tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post266663792030322452..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Who Are YOU? (as the Caterpillar asked Alice)Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4106504282484699142016-03-25T14:18:43.705-04:002016-03-25T14:18:43.705-04:00I'm a little late to the party here. I've ...I'm a little late to the party here. I've been reading the blog for several years now but never posted. I can't remember how I first found it, but I think it was due to my love of Julia's novels. I've read at least some from most of you now - or listened to, as I love Audible books (and you've got some great narrators). I've read a lot of mysteries for many many years, so this is a natural. Of course, reading the blog contributes greatly to expanding my already huge TBR pile....<br />Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186095863138194149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66690146794051126422016-03-22T23:05:00.116-04:002016-03-22T23:05:00.116-04:00Hello everybody,
I read the blog almost every day...Hello everybody,<br /><br />I read the blog almost every day and comment only occassionally. I came to it by the way of Hank. I'm a member of the SInC Guppy chapter and was impressed with Hank's generous advice. So when I met her at the airport for the Pikes Peak Writer's conference (I was the "dead body") and she was just as lovely in person, I had to know more about her. Her website led me here. Since then, I've come to admire all of you and have fallen in love with the blog. My day doesn't feel complete unless I've had my daily dose of JRW. Thanks for the laughs, the rants, and the insightful posts.<br /><br />RachaelRachael Dahlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28112263001061505102016-03-22T22:03:50.676-04:002016-03-22T22:03:50.676-04:00ANd just so you all know--we all look at every com...ANd just so you all know--we all look at every comment every day! And we are so delighted to know you…thank you thank you thank you...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77433008420851497092016-03-22T22:02:30.781-04:002016-03-22T22:02:30.781-04:00Reading all of these with much delight.. xoxoReading all of these with much delight.. xoxoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66050078698064632932016-03-22T21:31:32.131-04:002016-03-22T21:31:32.131-04:00Hi ladies,
As others have stated, reading the JRW ...Hi ladies,<br />As others have stated, reading the JRW blog is a daily pleasure. I believe I found the blog by the name, the movie <br /> " The Women" is a favorite of mine. I have always loved reading, starting with Dr Seuss and fairy tales, then on to Alcott, LM Montgomery and gradually mysteries entered the mix. I work in patient services for a medical group in Massachusetts. Reading is a huge part of my life, along with music (yeah Hamilton!), spending time with family and friends and hanging with my 2 cats. This blog is always so well written and interesting and thought provoking that I never miss a day! <br />EileenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20918216375018044472016-03-22T21:25:59.252-04:002016-03-22T21:25:59.252-04:00Long time daily reader but I have only posted a fe...Long time daily reader but I have only posted a few times. I came to the blog via Deborah Crombie. I hail from the Dallas area, and I work as an IT analyst / consultant. I love reading and sharing my love of books with others. My favorite books are mysteries, but I also enjoy scifi, fantasy, history, biography, etc. I have attended a few Malice conventions and the last six straight Bouchercons. I also enjoy watching many British TV programs, yoga, traveling, and movies.<br /><br />Thank you for having this blog. It is always a wonderful place to visit each day. I will try to post more often.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432509313245703368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59078693609341547322016-03-22T19:44:30.648-04:002016-03-22T19:44:30.648-04:00Hello, JRW gang. Sorry I'm late to the party. ...<br />Hello, JRW gang. Sorry I'm late to the party. I hosted my book group today and, oops, guess I needed to spend some time pushing the dust bunnies around. An all-too rare occurrence, I assure you.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks, Susan, for inviting us to tell our stories--what a fascinating community.<br /><br />I'm glad to be part of it, although I'm more often a reader than a poster. I've been a professional writer all my life--mainly working in the field of public health--and just wrote my first mystery about a year and a half ago. I'm into my second revision, after which I'm sending the ms off to an editor (recommended by one of the Reds). Then after more revision, it's off to agents--again (no bites the first time around). <br /><br />I resist the term "cozy," but my book does feature a small town and an amateur sleuth. But she's more prickly than cozy.