tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post1472585478174518722..comments2023-11-02T10:18:41.209-05:00Comments on Spinsters and Lunatics: Launch Party!Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-72790867915079769312007-06-13T02:19:00.000-05:002007-06-13T02:19:00.000-05:00Hi Paula,Sorry I missed the party, a rest got way ...Hi Paula,<BR/><BR/>Sorry I missed the party, a rest got way out of hand. LOL on the never-quiet house! Most of my questions got asked by others. I always enjoy your posts at S&K so I'm looking forward to your books. Celtic music always rocks, and thanks for sharing that. "May ideas flow like ink from your pen"<BR/><BR/>~CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-49159685497108686752007-06-13T01:57:00.000-05:002007-06-13T01:57:00.000-05:00congratulations on your book release. It sounds re...congratulations on your book release. It sounds really good and exciting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-73470088597381197832007-06-12T22:06:00.000-05:002007-06-12T22:06:00.000-05:00Yay!!! I just saw that I won. What a great way to ...Yay!!! I just saw that I won. What a great way to end what was a pretty crummy day. Thank you so much! Email on its way.Kammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183089224990431099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-53533180342831893082007-06-12T22:02:00.001-05:002007-06-12T22:02:00.001-05:00Hi Paula, Sooo sorry I got here late, ugh! Can't w...Hi Paula, Sooo sorry I got here late, ugh! Can't wait to read the new book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-1150164366988934862007-06-12T22:02:00.000-05:002007-06-12T22:02:00.000-05:00Hi Paula! I almost missed it. Wrong time zone and ...Hi Paula! I almost missed it. Wrong time zone and rough day at work. lol Thanks for answering my question. I'm glad you have the support of your mom and I just bet your dad is up there cheering you on, too.Kammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183089224990431099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-57854791218664132822007-06-12T21:16:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:16:00.000-05:00I do like exploring what makes people do what they...I do like exploring what makes people do what they do. What motivates them to do heinous, unspeakable things? <BR/><BR/>The non-fiction books of John Douglas are particularly fascinating, as he approaches this question as an FBI profiler in an engaging yet scholarly way.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-34895589713366881802007-06-12T21:13:00.001-05:002007-06-12T21:13:00.001-05:00or is it perhaps the exploration of human psyche t...or is it perhaps the exploration of human psyche that makes it so intriguing would love to hear your thoughts I personally think psychological thrillers are the most intense and most provacative forms of writing AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-52958119636298034612007-06-12T21:13:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:13:00.000-05:00Okay, it's 9 pm and I now have to go stalk Kim for...Okay, it's 9 pm and I now have to go stalk Kim for clip from tomorrow's Days episode. Thank you so much, everyone, for coming to my party! And remember, if ou like the book, tell someone about it!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-91743193555004773202007-06-12T21:11:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:11:00.000-05:00I love reading psychological thrillers. I like th...I love reading psychological thrillers. I like the aspect of ordinary people faced with extraordinary circumstances finding their inner hero. My heroines so far have been a schoolteacher, a wedding planner and a plant nursery owner. None of them were prepared to face deadly circumstances and they had to find out what they were made of when faced with those situations. I find that endlessly Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-34435736889937964662007-06-12T21:09:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:09:00.000-05:00So what draws you to the psychological thriller? i...So what draws you to the psychological thriller? is it the exploration of the paranormal, or the character studies that tend to come to life on the page? ANnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-77581794375083759562007-06-12T21:07:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:07:00.000-05:00Okay---time for the final drawing. Let's see who ...Okay---time for the final drawing. Let's see who gets the other $25 amazon.com gift certificate...<BR/><BR/>And the winner is....SHERRY!<BR/><BR/>Sherry, I have your email, I think, but if you want me to send the gift certificate to a different email, please let me know!