tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post7246877303431452712..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Jana and the Demon Trapper's DaughterLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-61283688651938088032011-02-07T08:33:33.484-05:002011-02-07T08:33:33.484-05:00Margay -
Sorry for the delay in answering your que...Margay -<br />Sorry for the delay in answering your question! Last weekend was my big book signing.<br /><br />I have no problems with authors e-pubbing their own works. The fundamental issue they'll face is "traction". Konrath has a huge following, most new authors don't. Unless they have some sort of fan base it's hard to build one from scratch. So where I think it's great new authors are giving e-pub a try, they have to know that it's going to be an uphill climb to get those sales. At least the cost is nowhere near as egregious as putting out a print book.Jana Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603652346290427856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2442376541946107902011-02-05T13:33:28.534-05:002011-02-05T13:33:28.534-05:00Jana, I just want to say that I've been seeing...Jana, I just want to say that I've been seeing your book all over the internet and I can't wait to read it. I also wondered what your take was on the current trend toward writers self-publishing even if they have contracts with NY publishers (a la JA Konrath.)<br /><br />MargayMargay Leah Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490126898758440254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45849632355518768962011-02-03T23:03:29.115-05:002011-02-03T23:03:29.115-05:00Jeanne, how can they have their HEA if the book en...Jeanne, how can they have their HEA if the book ends with him going off to war?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79008002262128783792011-02-03T22:42:36.615-05:002011-02-03T22:42:36.615-05:00Now c'mon, you don't think LM Montgomery l...Now c'mon, you don't think LM Montgomery left them hanging do you? Ohhhh no. Gilbert and Anne have their HEA and a whole passle of kids too. Grins.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83870571969302887552011-02-03T21:07:43.021-05:002011-02-03T21:07:43.021-05:00Donnas, I tend to think of the books and movies I&...Donnas, I tend to think of the books and movies I've most recently seen, too. :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-35374583351437590262011-02-03T20:58:49.874-05:002011-02-03T20:58:49.874-05:00I have to say Stand by Me (The Body). And the fac...I have to say Stand by Me (The Body). And the fact that I just watched the movie might influence that a bit.donnashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468804026216474775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83490701963793840272011-02-03T20:24:21.223-05:002011-02-03T20:24:21.223-05:00Jana, LOL! No, I don't think that qualifies, ...Jana, LOL! No, I don't think that qualifies, either. *g*Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-52643765201301795062011-02-03T20:17:54.143-05:002011-02-03T20:17:54.143-05:00@Nancy - We could write one. Gilbert returns from ...@Nancy - We could write one. Gilbert returns from the war a broken man, Anne nurses him back to health and then runs off with the local pastor. Wait, that's not any more of an HEA than Gilbert off to the trenches. Hummm....Jana Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603652346290427856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-48256521647889236172011-02-03T19:58:09.973-05:002011-02-03T19:58:09.973-05:00Jana, I agree, that HEA needs a sequel. Too bad t...Jana, I agree, that HEA needs a sequel. Too bad there isn't one.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-26120091357237441872011-02-03T19:52:12.446-05:002011-02-03T19:52:12.446-05:00@Nancy "What the heck kind of HEA is that?&qu...@Nancy "What the heck kind of HEA is that?"<br /><br />LOL. The kind that demands a sequel, I suspect.Jana Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603652346290427856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38384021834923097772011-02-03T19:26:05.561-05:002011-02-03T19:26:05.561-05:00Hi, Sheree--I also have a limited interest in teen...Hi, Sheree--I also have a limited interest in teen angst. I tend to gravitate toward books that balance it with other things.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-64217187794833332932011-02-03T19:25:00.948-05:002011-02-03T19:25:00.948-05:00Hi, Pat--Nice to see you!Hi, Pat--Nice to see you!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55604063876359790592011-02-03T19:24:34.883-05:002011-02-03T19:24:34.883-05:00Pissenlit, I have the Magician's Ward duology ...Pissenlit, I have the Magician's Ward duology and liked it a lot.<br /><br />I also love the Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels series.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-69140314123280416172011-02-03T19:23:38.639-05:002011-02-03T19:23:38.639-05:00Hi, Barbara--Thanks for stopping in!Hi, Barbara--Thanks for stopping in!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45266048689590606002011-02-03T19:22:53.069-05:002011-02-03T19:22:53.069-05:00Jeanne--Anne marries Gilbert and he goes off to WA...Jeanne--Anne marries Gilbert and he <i>goes off to WAR?!