tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post5299833943323099135..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: The Internet--Friend or Foe?Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74021158119673591662008-02-03T04:15:00.000-05:002008-02-03T04:15:00.000-05:00Hi Kirsten, commenting woefully late but I agree, ...Hi Kirsten, commenting woefully late but I agree, the internet is best used in moderation! It's amazing how often I go online, determined only to do a designated list of tasks, only to wander off at a tangent, just as you described. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I feel isolated when I have to do without it for a while. I think writing is such a solitary occupation, it's nice to know you have friends an email away. And if it weren't for the internet, I wouldn't have discovered the RWA or be able to communicate so easily with my publisher. I probably wouldn't even have considered trying to get published in the United States. So really, the internet has done a lot more good than harm for me. And of course, the banditas! Where would I be without you all?Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6236518531954481562008-02-03T03:18:00.000-05:002008-02-03T03:18:00.000-05:00Kirsten!! Of course, I'm going to be there!!Kirsten!! Of course, I'm going to be there!!Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-37954584930066453642008-02-02T23:51:00.000-05:002008-02-02T23:51:00.000-05:00terrio--funny you should mention that about Anna a...terrio--funny you should mention that about Anna and the excessive links...she was asking JQ for a PROD yesterday to get back to writing. I think we need to give her a POKE! <BR/><BR/>anna! stop ogling baritones and get to work! you've got fans who want the next book ASAP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47812936362613545862008-02-02T23:49:00.000-05:002008-02-02T23:49:00.000-05:00pamela, that site is very very bad. now i"m going ...pamela, that site is very very bad. now i"m going to have to go back through and find all my favorites and look for youtube videos so I can hear them sing! how funny that you know that bugs bunny video. it's awesome. my kids burst out laughing--<BR/><BR/>which reminds me, dianna, as the lawyer in the crowd you should know that the Banditas cannot take responsibility for any computer failures due to spewing. Read the blog at your own risk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10317988969211338442008-02-02T23:46:00.000-05:002008-02-02T23:46:00.000-05:00danette, don't worry, you're in good company! I th...danette, don't worry, you're in good company! I think today's blog has proven that we're all web addicts around here. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-34461544591375553732008-02-02T22:33:00.000-05:002008-02-02T22:33:00.000-05:00Does anyone else find it ironic that we're talking...Does anyone else find it ironic that we're talking about spending too much time online and Anna keeps giving us more links to check out? LOL!<BR/><BR/>Kirsten - thank you so much but I have to say it's totally my pleasure to stop here everyday. It's not always easy or even possible to read every comment (too time consuming...lol) but everyone here is so great.<BR/><BR/>And Anna - instead of halo don't you mean tiara? LOL! Have we mentioned Anna also won Best debut book over on Singletitles.com? Huh?! That was fan voted and by golly, she deserved it! Whoohoo! Tim Tams and hunkie baritones on Anna at SF.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72569010066078006722008-02-02T22:25:00.000-05:002008-02-02T22:25:00.000-05:00doglady, I wonder if Anna is out of the chicken co...doglady, I wonder if Anna is out of the chicken coop yet? The last comment regarding her relationship with the GR didn't sound so good, she was making some heavy duty overtures and he was still pouting.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39725453426136742612008-02-02T22:23:00.000-05:002008-02-02T22:23:00.000-05:00Caren, I was soooooo excited that I found it, I th...Caren, I was soooooo excited that I found it, I think this will be the first time I have got to read a book BEFORE an author got to the lair. I am here almost every day, I don't always make a comment but like I said earlier today I am always reading the comments and often spewing coffe, coke, milk, whatever on my keyboard LOL. I really hate it when it comes out my nose though :-(hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89561268439237662232008-02-02T22:18:00.000-05:002008-02-02T22:18:00.000-05:00Kirsten, I LOVE that cartoon! Bugs and the opera s...Kirsten, I LOVE that cartoon! Bugs and the opera singer is one of my absolute favorites. I introduced many of my Austrian singing buddies to it and they howled. Is Teddy not one gorgeous hunk of musician!! Yes, La Campbell, we are tres tragique, BUT we do surround ourselves with some lovely scenery and the audio ain't bad either!! That site is my own little bad day pickmeup!! I am afraid had Teddy done push ups for Anna he would be locked in a room somewhere in her house with the GR.dogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392561174583932552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-13196478317314003402008-02-02T22:10:00.000-05:002008-02-02T22:10:00.000-05:00I'm a web addict and pretty happy about it.lolMy D...I'm a web addict and pretty happy about it.lol<BR/><BR/>My DH will tell you that I spend too much time,but I have met many wonderful people and who would I go to to find a great book?:)danettebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080821348744144432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2240146873578126852008-02-02T22:09:00.000-05:002008-02-02T22:09:00.000-05:00Dianna, I'm so jealous you found Deb Marlowe's boo...Dianna, I'm so jealous you found Deb Marlowe's book! The North American release date is Tuesday and I haven't found it yet!<BR/><BR/>Deb will be here blogging with us on Tuesday to celebrate the official NA release of <I>Scandalous Lord, Rebellious Miss</I>. Make sure you come by and say hello!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9904490072964079672008-02-02T21:52:00.000-05:002008-02-02T21:52:00.000-05:00thanks for stopping by Joanie! I love planning vir...thanks for stopping by Joanie! I love planning virtual vacations. But I suppose taking a real one is even better. :-) Enjoy putting up the toesies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3448236440083901412008-02-02T20:59:00.000-05:002008-02-02T20:59:00.000-05:00Just a quick trip into the world of cyber friends ...Just a quick trip into the world of cyber friends after 12 LONG hours with real people...patients and staff.<BR/><BR/>I have a pattern of surfing but I love the way the internet affords me the ability to see and book my accomodations in Ireland! Or shop for clothes to take to Ireland. (VBG...sorry Fo)but you get the picture.