tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2983503552931979513..comments2024-03-29T11:29:56.764-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: KILLER TAKEOUT is here! @LucyBurdetteJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59721007844685602222016-04-05T21:20:28.861-04:002016-04-05T21:20:28.861-04:00Lucy/Roberta--I love that story. It so prove you n...Lucy/Roberta--I love that story. It so prove you never know what ail change our life. Happy pub day-and onward, onward! Love you beyond all description. zooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89722405041192533982016-04-05T20:39:19.463-04:002016-04-05T20:39:19.463-04:00Urgghh... I might one day find I've met each o...Urgghh... I might one day find I've met each of you. There is a great bit of casual fun that comes out in your postessss xxxx posts here yet somehow amplifies the depth in all your stories—yours and all the Reds. xoMaureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48875172062659913912016-04-05T20:35:30.976-04:002016-04-05T20:35:30.976-04:00... sorry. Trouble writing on my cell. Stuck in be...... sorry. Trouble writing on my cell. Stuck in bed for a bit, but not to worry. Nothing new. Love the photo of you Reds. If I go to enough book festsMaureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19357787460107327912016-04-05T20:31:40.391-04:002016-04-05T20:31:40.391-04:00Lucy, this is charming. I wish... I hope I can vis...Lucy, this is charming. I wish... I hope I can visit Key West. Many friends over the years have lived there. Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33150199938623498372016-04-05T16:37:00.945-04:002016-04-05T16:37:00.945-04:00thank you so much Kathy, we love that sharing read...thank you so much Kathy, we love that sharing reading is your passion! I'm lucky to have such a Key West fan as a reader too:) xoLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-308237917985927102016-04-05T15:15:08.959-04:002016-04-05T15:15:08.959-04:00Happy Birthday, Killer Takeout and Lucy! Being fo...Happy Birthday, Killer Takeout and Lucy! Being fortunate to receive an early copy, I've read and reviewed it already, and it's featured on my reading blog today at http://www.readingroom-readmore.com/ I so love this series, and this one, with all its Fantasy Fest crazy, is so much fun. To quote myself in my review, "Every time I read a book in this series, I think it is the best one yet. They are all so much fun and full of the most animated, interesting characters that ever graced the paradise known as Key West." And, also, "Lucy Burdette has a magical way of making this beautiful island come alive to readers, and I'm convinced that she is responsible for increased tourism." Lucy, thank you for another delightful tale set in my favorite place of Key West. I received my pre-order copy today, which I plan on giving to my daughter, since I have a copy. She lived in Key West for a year, teaching elementary school, and visiting her was how I first fell in love with this place. You, Lucy, help me keep that love going.<br /><br />Oh, and writing? Even though I am not an author, I write quite a bit, with my blog and on here and other book places. I simply have to write about reading wonderful books and share that, because sharing reading is my passion.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34299196691257756222016-04-05T13:15:18.208-04:002016-04-05T13:15:18.208-04:00thanks so much all of you! Love hearing the other ...thanks so much all of you! Love hearing the other side of things--readers who must read. Because I believe all of us Reds are that kind of reader too. Pat D, I'm totally with you on the characters--that's what I read for most of all.<br /><br />FChurch, don't give up hope:), especially when writing brings you such joy!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35746597470472663382016-04-05T13:02:13.666-04:002016-04-05T13:02:13.666-04:00I can't imagine not reading. Really! Even on a...I can't imagine not reading. Really! Even on a wonderful trip I have to have a book available. As for what draws me to a book, characters. I've got to like those people, or identify with them somehow. The plot can be fabulous, but if I don't like the people caught in it that book isn't going to work for me. I'll be roaming Key West again soon in your book, Lucy! Thanks.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8560491851467199602016-04-05T13:01:20.767-04:002016-04-05T13:01:20.767-04:00Happy Book-Birthday!
I'm very glad that autho...Happy Book-Birthday!<br /><br />I'm very glad that authors <b>NEED</b> to write - it makes life so much better for those of us who want to read every day.SharonTXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68466363645103482042016-04-05T12:39:47.427-04:002016-04-05T12:39:47.427-04:00Very best wishes on the new book baby.
