J: In December, when Kate first mentioned using adaptations for our A to Z theme, I didn't think there was an alphabet of them worth mentioning. But look at our April! This theme turned out to be really fun. I hope our readers enjoyed what we offered. A to Z is a chance to present other sides of ourselves from what the regular audience counts on getting. Hopefully, this was a kind of bonding experience for our readers. Big bonus if we picked up new fans along the way!
Kate: I really enjoyed this theme because it ties together the two things I am most passionate about - books and films. It was fascinating to see how many very obscure books became great films, and how many great books fail to live up to their potential on screen. I enjoyed scooting around the blogosphere and seeing how many different ideas there were out there for our humble alphabet. Looking forward to next year's A-Z already!
Dena: I'm not much of a movie person so I didn't think I could come up with more than 1-2 movies I've seen [or wanted to see] that were based on books. I surprised myself by coming up with a whopping 6! Only needed 4 for the challenge and it was fun watching them [or watching them again] and in some cases reading the books again too. I also enjoyed hopping to other blogs altho I never have enough time to visit all the blogs that interest me. Every year I promise myself I'll make more time the following year, but so far I've broken that promise every time. Hopefully next year I'll do better!
Suzanna: I found it a wonderful experience, and I wanted to write so much about some of the stories to the screen that I selected (looking at you, Cloud Atlas, Dune, and Unbearable Lightness of Being). While I enjoyed writing all of the posts, it was interesting to start to rank these 8. There were of course, many stories that I would love to focus on within this topic, so don't be surprised if some Tuesday Tips are related to stories to screen ideas. I really enjoyed engaging with some of my favorite stories and finding new screen versions. I can't believe I did 8 this time around, which is a lot for me. Eight is a good number, so no complaints there! Also I have a new wish list this year to buy some of the films that I watched, and with a keen eye on some of my favorite films and see if they were written stories first. So much fun, and yes, I would do this challenge again!
Brandy: I found myself really enjoying this challenge! It gave me an opportunity to revisit old favorites and discover some new surprises! It was also fun to explore other blogs! I had a great time with this one!
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Sounds like you enjoyed yourselves!
ReplyDeleteRonel visiting for A-Z Challenge Reflections 2022
You guys are all AWESOME. I think one year you gave me a shout out and I never said thank you. I'm so sorry.... life got / gets in the way sometimes. Glad you guys had a fun time. Congrats and I too am looking forward to next year's A2Z Challenge.
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Barbie
All y'all's entries were really good!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing this year! Looks like you all a great time.
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Tim Brannan
The Other Side | A to Z of Conspiracy Theories
Congratulations on completing the challenge, it was a great team work! I´m looking forward to reading the post I missed. :D
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good time with it. I did too! -Sheri https://realitywithatwistbooks.wordpress.com/
ReplyDeleteYou had a great theme! Congratulations on completing the challenge.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember when I visited you, but I remember learning about a movie being an adaptation that I had not known about before! (It's in my notes, somewhere, to look up the book.) I enjoyed the idea of this theme, and wish I'd made it back for more of the posts.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you all had fun. Wendy, find me here: Wendy's Waffle
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