tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post5673791579605317143..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Into the Dread Forest . . .Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-81252640265234529282009-06-06T18:30:48.400-04:002009-06-06T18:30:48.400-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879567332187623228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9858055170192252542009-06-06T18:30:29.141-04:002009-06-06T18:30:29.141-04:00Thanks for the comments everyone! I got engrossed...Thanks for the comments everyone! I got engrossed in writing last night and worked to the wee hours. <br /><br />re acres of woods - I'm so jealous, Sherrinda, although as I kid I didn't know that the woods around the house didn't belong to ME. I thought all woods were God's woods and made free with them. <br /><br />And Barbara, some of those pics are of the forests that will be the setting for our next book, in the Northwest Territory. Deep woods, that. It's where the High Court of the fae live. I should say that it's the next book we're writing. The next one to be published is set in the Redwoods of Northern California.Bertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879567332187623228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91310414658279564852009-06-05T22:47:38.936-04:002009-06-05T22:47:38.936-04:00Hi, Gannon--
Teleportation would be a pretty cool...Hi, Gannon--<br /><br />Teleportation would be a pretty cool power. Having just spent a day traveling, including making connections at what felt like opposite ends of the Houston airport, with 35 minutes to do it (we're <i>never</i> doing that again!), I definitely see the advantages!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79908055840264187012009-06-05T22:29:00.839-04:002009-06-05T22:29:00.839-04:00Hi Gillian (Berta and Michelle)! :) I so enjoyed ...Hi Gillian (Berta and Michelle)! :) I so enjoyed meeting you at M&M. I bought the first two books to save for my daughter---she'll probably read them this year, but I think I'll borrow them first. ;)<br /><br />Of course, I remember teen angst. I spent a lot of time outdoors as a girl, not as much hanging out at the mall. More hanging out with my friends at one of our houses.<br /><br />As for a magical power, I'd love to just "blink" myself from one place to another, a la Samantha Stevens on "Bewitched."Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33113668236672316732009-06-05T22:22:45.644-04:002009-06-05T22:22:45.644-04:00Barbara, I didn't realize you grew up in BC. ...Barbara, I didn't realize you grew up in BC. How neat!<br /><br />I love the paper dolls, too, and I envy that nice map on Gillian's webpage.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-61199092698340636652009-06-05T22:22:06.975-04:002009-06-05T22:22:06.975-04:00Sherrinda, I love that cover. All three covers ha...Sherrinda, I love that cover. All three covers have that young girl's face on them but with a different leafy border.<br /><br />I envy you the five acres. The woods around us were mostly vacant lots, never more than a couple of acres in one place.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45935730153321276512009-06-05T21:34:33.886-04:002009-06-05T21:34:33.886-04:00I love Knot's clothes! (Knot is my favorite ch...I love Knot's clothes! (Knot is my favorite character. He is just so cool.) <br /><br />Your forest pic looks a lot like the forests in BC where I grew up. Huge firs and cedars and lots of moss. Sigh.Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-34302472303697934892009-06-05T20:59:48.542-04:002009-06-05T20:59:48.542-04:00What a gorgeous book cover! I know we aren't s...What a gorgeous book cover! I know we aren't supposed to judge a book by it's cover, but THAT cover draws me in completely! <br /><br />I wasn't so much a mall girl growing up, but we had 5 acres of wooded area behind my backyard that I explored and "dreamed" in. It was a perfect place for elves and faery folk to exist in. :)Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62989178533063461712009-06-05T19:18:49.045-04:002009-06-05T19:18:49.045-04:00You know, I probably could get custom boots to fit...You know, I probably could get <i>custom</i> boots to fit. Duh!<br /><br />The dh is finally home with my book. Skimming through it quickly, I get the impression all does not go well as Keelie meets other relatives she didn't know before. Hmm.