Jodee Blanco took notice of the buzz created this year by the release of the “Bully” movie. She notes how interest is increasing on the subject and how a spotlight seems to be shining on the issue.

Blanco, a suburban-based author of two books on bullying, said she thinks the attention is wonderful, especially if it is sincere. She just wonders where everyone was when she was writing her first book, “Please Stop Laughing At Me.”

“I think it’s great that everybody is jumping on the bandwagon,” Blanco said. “I was building the wheels and assembling the bandwagon 13 years ago.”