tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post3284382757799864978..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: SECRETSLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91916818478536070492011-09-19T22:34:21.977-04:002011-09-19T22:34:21.977-04:00Thanks, Catslady!
Ya'll be sure look for the ...Thanks, Catslady!<br /><br />Ya'll be sure look for the announcement of the winner of a download of "The Avenger."jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-361075343296363112011-09-19T13:39:38.481-04:002011-09-19T13:39:38.481-04:00I must be dead then lol. I can keep a secret but I...I must be dead then lol. I can keep a secret but I have to be told specifically that it is a secret otherwise all things are fair game lol. I try to be open about everything myself so it does drive me crazy sometimes because there are some people who think everything should be a secret. Usually it comes out eventually and it's much worse because it was kept quiet for so long. I believe in - those who have nothing to hide, hide nothing (I believe I heard that from Dr. Phil).<br /><br />Your book sounds intriguing and I like to read about secrets lol. Great cover too.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-57090989123795438552011-09-18T21:31:18.538-04:002011-09-18T21:31:18.538-04:00Hi, Leni, thanks for stopping by. It is intriguin...Hi, Leni, thanks for stopping by. It is intriguing to see the lengths to which people will go to keep their secrets.<br /><br />That reminds me of the seminal novel of secret-keeping in a small town PEYTON PLACE, which was all the rage when I was a girl. Of course, it's pretty mild by today's standards LOL.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77411514982064347062011-09-18T17:45:15.654-04:002011-09-18T17:45:15.654-04:00I enjoy stories that center around a secret. It us...I enjoy stories that center around a secret. It usually has characters that are interesting and to see how they go about protecting or revealing the secret is amazing.Lenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961563333055272563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10251831983045846602011-09-18T15:50:42.022-04:002011-09-18T15:50:42.022-04:00Janga also said, "although I can't vouch ...Janga also said, "although I can't vouch for the accuracy, that sticking a needle in the eye was an ancient means of checking that someone was dead"<br /><br />Pretty shivery, but it makes sense, I guess. Doesn't the vitreous fluid dry out after death?jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12673177520480059192011-09-18T15:46:44.429-04:002011-09-18T15:46:44.429-04:00Janga said, " I think they are trickier in RL...Janga said, " I think they are trickier in RL though. I've been burned by keeping a secret for one friend"<br /><br />OMG, isn't this true? You get put in such a tricky position. I usually say, I think you should tell so-and-so because I can't guarantee it won't come out accidentally.<br /><br />When I taught school, one of the things that was hardest was when students tried to tell us things in confidence. Some issues, by law, have to be reported, so I always say that up front.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12180645658035114202011-09-18T15:20:43.779-04:002011-09-18T15:20:43.779-04:00Ouch, Janga! Seems a rather brutal way to test for...Ouch, Janga! Seems a rather brutal way to test for life! But your summation sounds right.Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51147601357424556222011-09-18T14:03:20.696-04:002011-09-18T14:03:20.696-04:00Congrats on the release of The Avenger, Jo! I thin...Congrats on the release of The Avenger, Jo! I think secrets in fiction can create great conflict and drama. One of my favorite authors has made a career of writing about secrets. I think they are trickier in RL though. I've been burned by keeping a secret for one friend and angering another friend when the secret is revealed. <br /><br />I think the "cross my heart" probably is a derivative of the Christian making the sign of the cross. I read somewhere, although I can't vouch for the accuracy, that sticking a needle in the eye was an ancient means of checking that someone was dead.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-28698367861267240142011-09-18T12:52:54.206-04:002011-09-18T12:52:54.206-04:00Jo said : "And the other one was "cross ...Jo said : "And the other one was "cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye."<br /><br />I have often wondered where that one came from myself! Anyone have any ideas?Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-44493779052090305922011-09-18T11:42:32.270-04:002011-09-18T11:42:32.270-04:00Do you guys remember when you were little and you ...Do you guys remember when you were little and you used to "pinky swear" to keep a secret?<br /><br />I wonder where that came from?<br /><br />And the other one was "cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye."<br /><br />Sheesh, where do we get these things from?jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87562177656804614662011-09-18T11:41:13.705-04:002011-09-18T11:41:13.705-04:00Lousia said, "I'm quite good at keeping s...Lousia said, "I'm quite good at keeping secrets. If I am sworn to secrecy that's it. I clam up."<br /><br />Good for you! That's a great trait. From the thread of the post, it looks like most of us CAN'T keep a secret LOL.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19433189347431050632011-09-18T11:39:08.096-04:002011-09-18T11:39:08.096-04:00Girlygirlhoosiers52, I love your handle! You must...Girlygirlhoosiers52, I love your handle! You must be from Indiana!<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment. This was a hard book to write, but I hope I've tied up all the loose threads. I tend to make my plots too complicated LOL.