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-37243779858078698852007-06-12T21:06:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:06:00.000-05:00keep forgeting to ident myself Anna AMCDOUG190 pos...keep forgeting to ident myself Anna AMCDOUG190 posted about the SN Stefan book thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-9072812929225844762007-06-12T21:05:00.001-05:002007-06-12T21:05:00.001-05:00Thanks for answering my question!! The most random...Thanks for answering my question!! <BR/><BR/>The most random things inspire me! <BR/><BR/>On a random note: I am getting stalked on the board and its hilarious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-19315121816784390382007-06-12T21:05:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:05:00.000-05:00Valentine's Day is a good date. :)The more you ta...Valentine's Day is a good date. :)<BR/><BR/>The more you talk about it the more the anticipation grows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-15049907624464769142007-06-12T21:04:00.001-05:002007-06-12T21:04:00.001-05:00Lorrie, in the particular case of the Code Name Wi...Lorrie, in the particular case of the Code Name Willow book (the one I just pitched), there were some marketing problems. I had a teenage boy as a major secondary character, and those don't sell well for Intrigue. Also, she felt that having the heroine be the daughter of a former president might be too specific--people would be trying to turn her into Chelsea Clinton or Jenna or Barbara Bush, soPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-34293023162284603762007-06-12T21:04:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:04:00.000-05:00I would think because Sawyer and Steve Johnson hav...I would think because Sawyer and Steve Johnson have that masculine rough boy but tenderheart thing it would be natural to kind of blend the two I know for a fact SN's Stefan was used for a book but I can't remember the name of the book though The author had very clearly responded she was inspired by SN's portrayal of Stefan and used him heavily in her book LOL See SN inspires all kinds of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-71494519428324056032007-06-12T21:00:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:00:00.000-05:00forgive the typos LOL having trouble with the typi...forgive the typos LOL having trouble with the typing today Believe it or not I can spell Anna by the way it was my comment about Are you really going to use SN and MBE as part of the literary muse AMCDOUG190 AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-71380100277834532952007-06-12T20:59:00.001-05:002007-06-12T20:59:00.001-05:00What are some of the reasons your publisher might ...What are some of the reasons your publisher might request rewrites? Do you get a chance to fight for something you feel should not be changed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-20827946926399794092007-06-12T20:59:00.000-05:002007-06-12T20:59:00.000-05:00Anonymous (who ARE you???) the hero in the next bo...Anonymous (who ARE you???) the hero in the next book is actually loosely based on Sawyer from Lost, but as I was writing it, I found that Steve Johnson kept creeping in, mostly in the dialogue and the attitudes. And the tortured anti-hero aspect of my hero.<BR/><BR/>There's also a bit of Kayla in the heroine, Iris---at least, the Kayla of the rape storyline or the deaf storyline, where she's Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-63386404172743434212007-06-12T20:57:00.001-05:002007-06-12T20:57:00.001-05:00Hi, Anna, and thanks! Keep looking--they'll be in...Hi, Anna, and thanks! Keep looking--they'll be in the stores soon if they're not there already.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-80927067085782012822007-06-12T20:57:00.000-05:002007-06-12T20:57:00.000-05:00Wait just got here , your next book is looselty ba...Wait just got here , your next book is looselty based on Steve? I was about to ask you if you would be tempted to use Sn and MBE as part of your literary muse Need clarification on I think it was Kris commentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-32381706537704274872007-06-12T20:56:00.000-05:002007-06-12T20:56:00.000-05:00Sherry, book three will be in the stores around Va...Sherry, book three will be in the stores around Valentine's Day 2008.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-70832657605722652352007-06-12T20:55:00.000-05:002007-06-12T20:55:00.000-05:00Nicole, different things inspire me. I once wrote...Nicole, different things inspire me. I once wrote a whole book around a line from a Richard Marx song called Hazard. The book I most recently pitched to my editor (the one I'm going to have to revise now) came out of a small secondary scene in a Tom Clancy book, when the character of Jack Ryan was Vice President and his children were being guarded by the Secret Service. It gave me an idea for Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-86484281420045342072007-06-12T20:52:00.000-05:002007-06-12T20:52:00.000-05:00Hmmm, my other post never showed up so I'll do thi...Hmmm, my other post never showed up so I'll do this again. <BR/><BR/>I am packed but I've done nothing else, lol.<BR/><BR/>Paula, I can't wait for that 3rd book. Do you have a date for it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-21255143075471638432007-06-12T20:51:00.000-05:002007-06-12T20:51:00.000-05:00Dawn, I work best with a shorter deadline, because...Dawn, I work best with a shorter deadline, because I'm prone to procrastination, and the shorter deadline forces me to make a tough writing schedule and stick to it.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.com