Hats Off to a Real Life Character
Last Friday, I wanted to add a new feature to my blog–the ability to reply to comments individually. The feature has been available on WordPress for awhile, but I’d only just heard that it was on Blogger, too.
Trouble was…I couldn’t figure out how to make it happen. That’s where this wonderful gal stepped in.
Meet Bonnie Calhoun, the American Christian Fiction Writer’s 2011 Mentor of the year, and blogger guru extraordinaire! Not to mention, a woman with the patience of Job. An exchange of 20 emails later–yes, 20!–I finally had what I wanted.
I had to change 4 settings on two different screens. In the process I re-learned how to add the comment section box for clicking things like “interesting” or “funny”.
Of course, my dunceness had Bonnie rolling on the floor laughing as she tried to help me!
Thankfully, she persevered.
I shouldn’t have been surprised. Bonnie is a dynamo. I don’t know how she finds time to write or to run her dressmaking business. She’s the publisher of Christian Fiction Online Magazine, president of the Christian Authors Network, director of the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance, webmaster for Hartline Literary Agency (which happens to be my agent’s agency) and the list goes on!
In April, “published author” will be added to the list with the release of her debut novel Cooking the Books: A Sloane Templeton Mystery which promises to be as fun and quirky as the author herself.
Given Bonnie’s computer prowess, I wasn’t surprised to discover that the heroine of her book is a computer forensics specialist!
All of that to say: Hats off to Bonnie for giving me personalized comments!
What do you say–will you help me test them?
Your Turn: Ask me a question. Please! I’m just dying to test this out 🙂
How nice you have this set up! Yeah, Bonnie is nice, too….love her CFOM blog; I actually won the box of books once!
How many children do you have, Sandra, and what are their ages??
Ooh Jackie, that must have been fun winning a whole box of books. I have three children 22, almost 21 and 19.
LOL — I think I would win the race to dunceness hands down. Just pass me the crown…er dunce cap and be done with it. Sometimes I can’t get blogger to let me see the comments on my blog. Pffft. I think he’s a grumpy old man who likes to make hardworking bloggers’ lives miserable. 🙂
Questions…questions…hmmmmmm….How did you come to own a pet goat…and why?
Great question. It’s actually my daughter’s. It was a birthday gift to keep her horse company. 🙂
What’s your favorite season of the year?
Oh, spring. It’s still two months away, but yesterday I saw seven robins in my m-i-l’s sumac tree. And today, we’ve gone from snow on the ground to temps inching toward 40F. Spring is in the air!
Dogs 🙂 Although my pup ate one of my winter boots last week and is sorely testing that position!!
OH, what fun! Yes, Bonnie is a gem.
Cats or dogs? Or something in-between?
Bonnie sounds awesome! I may be calling on her…lol! Hats off to you, Bonnie!
Ask a question? Ummm…any question?
What’s your favorite food?
Did I do okay?? tehehe…
Pizza!