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-5232984385546174342009-06-05T18:46:33.185-04:002009-06-05T18:46:33.185-04:00Nancy, I'm so glad you still have all your mar...Nancy, I'm so glad you still have all your marbles *chortle* Next time I'm in Charlotte I'll teach you the fun rules. Much more fun with three or four players! And custom boots are perfect for a narrow foot. You'll definitely get your $900 dollars worth!Bertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879567332187623228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-80032660362264826512009-06-05T18:26:33.910-04:002009-06-05T18:26:33.910-04:00Michelle and Berta, I can't have a shoe fetish...Michelle and Berta, I can't have a shoe fetish. I have such a narrow foot that my choices are always limited. So I go for purses instead.<br /><br />Berta, my grandfather and I used to play Chinese checkers. I still have the board and marbles, but I don't remember the rules anymore.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10768905498317266562009-06-05T18:22:08.089-04:002009-06-05T18:22:08.089-04:00Another comment about malls, and a tease for the n...Another comment about malls, and a tease for the next book - In The Tree Shepherd's Daughter, Keelie pines for retail therapy and her father finally takes her to a mall, which makes him very sick. Full-blood elves don't do well surrounded by concrete and steel. <br /><br />In the fourth book, which we turned in this year, Keelie returns to LA for a brief trip and finds that she's changed more than she'd thought. We had a load of fun sending Keelie to LA with Sean. And Elia. LOL!Bertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879567332187623228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31691038704504741162009-06-05T18:18:31.631-04:002009-06-05T18:18:31.631-04:00re games: At our house it was Chinese checkers (o...re games: At our house it was Chinese checkers (on a thin metal board that banged like a drum when you moved your marbles. It had built in plastic drawers that would get stuck so that when you finally yanked them free, the marbles would shoot across the room. What fun!<br /><br />Parcheesi and Scrabble were also big. My family had no patience for Monopoly. We played cards though, and Canasta is still rip-roarin' fun at gatherings.My daughter is a card shark.Bertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879567332187623228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53796649293927877352009-06-05T18:15:14.200-04:002009-06-05T18:15:14.200-04:00Funny how after writing those boot scenes I got a ...Funny how after writing those boot scenes I got a craving for custom boots... Now I want Victorian high button boots.Bertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879567332187623228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-57426433210954617412009-06-05T17:36:19.205-04:002009-06-05T17:36:19.205-04:00Nancy, Gillian here.
Yes, there are custom-made...Nancy, Gillian here. <br /><br />Yes, there are custom-made boots in INTO THE WILDEWOOD. Upon arriving at the Wildewood Faire, Keelie is delighted to discover a <br />bootmaker next door to her father's shop. These aren't ordinary boots, these are hand-tooled leather boots with leaf shaped buttons. They're very expensive and appeal to her inner-mall shopping self. <br /><br />Keelie decides she has to have a pair. So, she orders them thinking it's no big deal. She has a trust fund. However, her father tells her she has to be financially responsible, so he tells her she has to get a job to pay for the boots. This is the catalyst that begins a series of unfortunate jobs in the faire for our heroine. <br /><br />The boots in the book were inspired by a wonderful bootmaker, who used to be at the Georgia Renaissance Faire, years ago.Arwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683581187918900719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87557296893848037052009-06-05T17:21:50.307-04:002009-06-05T17:21:50.307-04:00Wasn't there something about Keelie and custom...Wasn't there something about Keelie and custom-made boots in one of the books? Remind me, "Gillian?"Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3467666120083993292009-06-05T17:09:28.848-04:002009-06-05T17:09:28.848-04:00Michelle, I loved church suppers. I still remember...Michelle, I loved church suppers. I still remember Mrs. Caldwell's cupcakes with Hershey bar icing. Yummm. I looked for those, going down the line. And the church always had Nehi grape or orange for the kids, iced tea for the grownups.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53004672777446813672009-06-05T16:34:50.092-04:002009-06-05T16:34:50.092-04:00Berta,
