tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post4747401595887091412..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Genre Jumpers Anonymous (except not at all anonymous) And a Giveaway!Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-36929390154101711942009-08-16T09:48:32.738-04:002009-08-16T09:48:32.738-04:00I'm pretty much stuck in my favorite genre of ...I'm pretty much stuck in my favorite genre of historical romances but I do like to vary the eras such as American Revolution, Regency, American Civil War and Victorian (English & American). When I do step out of my favorite genre, it is usually for a mystery/suspense/thriller type novel.Karen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732638672537005826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50088702309499205572009-08-16T07:43:19.152-04:002009-08-16T07:43:19.152-04:00Thanks for a peek into how and why to write in dif...Thanks for a peek into how and why to write in different genres.<br /><br />I'm currently enjoying reading an older book of Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I just ended a jag of reading cozy mysteries. I took a side road (for me) and read some historicals.<br /><br />I don't think you lack focus. In fact, it's just the opposite. I would imagine writing for two genres would help you stay perfectly within each. Many people straddle genres which can be confusing.<br /><br />I'd love to win the books :) <br /><br />cathy underscore shouse at yahooCathy Shousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02825259524689437031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59097364369123472752009-08-16T03:11:58.847-04:002009-08-16T03:11:58.847-04:00loving contemps and ertoics
loved going all teh wa...loving contemps and ertoics<br />loved going all teh way <br />miss tempatations books lvoe blazes<br />hope u write for that serieskim hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203861775319304597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-60396510829753707332009-08-15T23:27:05.976-04:002009-08-15T23:27:05.976-04:00Nancy!
That's the gift of a good storyteller....Nancy!<br /><br />That's the gift of a good storyteller.....<br /><br />It stays with you!<br /><br />Read. It.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-36780905546311103802009-08-15T23:08:41.645-04:002009-08-15T23:08:41.645-04:00Nancy, alas, I've not had time to read the Mil...Nancy, alas, I've not had time to read the Miles books yet. But if there's nothing on the schedule that I REALLY want to go to at the time Bujold is speaking, I'll go to that.<br /><br />There are a couple of books coming out next month that I'm really looking forward to -- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (the sequel to the wonderful The Hunger Games) and Covet by J.R. Ward (the first in a new series by her).Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68685291102047575392009-08-15T23:03:54.149-04:002009-08-15T23:03:54.149-04:00Joan, I have the Brockmann but have not yet read i...Joan, I have the Brockmann but have not yet read it. Don't really like being creeped out, so you're making me hesitate.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24774823623361037902009-08-15T23:03:09.428-04:002009-08-15T23:03:09.428-04:00Trish, read the C. S. Harris books in order.
Can&...Trish, read the C. S. Harris books in order.<br /><br />Can't wait for DragonCon. I assume you'll be in the Bujold line with me? Did you read Miles's adventures yet?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20878792954628590922009-08-15T23:02:07.939-04:002009-08-15T23:02:07.939-04:00I just finished Suzanne Brockmann's Hot Pursui...I just finished Suzanne Brockmann's Hot Pursuit.<br /><br />That woman KNOWS deep POV...and how to creep the h*ll out the reader...<br /><br />I'm eagerly anticipating DreamFever from Karen Marie Moing..it comes out Tuesday!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-71717010977406316892009-08-15T22:49:33.393-04:002009-08-15T22:49:33.393-04:00Louisa, I've heard good things about the C.S. ...Louisa, I've heard good things about the C.S. Harris books. I'll have to add those to the TBR.<br /><br />Nancy, so jealous you and Tanya got to see each other today, but I guess we'll all see each other in 18 days!<br /><br />BTW, Nancy, Tanya and I will be doing a post-Dragon*Con post next month with photos galore!Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-745302368076580782009-08-15T22:22:20.724-04:002009-08-15T22:22:20.724-04:00Oh, I never answered the question! Definitely, th...Oh, I never answered the question! Definitely, this versatility of yours is the sign of a versatile mind--not a problem!