I hope it l...Very best wishes on the new book baby.<br />I hope it lets you sleep through the night and gets the equivalent of a Noble Laureate!Libby Doddhttp://www.libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58488362037795329342016-04-05T12:09:11.571-04:002016-04-05T12:09:11.571-04:00Happy Pub Day, Lucy!!!!!!!!!!!! Kayti and I got o...Happy Pub Day, Lucy!!!!!!!!!!!! Kayti and I got our copies this morning. Can't wait to read it! We love these books so much. Haley really has grown up in the course of the series, and I love her relationships with her friends and family. And then there's food and Key West! You've created something really special with these books.<br /><br />As for writing, I may be slow, but I can't imagine NOT writing.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66522799239055419742016-04-05T10:32:23.777-04:002016-04-05T10:32:23.777-04:00Huzzah, for the new book! It came yesterday, and I...Huzzah, for the new book! It came yesterday, and I'm looking forward to the great treat of reading it soon. <br /><br />When I wrote my first book, in 1993, it was as if I was compelled to write it. The thing burned in me, every waking moment, and some sleeping ones, too. I finally realized that I was merging a vocation and an avocation: a path to a livelihood (although it never quite turned out that way. Yet.) with an interest that was deeper than a hobby, more like a passion. <br /><br />My husband has successfully merged his avocation and vocation now for 45 years, and I always envied his joy at working on something he loved so much. Seems to me that, as hard as writing is sometimes, it's still mainly a joyful process. The creating out of whole cloth, the infusion of so much life into imaginary people that they end up having adventures almost on their own. <br /><br />So how could you not write? It would be like not breathing. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43057416301147490362016-04-05T10:19:13.379-04:002016-04-05T10:19:13.379-04:00Happy book birthday, Lucy! Terrific post!Happy book birthday, Lucy! Terrific post!Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30896151369496488982016-04-05T10:00:39.667-04:002016-04-05T10:00:39.667-04:00Thanks Kait and Michele and Brenda! xoxo
Hallie a...Thanks Kait and Michele and Brenda! xoxo<br /><br />Hallie and Mary--cheaper than therapy? Maybe, but then the writing drags on and on for a lifetime LOL (says she, the former therapist). But I know exactly what you mean: You might think you have the idea for what you write, but something about bringing the words alive on the page also brings major surprises. And that's such fun!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30349209176039468812016-04-05T09:59:24.527-04:002016-04-05T09:59:24.527-04:00Mary, I feel for you! Mary, I feel for you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77043643379827379632016-04-05T09:28:14.617-04:002016-04-05T09:28:14.617-04:00Happy Book Birthday, Lucy!
Writing gives me a pur...Happy Book Birthday, Lucy!<br /><br />Writing gives me a purpose that my day job just can't satisfy - that urge to create something. And yes, Hallie - cheaper than therapy!<br /><br />And reading takes me out of whatever dullness or frustration I might be experiencing - or it can be just plain cathartic when life gets to be a little too much and I've argued with The Boy about his homework for the hundredth time that day.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14384354749433845082016-04-05T08:51:02.165-04:002016-04-05T08:51:02.165-04:00Sometimes I think I write in order to discover wha...Sometimes I think I write in order to discover what I think. I know that sounds weird, but I'm often surprised at what I end up writing about. And it's cheaper than therapy.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87005995594239655752016-04-05T08:41:06.210-04:002016-04-05T08:41:06.210-04:00Congratulations on the launch of Killer Takeout - ...Congratulations on the launch of Killer Takeout - I'm keen to get my hands on it!<br />Brenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42561186697385809502016-04-05T08:26:55.654-04:002016-04-05T08:26:55.654-04:00Happy Book Birthday, Lucy! This is how well you tr...Happy Book Birthday, Lucy! This is how well you transplant your readers to Key West: Sometimes I forget I've never been there because I have been there - in your series. And yes, writing is how crazy ideas can leave the brain, land on paper and leave us on this side of the wall. Can't wait to read this one. The recipes are a bonus.Michele Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121333580268107053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70864740954173068262016-04-05T08:17:16.502-04:002016-04-05T08:17:16.502-04:00Happy Book Birthday, Lucy! I write for the same re...Happy Book Birthday, Lucy! I write for the same reason's you list. And as for Key West--what a great place to be, you truly bring it to life. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64714449696687101722016-04-05T08:11:27.177-04:002016-04-05T08:11:27.177-04:00thanks to every one of you for the congrats on Hay...thanks to every one of you for the congrats on Hayley's big day! I'm glad to see we'd all turn into crackpot ladies if we didn't write...<br /><br />To Hank's question, in 2006 John and I were doing some research for his new website, TopRetirements.com by driving along Florida's coasts and looking at communities. I suggested we make a stop in Key West as he'd never been. The following year we signed on for a month, and that sealed the deal--we both love the place and are proud to be residents! (Let me tell you, younger people look at you differently when they hear that's where you live!)Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46235651101470246702016-04-05T08:03:23.751-04:002016-04-05T08:03:23.751-04:00Hurrah, Lucy!
I write for the same reasons Lucy ...Hurrah, Lucy! <br /><br />I write for the same reasons Lucy lists - I can't imagine NOT writing. If I stopped, I'd just wander around muttering stories to myself, and society frowns on that.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19570789725381981262016-04-05T07:58:33.994-04:002016-04-05T07:58:33.994-04:00Sending up a cheer for you from snowy Boston! I... Sending up a cheer for you from snowy Boston! It's such fun to follow Haley and her adventures… And Key West is such a treasure to read about! How did you end up there, anyway? Hooray for your wonderful series-- and for you! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24245783224878898292016-04-05T06:57:33.259-04:002016-04-05T06:57:33.259-04:00I write for all the same reasons. I treat it as my...I write for all the same reasons. I treat it as my job, which it is - but it's the best job I've ever had. Congratulations on the release, Lucy! Your note with the questions looks like one of mine. "Shouldn't she be X?" Fun stuff.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89091062109224888902016-04-05T06:43:51.632-04:002016-04-05T06:43:51.632-04:00A new Hayley Snow! Congrats!
Why do writers writ...A new Hayley Snow! Congrats!<br /><br />Why do writers write? Why do people breathe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com