<BR/><BR/>And p226. Whoa! Reading your post my eyes started to spin along about the fourth sentence. Did you use the word gizillion? So much to know or not to know, hypothetically speaking.<BR/><BR/>Off to read an old fashioned book and prop my tired tootsies up!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75423023237677587682008-02-02T20:20:00.000-05:002008-02-02T20:20:00.000-05:00anna and pamela, you would appreciate the fact tha...anna and pamela, you would appreciate the fact that right now I'm watching Bugs Bunny torment an opera singer by conducting him into the ground. it's fabulous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82545592546435027742008-02-02T20:19:00.000-05:002008-02-02T20:19:00.000-05:00terrio, it sounds like it is definitely a change f...terrio, it sounds like it is definitely a change for the better. Because we love having you hang out here, and you've got a great little blog yourself! I've never taken a college class online, but my husband is, and he's actually lamenting that people don't comment enough on their loop! Clearly, they are NOT writers. You can't shut us up! <BR/><BR/>I have taken classes through various RWA chapters, and they've all been great. It's amazing how much you can learn just from seeing the questions other people ask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58171751185637700682008-02-02T20:05:00.000-05:002008-02-02T20:05:00.000-05:00Ah, I was just saying this earlier today. I spend...Ah, I was just saying this earlier today. I spend soooo much time on the internet. Though to be fair, I do take college classes online so some of the time it's very productive.<BR/><BR/>I was never a big internet person (didn't even own a computer) until the summer of '06 when I joined an author's bulletin board. That was it, I was hooked.<BR/><BR/>Since, I have met incredible women and am now a part of this giant community that I can't imagine living without. I prefer my internet friends (many I've met in person) to most people I see everyday.<BR/><BR/>I know I spend more time on blogs and boards and in email than I should, but I used to spend too much time watching television so I prefer to say I've just changed where I spend my time and it's a change for the better. *g*Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68318041869884986692008-02-02T17:55:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:55:00.000-05:00Keira, don't you be pink with embarrassment for on...Keira, don't you be pink with embarrassment for one single second, you hear me? I think it's lovely that you're so excited for me. Believe me, I was excited for me too! I still am!!! And the RWA enotes announcement came absolutely out of the blue so it's even nicer. Right? No Regency blushes, my delicate chit!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82407183997002329972008-02-02T17:53:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:53:00.000-05:00Snork! Yeah, sure, Kirsten! Commando woman is such...Snork! Yeah, sure, Kirsten! Commando woman is such a shrinking violet! I'll turn down the power on the halo if you promise to talk to me - g!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3762114697106987702008-02-02T17:43:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:43:00.000-05:00Keira, its funny you point out the letter writing,...Keira, its funny you point out the letter writing, because I am reminded that our Regency ladies would spend hours every day writing letters. So we're really just carrying on a great tradition, right? <BR/><BR/>And I must also say that I am so excited to meet as many of my Bandita friends as possible in SF. You are going to be there, aren't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-60095021007978301362008-02-02T17:40:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:40:00.000-05:00Dianna, it sounds like your weekends will be full ...Dianna, it sounds like your weekends will be full for some time to come. I'd take all those lovely books into the bath and emerge weeks later, happy but prune-like. <BR/><BR/>Keira, thanks for calling out Anna's success! I haven't met her in the flesh yet and if she keeps winning all these award, by the time we get to SF I'll be too star-struck to actually talk to her! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-40446409916397717622008-02-02T17:39:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:39:00.000-05:00Kirsten, I would NEVER say that you get in the way...Kirsten, I would NEVER say that you get in the way of my making real-life friends, even if not a single one of them has talked about going commando.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I have made some of the best friends in this past year and a half of hanging out on the Intry-webs. I have always been a fan of pen-pals and letter writing. These days, I have far more in common with the friends I made online than the ones I met otherwise. <BR/><BR/>Foanna, I'm pink with embarrassment. Clearly everyone, but I, was aware of your two mentions by Buonfiglio.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-29538998271930944252008-02-02T17:38:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:38:00.000-05:00Anna-I definitely couldn't imagine anyone NOT fall...Anna-I definitely couldn't imagine anyone NOT falling for that voice. Gah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-41315121217127834382008-02-02T17:32:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:32:00.000-05:00Thanks, Keira. That was a really nice one to win! ...Thanks, Keira. That was a really nice one to win! Still shocked that CTC came in as book of the year - but I'm certainly not demanding a recount! ;-) Yay for Michelle!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70809319649628849292008-02-02T17:25:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:25:00.000-05:00Foanna, you've won a hat-trick today. The GR and -...Foanna, you've won a hat-trick today. The GR and -- I'm so thrilled about this -- two nods from Michelle Buonfiglio of Lifetime.tv's Romance: B(u)y the Book. She published her list of the Hottest Reads of 2007 and guess what CtC won? The Best Book of the Year and the Debut Romance of the Year!! <BR/><BR/>http://www.mylifetime.com/lifestyle/entertainment/romance-b-u-y-book/hottest-romance-books-2007Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-34972161433044372862008-02-02T17:13:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:13:00.000-05:00Kirsten, you are quite right, the TBR pile is clim...Kirsten, you are quite right, the TBR pile is climbing and I am reading as fast as I can but I don't think I will ever catch up, and if I do, I know where to come so I can start another TBR pile. Yesterday I found Surrender to the Highlander and I have the first one on the way so now I will sit and stare at the cover (and drool a little) until I get the first one. I also found Deb Marlowe's Scandalous Lord, Rebellious Miss. Just color me happy!!hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.com