<br /><br />I'm a passionate reader and write a blog about books (not limited to mysteries), writing, and reading: exlibrisnc.blogspot.com I'm lucky to live near Chapel Hill, NC, in a bucolic community that's home to a terrific indy bookstore, McIntyre's Books (where Hank has read). What sustains me? Walking trails, great coffee, family nearby, wonderful friends, a sweet old (15 years) Jack Russell Terrier, and gardening (camellias and spirea all in bloom now).<br /><br />Again, thanks for the opportunity to participate.<br /><br />Katie<br />exlibrisnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018316742019110682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32029232309000675562016-03-22T18:48:21.261-04:002016-03-22T18:48:21.261-04:00Lucy I'm not sure what I said to earn the term...Lucy I'm not sure what I said to earn the term "trooper," but thanks (she says with s slight blush).<br />Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70666129723907351582016-03-22T18:41:31.607-04:002016-03-22T18:41:31.607-04:00So wonderful to read every single comment--and gla...So wonderful to read every single comment--and glad you shy people are introducing yourselves. this will make us work even harder to find ways to entertain and touch you, because you mean so much to us!<br /><br />ps Mary Sutton, you are a trooper and a role model!<br /><br />pps Susan, hope you find a little group of writers to hang with, and a class to take with a wonderful teacher--it's such hard work. Hard to get your sea legs alone<br /><br />blowing kisses to all of you!!! xoxoLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63991723699185197322016-03-22T18:33:43.507-04:002016-03-22T18:33:43.507-04:00What fun to read everyone's comments!
Loved r...What fun to read everyone's comments!<br /><br />Loved reading since childhood. Attorney grandfather gave me a gift subscription to Nancy Drew book club. A teacher also introduced me to mystery novels around the same time.<br /><br />At age 12, I read Agatha Christie, which was a challenge!!! Now it's easy reading AC.<br /><br />I met Penny Warner, author of Connor Westphal mysteries ( now Code Busters - new series), who introduced me to Rhys Bowen. I loved her Evan Evans series. Rhys mentioned jungle red writers and I checked it out. Always enjoy reading JRW.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />BionicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91622631789315785252016-03-22T17:22:58.085-04:002016-03-22T17:22:58.085-04:00I've posted comments a few times, but I mainly...<br />I've posted comments a few times, but I mainly read and stay quiet. This is one of my favorite sites and I look forward to spending time here everyday. I don't remember exactly how I found my way to JRW but I know it had a lot to do with Deb Crombie.<br /><br />I'm a retired librarian -- spent 10 years in a small nonprofit and another 20-plus at a big corporation. Once retired I moved back to my hometown just outside Rochester, NY. Now my time is spent volunteering at our local public library and enjoying my family. And reading. Books are a huge part of my life and have been since I was very little. I read my way through the children's and teen section of the library -- Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, Cherry Ames, and a series of biographies written for children were my favorites. <br /><br />These days my reading is primarily mysteries and history. I read in hard copy, e-books and listen to audio books. My TBR pile is one day going to topple and kill me but, what a way to go! And I'm going to my first Bouchercon this year. Can't wait to get to New Orleans!<br /><br />Chris<br /><br />ChrisRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12851314554698652312016-03-22T16:41:18.185-04:002016-03-22T16:41:18.185-04:00It all started at the Laramie County Library in Ch...It all started at the Laramie County Library in Cheyenne, WY (first county library in the U.S.). I was "lurking" around the C.J. Box section and happened to glance over and see an interesting name, Rhys Bowen. I picked up a Molly Murphy book and never looked back, read all the Molly and all the Georgie books. I think I came to JRW from Rhys's blog. And then I started reading Deb, Julia, Susan and Hank. I have frequently throughout my life found new authors by just roaming the stacks in my local library (many of them, as I have moved lots) looking for interesting titles and/or cover art. And the "New Book" section of the library has yielded some great results. That's where I found the first Richard Sharpe book by Bernard Cornwell. Which later led to a huge crush on Sean Bean as he played Sharpe in the series on Masterpiece Theater. (You did say you wanted to know who I am, right?)