Comments on: The Big Idea: Maureen Johnson

By: Georgiana

Georgiana — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:37:01 +0000

Big fan here. Loved Girl At Sea, Devilish and The Key to the Golden Firebird. I’ll be watching for this one, it looks like loads of fun.

My personal favorite theater story was when I was doing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest years ago, in fact I was in the first trimester of what turned into my almost nineteen year old son Cullen.

I played Candy Starr and the dude who played McMurphy was a real creep, invariably drunk for the performances and very free with his hands. Repeated talks from me, the stage manager and the director did no good.

So one night I went out back behind the theater and chewed several raw garlic cloves, hiding out until it was time for my cue so he wouldn’t know what was coming.

When I said my first line my breath was so strong he staggered back and when he had to kiss me he turned green. And I’m pleased to say it did the trick, he behaved himself after that.

By: hal

hal — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:04:36 +0000

I had the impression that in book stores at least, YA is teen romance or other books specifically targeted to teen girls. Sci Fi/Fantasy has it own section.

By: ken

ken — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:14:13 +0000

John, will you be doing a post that links all the big idea posts together? (Or am I maybe stupidly missing some function that does that already?) Have you considered using tags for series of posts like this? It would be great to be able to access them all quickly. Great series.

By: Chris S.

Chris S. — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:01:31 +0000

If you think her Big Idea is good, you should read her take on Zac Efron’s hamster-eating habit.

In sum: Maureen Johnson is teh awesome.

By: Joseph T Major

Joseph T Major — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:55:35 +0000

Yeah, somebody ought to ask her how Woodie is doing these days.

By: marrije

marrije — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:59:27 +0000

yes, maureen, what did vonnegut think of the show??

lovely story, by the way. i believe every little bit of it.

By: xaaronx

xaaronx — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:08:27 +0000

I can’t believe nobody here on Scalzi’s blog has commented on the name Maureen Johnson.

Back on topic, the book sounds interesting. And after watching the video, I think I have a crush.

By: Tobias

Tobias — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:54:04 +0000

Going from a physics blog to Maureen Johnson in 3 clicks. Amazing.

By: BJS

BJS — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:31:29 +0000

I actually jousted on Unicycles once.
Hamlet would be interesting on unicycles.
I wonder where I can find/try out for a performance.

By: B. Durbin

B. Durbin — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:24:32 +0000

Ms. Maureen Johnson:

As a theater junkie, I want to know more.

As someone whose life has had implausible experiences (not in theater, oddly enough), I sympathize and laugh along with you.

And this Big Idea rocks.