tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1312232379192735785..comments2024-03-29T09:55:28.798-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Read this. Because Rachel Howzell Hall!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70198312239268591452016-06-08T23:50:15.080-04:002016-06-08T23:50:15.080-04:00Rachel, choose a winner--And we will post. LOVE yo...Rachel, choose a winner--And we will post. LOVE you! And see you all tomorrow--for: MERMAIDS.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50967480116908817502016-06-08T22:02:59.902-04:002016-06-08T22:02:59.902-04:00Barbara--alternate universe? Tell us more! xxoo Hi...Barbara--alternate universe? Tell us more! xxoo Hi Kathy--sigh, the computer thing. SO frustrating! But we rely on you! <br /><br />Hurray for Book Carnival! Anne is such a joy--and I love that store!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85491719311918528812016-06-08T19:37:00.027-04:002016-06-08T19:37:00.027-04:00It was wonderful to hear you speak (again) at The ...It was wonderful to hear you speak (again) at The Book Carnival. It was interesting to hear about your experience as an author and as a person. I was especially surprised to hear about your experiences in England and to learn that in England, "poor" (???) people do not have opportunities to go to college. Oh, and you husband holds up more than his end of conversations while you are signing books, so take him with you whenever you can. I loved reading "Land of Shadows" and can't wait to start "Trail o Echoes." Thanks for your posts and for your commitment to taking stories to readers. (In case you don't recognize my alternate universe on-line identities (3 no 7 or Katie) I'm Barbara.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80718347743799155602016-06-08T18:26:49.145-04:002016-06-08T18:26:49.145-04:00I had a lengthy response typed out and was about t...I had a lengthy response typed out and was about to hit send when my computer decided to knock me off the page, and I lost it all. Yes, I know I must have hit that mystery key that screws with me just for the heck of it, but nevertheless it is gone. So, here's the short version.<br /><br />Rachel, I loved your favorite writerly things list and especially the great language item. Just finished James Ziskin's Heart of Stone, and the language had me on a Rocky Mountain high. <br /><br />Dialogue is another favorite writer thing for me, besides the other great writerly things mentioned. I'm particularly fond of witty dialogue that shows how clever and strong a character is. I like dialogue to be a well-thought-out part of the story.<br /><br />Rachel, I do solemnly swear that I am going to read your Lou Norton series within the next year, sooner rather than later. I know I will love it, and it is on my very short-list for "series that I need to catch up on." Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42876431035523807832016-06-08T18:12:15.044-04:002016-06-08T18:12:15.044-04:00HI Pat D! Oh, dear..sorry about your year…we love...HI Pat D! Oh, dear..sorry about your year…we love you! xoxooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13409576165485711652016-06-08T15:19:04.333-04:002016-06-08T15:19:04.333-04:00Thank heavens for books. Life has been a bit crapp...Thank heavens for books. Life has been a bit crappy this past year so escape is essential. I need a good story that plays along and doesn't telegraph what is going to happen next. I need rich characters to care about so I can cheer them on or cuss them out for being stupid. Or sympathize with them, or want to kick their sweet derrieres. I want some emotion and feelings. Nice to meet you, Rachel. I shall be looking out for your books.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32316067292830943712016-06-08T14:53:48.740-04:002016-06-08T14:53:48.740-04:00Do jump, Denise Ann! You will be very happy! xoxo...Do jump, Denise Ann! You will be very happy! xoxoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14415996174095157782016-06-08T14:39:42.966-04:002016-06-08T14:39:42.966-04:00I will be jumping on this bandwagon immediately!! ...I will be jumping on this bandwagon immediately!! Thank you, Hank, for the introduction!Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42655012033870876652016-06-08T14:29:13.222-04:002016-06-08T14:29:13.222-04:00Agreed! XxxAgreed! XxxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53482808853645080252016-06-08T13:22:07.852-04:002016-06-08T13:22:07.852-04:00Hank - I have read A Winters Tale -- it was beauti...Hank - I have read A Winters Tale -- it was beautiful ~ Celia Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138257308552361041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70081353840693279482016-06-08T12:37:10.006-04:002016-06-08T12:37:10.006-04:00Celia have you read Winters Tale by Mark Helprin? ...Celia have you read Winters Tale by Mark Helprin? Love.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67908913189425177972016-06-08T11:32:35.458-04:002016-06-08T11:32:35.458-04:00I enjoy Erik Larson as well, and am currently read...I enjoy Erik Larson as well, and am currently reading Dead Wake. I love books where the writing will have you closing your eyes and thinking, that was so beautifully and perfectly put, and make me wish I were a writer... I look forward to reading Trail of Echoes~Celia Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138257308552361041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39724270385478141552016-06-08T10:37:55.906-04:002016-06-08T10:37:55.906-04:00FChurch, yaasss! I've done that with Erik Lars...FChurch, yaasss! I've done that with Erik Larson - anything that man writes, I gobble. And I hate that I read them so quickly because now, what's after DEAD WAKE???!! How long will I have to wait?! Erik, please gimme somethin', man. [hopping on one foot, then the other foot]. Just a little hit... please?! Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50401073772008549482016-06-08T10:36:01.035-04:002016-06-08T10:36:01.035-04:00Kim, there's nothing worse than being turned a...Kim, there's nothing worse than being turned away from buying books for whatever reason. We are addicts - help us, authors, remain addicted to your language. In the words of the musical legend Rick James, "Give it to me, baby." In this instance, books, books, books.Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-668277070921521432016-06-08T10:33:32.262-04:002016-06-08T10:33:32.262-04:00Ann, nice to meet you! My husband grew up in Ingle...Ann, nice to meet you! My husband grew up in Inglewood. And yes, we did (do) have the red-blue problem. But every city has an issue - some, for example, have a white-sheet-burning-crucifix problem. I'd take the red-blue every day. LOL I love LA and I'm glad I have the chance to take you back again!Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76936667154366776382016-06-08T10:31:45.366-04:002016-06-08T10:31:45.366-04:00Yes, Rachel sometimes I say to Jonathan--how do y...Yes, Rachel sometimes I say to Jonathan--how do you like that book? ANd he says: Not so much. In that case, sometimes, I'll "move" Jonathan's book off the nightstand. Next night, he'll say--where's my book? And I say--I don't know, but here's a new one. Just being helpful.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46921051496505794132016-06-08T10:31:20.403-04:002016-06-08T10:31:20.403-04:00Mary, hi! Yes I will certainly sign a copy -and I ...Mary, hi! Yes I will certainly sign a copy -and I hope to meet you in person, either in Houston or at a book festival somewhere. Thanks for your support - it means so much to me!Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45602535010717787672016-06-08T10:30:00.877-04:002016-06-08T10:30:00.877-04:00Hank, hi! Thanks, as always, for hosting me here! ...Hank, hi! Thanks, as always, for hosting me here! And I like your husband's contract - because readers should be able to finish a book. Life is too short for hate-reads. And I, too, hate the telling of a TWIST a'comin'. Let the reader appreciate the trick - without knowing they're about to be tricked. Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59524671172813991882016-06-08T10:27:41.586-04:002016-06-08T10:27:41.586-04:00Kristopher, exactly! I don't have to wanna hav...Kristopher, exactly! I don't have to wanna have your baby, but I want to listen to you, nod, shake my head, wince and sigh before I push you off the cliff. Right?Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58291867830036668762016-06-08T10:25:40.714-04:002016-06-08T10:25:40.714-04:00Hallie Ephron, thank you! I like laughing - it mak...Hallie Ephron, thank you! I like laughing - it makes the hurt... hurt less. As do books. You're never alone when you have a book. It's also the cheapest way to travel!Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32857496292805383482016-06-08T10:24:54.782-04:002016-06-08T10:24:54.782-04:00Rachel, books, books, books, is right! A new serie...Rachel, books, books, books, is right! A new series to check out is always high on my list of writerly things to find!<br /><br />For myself, I'd write my 'contract' slightly differently from Jonathan's: If something about a book piques my interest, I will give it a chance. If the writer can create that 'willing suspension of disbelief,' I'm hooked--and I'll read all I can get my hands on. If not, then I move on because I've only got so much time for reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29655091409851465732016-06-08T10:24:09.688-04:002016-06-08T10:24:09.688-04:00Edith Maxwell, yes - San Gabriel Valley is a lot d...Edith Maxwell, yes - San Gabriel Valley is a lot different but that means another great story for someone to tell. So many cultures crammed between the 10 and the Mountains. And then, the brush fires come...Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89236010911518236922016-06-08T10:22:50.924-04:002016-06-08T10:22:50.924-04:00Susan Elia MacNeal, yes, yes, yes! Sometimes, I fi...Susan Elia MacNeal, yes, yes, yes! Sometimes, I find myself close to double-fisting books, slammin' them down like too much Wild Turkey - and if the book is good, the hangover of meeting wonderful characters lasts a lifetime.Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3919723830868270422016-06-08T10:21:04.962-04:002016-06-08T10:21:04.962-04:00Gram, thanks for adding Lou to your library. If yo...Gram, thanks for adding Lou to your library. If you're like me, your poor sagging shelves... Literally, one book case of mine leans to the left. I must replace it before the Big One comes and destroys my books.Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36030300402033984102016-06-08T10:19:53.309-04:002016-06-08T10:19:53.309-04:00Joan Emerson, nice to meet ya! And thanks for pick...Joan Emerson, nice to meet ya! And thanks for picking up TRAIL OF ECHOES! Rachel Howzell Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024968013102962506noreply@blogger.com