Nice suit in the icon :)Berta,<br /><br />Nice suit in the icon :)Arwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683581187918900719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24761121055566428192009-06-05T16:33:01.569-04:002009-06-05T16:33:01.569-04:00It's amazing what we did back in the day to en...It's amazing what we did back in the day to entertain ourselves. I can relate to the game fanaticism. We use to have Monopoly marathons in my family. It's amazing how seriously we took it. "You really want to buy that hotel? Can you afford it?" <br /><br />I had a job, too. I remember a lot of picnics, and on Sunday after church we had to go visit grandparents, uncles and aunts, and cousins.Arwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683581187918900719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88388071028306984322009-06-05T16:32:16.239-04:002009-06-05T16:32:16.239-04:00Excuse the icon with the generic lady in the suit....Excuse the icon with the generic lady in the suit. That's my business alter ego, for when I blog about paycards and cutting payroll costs. :)<br /><br />Re angst - I've always been fairly easy going, so nail-biting angst was never me, but I saw it in my friends, and in my daughter and her pals. I have angst now. Writer angst. Mortgage angst. Will-my-kids-survive-to-adulthood-because-I've-had-it-up-to-here angst. Luckily, now I'm old enough for a glass of wine, to counteract that grumpiness. Okay I said wine to impress you all with my ladylike charm. It's actually beer and martinis. <br /><br />Re malls - First mall I ever went to was Perimeter Mall, which is still running happily upscale in Dunwoody, Georgia. Back then, it had a cow pasture next door, and horses would run up to the barbed wire fence and laugh at us when we piled out of our clown car (six girls, one Gremlin - that was the car, not something out of folklore) when we went shopping. We still preferred to hang out in basements with ping pong tables and bean bags. No TV, just records.Bertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879567332187623228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-29614077820646597082009-06-05T16:30:12.673-04:002009-06-05T16:30:12.673-04:00Berta, I like the picture.
You gotta be quick a...Berta, I like the picture. <br /><br />You gotta be quick around here. It's a happenin' place. *g*Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74693277511606647592009-06-05T16:25:37.983-04:002009-06-05T16:25:37.983-04:00I check the blog at 8:00 am and say, "nice!&q...I check the blog at 8:00 am and say, "nice!" Check it again at 4 - and HOLY COW! I feel as if I'm late to a fun party. Michelle's answered ably for us both. We've done enough personal appearances now that we just eye each other (when we're in the same room) and with a glance know who's going to answer, and what she's going to say! <br /><br />We have a lot of fun writing the Keelie series. I'm so happy it's going to continue. I'll save my comments on angst and malls for a separate post, lest this become an essay. Thanks for inviting us to join in the fun here!Bertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879567332187623228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8878784320891946782009-06-05T16:20:28.108-04:002009-06-05T16:20:28.108-04:00Michelle, I also grew up in a small town. We didn...Michelle, I also grew up in a small town. We didn't really have a teen gathering spot. We hung out in people's family rooms, mostly.<br /><br />One summer, the bridge-playing parents undertook to teach us, perhaps fearing we had too much time on our hands even though many of us had jobs. We played fanatically in the evening and were actually pretty good. I suspect I couldn't even count cards now, though.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-40062196362796348722009-06-05T15:53:16.908-04:002009-06-05T15:53:16.908-04:00Hey, Jen, congratulations on the chook!
Gillian a...Hey, Jen, congratulations on the chook!<br /><br />Gillian and Nancy, just swinging by to say great interview. Love the trio of guests! Congratulations on the new release, Gillian!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-21287026391305710382009-06-05T15:50:25.099-04:002009-06-05T15:50:25.099-04:00Hey Virginia and Nancy,
I envy anyone that can g...Hey Virginia and Nancy, <br /><br />I envy anyone that can grow anything. <br /><br />I have a black thumb. My children have forbidden me to buy plants. It's unfair to the plant if you buy it, Mom.Arwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683581187918900719noreply@blogger.com