tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2690737370821685680..comments2024-03-19T05:15:25.731-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Creeping Woo-Woo: a guest post by Vicki LaneJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81130435022527001102011-11-13T22:11:21.849-05:002011-11-13T22:11:21.849-05:00Now that's something I didn't know, Vagabo...Now that's something I didn't know, Vagabonde. Interesting!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16359438805086086442011-11-13T20:53:48.368-05:002011-11-13T20:53:48.368-05:00I like your books Vicki and did not know that you ...I like your books Vicki and did not know that you called this strange happenings in your books “woo-woo.” This is a new word that I will remember because the dog of my teenage years, a Boxer, in France was named woo woo although we spelled it wou wou (and pronounced vous vous.) The reason is that in France for pedigreed dogs each year has a different letter. For example the pedigreed dogs born in 2011 must have a name starting with G – so my dog was born in the year of the W. I know this is out of the subject – but as they say …. whatever…. a weird comment for a weird subject.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78188263297677997042011-11-06T18:03:49.416-05:002011-11-06T18:03:49.416-05:00I like the woo-woo woven into your books. Althoug...I like the woo-woo woven into your books. Although I've never seen a ghost - the living room in our old house of many years ago would be toasty warm one minute and then for no reason would become shivering chilly, for only a brief amount of time. It made a believer of me.<br /><br />Lover ALL ofyour books!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137773126591638229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19175900313238818892011-11-06T09:10:08.075-05:002011-11-06T09:10:08.075-05:00Okay, even living here my mouth was a bit agape at...Okay, even living here my mouth was a bit agape at that listing of events. Really?? And I have never heard the term "woo-woo " - I had to come over here to see what the heck "creeping woo-woo" was. Sounded a bit like a skin disease! That word cracks me up. Clearly I need to get out more. <br /><br />Sure enjoyed seeing you at Accent on Books the other night, wish I could have gotten there sooner! I have a friend that I think would love your books - I've promised her I'll keep my eye out for another local event and take her. She texted me last night that she looked for a Facebook fan page and said she couldn't find one. Said she was hesitant to send a friend request to your regular page, since you have no idea who she is. A Facebook fan page.... hmmm... maybe that could be your next project??Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734831781770841734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50176036707375707972011-11-06T02:11:06.571-05:002011-11-06T02:11:06.571-05:00Vicki, I had to pop over to discover more about th...Vicki, I had to pop over to discover more about the 'Creeping Woo-Woo', and I'm glad I did. As you know, I've recently read 'Under the Skin', and now my wife is engrossed. More 'Woo-Woo' please!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40630209700713150552011-11-06T00:33:48.530-04:002011-11-06T00:33:48.530-04:00Oh, one other thing. I'm so glad that you pos...Oh, one other thing. I'm so glad that you posted on this blog - I found some new authors! I've read every word Julia Spencer-Fleming and Deborah Crombie have written, and have started on the Rhys Bowen series. Now, I'm excited to start reading the other ladies. Headed for B&N online to download samples from you all!<br />And Vicki, Under the Skin was fantastic.Sue Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111543196106199471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67016106319185289652011-11-06T00:26:35.532-04:002011-11-06T00:26:35.532-04:00I personally love woo-woo. A lot.
Keep it up, gir...I personally love woo-woo. A lot.<br />Keep it up, girl!Sue Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111543196106199471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75575928236214171602011-11-05T21:50:27.391-04:002011-11-05T21:50:27.391-04:00Good point, Victoria. I thought of that myself, af...Good point, Victoria. I thought of that myself, after I'd sent the piece in. But I think a lot of folks think of any sort of magic or paranormal stuff as coming under the woo-woo umbrella.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84271627963688647552011-11-05T21:42:34.715-04:002011-11-05T21:42:34.715-04:00Vicki, you know I've read and loved all of you...Vicki, you know I've read and loved all of your books. I don't think Applachian witchy-woman lore and Cherokee magic really count as 'woo-woo,' which is the same as saying 'New Age' here in California. It's not because I'm half Cherokee, but because I think both the Applachian and Cherokee traditions are too grounded in hundreds (thousands in Cherokee) of years of knowledge passed down from one to another. <br /><br />But...some of the upcoming events you listed do sound a little 'New Age.' I don't think that's a bad thing, I just prefer the older traditions.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851516387194415387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42042144261713203012011-11-05T21:39:01.572-04:002011-11-05T21:39:01.572-04:00I'm happy to say that no one has ever fussed a...I'm happy to say that no one has ever fussed at me about the way I handle religion except for one reviewer on Amazon who thought I was too hard on organized religion. <br /><br />My local neighbors -- most of them Free Will Baptists -- like my books because my characters remind them of their grandparents.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66626804870303644042011-11-05T18:11:39.523-04:002011-11-05T18:11:39.523-04:00Thanks for a peek inside your work, Vicki. I'm...Thanks for a peek inside your work, Vicki. I'm delighted to hear about you and your books.<br /><br />Do you get much backlash from the conservative / religious types in the Deep South? Hate mail? Hopefully things have changed a lot since the 70s when I lived in Atlanta. It was a small island of cosmopolitan life styles surrounded by those of the Deep South.<br /><br />I'm eager to see how you've treated this in your stories too.Avi Lovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63003216921489674182011-11-05T13:36:40.410-04:002011-11-05T13:36:40.410-04:00this sounds like a wonderful book Vicki--and sure ...this sounds like a wonderful book Vicki--and sure make Asheville sound interesting too! I lived in east Tennessee for four years in my twenties--I don't remember much woo-woo around then. Just a lot of beautiful landscape and Dolly Parton:).Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4254823203254738352011-11-05T12:42:09.426-04:002011-11-05T12:42:09.426-04:00I'm off to a bookstore to do a reading but wil...I'm off to a bookstore to do a reading but will check back later this evening.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69049744458124852262011-11-05T12:40:30.065-04:002011-11-05T12:40:30.065-04:00That's it, Hank -- a separate place for possib...That's it, Hank -- a separate place for possibilities. I'm VERY skeptical of people who want to make money with their psychic powers. But I'm not arrogant enough to think I have the final answer on anything. <br /><br />And like my protag -- I did once briefly see a girl standing in the middle of our living room with a hoe . . .<br /><br /> Brenda -- there really is something about the beauty of WNC that makes it easy to write about.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61610059802979131732011-11-05T11:35:59.888-04:002011-11-05T11:35:59.888-04:00Wow--I can just way--wow. Off to get ALL these!
V...Wow--I can just way--wow. Off to get ALL these!<br /><br />Vicki, if you're around--has writing these changed the way you think about the world? Or does your brain have a separate place for such possibilities?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47832350287440799732011-11-05T10:38:54.471-04:002011-11-05T10:38:54.471-04:00Hello Vicki,
I'm just finishing up Under the ...Hello Vicki,<br /><br />I'm just finishing up Under the Skin and enjoying all aspects of it, even (especially?) Gloria's histrionics and all the New Age Shit. It's a terrific book, but that's no surprise.<br /><br />In your books you do such a fine job conveying the power of place -Western North Carolinia's beauty, its traditions and its woo-woo parts. Kudos to you on another wonderful piece of work.<br /><br />BrendaBrenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27852261263677570042011-11-05T08:51:56.809-04:002011-11-05T08:51:56.809-04:00Thanks so much for hosting me, Reds! It's a pl...Thanks so much for hosting me, Reds! It's a pleasure to be here!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.com