tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3125916912938594694..comments2024-03-28T14:33:26.011-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Celebrating--and Mourning--a BookJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48764846906322561762019-01-25T16:25:53.572-05:002019-01-25T16:25:53.572-05:00It depends on the project. I've ghostwritten s...It depends on the project. I've ghostwritten short e-books in short amounts of time and continued to think "I could develop this idea into a full-length book" rather than letting it go. <br /><br />As a teenager I wrote a lot of YA novels, finished and revised some of them as far as I felt able at the time, and laid them aside thinking "I'll either publish them or burn them when I'm grown up." Since then, when the urge to write creative fiction strikes, I've drifted back to working out how those teenaged characters grew up rather than publishing their stories. <br /><br />I'm currently finding lots of ways to procrastinate about fictionizing a true story for a small niche market. Back to work I go.Priscilla Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564805564265436613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52524445810039980162019-01-21T18:39:20.090-05:002019-01-21T18:39:20.090-05:00Kathy, we are so sorry for the blows life has deal...Kathy, we are so sorry for the blows life has dealt you the last couple of months, and we miss your daily presence. Know that we are sending you love and support.<br /><br />And that we all know exactly what you mean about books. I agree that I don't know how people who don't read get through life at all.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-310398005461824282019-01-21T18:02:15.016-05:002019-01-21T18:02:15.016-05:00I felt that way at the end of my first year of tea...I felt that way at the end of my first year of teaching, but students patiently explained summer to me and that I'd have more adventures in September (well, August is the start of the school year now, at least here in Missouri).<br />I'm sorry it makes you sad, but as a reader, I'm doing a little happy dance and have marked my calendar -- oh, October, my birth month, a very good sign! <3Mary Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952344253284240716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63100419906636191902019-01-21T17:42:40.273-05:002019-01-21T17:42:40.273-05:00I have so many books to be read that I'm usual...I have so many books to be read that I'm usually anxious to get to the next book. However, sometimes I get lost in a world and still think about it after I finish the book. When I know a series is ending, especially because of the death of the author, reading that last book is sad. Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83970022086594478022019-01-21T16:42:42.651-05:002019-01-21T16:42:42.651-05:00Deborah,
I understand you completely. Whenever I ...Deborah,<br /><br />I understand you completely. Whenever I finish one of my books, I feel exhilarated and drain all at the same time. Sad too. However, I like to leave a little something dangling on the last page for the next book. It's naughty, I know. But it's also a way to keep my mind turning about the new book, while building on the last one. Daniella Bernetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807579200323611154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21879553012632733472019-01-21T16:41:16.618-05:002019-01-21T16:41:16.618-05:00Flora, I sometimes wonder how people who don't...Flora, I sometimes wonder how people who don't read get through life at all. And, you are right about a book finding you when you need it most. I've just finished Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce, and it was just the book I needed at this time.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28035611656465887252019-01-21T16:07:00.568-05:002019-01-21T16:07:00.568-05:00I'm not a writer but reader with a pile of boo...I'm not a writer but reader with a pile of books. Always a pile of books. I crochet, and have the yarn and hooks to prove it. I rarely follow patterns, just take inspiration from the yarn and the reason why or who I'm creating for. And like so many others, I sometimes have to pull my yarn apart and start again. And then I think it will never get done, only to stay up late to finish those last rows. <br /><br />I understand what Kathy is saying about a person hiding an illness. My Mom worked around her Alzheimer's for years and we knew there was an issue, but she passed her first test so I had to wait before I tried again. But none of us knew she had been having strokes at the same time, that was the eye opener. Everyone handles loss differently, since the personality that was my Mom was already gone, my grief was not openly seen when she died. I had been living it for years. <br /><br />My escape, all my life, has been books. Words allow me to travel. I think the first time I actively knew a series would be ending was when James Herriot died. I was reading or just finished one of his book.... No more travels to Yorkshire.... Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30531140751992753672019-01-21T15:54:31.511-05:002019-01-21T15:54:31.511-05:00Kathy, one of the signs that my mother was truly s...Kathy, one of the signs that my mother was truly slipping away was when she no longer read. Reading is such a powerful, rich connection between friends/family. And books have always helped me through the good and bad times of life; I might switch up genres, but there's always a book that seems to find me when I need it most.Flora Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289148096894506235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46699573414625064902019-01-21T15:42:45.058-05:002019-01-21T15:42:45.058-05:00LOL - thank goodness. I'd be lost without my g...LOL - thank goodness. I'd be lost without my gal pal Reds :)Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55740715032746951392019-01-21T13:55:35.355-05:002019-01-21T13:55:35.355-05:00Sorry to hear you'll be laid up recovering for...Sorry to hear you'll be laid up recovering for weeks. But so much to read. I'm re-listening to all of Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe series, since I've also been watching the TV series (I love you, BritBox!) And re-reading Christopher Fowler's wonderful Bryant and May series. I've got the short story collection London's Glory in progress right now--and a very interesting introduction in which Fowler describes how he has modeled his novels on classic mystery forms--locked rooms, improbable plots, etc. And a fascinating take on London history as well. <br /><br />We're pretty frozen here in CT--my car said it was 6 degrees out as I was attempting to free it from the ice it was encased in. Ah well. Back to the books and knitting. .. Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946905881136839301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38174845798426608132019-01-21T13:28:07.964-05:002019-01-21T13:28:07.964-05:00I'm always happy when it's a book project ...I'm always happy when it's a book project I've worked on, such as rearranging shelves and such, for it to end and result in a much more accessible arrangement. There are books that I just can't quit thinking about and have trouble letting go. I usually finish a book in bed at night, and I will lie there thinking of scenarios of what comes next, and maybe who should play the characters in a movie. All the Reds' books fall easily into this process of letting go. The most recent book I've read and had major trouble with letting go, still probably haven't, is Elly Griffith's The Stone Circle, due out in the UK in February and out in the states in May. With favorite series, I become heavily invested in what happens to the characters/friends, and it's hard not to project what comes next. <br /><br />I feel like I'm the picture of gloom these days, and I truly don't mean to be. I have lost my sister and my best friend in the period of a month. I attended my best friend's funeral yesterday. So letting go takes on a very real life meaning for me at this time. My friend Bonnie was my reading twin and we talked reading every time we had lunch, went to concerts or shows, went to craft festivals or author events, and every phone conversation. I knew that she was slipping, becoming so forgetful (she was ten years older than me), but I didn't realize just how far gone. She hid much well. But, having this blog and reading in my life is helping me get through the sorrow. I may be making some changes in doing my own blog for a bit, doing fewer reviews, but I've gone from being afraid that reading might now be untenable for me to the comfort of knowing that reading is steadfastly hanging in there to continue to enrich my life. Thanks you my dear friends here for helping to make that possible. I promise that I'm not going to go on and on about these losses anymore. I simply wanted to let you all know that you are an important part of my healing. xoxoKathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4899145691472210642019-01-21T13:27:42.948-05:002019-01-21T13:27:42.948-05:00Maybe that's why I can only work on one book a...Maybe that's why I can only work on one book at a time--it's like cramming too many visitors into the guest roomLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29388106935253825382019-01-21T13:26:57.129-05:002019-01-21T13:26:57.129-05:00Love that explanation Lyda!Love that explanation Lyda!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63498394459862303292019-01-21T13:23:12.620-05:002019-01-21T13:23:12.620-05:00and I LOVE getting good ideas from my friends that...and I LOVE getting good ideas from my friends that I can turn into my own kind of storyLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46549463107306224512019-01-21T13:21:03.496-05:002019-01-21T13:21:03.496-05:00and I am hanging on to the last Shetland book by a...and I am hanging on to the last Shetland book by ann cleeves for dear life...<br />Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23762741287034595692019-01-21T12:44:42.515-05:002019-01-21T12:44:42.515-05:00What a delightful array of conversations ! I love...What a delightful array of conversations ! I love being a mouse in the corner for this group of Great Writers....such fun energy abounds with every post. I was delighted to read that someone else (besides me) loves C C Bennison books and wonders when the next one will appear. I am a great fan of Fr Tom Christmas. Well, I am a great fan of all of your stories and characters, and am certainly eagerly awaiting the next adventures of Gemma James and Kincaid and their extended family. Melissa C Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05533287012223625163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43448418023337043722019-01-21T12:24:18.350-05:002019-01-21T12:24:18.350-05:00Deb, I so get that. I've never read the final ...Deb, I so get that. I've never read the final Morse.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48027807126366730842019-01-21T12:22:50.477-05:002019-01-21T12:22:50.477-05:00When I’m reading a book I love, I do sometimes pu...When I’m reading a book I love, I do sometimes put it down for a day or two as I get close to the end, because I just don’t want to say goodbye! And although it’s embarrassing to admit this, I sometimes deliberately do not read the final book in a series because I hate to say goodbye. I almost didn’t read Margaret Maron’s final Deborah Knott book. I’m glad I read it, but knowing there would not be another felt a little like experiencing a death. <br /><br />After I have finished reading an enjoyable book, it sometimes takes me a day or two before I can begin to read another one, as my brain is hanging on to the characters from the just finished book.<br /><br />Looking forward to visiting with your characters again, Debs!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43837070597836811562019-01-21T12:22:16.685-05:002019-01-21T12:22:16.685-05:00Teri, I look forward to their answers too. Julia ...Teri, I look forward to their answers too. Julia answered my question. Looking forward to reading what the rest of the Jungle Reds say.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82762793481319806262019-01-21T12:21:17.640-05:002019-01-21T12:21:17.640-05:00Julia, thanks! I was wondering what it is like fo...Julia, thanks! I was wondering what it is like for an author. I remembered the movie Stranger than Fiction more from the perspective of Will Ferrell because I once read a teen novel that had a character very similar to me and it felt eerie! <br /><br />I remember focusing on the time periods in Sir Walter Scott novels then feeling a bit disoriented when I was not writing. I would be back in the modern world and see things that did not exist back in his time. <br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39454701437990360252019-01-21T12:06:17.696-05:002019-01-21T12:06:17.696-05:00Interesting question, Judi. I can't imagine NO...Interesting question, Judi. I can't imagine NOT reading. It's what I look forward to at the end of the day. And usually by that time I need a little break from the story running in my head. I don't worry about other books affecting my style, because that just is what it is. There's a certain voice in my head when I'm writing.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51327731935352950672019-01-21T11:51:34.032-05:002019-01-21T11:51:34.032-05:00Rhys, I feel you must be experiencing what I did w...Rhys, I feel you must be experiencing what I did when Ross and I moved six weeks after The Sailor was born. It was such a traumatic experience I vowed to never move again - and so far, I've kept that vow!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66096378231591632362019-01-21T11:50:00.686-05:002019-01-21T11:50:00.686-05:00She's certainly a lot quirkier than I am. And ...She's certainly a lot quirkier than I am. And spends way more time thinking and working on her writing. Daily life happens a lot for every author - in movies, not so much. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67507886663577010972019-01-21T11:48:08.971-05:002019-01-21T11:48:08.971-05:00Thank you, Ann!Thank you, Ann!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76738344685976223402019-01-21T11:47:41.247-05:002019-01-21T11:47:41.247-05:00Don't worry, Kenn, I am the Queen of missing c...Don't worry, Kenn, I am the Queen of missing conversations, and the rest of the Reds still haven't kicked me out yet. :-)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.com