tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post3964819839180350886..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Return of the Demon-Hunting Soccer MomLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-957146711945694272008-08-05T01:08:00.000-04:002008-08-05T01:08:00.000-04:00I'm back from Houston, and I'm exhausted, but I do...I'm back from Houston, and I'm exhausted, but I do love the folks at Murder By the Book! Great store (on Bissonet) if you're ever in the area.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the great comments while I was in transit. Let's see ... 1492: that's Chris Columbus's production company on the Warner Brothers lot (Harry Potter, Adventures in Babysitting, etc.). <BR/><BR/>And as for this cover, I like it too! Was a little nervous when they wanted to change the look, but I think it works well, and the yellow really pops!Julie Kennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599822488975613315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18064397155457204892008-08-05T00:13:00.000-04:002008-08-05T00:13:00.000-04:00Hi Julie! Yeah its out! I think I love this cover ...Hi Julie! Yeah its out! I think I love this cover the best!! DEJA DEMON is going to be another great read! I have read the first two and need to get three and now this new fourth one. I for one wish they don't even end! Its like now that my kids are finished with HS, I'm still running around doing lots, but its different, but these stories bring so much memories back for me! The laughter is a wonderful feeling reading this series! Julie, whats 1492? That the jewelry? I remember something like that of jewelry and love it so I may be getting that mixed up. It would be great if this went to TV!<BR/><BR/>I will be looking out for the Dark Fantasy too! I had no idea about that and as I love to read a variety, I shall be patient til they are out!! <BR/><BR/>Great interview!Caffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830854922444380155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-76226531957061979342008-08-04T20:18:00.000-04:002008-08-04T20:18:00.000-04:00Sorry to be so late to the party! I'm still re...Sorry to be so late to the party! I'm still recouperating from SF...<BR/><BR/>Welcome back to the Lair Julie and thank you Nancy for another great interview! I'm with Jo, I think the title Demons & Dirty Diapers is GREAT! <BR/><BR/>Speaking of dirty... everyone please take note of how spiffy clean the Lair looks! Christie did a super job of getting the cabana boys and gladiators on clean up patrol. However, there are a suspiciously large number of liquor bottles and cookie crumbs in the rubbish bin...<BR/><BR/>AC<BR/>P.S. Congrats on grabbing the GR, Gannon! Is he still humming "I Left My Heart In San Francisco"?Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78504587309788286572008-08-04T19:08:00.000-04:002008-08-04T19:08:00.000-04:00Pat, thanlks for stopping by. Maybe the store wil...Pat, thanlks for stopping by. Maybe the store will have signed copies on hand when you go in!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Helen. We're glad to be back--those of us who are, anyway. Some of us are still in transit. As for the rooster, I'm very much afraid his adventures in SF may have been extensive. You may well hear more about his trip.<BR/><BR/>Suz, love your avatar! How cool!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65318904355437694612008-08-04T16:36:00.000-04:002008-08-04T16:36:00.000-04:00Hey Julie! Great to have you back in the lair. You...Hey Julie! Great to have you back in the lair. Your dark fantasy books sound really, really good! I'd best get on with whittling down my TBR pile so I'll have room for them when they're released!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79440726530691167902008-08-04T16:35:00.000-04:002008-08-04T16:35:00.000-04:00Hey Gannon! Great grab on that naughty bird. Altho...Hey Gannon! Great grab on that naughty bird. Although with all the partying and sightseeing he did in SF, he might be a little easier to handle today!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79929889618976646002008-08-04T16:31:00.000-04:002008-08-04T16:31:00.000-04:00Welcome back everyone so glad that you all had suc...Welcome back everyone so glad that you all had such a good time in SF I am really looking forward to seeing more photos and hearing more about it. I am sure we will hear more from the cloned GR you had in SF with you!!<BR/><BR/>Congrats and hugs to all the winners and the Bandits you all deserve lots of accolades.<BR/><BR/>Nancy grandchildren are such fun and a real joy.<BR/><BR/>Julie these books sound fantastic I will be looking for them and look forward to reading them.<BR/><BR/>Have Fun<BR/>HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-22060504838590160442008-08-04T16:26:00.000-04:002008-08-04T16:26:00.000-04:00Thanks, Julie, for visiting with us today! Though...Thanks, Julie, for visiting with us today! Though I'm in Houston, I'm<BR/>babysitting today which will keep me in the house until 7 pm tonight. I do plan to pick up this series <BR/>my next visit to the bookstore. <BR/>Demons and soccer moms, love the mix!!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations, Gannon! WTG!<BR/><BR/>Welcome Home, Banditas! It's good to have you back in the Lair!<BR/><BR/>Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50490597196118196482008-08-04T15:02:00.000-04:002008-08-04T15:02:00.000-04:00Cassondra wrote: Supervising...SNORK!Yeah, you ga...Cassondra wrote: <I>Supervising...SNORK!