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-54148245529273536382009-08-15T22:21:16.720-04:002009-08-15T22:21:16.720-04:00Lynz, you're on a roll! I hope you work the r...Lynz, you're on a roll! I hope you work the rooster very, very hard. *g*<br /><br />Tanya, welcome back! Most people here do not know that I actually saw you in person earlier today. Great chatting with you!<br /><br />Can I join the genre jumpers club? I have mss. in historical romance, contemporary action-adventure, and historical fantasy. And science fiction. <br /><br />I know what you mean, though, about some characters not working in some arenas. Romance wants HEA, and while I love that, I sometimes want to do something more open-ended, as many of the books I love are.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1066864326955331422009-08-15T21:37:01.420-04:002009-08-15T21:37:01.420-04:00I just finished C.S. Harris's WHY MERMAIDS SIN...I just finished C.S. Harris's WHY MERMAIDS SING. Anyone who hasn't read this series is missing a great ride. Her ability to keep the truth just beyond your reach is amazing. I am REALLY ticked about what she did to the hero and heroine at the end of this one so I HOPE she gets them back together again in the next one or at least very soon. It is more historical fiction than romance, but the romance in it is an amazing one!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8096765523130842992009-08-15T21:04:52.013-04:002009-08-15T21:04:52.013-04:00So, to get more specific. What book is everyone re...So, to get more specific. What book is everyone reading right now? I just finished J.R. Ward's Lover Avenged last night so tonight I'll start the third book in the Vampire Diaries series, The Fury by L.J. Smith. I might have gone for something else between the vampire books, but this one came in from the library after being on hold so I have to read it now to get it back in time.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-63050400576400386732009-08-15T21:02:59.227-04:002009-08-15T21:02:59.227-04:00Kelly, sometimes it's fun to read something th...Kelly, sometimes it's fun to read something that isn't easily classifiable. I think it frees up the authors to do all kinds of interesting things.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11032397624885634682009-08-15T21:01:53.708-04:002009-08-15T21:01:53.708-04:00Louisa, I think you made a good point about being ...Louisa, I think you made a good point about being versatile being a good thing in the current market. From early on, I knew I wanted to write in more than one market for more than one publisher so that I didn't have all my eggs in one basket. If I wanted to make writing my career, I wanted to take advantage of every opportunity that presented itself.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75549806817347182132009-08-15T21:00:40.532-04:002009-08-15T21:00:40.532-04:00I'm much like Tanya in that I don't like t...I'm much like Tanya in that I don't like to actually be writing more than one book at once but can be at various stages on different books. I actually like bouncing back and forth between my Harlequins and the YA because I don't get bored that way. It keeps things fresher, I think.<br /><br />I don't tend to read more than one book at once either, of fiction anyway.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77594221341826730692009-08-15T20:23:02.142-04:002009-08-15T20:23:02.142-04:00I pretty much love all genres. I do usually pass o...I pretty much love all genres. I do usually pass on erotica or inspirationals (each extreme lol) but I have read them. At the moment I'm reading historicals but I definitely change it up quite a bit.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-84859489283621666532009-08-15T20:18:23.392-04:002009-08-15T20:18:23.392-04:00I'm reading a single title. it's sort of ...I'm reading a single title. it's sort of got an element of mystery, but feels a little like women's fiction. I don't know what the heck it is. I love...love stories.KELLY FITZPATRICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738502576190460531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53226671573539129822009-08-15T19:52:18.158-04:002009-08-15T19:52:18.158-04:00Lynz, you are fast approaching girlfriend status w...Lynz, you are fast approaching girlfriend status with the GR. Just remember he IS a fickle one. Ask some of his other flames like Fedora!