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88483958782483467772011-09-18T11:32:01.383-04:002011-09-18T11:32:01.383-04:00About secrets -- I hate when someone tells me some...About secrets -- I hate when someone tells me something and it's not their secret to tell. Like when a friend is pregnant or her husband gets a raise. The friend wants to be the one to tell me and this other so-called friend ruined it!<br /><br />I hate that.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-84327905424400775912011-09-18T11:30:33.767-04:002011-09-18T11:30:33.767-04:00Thanks, Beth. I'm a little in love with this ...Thanks, Beth. I'm a little in love with this guy on The Avenger cover, too. I haven't seen him on too many romance covers, so I was pleased to find him on Big Stock.<br /><br />Was it Hemingway who said grace is guts under pressure? I probably mangled that line, but it does seem that the way our h/h behave in those dark moments should their true character.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23004770374496310442011-09-18T11:28:03.314-04:002011-09-18T11:28:03.314-04:00Dianna said, "I think a secret will always co...Dianna said, "I think a secret will always come out and most likely at the very worst time"<br /><br />That's what Marybelle said, too! The worst possible time. But like Fo said, it makes for a great black moment in the story!<br /><br />I'm with you. I'd rather not know stuff. As I get older, I forget what's a secret and what's not. It's a lot of trouble keeping someone's secret!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-46847174693242626162011-09-18T11:25:18.082-04:002011-09-18T11:25:18.082-04:00Thanks, Marybelle, I appreciate it!Thanks, Marybelle, I appreciate it!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-56703805581956482542011-09-18T11:24:19.314-04:002011-09-18T11:24:19.314-04:00Still LOL at your grandkids and the lollies, Helen...Still LOL at your grandkids and the lollies, Helen. That's too darling!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-43887576149764664392011-09-18T11:22:55.111-04:002011-09-18T11:22:55.111-04:00Helen said, "the weather is beautiful here to...Helen said, "the weather is beautiful here today 18 days into spring and the temperature reached 33 cel today"<br /><br />Oh, I envy that weather, Helen. We just finished a fairly mild summer but it's still in the 80's and heating up next week.<br /><br />Aunty Cindy's in Alabama now and says the humidity is awful! Ugh!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-90606533292709175072011-09-18T11:21:21.499-04:002011-09-18T11:21:21.499-04:00Hi, Sheree! Thanks for stopping by. When I'm...Hi, Sheree! Thanks for stopping by. When I'm told a secret, I have to actually talk to myself to imprint on my brain. "It's a secret, it's a secret."<br /><br />Sometimes I tell people not to tell me because I might accidentally spill the beans!<br /><br />We have a large family so it's even harder to keep a secret from some of them. We usually don't LOL!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-5852787817718857052011-09-18T11:19:16.559-04:002011-09-18T11:19:16.559-04:00Thanks, Fedora!
You said, "So many of us f...Thanks, Fedora! <br /><br />You said, "So many of us find keeping a secret hard because it's soooo tempting to share it with just one person"<br /><br />LOL, and just that one person tells others.<br /><br />I think one of the reasons we tell secrets is that it's not OUR secret, so it doesn't seem such a big deal.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58411019355283287722011-09-18T11:17:12.461-04:002011-09-18T11:17:12.461-04:00Thanks, Jane!
You said, "if the secret/misun...Thanks, Jane!<br /><br />You said, "if the secret/misunderstanding goes on for too long and it makes the story stagnant."<br /><br />Exactly! As a writer, you have to keep the tension, mystery, secret going, but if it goes too long without a good reason, the reader gets bored.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38799160494636411152011-09-18T10:10:10.578-04:002011-09-18T10:10:10.578-04:00Hey, Helen, I'd stay! Chocolate, the Land Down...Hey, Helen, I'd stay! Chocolate, the Land Down Under and Great Company!<br /><br />Congrats on this newest, Jo! And it sounds delicious! Secrets and betrayal always make for so many questions in a relationship. And sometimes the conversation needed to settle them is the one thing both people fear the most. <br /><br />I'm quite good at keeping secrets. If I am sworn to secrecy that's it. I clam up. <br /><br />And secrets DO have a way of coming out no matter how hard one tries to keep them safe.Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38766099409795504822011-09-18T09:49:59.231-04:002011-09-18T09:49:59.231-04:00I can't wait to read this!! Secrets -- amazin...I can't wait to read this!! Secrets -- amazing sometimes what happens after the reveal!!girlygirlhoosier52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253919063849062372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89232804858132846042011-09-18T09:11:55.125-04:002011-09-18T09:11:55.125-04:00Congrats on the release of The Avenger, Jo! I am i...Congrats on the release of The Avenger, Jo! I am in love with that cover and cannot wait to read this story *g*<br /><br />Personally, I love when a secret is revealed and it only makes things between the h/h that much worse :-) Makes more good conflict and, I think, great opportunities for characters to grow.Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-60008699827044158292011-09-18T09:10:44.905-04:002011-09-18T09:10:44.905-04:00I think a secret will always come out and most lik...I think a secret will always come out and most likely at the very worst time in a relationship so the best rule of thumb is don't do that.<br />Personally, I don't even want to know secrets, because if and when they are told there is always the possibility you will get blamed for it even if you didn't tell it.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.com