<br /><br />I've read voraciously since I was a child. Like one of the earlier posters, I started with Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden, then moved on to more adult mystery writers. My favorite is Dorothy Sayers. But I am also completely mad about good historical fiction. Sharon Kay Penman, Bernard Cornwell and Dorothy Dunnett are favorites. I've also recently become completely hooked on Deanna Raybourn and Lauren Willig. Such fun!<br /><br />Hopefully I will never run out of new reading material, but if I do, there is plenty of great stuff to re-read.Bev Fontainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42882209806929753822016-03-22T15:15:43.741-04:002016-03-22T15:15:43.741-04:00I usually lurk, (it never occurred to me to questi...I usually lurk, (it never occurred to me to question that word!) sometimes comment and sometimes even guest. I came to the blog because Lucy, Hallie and Hank were all friends and mentors. I was thrilled when Julia and Deb were added, because I was already a huge fan of both. (Their entire series--serieses?--survived a major bookshelf purge last fall.) Now I've read books by all the Reds. Blog on, ladies. Love what you do.Barb Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470220932617188498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74797051724997344542016-03-22T14:52:59.870-04:002016-03-22T14:52:59.870-04:00I'm Flora and like many others, I think I came...I'm Flora and like many others, I think I came to JRW through reading Deborah's and Julia's books and searching for news of their next offerings. What I enjoy most is hearing from all the JRW writers and their guests about the process of writing. Somehow, it's reassuring to hear how Hank wrote most of a novel and then changed the name of a character and finally, the character came to life for her. <br /><br />I'm a lifelong reader and writer--nothing published in terms of fiction, just in my field. Now I'm semi-retired and helping my youngest nephews find their wings into adult life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66449209030517513202016-03-22T14:04:44.139-04:002016-03-22T14:04:44.139-04:00I found TLC when searching for news of Elaine Viet...I found TLC when searching for news of Elaine Viets, whose columns in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch my mom and I had both loved. From there, I found other blogs and back-bloggers, and more wonderful authors. I have have time to read now that I'm not teaching six classes of high school English every day, so I thank you for all the "heavy lifting" to supply my book habit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53482455470698154102016-03-22T13:45:43.276-04:002016-03-22T13:45:43.276-04:00Hello, all! I'm a retired HR manager in Silico...Hello, all! I'm a retired HR manager in Silicon Valley who has been reading since I was very young, thanks to my parents. (One of my earliest memories is sitting on a stool in front of my kindergarten class, reading "The Big Billygoat's Gruff" to my classmates.)About half of the books I read (170) in 2015) are mysteries, and I've read and enjoyed books by just about all of you Reds. I read several book blogs, but yours and Lesa Holstine's are my daily favorites. I actually don't remember how I found your blog, but I've always enjoyed it and I'm commenting a bit more lately.<br /><br />In 2014 my husband and I attended Left Coast Crime for the first time--it was in Monterey, so we could drive. That event changed my life because I met so many authors there, and some of them became Facebook friends. About a year later I asked one of them, Terry Shames, whether a reader could join Sisters in Crime, and she gave me an enthusiastic "yes!" Attending SinC events and hearing all about mystery writing has NOT inspired me to be a writer--I know my limitations--but I have become my chapter's new newsletter editor, reviving a publication that has been nonexistent for the past 3 years. <br /><br />We attended LCC in Phoenix in February, and it was just as much a thrill as the first time, and this time I felt more confident about approaching authors I didn't know. <br /><br />Please keep those daily blogs coming--they are a treasured part of my day.Margie Buntingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8089876022006089682016-03-22T13:44:03.652-04:002016-03-22T13:44:03.652-04:00This is SO much fun! SO lovely to see you all! Te...This is SO much fun! SO lovely to see you all! Tea? Martini? xoxooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72267141254575553492016-03-22T13:28:14.562-04:002016-03-22T13:28:14.562-04:00Deb Romano --your comment brought to mind how I us...Deb Romano --your comment brought to mind how I used to hang out of my bed and hold a book at a certain angle so that I could read after my (much too early) bedtime!!<br /><br />Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32462059881811850082016-03-22T13:19:56.429-04:002016-03-22T13:19:56.429-04:00Hi, everyone -- I am a 69 year old retired Middle ...Hi, everyone -- I am a 69 year old retired Middle School English teacher. I love to write, and have been to conferences and workshops -- and have participated in small peers review groups -- one for 20 years and another for the past three/four years. I get great ideas but rarely see them through. I used to be pretty hard on myself, but now I just do what I do. I have reached a place in my life where I don't make myself feel guilty about what I don't get done.