<br /><br />Tanya ! How nice to see you in the Lair! I have some great photos of you with my buddy Tammy Lynn in the bar the first night of the National Conference. She and I are both big fans of ALL of your work. <br /><br />Hey, I just consider you VERSATILE! And in this business in the current market that HAS to be a good thing.<br /><br />I read all kinds of books - fiction and non (mostly Regency research) For the most part I read historical romance because that is what I write. But when I am in the mood for something different I also read a lot of paranormal. Then romantic suspense. Then contemporary series, then, well you get the picture. <br /><br />As varied as my reading is, I am only in my element writing historical romance - Regency almost exclusively. <br /><br />I've written some things in other genres, but I just don't get the rhythm and flow of them well enough to write them. Writing Regency historicals (especially the dark Gothic sort) is like singing opera (my former career.) It flows. I do it for the joy of it and it stretches my gifts to better and better use. <br /><br />I think you just happen to be a woman of MANY gifts!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91445528701882916322009-08-15T19:44:11.216-04:002009-08-15T19:44:11.216-04:00So if story-bouncing doesn't bother you, I thi...<i>So if story-bouncing doesn't bother you, I think you already have a leg up!</i>..<br /><br />It doesn't bother me, but it really hacks off my beta readers! LOLSuzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83898782637651222892009-08-15T19:07:33.855-04:002009-08-15T19:07:33.855-04:00>>>Let me ask you this, do you find yours...>>>Let me ask you this, do you find yourself working on two books at once? A little here, a little there?<br /><br />Honestly, what I prefer to do is be immersed in one bk at a time because it's jarring to go from one set of characters to another. However, because of overlapping deadlines, I'm often revising a proposal for one publisher, finishing a manuscript for another, and then sometimes have to stop and proofread galleys for the last book I turned in right in the middle. So if story-bouncing doesn't bother you, I think you already have a leg up!<br /><br />(It never bothers me to be READING more than one book at once--usually have one in the house and one in the car. But when I get deeply into a certain world of mine and then have to switch, I feel disoriented.)<br /><br />TanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-21695593890191321252009-08-15T18:24:55.318-04:002009-08-15T18:24:55.318-04:00Suz, I think we all suffer from the book-buying ad...Suz, I think we all suffer from the book-buying addiction. Very rarely do I come within sight of a bookstore and not get at least one, usually more, book(s).Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-16121160520297805672009-08-15T18:23:27.097-04:002009-08-15T18:23:27.097-04:00Hey, Becke, make a deal with your daughter -- you&...Hey, Becke, make a deal with your daughter -- you'll read a YA book for every romance she reads. :)<br /><br />LOL on your next hero driving a John Deere, Tanya. :) I have Private Arrangements but haven't read it yet. I also have some Jade Lee books, which are set in China, a setting that is fascinating to me.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-22144618020304977372009-08-15T18:10:15.288-04:002009-08-15T18:10:15.288-04:00I agree with everyone else as well Christine's...I agree with everyone else as well Christine's Wicked Little Game is a must read it truly is awesome and yes I too am really looking forward to Jardine and Louisa's story YAY<br /><br />Have Fun<br />HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-69073369900986767502009-08-15T18:08:38.005-04:002009-08-15T18:08:38.005-04:00Hey Trish and Tawnya! Lovely post.
I, too, marvel...Hey Trish and Tawnya! Lovely post.<br /><br />I, too, marvel at people who only read one subgenre....or even, *gasp*, ONE author!<br /><br />Shoot me now!<br /> <br />I can't leave the bookstore with only one...book, author, or subgenre! The other day I went and came home with Suz Brockmann's newest Navy SEAL contemporary, Sherrilyn's newest darkhunter paranormal, Julia Quinn's regency historical, Jo Davis' erotic suspense and Stacey Kayne's western historical. (I see an intervention in my future.) And this was all so I could have "something to read while at work".<br /><br />And I do think you have the ability to multi-task and focus. Let me ask you this, do you find yourself working on two books at once? A little here, a little there?Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.com