tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post619996982120902313..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Southern GhostsLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-15725061081395935782009-11-05T08:53:52.893-05:002009-11-05T08:53:52.893-05:00Thanks everyone, for being such kind hosts!
I'...Thanks everyone, for being such kind hosts!<br /><br />I've really enjoyed myself chatting with all of you. And thank you, Nancy, for inviting me!<br /><br />Happy Fall!Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346941226752449439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24486937438097286082009-11-05T08:53:12.485-05:002009-11-05T08:53:12.485-05:00Hi, Cassandra--
Better late than never!
As for g...Hi, Cassandra--<br /><br />Better late than never!<br /><br />As for genre decision---it was just something that happened as I jumped from publisher to publisher. Now I'm with Penguin and they do a fabulous job of 'packaging' my products (books) so that it appeals to my target market (my readers). Can you tell I was a marketing major?? :-)Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346941226752449439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-84127698289653137542009-11-04T23:58:27.679-05:002009-11-04T23:58:27.679-05:00Hi, Mariska--that sounds intriguing.Hi, Mariska--that sounds intriguing.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38598301794243079012009-11-04T23:17:09.168-05:002009-11-04T23:17:09.168-05:00Hi Karen! I love ghost stories! And i'm curiou...Hi Karen! I love ghost stories! And i'm curious about your books. Sound great!<br />There so many places in Indonesia that are creepy. Even an Old house in my mom's village, i mean very old, that i'd experienced the paranormal activites by myself:)<br />Lime, you beat us again for the GR :Dmariskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540813942094048626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78875906735332699842009-11-04T22:18:36.431-05:002009-11-04T22:18:36.431-05:00Cassondra, glad you're enjoying Karen's vi...Cassondra, glad you're enjoying Karen's visit. I think you'll like the books. And you've hit an important distinction--horror vs. mystery elements in ghost stories. I also much prefer the latter. Horror just doesn't do it for me.<br /><br />And why should you get to catch up on your reading? No one else here does. *g*Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9611095288462692992009-11-04T21:44:51.481-05:002009-11-04T21:44:51.481-05:00Oh, the questions...dang...forgot about those.
As...Oh, the questions...dang...forgot about those.<br /><br />As to settings. I guess I think New England is a fantastic setting for ghostly stories, and the south as well. Any OLD city or town, I think, is what it takes for me to have instant buy-in. And I don't like the horror elements in ghost stories. I like the mystery element, which is why these particular books sound so intriguing. I'm surprised I haven't run upon them before! So this is an obvious addition to the teetering TBR pile. *sigh* I will never catch up. :0/Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2782513624796132312009-11-04T21:41:32.134-05:002009-11-04T21:41:32.134-05:00Oh, dear, I'm late to the party again. (bows h...Oh, dear, I'm late to the party again. (bows head in shame)<br /><br />Karen, welcome to the lair, and thank you so much for being our guest.<br /><br />Your books sound fantastic. Exactly the kind of thing I love to read. It's really interesting to me that you say you've always written the same kind of book, but your publisher is packaging them differently now. Was that a decision you made together, or was it their marketing department, or how did that come about? Did it take a shift on your part as far as how you marketed yourself?<br /><br />Apologies if this has already been covered...I haven't gone through all of the comments yet as I'm late already, but if it hasn't been asked, I'd love to know about this transition and how it happened for you.<br /><br />Nancy, thank you for bringing Karen to us! You're batting a thousand with excellent guests this month!Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12386012081975144902009-11-04T21:09:37.032-05:002009-11-04T21:09:37.032-05:00Thanks for sharing! I havent read about your book...Thanks for sharing! I havent read about your book before but both of these sound like something I would love so I will be checking them out as soon as I get the chance. I look forward to them and more. Thanks!!donnashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468804026216474775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-46604067505913300162009-11-04T21:07:37.862-05:002009-11-04T21:07:37.862-05:00The old one, Karen! I haven't been to Park Ro...The old one, Karen! I haven't been to Park Road since last week. I should've been more specific--sorry!