<br /><br />I have recently welcomed my fifth grandchild, a little girl, and moved with my husband to New Haven, CT to be near this baby and her family. I am loving it. <br /><br />Anyway, how did I find Jungle Reds? I took a wonderful class from Hallie at the Cape Cod Writers Conference many years ago. I have always loved mysteries and had read her early books (if you have not read them, I recommend them -- very psychological). After that, I started on some projects and went twice to the Connecticut writing retreat where I met Roberta/Lucy and Hank. Fabulous!!! While I was there, someone mentioned Jungle Reds and I became a follower. <br /><br />Sometimes I skim the blog -- especially interviews with new authors that don't immediately grab me (my TBR pile is MAMMOUTH, and I don't need too many new suggestions). But I always check it out, and will comment if I think I have something to add.<br /><br />You are the authors I really appreciate and love to read!! Thank you for your daily devotion to this clever and interesting and welcoming platform.<br /><br />My recent writing has been through NYC Midnight contests -- they are great fun and the writer receives very specific and helpful feedback.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55709174592460902802016-03-22T13:15:37.493-04:002016-03-22T13:15:37.493-04:00Hi everyone! Waving to you from Houston, Texas on ...Hi everyone! Waving to you from Houston, Texas on a nice mild sunny day. I think I found JRW through Julia's website. I've been hooked ever since. I've been a bookworm since I learned to read. Books are a necessity, not a hobby! I've worked as an accountant and/or CPA since forever in various places, dependent on where my husband was working. He has been in federal law enforcement and corporate security/loss prevention forever. He has also written a mystery based on his some of his cases and self published years ago. he's written 2 or 3 others but hasn't done anything with them. I became "self unemployed" at 50 when a move took us to Minnesota from Ohio. I just decided I'd had enough and wasn't jobhunting ever again forevermore. Being an accountant was so different than what I thought I'd do when I was in 4th grade. I was going to be a private detective in outer space. <br />Let's see. I have a grown son who had his stint in the Army and is now pursuing a college degree. He has a wicked sense of humor which I relate to. After we moved here in 2006 I started volunteering at the natural science museum and had a ball. I gave that up a couple of years ago as parents and inlaws started going downhill. At this time I have a really sharp Mom who is 96 and my mother-in-law who is about to turn 90 but has dementia; no short term memory. That is hard.<br />As long as I have books to read and can do some traveling I am happy. Park me somewhere in the dirt and let me look for fossils and I'm ecstatic. Same thing with the beach;love to look for seashells. So, enough already! I'm happy to read about you fellow readers and envy you writers your unique talents.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12578872469791966522016-03-22T13:13:21.456-04:002016-03-22T13:13:21.456-04:00What fun to read everyone's comments! For year...What fun to read everyone's comments! For years now (gosh, how long? I don't know ...) I've admired the community the JRWs have cultivated here. It's amazing -- it's why I keep coming back.<br /><br />Anyhow ... I think I learned about Jungle Reds through the Murderati blog--remember that blog? That was a good one, too, and in the same community spirit as Jungle Reds. I was sad when they disbanded.<br /><br />Who am I? Writer, bookworm, wine drinker and dog lover who rarely makes her bed, loves smelly cheeses (the smellier the better!), and mourns her disappearing jawline. Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54506950491207563602016-03-22T13:08:41.702-04:002016-03-22T13:08:41.702-04:00I am an avid reader both in french and english. Fr...I am an avid reader both in french and english. French canadian from Quebec working in accounting but reading all the time .<br />First I met Louise Penny, then read her book,then followed her blog, then discovered LTC where she posted something.<br />When LTC shut down, invited by Hank, I came to JRW and stayed.I read your books and liked them <br />I come everything day but in the evening after work where the discussion is often over,so I rarely comment.<br />Also I am not very fluent in english.