tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post2375804182149701975..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Janet Mullany is in da Bandit Lair!Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-61939285360716520602007-08-11T00:31:00.000-04:002007-08-11T00:31:00.000-04:00Coming in after a very long and hopefully forgetta...Coming in after a very long and hopefully forgettable work week to say "hi". lol Happy Friday! I think the Rules of Gentility sounds so good! <BR/><BR/>I find silly things funny. Mostly when they are completely spontaneous. I'll often laugh till the tears come out of my eyes.Kammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183089224990431099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89487454874028068232007-08-10T16:19:00.000-04:002007-08-10T16:19:00.000-04:00Hi Janet!! I'm at our local conference so haven't ...Hi Janet!! I'm at our local conference so haven't been on the net much but couldn't let you visit without waving and saying hello! Can't wait to read the Rules of Gentility!<BR/><BR/>Anna xAnna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75336059611336873082007-08-10T00:11:00.000-04:002007-08-10T00:11:00.000-04:00Great interview. I can't wait to read Rules and Ru...Great interview. I can't wait to read Rules and Rules of Gentility. I'm a big historical fan. I like reading Robyn DeHart and Jenna Perterson and Anna Campbell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-26463439186666605382007-08-09T22:08:00.000-04:002007-08-09T22:08:00.000-04:00Janet,I'm sorry I'm posting so late on your day to...Janet,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry I'm posting so late on your day to blog!!! It's my mom's 80th birthday and I'm in NY.<BR/><BR/>I loved your interview. I'm reading the book now (again :))Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15010770086637037103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72921323213183704422007-08-09T20:48:00.000-04:002007-08-09T20:48:00.000-04:00Hi Janet!A late "have to work 12 hours for a livin...Hi Janet!<BR/><BR/>A late "have to work 12 hours for a living" Bandita here. Thanks for spending the day with us.<BR/><BR/>I have found over the past few years a good many books that were expertly told in first person.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to read yours!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38204342814226751102007-08-09T19:04:00.000-04:002007-08-09T19:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for introducing me to this new novel. I am...Thanks for introducing me to this new novel. I am intrigued with the concept and love the idea. Hope to read this novel this summer.sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935526302077961031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78670023973861744322007-08-09T18:18:00.000-04:002007-08-09T18:18:00.000-04:00Hi Jeanne (and everyone else who popped in when I ...Hi Jeanne (and everyone else who popped in when I was commuting home)--didn't realize you were a member of the aristocracy. Ladies, here is someone who truly has a wealth of stories in bad taste and gets to tell them at workshops!Janet Mullanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535985283731981850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50364862920805932322007-08-09T17:32:00.000-04:002007-08-09T17:32:00.000-04:00I wasn't aware of this book before today, but you ...I wasn't aware of this book before today, but you can be sure that I'll be seeking it out now. Thanks for the great interview.Sue A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01254019921532593363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70896984260025799192007-08-09T17:08:00.000-04:002007-08-09T17:08:00.000-04:00Thank you for joining us, Janet. Your book sounds ...Thank you for joining us, Janet. Your book sounds wonderful! Can't wait to get a copy for myself *g*Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-4333577862947642602007-08-09T16:51:00.000-04:002007-08-09T16:51:00.000-04:00I've heard many good things about this book and I'...I've heard many good things about this book and I'm looking forward to adding it to my TBR pile. Good luck on the release.tetewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287233499993365048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70317643013343473892007-08-09T16:49:00.000-04:002007-08-09T16:49:00.000-04:00Historicals are wonderful because they give you su...Historicals are wonderful because they give you such a different perspective about life in that time period. I enjoyed your interview Janet. Thanks for being here.Cherie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16767627787231269781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-84837283159734760012007-08-09T16:33:00.000-04:002007-08-09T16:33:00.000-04:00Our Borders store has the most wonderful Romance b...Our Borders store has the most wonderful Romance bookseller. She has a personalized list of readers she's in touch with whenever new romance books in their area of interest are out. A labor of love!! <BR/><BR/>It sure is good to be home.<BR/><BR/>So this morning I got my copy of "Rules." I'm a quarter of the way into it already, and it's laugh-out-loud funny, Janet, thanks for a great morning.<BR/><BR/>So, Janet you've heard the little story about the woman who owned a dog named Bum? He ran away, and she ran after him, shouting to everyone in the street, "Catch my Bm, catch my Bum."Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-60369514612645638462007-08-09T15:16:00.000-04:002007-08-09T15:16:00.000-04:00This book truly is a hoot. And perhaps it's becaus...This book truly is a hoot. And perhaps it's because I know Janet, but I could just "hear" her saying everything that was in the book, like she was reading it to me in her British accent.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-26339955624594081042007-08-09T15:09:00.000-04:002007-08-09T15:09:00.000-04:00Sonja, you're right, forbidden naughtiness is much...Sonja, you're right, forbidden naughtiness is much more exciting.<BR/><BR/><I>but more often than not a good fart joke is all it takes. </I><BR/><BR/>For some reason Avon didn't include this in the back cover blurb, but I believe it's the first historical to include a fart joke. I can't remember the circumstances, but I think I wrote it in response to something someone said online (something like "I bet you couldn't get a fart joke in a Regency").Janet Mullanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535985283731981850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-17825009769345328762007-08-09T14:46:00.001-04:002007-08-09T14:46:00.001-04:00Historicals are my favorite reading matter. Your ...Historicals are my favorite reading matter. Your interview was simply delightful and I look forward to reading this new release.dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927038611680939587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77878146188756399222007-08-09T14:46:00.000-04:002007-08-09T14:46:00.000-04:00Hi Janet and welcome to the Bandit lair! I can't ...Hi Janet and welcome to the Bandit lair! I can't wait to read Rules! It sounds wonderful. After having met you at the MRW crime day and then seeing you again at National, I have even MORE reason to buy! Ha! I giggled over the "use bum in an inappropriate context" line. I'm the same way, I find humor almost everywhere, even though I don't write toward the humorous side. And I love British comedies and the American spinoffs thereof - AbFab, Fawlty Towers, Whose Line, etc. Fall off the chair funny. :> Loved the blog, come back again soon!Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7667951987635119052007-08-09T14:44:00.000-04:002007-08-09T14:44:00.000-04:00Whenever I read historicals I feel that I am escap...Whenever I read historicals I feel that I am escaping into another world. I love it. Your interview was interesting and gave me insight into this book and your writing.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185047490589062928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-5913374655488430912007-08-09T14:42:00.000-04:002007-08-09T14:42:00.000-04:00What a great interview! Thanks so much. I read c...What a great interview! Thanks so much. I read contemporary novels but have a special place in my heart for historicals of various periods. They kept me company many times when I felt a need for something special.sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532286895957301415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-67966783220596471732007-08-09T14:40:00.000-04:002007-08-09T14:40:00.000-04:00Hi Janet,I have always enjoyed historicals and fin...Hi Janet,<BR/>I have always enjoyed historicals and find them fascinating. Your interview provided me with much needed background for this lovely book.elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690184071056676554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68808652758507654232007-08-09T13:01:00.000-04:002007-08-09T13:01:00.000-04:00Ooh, looking forward to picking this up. Sounds li...Ooh, looking forward to picking this up. Sounds like great fun! I have so much fun with Regencies, mostly because all the naughtiness is forbidden, and what's hotter than forbidden naughtiness?<BR/><BR/>What's funny to me? Hmm... Well I'd love to say that my favorite kind of humor is witty banter between two incredibly intelligent adults, but more often than not a good fart joke is all it takes. I'll blame it on the fact that I'm an American, but it's probably more due to the fact that I'm low-brow. ;)Sonja Fousthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874425238467467926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19377830497635756972007-08-09T12:56:00.000-04:002007-08-09T12:56:00.000-04:00Great interview! I still have not found this one,...Great interview! I still have not found this one, but not for a lack of trying. I've heard nothing but good things about it and can't wait to get it. :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86555848922105831682007-08-09T12:49:00.000-04:002007-08-09T12:49:00.000-04:00I go away for an hour or so and look what happens!...I go away for an hour or so and look what happens!<BR/><I>Is there anything specific you've learned to do when writing in the first person in this way, that is NOT specific to the more common deep third?</I><BR/>Aha. Glad you asked. It involves a huge amount of author involvement since I found the tendency is to write blow-by-blow "real time" narrative. For instance, if your character knocks at the door of a house, you know that really they're going to be thinking about who may answer, oh look, someone really needs to water the flowers in the windowboxes, and I hope they'll invite me to dinner because I'm hungry... etc etc. Whereas in reality your reader will scream in frustration because they want to see what happens when the character gets inside the house (or doesn't). So you don't write like a camera or a movie script--you have to really focus the voice.<BR/><BR/>Kirsten, I sometimes use a method I call "writing sideways" where I take the POV of a character and write his/her take in first person--particularly fun with psychopathic villains--to get the story moving. Very illuminating!<BR/><BR/>Jo, I think the conflict between surface and substance is one of the things that I love about historicals. Long ago I read something (it was the intro to an edition of Sense & Sensibility but I can't remember who it was by) that said in the Regency acts we'd consider private were public, and vice versa. For instance, how did anyone manage to fall in love when technically they only met in public places? Let alone propose.Janet Mullanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535985283731981850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89864959243829355082007-08-09T11:59:00.000-04:002007-08-09T11:59:00.000-04:00This book sounds like such fun. I just read a rev...This book sounds like such fun. I just read a review of it on B-N.com and I especially love the comments about 'Philly's best friend's rascally brother-in-law'. He sounds like my kind of hero!Karen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732638672537005826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86680195289850422022007-08-09T11:50:00.000-04:002007-08-09T11:50:00.000-04:00Great interview, Trish, and, Janet , thanks for gu...Great interview, Trish, and, Janet , thanks for guest-blogging with us today. I love how your British "voice" comes through in the answers to Trish's questions. I'm one of those persons who normally doesn't enjoy first-person narratives, but I'll certainly pick up RULES to try it out!<BR/><BR/>I write suspense, but usually read historical. I think I like the tension between what is allowed to be said or done and what simmers beneath the surface.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-54531484383957479492007-08-09T10:36:00.000-04:002007-08-09T10:36:00.000-04:00Janet, Your book sounds like great fun! I'm a big ...Janet, <BR/><BR/>Your book sounds like great fun! I'm a big fan of Regency, but went through a slump where everything started to sound the same. I will be thrilled to see the market widen out a bit. <BR/><BR/>I also write young adult, and found that first person worked perfectly for that, but have never tried it for an adult book. I find that sometimes when I'm stuck working on a book in third person, I can ground myself by writing a scene in first, and then switching it back to third. Gives you a different perspective. <BR/><BR/>As for funny? Hmmm. I enjoy a little bit of anything, I suppose. Except for mean humor. I've never enjoyed humor that's really just an excuse to make fun of someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com