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-27672649922679851492009-11-04T20:15:57.639-05:002009-11-04T20:15:57.639-05:00Ooh, Karen, I love room service. Clearly, we'r...Ooh, Karen, I love room service. Clearly, we're both hotel chicks from way back. I always envied people like Noel Coward and Somerset Maugham who used to hole up in places like Raffles in Singapore to write their next masterpiece. The idea of writing all day and just lifting a phone for delicious food is SOOO appealing.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66287219714690305742009-11-04T20:03:53.161-05:002009-11-04T20:03:53.161-05:00Nancy!!! Are you talking about the new book or an...Nancy!!! Are you talking about the new book or an old one at Park Road??Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346941226752449439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33670696940624657312009-11-04T20:03:10.829-05:002009-11-04T20:03:10.829-05:00Hi, Anna--
Yep--the made bed and clean bathroom a...Hi, Anna--<br /><br />Yep--the made bed and clean bathroom and towels is always a lovely treat, isn't it? <br /><br />I'm also partial to room service, which is another perk about book tour because I don't have to do anything!Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346941226752449439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-30926589985564013362009-11-04T20:01:51.403-05:002009-11-04T20:01:51.403-05:00Hi, PJ--
Glad you have your copy already--thanks!...Hi, PJ--<br /><br />Glad you have your copy already--thanks!!<br /><br />And Nicki--PLEASE forgive me for misspelling your name. Sigh. I'm in deadline dementia (Dec. 1st) and have no idea what my fingers are typing anymore...Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346941226752449439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1478133142287750782009-11-04T19:54:04.832-05:002009-11-04T19:54:04.832-05:00Louisa wrote: We in the South tend to believe in g...Louisa wrote: <i>We in the South tend to believe in ghosts and view insanity as just another quirk like eye color and height. In the South you don't ask if there is insanity in the family. You just ask which side its on!<br /><br /></i>Oh, too, too true! LOL! Louisa, have you read T.R. Pearson's A Short History of A Small Place? It heavily exploits southern eccentricity, which he knows well, having come from Fuquay-Varina, NC. And it's very funny.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82017678447049119922009-11-04T19:41:54.532-05:002009-11-04T19:41:54.532-05:00Hello, Karen! I have been reading your books for a...Hello, Karen! I have been reading your books for a while now and I really love them - the twists and turns and the great dynamics between the characters. Keep 'em comimg!<br /><br />Lime, you and Gannon are going to end up in a smackdown over the GR before it is over!<br /><br />Gannon and GERARD? MY GERARD?? YOU HUSSY!<br /><br /><br />Savannah is a great setting for a good gothic ghost story as is New Orleans. They are both cities steeped in mystery and deep spiritual belief whether it be in mainstream religion or in voodoo. I've spent years studying voodoo and there are so many facets of that belief system that play into spirits that refuse to leave or don't even know they are gone. <br /><br />We in the South tend to believe in ghosts and view insanity as just another quirk like eye color and height. In the South you don't ask if there is insanity in the family. You just ask which side its on! <br /><br />Of course I have mentioned before the city of Dunwich in Suffolk - the city that literally fell into the sea. The only thing visible now is the steeple of the church and they say on stormy nights you can hear it ringing.<br /><br />One of the eeriest things I have ever seen was in Konigsee in Austria. There is a beautiful mountain lake on which you can take an electric boat tour. The lake is surrounded by mountains, sheltered and silent. Two hundred or so years ago there was a village on the shore of the lake. A dam in the mountains broke and the village was submerged in moments. The lake is so clear you can look down and see the entire village preserved in the mountain lake like a panorama in a child's snow globe. Again the landmark sight is the lonely church spire keeping watch over the village snared in time. If you ever get the chance to see it go, there has to be a story in there somewhere. <br /><br />Can't wait to read this next one, Karen!