<br />Danielle-momoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76618933255108594122016-03-22T12:45:03.276-04:002016-03-22T12:45:03.276-04:00Long time reader, first time poster! I don't ...Long time reader, first time poster! I don't remember how or when I first came to JRW, but I suspect I Googled Deborah Crombie or Julia Spencer-Fleming since I always Google authors I like to see what else they have out there for me to read. Since then I've added everyone else here to my list of authors. I love this site, and read it first thing every morning unless I know I have a long and/or difficult day ahead of me. Then I save it as a pick-me-up for the end of the day.<br /><br />My name is actually Cindy Crawford, but I don't use it online much since then everyone wonders if I'm the supermodel. I'm not. I've had several jobs over the years, none of them modeling, and currently teach at a university. I'm also a voracious reader like everyone else here. I'll read anything, but mysteries are my favorite, a lifelong love that started with Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew, and the Hardy Boys. I'm also an unpublished writer, with an almost-ready to query mystery set in space. (I also like science fiction so I combined them, although there's very little science in my science fiction.)<br /><br />Margaret Turkevich, I'm also going to the Midwest Writers Workshop in July! <br /><br />Cindy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196306055833459983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27786547294283009162016-03-22T12:36:15.694-04:002016-03-22T12:36:15.694-04:00I came to the blog through Facebook. I am so fort...I came to the blog through Facebook. I am so fortunate to be Facebook Friends with many of you whose books I so eagerly look forward to and I love chatting with you about all sorts of things. Hi, Deb, Hank, Kaye! <br /><br />Who am I? I'm your constant reader in Dallas, TX. My husband and I own a special events design firm, J MONROE DESIGNS. Other than work and reading I love to cruise and I'm firmly under the paws of two cats. Short and sweet. Jayna Monroenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46432364754743824162016-03-22T12:21:27.932-04:002016-03-22T12:21:27.932-04:00My first Bouchercon was in Albany in 2013, where o...My first Bouchercon was in Albany in 2013, where one of the panels I was looking forward to the most was the Jungle Reds panel (and it was fabulous). In preparation for this first time at this amazing gathering of authors and readers and book industry people, I had spent my reading time that year catching up with authors who were attending. I read through all of Deb's and Julia's series written to that point and the first four in Rhys' Molly Murphy series (which I finished after Bouchercon and then gobbled up the Georgie series). I read Hank's The Other Woman and Hallie's There Was an Old Woman. I hadn't gotten to the rest of the Reds by the time Albany Bouchercon arrived, but I certainly have caught up since. So, meeting all of you there, except for Susan, was the thrill of my reading life. I learned of the blog, and not long after that, I began reading and commenting. Now, the first thing I do on my computer every day is visit this blog and comment.<br /><br />Who am I? This is going to have to be quicker than I want, as I'm sure you all know that I'm capable of quite lengthy responses. But, I have an appointment soon, and so the condensed version. At this point in life, I am a wife (40 years this coming October), the mother of two adult children, and the grandmother to two granddaughters. My husband works in Kansas, so I have lived an independent existence for some years, but he gets home often and takes me to Hawaii when he has to go there, so it works out well. My daughter, who is 32, and my son, 28, are prayers come true, as it took some work to get them here. My granddaughters are my reward for some unknown goodness I must have done, because they are pure joy and light for me. <br /><br />My personal passion is reading, which naturally has resulted in my blog, The Reading Room. I review books and talk to authors on the blog, as well as the occasional article on something bookish in general. It has given me a wonderful outlet to share my reading with others. I taught English years ago, spent time as a writing coach for students, and worked for my husband and his father when they had a retail business. I had always hated numbers, but I ended up being a bookkeeper in their business and really enjoyed it. <br /><br />I was born in a little town on the Ohio River, Maysville, Kentucky, and I still live on the Ohio River in Owensboro, Kentucky. Maysville was famous for being the home of Rosemary Clooney (now more famous for George), and it was an idyllic place to grow up. I still have a sister and brother who live there with their families. I have life-long friends from that beautiful little town, and I find myself more and more appreciative of it as I grow older. But then, I think we all tend to appreciative the simple things of life more with age. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.com