<br /><br /></i>What the heck kind of HEA is THAT?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-43080207249602636332011-02-03T19:22:03.566-05:002011-02-03T19:22:03.566-05:00Hey, Arwen--Thanks for popping in!Hey, Arwen--Thanks for popping in!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14078147874153564402011-02-03T19:15:29.894-05:002011-02-03T19:15:29.894-05:00@Jana - Yep, Ilona Andrews and Jim Butcher are bot...@Jana - Yep, Ilona Andrews and Jim Butcher are both on my list of bazillion favourites. :)Pissenlithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652379987538733088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68883582460321212762011-02-03T18:56:56.228-05:002011-02-03T18:56:56.228-05:00@Pissenlit - I'm a Percy Jackson fan as well. ...@Pissenlit - I'm a Percy Jackson fan as well. And since I'm name dropping, Ilona Andrews writes a kick butt UF series named after the heroine (Kate Daniels). It's set in a truly dystopian Atlanta of 2040's and was one of the reasons I decided to try out an UF. And then there's Jim Butcher, of course.<br /><br />@Sheree - I hear you about the teen angst. A little goes a long way.<br /><br />@Beth - Thanks. It's been fun talking with you folks!Jana Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603652346290427856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-25934851745018460552011-02-03T18:46:11.996-05:002011-02-03T18:46:11.996-05:00Welcome to the lair, Jana. Congrats on the release...Welcome to the lair, Jana. Congrats on the release of The Demon Trapper's Daughter! Sounds like a fantastic read and I love the cover :-)<br /><br />Thanks so much for being with us today *g*Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70456729729770272332011-02-03T18:26:38.557-05:002011-02-03T18:26:38.557-05:00When I was a teen, I didn't read YA books so I...When I was a teen, I didn't read YA books so I'm making up for it now. :)<br /><br />Yes, "The Hunger Games" is just like "Battle Royale" with fewer delinquents. I've been putting off "Mockinjay" for when the weather gets better.<br /><br />The problem I have with some YA series is that, not being a teen, I have a lower tolerance threshold for teen angst. I've dropped otherwise interesting series because there was just too much teen angst (House of Night, for example). I <b>may</b> go back to read the Vampire Academy series now that the series is done.<br /><br />I've never read any Anne of Green Gables books, either. Or any Judy Blume ones.Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205244523389110839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65416350715689263412011-02-03T18:25:20.612-05:002011-02-03T18:25:20.612-05:00Hi, Jana, Welcome to the Lair!
Great call story! ...Hi, Jana, Welcome to the Lair!<br /><br />Great call story! I've not been<br />much of a YA reader, but your<br />Demon Trapper series sounds very<br />interesting! Got to get copies <br />into my hot little hands soon!<br /><br />Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-663859985627776282011-02-03T18:24:57.344-05:002011-02-03T18:24:57.344-05:00Hiya Jana! The series and Riley sound really intr...Hiya Jana! The series and Riley sound really intriguing!<br /><br />Some of my favourite stories about a kid out on his/her own are L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series, L.A. Meyer's Bloody Jack series, Patrica C. Wrede's Mairelon the Magician/The Magician's Ward duology and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series. <br /><br />I read a good amount of urban fantasy so instead of listing a bazillion "favourites", I'll only mention Mark Del Franco's Connor Grey series and his Laura Blackstone series which I'm currently loving.Pissenlithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652379987538733088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18340441703249710022011-02-03T18:13:00.987-05:002011-02-03T18:13:00.987-05:00errrgh! Sacrilege?! You've not read Anne? Grin...<i>errrgh! Sacrilege?! You've not read Anne? Grins.<br /><br />Yes, Nancy, there's about 12 of the Anne books ranging from Anne of the Windy Poplars which is where she's off to learn to be a teacher, and Anne of the Island, to Anne's House of Dreams. I think that's the last one, where she marries Gilbert and he goes off to war.</i><br /><br />OMG..you haven't read Anne's books? Okay, they were about a girl at the turn of the 20th century in rural Prince Edward Island, but still...You know there is a great movie done in the 1990's that could catch y'all up! :)Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23268293654267937852011-02-03T17:55:34.418-05:002011-02-03T17:55:34.418-05:00@Barbara - thanks! I do put Riley through her pace...@Barbara - thanks! I do put Riley through her paces in this novel. And I'm really hard on her clothes, too (grin).Jana Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603652346290427856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-28116810221051809532011-02-03T17:47:26.224-05:002011-02-03T17:47:26.224-05:00Wow. I read the first chapter. Simply amazing. I&#...Wow. I read the first chapter. Simply amazing. I'm still hyperventilating!!Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.com