

What do you remember from your childhood?
Is there somebody that has marked your life?

By: cath

cath — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:02:13 +0000

you should never be sorry for telling the truth.
but I am sorry that you haven’t had an easy life so far.
your mum sounds amazing.
and Neruda’s poetry does sound smooth, you’re right.
I wanted to write about art – and characters like you, who love it, but haven’t had the easiest time. I think that was the biggest inspiration.

By: Mai

Mai — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:15:09 +0000

Hahaha, well *blush* …In fact, I have been writting for 2 years. So is not…you know.
About the art itself, it is my mom´s fault. She signed up me for piano lessons when I had 4 years old. Then it was painting, dancing, choir, guitar, etc. I think that art has been part of my entire life.
Anyway, I love Pablo Neruda too. Poetry, for me, is hard to read but the way he uses words – like you – it feels smooth.
I think that I have to live more to understand some things…
I know is going to be difficult and I keep hearing people saying : “You are going to die of hunger”. That´s why I have to be strong. Here in Mexico, they don´t give writers many opportunities. And, yes, If you say that you want to be a writer, they look at you like “Are you nuts?”. Now you see why I cried with Graffiti Moon. My life hasn´t been so good just like Poet or Shadow. But I guess, that´s why I write (Sorry for opening my heart).
Next question: What inspired you to write Graffiti Moon?

By: cath

cath — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:38:46 +0000

At the moment I’m reading my way through the captains verses – Pablo Neruda. I love the way he uses language.
I didn’t start writing till I was about thirty – some articles in the paper and then the Gracie books.
I wasn’t like you, texting poetry and having the guts to get into art I wish I had been like that.

By: Mai

Mai — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:40:33 +0000

I just realized that this is where I have to ask questions, duh. Fool of me.
So:
Favorite poems, poets and books?
How you started writting and what is the first thing you wrote (at what age, all the story)?

By: cath

cath — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:48:41 +0000

Thanks for leaving such a gorgeous message – and with the world glomped in it. Such a great word.
So glad you liked Graff Moon – makes me feel like I’m doing something right.

By: Mari

Mari — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:04:30 +0000

I read Graffiti Moon recently, and I wanted to tell you that I absolutely loved it. I’m a high-school student, and(unrelatedly) I leave stuff lying around, so once I finished it and left it somewhere in my house, my mom found it and glomped onto it and devoured it in two days. She really liked it too. I thought you ought to know, and thank you for writing.

By: cath

cath — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:19:12 +0000

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment. Half the time I don’t know whether I’m getting things right or not – and this comment makes me feel like I was headed in the right direction. Poet was my favourite character too – I met loads of students who had a bad rep but those were the smartest, funniest ones. Those were the ones who hung around in my head. So writing an essay about graffiti? That would be an interesting read. I think your take would be full of insight.

By: Kreonin

Kreonin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:29:46 +0000

Dear Cath,
When I picked up your book Graffiti Moon I myself was writing a paper about graffiti and I thought that it would be an appropriate fictional read opposed to what I was finding in the library that was all substance and no imagination. What I didn’t expect was to find a story so raw but also so well written, especially not a story that hit so close to home. Lucy and Ed were interesting, relatable characters. Lucy was spunky and Ed was sweet, and even though she pictured him as this god-like Shadow I think she got something better. Something more real. Poet was my favorite character in the whole book. He reminded me of my best friend. He was a guy that would do anything for the girl he liked, and when she took off and left him, I took him to a movie and he managed to go 1/2 way through it before we got up, left, and went out to get some more paint. It’s 2:22 AM right now, and I’ve just finished memorizing you’re poem, Poet’s poem, about where he lived before for a school assignment. Writers get a bad rep in the general social scheme of things because of stereotypes, but in this book you get to see who many of these taggers tend to be. They are normal kids who are struggling to get by, who have maybe come from the rougher sides of town, taking the minimum wage jobs at McDonald’s and just trying to get through the school year. I look forward to reading more of your work.

Kreonin