</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, you gave me a coupon. As well as standing over me while I made the reservation, making sure we were on the same shuttle, and informing Super Shuttle, after the driver failed to do so even though we TOLD him we had reservations on a later shuttle, that we were already on one of their shuttles and at the airport.<BR/><BR/>Supervising.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66132390037714207402008-08-04T13:40:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:40:00.000-04:00Supervising...SNORK!For you who don't know, I gave...Supervising...SNORK!<BR/><BR/>For you who don't know, I gave Nancy a coupon for the Super Shuttle from the hotel to the airport.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31117847590170887652008-08-04T13:33:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:33:00.000-04:00Fo--Booksellers Best! How could I forget? Woo-ho...Fo--Booksellers Best! How could I forget? Woo-hoo! I'm just a big spaced today. I hope you and Christine have smooth journeys home.<BR/><BR/>Cassondra--see references to spaciness above. Glad you made it home okay, and thanks for supervising my airport transit. :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55851805120433977012008-08-04T13:26:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:26:00.000-04:00Nancy said:the banditas clean up well. We looked p...Nancy said:<BR/><BR/><I>the banditas clean up well. We looked pretty darned hot Saturday night, if I do say so.</I><BR/><BR/>Hot...and TIRED. I have that "under water sort of out of body" feeling going on....walking around the house like a zombie. <BR/><BR/>Julie, welcome to the lair. If we're a bit scattered today, you'll have to forgive us. Your books sound fabulous. One of the things I've worried about is that I'll probably never write a book with a mom as a heroine, because I'm not one, and I'm not sure I could pull it off. In a way that's very limiting I think--because MOST women become moms. Congrats to you on mixing these genres so well! That's a gutsy thing to do. I'm going to have to nab one of Kate's stories when I get to the bookstore.<BR/><BR/>gannon, congrats on the rooster. He's been a busy bird this past week.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-63697099089016863182008-08-04T12:52:00.000-04:002008-08-04T12:52:00.000-04:00I'm off to Houston! Chances are I won't be back o...I'm off to Houston! Chances are I won't be back on line until late, late, late.<BR/><BR/>Thank you all for the wonderful comments!Julie Kennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599822488975613315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7289160595106099402008-08-04T11:33:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:33:00.000-04:00BTW, everyone, in case you're wondering, the bandi...BTW, everyone, in case you're wondering, the banditas clean up well. We looked pretty darned hot Saturday night, if I do say so.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-76808036437705712972008-08-04T11:32:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:32:00.000-04:00Sarah, thanks for stopping by. I wasn't even a Bu...Sarah, thanks for stopping by. I wasn't even a Buffy fan (though I was already a Julie Kenner fan) when Kate Connor first appeared, and the books snagged me right away.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6532764898812205822008-08-04T11:30:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:30:00.000-04:00Susan, don't you have some news you'd like to shar...Susan, don't you have some news you'd like to share with our buddies? Something about jewelry?<BR/><BR/>Congrats to KJ for winning the contemporary series category of the Daphne and to our buddy Louisa Cornell for winning not only the historical category Daphne but the Beau Monde! Woo-hoo!<BR/><BR/>Sorry I was late arriving today, everyone. I got home last night after 11 p.m. and am still sort of spaced. The trip was smooth but long.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11578246778694285222008-08-04T11:29:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:29:00.000-04:00I love this series! And if I could make it to Hou...I love this series! And if I could make it to Houston tonight I would! <BR/><BR/>If only it was a saturday!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492422100288122466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9762488927080140602008-08-04T11:26:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:26:00.000-04:00Gannon, congratulations! (For those of you who're ...Gannon, congratulations! (For those of you who're new visitors, the Golden Rooster, or GR, goes to the first commenter of the day.) Running one child around sometimes makes my head spin. Some days, I don't know how those of you who have more manage.<BR/><BR/>Helen, I hear grandchildren are fabulous. I'm hoping to have some I can spoil someday. :-) Glad you liked the interview.<BR/><BR/>Tetewa, Ann M., and Dina, thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>Limecello, "normal, yet . . . not" sounds to me like a great description. Sometimes, it's even <I>my</I> life. Though not because of anything paranormal. *g*<BR/><BR/>Annie, you juggled all that with one arm? Wow!<BR/><BR/>Gillian, I remember the hormonal teenage years. Why is it that hormones and angst always go together? Being discovered by boys beats being ignored by them, but it surely is a big set of issues. Thanks for the welcome back. We missed our buddies, but Christie seems to have kept the cabana boys and gladiators hopping.<BR/><BR/>Jo, that danged bird was <I>everywhere</I> at National. I think we need to start working now on a containment field for next year.