Blog Spotlight: Mike Allegra

30 Sep 2014

Blog Spotlight: Mike Allegra

How can you not want to read a blog with this as its banner?

This is Mike Allegra, aka HeyLookAWriterFellow. Think of Steve Martin and Billy Crystal as children’s book writers. A little scary but Mike promises he keeps it clean. In fact he insists on it, even though he has been known to trot out some potty jokes now and then. Besides writing an absolutely this-is-really-funny stuff blog, he is a very talented writer, doodler, and all around good guy. He loves to show off his cute kid, who I need to figure out how to bribe so he’ll pull my entry out of the next doodle hat round.

I don’t even know how I found Mike’s blog. I think we started frequenting the same blogs with our commentary and I popped in. Mike and I now banter until I get him to cry “uncle, already.” Yes, Mike, I am keeping score. But I should stay on his good side because I am really hoping to get a cow on a pogo stick doodle out of him one of these days. And, no–this is not a butter up attempt. There have been at least three blog spotlights prior to Mike (I’m going by who trades the most comments with me or who I’ve known the longest in the blogosphere).

So, if you are looking to connect with a talented published children’s author, or like witty writing, or hope to win a doodle (there is a batch of us petitioning for him to run his doodle drawings at least once a month) you need to pop in and visit Mike, who is more than just another writer fellow.

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23 thoughts on “Blog Spotlight: Mike Allegra”

writersideup on September 30, 2014 at 11:10 pm said:

I just love this—and Mike 🙂 And you are SO right—I want doodle prizes at least once a month! 😀

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- cricketmuse on October 1, 2014 at 2:17 am said:
  
  I tempted him to come out of his mini-hibernation but no Mike sightings yet.
  
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  - writersideup on October 1, 2014 at 2:23 am said:
    
    If nothing else, Pam, he’ll know how much he’s missed 🙂 I mean, seriously, who do you know in the blogosphere that gets “nudged” this way? 😉 I don’t blame him though! lol I’m wanting a VERY LONG hiatus from social media! lol
Jilanne Hoffmann on October 1, 2014 at 5:07 pm said:

Yes, he’s fabulous! But he hasn’t posted in a month of Sundays! Mike! Yoo-hoooooo!!! Where are you????

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- cricketmuse on October 1, 2014 at 8:12 pm said:
  
  I was hoping this post would entice him. Hmmm, I know he likes pancakes or was that waffles?
  
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  - Jilanne Hoffmann on October 2, 2014 at 5:05 pm said:
    
    I’ve got some outstanding maple syrup. Now if he would just poke his little rodent-loving nose out of his hole…
- heylookawriterfellow on October 2, 2014 at 7:00 pm said:
  
  (Rubs sleepy summer hibernating eyes)
  
  Hm…? What’s going on?
  
  Oh. It’s October isn’t it?
  
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  - cricketmuse on October 2, 2014 at 9:54 pm said:
    
    Wakey Wakey Sleepy Guy
  - writersideup on October 2, 2014 at 9:58 pm said:
    
    I’m thinkin’ the Bear Snores On 😉
  - heylookawriterfellow on October 3, 2014 at 2:14 am said:
    
    But I don’t wanna go to school…
  - cricketmuse on October 3, 2014 at 3:24 am said:
    
    Yet your clamoring public craves doodles and Allegra charm.
  - writersideup on October 3, 2014 at 3:31 am said:
    
    Let’s not get TOO carried away with the “sucking up,” Pam. I mean—charm?! lol 😉
  - heylookawriterfellow on October 3, 2014 at 10:40 am said:
    
    Fiiiiine.
  - Jilanne Hoffmann on October 3, 2014 at 7:59 pm said:
    
    Yes, it is. Draw us a pumpkin, or something. Throw us a bone! Your admiring readers will be happy with anything!
  - heylookawriterfellow on October 4, 2014 at 3:48 pm said:
    
    Aren’t you satisfied with all your ding dang cat drawings?
  - cricketmuse on October 4, 2014 at 10:06 pm said:
    
    Ooh, someone came out of hibernation grumpy.
  - Jilanne Hoffmann on October 6, 2014 at 4:06 am said:
    
    Au contraire. That just whets the appetite for more, moRE, MORE!!!
  - cricketmuse on October 6, 2014 at 12:57 pm said:
    
    Mike has vanished. Even his blog has left the planet. Tsk–this hibernation of his has gone to serious status
  - heylookawriterfellow on October 6, 2014 at 1:19 pm said:
    
    Harumph.
  - Jilanne Hoffmann on October 6, 2014 at 4:06 pm said:
    
    I recall that last post, the one with the smoking gun. I’m thinking the duck did it with a revolver in the library. And these minimalists responses are being written by the duck to cover up the fact that Mike has been done away with. He deserves to be put in the Goldilockup!!
  - writersideup on October 6, 2014 at 5:20 pm said:
    
    I’m all for that!
  - heylookawriterfellow on October 7, 2014 at 8:26 pm said:
    
    Ah! You have touched one one of the many reasons why I have not been blogging lately. But I shall say no more.
  - Jilanne Hoffmann on October 8, 2014 at 4:11 am said:
    
    You are such a tease!