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78972569850567721012009-11-04T19:24:53.446-05:002009-11-04T19:24:53.446-05:00Deidre, fog and gothic streetlamps are certainly s...Deidre, fog and gothic streetlamps are certainly spooky. I have a friend who's fascinated by the Ripper case.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65258530174489182662009-11-04T18:43:32.118-05:002009-11-04T18:43:32.118-05:00The victorian period of London is naturally creepy...The victorian period of London is naturally creepy, perhaps due to the reign of Jack the Ripper. Think lots of fog and gothic streetlamps.<br /><br />DeidreAsylumgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151175850879791362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-84549309302593055472009-11-04T18:35:01.280-05:002009-11-04T18:35:01.280-05:00Anna, thanks! I wish I'd had my camera when I...Anna, thanks! I wish I'd had my camera when I walked into our local independent bookstore and saw Karen's book lined up across the a few feet of the back counter for bookclub pickup.<br /><br />That's one of the things I like about hotels, too, clean bathrooms. I don't mind "sleeping after" myself, but I want a clean towel every day.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-71045417293099421692009-11-04T18:27:26.080-05:002009-11-04T18:27:26.080-05:00Karen, wow, what an interesting post. Nancy, you&#...Karen, wow, what an interesting post. Nancy, you're bringing us some terrifically interesting guests this month! Yay, you! <br /><br />I was really interested at the way your book appealed to the book clubs. And wow, that book tour sounds fantastic! One of the things I love about staying in hotels is that you have this lovely clean bathroom every day. It's like magic! ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1379008668250335282009-11-04T17:42:54.061-05:002009-11-04T17:42:54.061-05:00Hi, PJ. Looks like you're a fan of southern c...Hi, PJ. Looks like you're a fan of southern coastal ghosts!<br /><br />I note that you have the book already. :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33698645953409979142009-11-04T17:41:59.650-05:002009-11-04T17:41:59.650-05:00Karen wrote: I know enough people who have which t...Karen wrote: <i>I know enough people who have which tells me there's much more out there than we can ever explain.<br /><br /></i>It's like the line from Hamlet: "There are stranger things in Heaven and Hell, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70423144180061641962009-11-04T17:10:32.143-05:002009-11-04T17:10:32.143-05:00Hi Karen! Great to see you here in the lair. I&#...Hi Karen! Great to see you here in the lair. I'm still sulking that I won't be able to attend your signing next week. :( <br /><br />When someone says "spooky", my mind goes straight to Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. Love those cities and all their assorted ghosts. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to getting <i>The Girl on Legare Street</i> (Gorgeous cover!) and happy that <i>Folly Beach</i> is just a few months away. Charleston, and the surrounding area, is such a fabulous setting for these stories. <br /><br />Nancy, please don't include me in the giveaway. I already have the wonderful <i>The House on Tradd Street</i>.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12464709683356969232009-11-04T16:59:47.762-05:002009-11-04T16:59:47.762-05:00Hi, Janga--
Thanks so much for making me an auto-...Hi, Janga--<br /><br />Thanks so much for making me an auto-buy--what a compliment!<br /><br />Since you've been reading my books I wanted to let you know that one of my currently out-of-print books, Falling Home, will be re-released next Fall. So please don't pay ridiculous money for it now to get a used copy!Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346941226752449439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86832955863952867252009-11-04T16:58:16.662-05:002009-11-04T16:58:16.662-05:00Hi, Nicky!
Tell your mom her wish is my command. ...Hi, Nicky!<br /><br />Tell your mom her wish is my command. :-) And don't forget to tell her that there are two more books in the series to come!Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346941226752449439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58736855378486624002009-11-04T16:57:40.348-05:002009-11-04T16:57:40.348-05:00Pat--
What a beautiful story about your sister. ...Pat--<br /><br />What a beautiful story about your sister. I've never seen a ghost or experienced one myself, but I know enough people who have which tells me there's much more out there than we can ever explain.Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346941226752449439noreply@blogger.com