<BR/><BR/>Joan--rooster feathers in your luggage? A very bad sign. I'm kind of brain-fried still.<BR/><BR/>Flchen1, I gave up a mystery series I had very much enjoyed because the h/h had a kid who was a wiseacre I could not stand. Sort of Wesley Crusher on steroids (with apologies to Wil Wheaton). I don't like well behaved kids either because I also don't believe them, BTW.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-44028014074228015212008-08-04T11:18:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:18:00.000-04:00Hey, Joan! A guest spot would be cool, but I'm j...Hey, Joan! A guest spot would be cool, but I'm just hoping it gets made. Hollywood is such a funny business. I do think Kate would translate well to the screen, so fingers crossed. And I'd rather my kids have the cameo. Maybe a daycare scene? (Though in 8 more years, my oldest could play Allie. Hmmmmm.)Julie Kennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599822488975613315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-61074344401786509102008-08-04T11:16:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:16:00.000-04:00Wow, lots of potential new Kate readers here. Tha...Wow, lots of potential new Kate readers here. That's so cool!<BR/><BR/>Jo, my process has changed over the years. When I first started writing, I had no kids, and my dh was in grad school. I was working as an attorney, so I wrote at night when DH was studying. Then I had my daughter. Then I quit to write full time. Then we adopted our second daughter. Then I decided to homeschool. So I've come full circle and am back to writing at night after the "day job," and early mornings when I manage to get up that early.<BR/><BR/>That's the when-do-you-write part. The how-do-you-write changes with each book. With some (including Kate's books) I tend to do a really detailed synopsis (usually if it's a book with a mystery component). But with others, I'll just have a basic idea and jump right in. <BR/><BR/>I almost always start by writing a chapter before I do the synopsis, though, and I almost always start with concept before character. Kate is an exception, primarily because the concept IS the character.<BR/><BR/>I tend to write fast, though lately not as fast as I used to (I blame the children, LOL!).<BR/><BR/>As for how long I've been writing, all my life, but I didn't actually try seriously to write a novel until 1997, and I sold in 1999. Before that, I'd written poetry, short stories, news articles (primarily in school), screenplays, and lots and lots of legal briefs!<BR/><BR/>Not sure if I've answered you question, so feel free to ask more!Julie Kennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599822488975613315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87761090855983269712008-08-04T11:12:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:12:00.000-04:00Hi, Julie! I've heard such good things about Kate...Hi, Julie! I've heard such good things about Kate's books--I've got Carpe Demon on the TBR :) I like stories featuring moms and kids interacting in relatively normal ways--I don't really like the perfectly well-behaved kids because honestly, who has kids like that?? And I prefer those that aren't over-the-top horrible, because that's just too depressing to read about :) Congrats on all your successes--looking forward to hearing more about you and your writing!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the GR, Gannon!Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47402222594139687592008-08-04T11:02:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:02:00.000-04:00Welcome, Julie from another Bandita crawling back ...Welcome, Julie from another Bandita crawling back into the lair after National (Where are my bacon and eggs? Where are all my Bandita buds? Why are their rooster feathers in my luggage?)<BR/><BR/>Your series sounds fabulous and is already on my TBR list. And a movie? Wow, how exciting is that? Will you play a guest spot like Nora did in hers? And if so, who would you be?Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9085267539033881162008-08-04T10:46:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:46:00.000-04:00Superb interview, Nancy and Julie! Julie, your ca...Superb interview, Nancy and Julie! Julie, your career is so prolific and multi-genred. How long have you been writing? Can you share a little about your writing process with us?jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-15942171691299269162008-08-04T10:43:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:43:00.000-04:00Welcome to the Lair, Julie! Your Kate Connor seri...Welcome to the Lair, Julie! Your Kate Connor series sounds hilarious. Personally, I love the original title of Demons and Dirty Diapers -- that's soooo a mom's life. Even if the demons are symbolic, the diapers are nitty-gritty real!<BR/><BR/>Absolutely, Gannon, you nabbed him. But I imagine the Golden Rooster's a bit light-headed from all the wild parties at National. Or was that his doppleganger? Hmmm, maybe we'll never know.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38638990655266006952008-08-04T10:31:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:31:00.000-04:00Your a new author for me so I'm glad to see you he...Your a new author for me so I'm glad to see you here today. As an avid reder of all genres I'm always looking for new authors to read! Sounds like I need to add your Demon series to my TBR pile.tetewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287233499993365048noreply@blogger.com