tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4850795778517759086..comments2024-03-28T19:36:39.783-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Three Million Words by Sheila Connolly #giveawayJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-826830378977777182019-01-20T09:34:53.106-05:002019-01-20T09:34:53.106-05:00That is so cool. What a wonderful way to learn mor...That is so cool. What a wonderful way to learn more about your family AND material for your books.Cathy Akers-Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614155858703731761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15014647887292323642019-01-20T00:33:03.826-05:002019-01-20T00:33:03.826-05:00Congratulations on your book! Thanks for offering...Congratulations on your book! Thanks for offering the chance to win it!Linda Heroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988385643154235201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19591803147361079402019-01-19T21:56:37.342-05:002019-01-19T21:56:37.342-05:00Interesting about Nancy Drew I babysat to buy thos...Interesting about Nancy Drew I babysat to buy those books, very interesting about the real pub giving ideas for your books. I do enjoy both series very much. I can’t wait to read the lost traveller. Donamae Kutskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077196833197580010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72971343373985487202019-01-19T19:06:49.212-05:002019-01-19T19:06:49.212-05:00What a delightful, clever game! What a delightful, clever game! Mary Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952344253284240716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53976317708351306502019-01-19T19:05:21.326-05:002019-01-19T19:05:21.326-05:00That's an impressive accomplishment! As for d...That's an impressive accomplishment! As for detours, they provide information that may become useful in unexpected ways. Teaching positions were scarce when I got my degree, many districts were RIFing (Reduce in Force) faculties, so I took a secretarial job at Prudential, then became that office's first female agent, and in those years learned organizational and persuasion skills that helped me when I finally got a teaching position. Now retired, with time to read! <3Mary Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952344253284240716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34657922475788574232019-01-19T18:31:27.129-05:002019-01-19T18:31:27.129-05:003 million words? That is a very impressive milest...3 million words? That is a very impressive milestone. Congrats!Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18893173384187703122019-01-19T18:27:31.772-05:002019-01-19T18:27:31.772-05:00What a cute picture! I enjoy all your posts about ...What a cute picture! I enjoy all your posts about your books and Ireland! I liked Nancy Drew too. (Cool neighbor story). DId you ever real Phyllis Whitney's young adult mysteries? I always liked the exotic locales.<br /><br />holdenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563239351498816805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89525417327230031782019-01-19T17:05:31.671-05:002019-01-19T17:05:31.671-05:00I've read all of your series but did drop the ...I've read all of your series but did drop the ghost one since that's not my thing. I like the Philadelphia one because it's Pennsylvania and has a museum. The apple one is good because I like hearing how she manages the orchard. I did visit New England several times and Ireland once so I can picture what you're writing about. I'm glad that Maura is having food in the pub.Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6124744801631101292019-01-19T16:16:57.821-05:002019-01-19T16:16:57.821-05:00Hi Sheila, Congratulations on all those words! I h...Hi Sheila, Congratulations on all those words! I have only read Buried in a Bog and thoroughly enjoyed it....definitely need to catch up! Helen Nordsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722564768816791372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85643959844715718802019-01-19T14:28:42.515-05:002019-01-19T14:28:42.515-05:00Sheila, I loved your Orchard Series but didn't...Sheila, I loved your Orchard Series but didn't know about the County Cork one.<br />As I loved Ireland so much when I visited,I'll begin the series at the beginning.<br />Very impressed with your 3,000,000 words.danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16393279011145118682019-01-19T14:28:26.038-05:002019-01-19T14:28:26.038-05:00Sheila, I loved your Orchard Series but didn't...Sheila, I loved your Orchard Series but didn't know about the County Cork one.<br />As I loved Ireland so much when I visited,I'll begin the series at the beginning.<br />Very impressed with your 3,000,000 words.danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21672775736607730932019-01-19T13:59:13.537-05:002019-01-19T13:59:13.537-05:00You wrote stories in Spanish and French as a child...You wrote stories in Spanish and French as a child?! Wow.<br />I look forward to the latest offering.<br />Libby DoddUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-568004692844152952019-01-19T13:17:17.166-05:002019-01-19T13:17:17.166-05:00I'm so glad you found it! I'm intrigued by...I'm so glad you found it! I'm intrigued by how many American mystery writers appear in almost every bookstore I've been into in Ireland (and many towns have more than one bookstore!). I try to grab those by Irish writers because they're hard to find in the US, if you've even heard of them. At least there are a lot of readers there!Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54868999975806884082019-01-19T13:14:49.528-05:002019-01-19T13:14:49.528-05:00It really gets to you, doesn't it? And people ...It really gets to you, doesn't it? And people there do love to talk. I've been to Cashel a couple of times--it's a fascinating site. <br /><br /><br />I was in Leap in the fall before the last election. I found opinions pretty evenly split, which was interesting. I had long conversation standing at an ATM machine with a young man who split his time between Ireland and Belgium and who home-schooled his children (who were with him). His wife was American. He clearly loved to talk. You never know what you're going to learn from people.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68428482663023218182019-01-19T12:44:48.066-05:002019-01-19T12:44:48.066-05:00I first heard of Sheila's books in my writing ...I first heard of Sheila's books in my writing group. One of our members had picked up her first book in Ireland at an airport bookstore. I bought it and loved it. So meeting her at Malice was like meeting a star. Three million words! You are a rock star.Keenan Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020098622907001949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22012809597583874122019-01-19T11:56:33.745-05:002019-01-19T11:56:33.745-05:00Hi Sheila! Love the photo, and love the cover! I d...Hi Sheila! Love the photo, and love the cover! I don't know what rock I've been living under but I haven't read the County Cork books. Just ordered the first one and looking forward to a lovely Irish binge!<br />Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1280549203882642932019-01-19T11:53:49.836-05:002019-01-19T11:53:49.836-05:00Love Kerrygold! I buy it unsalted at Trader Joe...Love Kerrygold! I buy it unsalted at Trader Joe's.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17097492681460308922019-01-19T11:44:53.091-05:002019-01-19T11:44:53.091-05:00Congratulations on your new release! We spent 2.5 ...Congratulations on your new release! We spent 2.5 weeks in Ireland last October and drove through County Cork from Killarney (my favorite place) to Cashel and Kilkenny. Lovely, lush, soothing green landscape. I'll enjoy your books more having experienced the country. We were clearly American tourists, and everyone we encountered was friendly (especially after they "tested" my reaction to the current political scene). Stopping to pet a dog often turned into a thirty minute chat!Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1489084434402984422019-01-19T11:33:41.345-05:002019-01-19T11:33:41.345-05:00I’ve enjoyed the County Cork series SO MUCH! Can’...I’ve enjoyed the County Cork series SO MUCH! Can’t wait to tead the latest!<br />Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31545802149466809602019-01-19T11:28:56.069-05:002019-01-19T11:28:56.069-05:00Exactly. I don't recall ever meeting a writer ...Exactly. I don't recall ever meeting a writer back in the day. Although my parents were very proud of the fact that when they first married they lived down the hall from a real live writer (Robert Ruark, who I believe wrote Uhuru). Not that they ever exchanged a word with him, but they knew who he was.<br /><br />My father used to hang out at Costello's Bar in Manhattan in those same early years. So did Frank McCourt, at the about the same time. I keep fantasizing that they were drinking buddies and had great conversations. It's a bit too late to ask them.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9375786409474604572019-01-19T11:04:58.957-05:002019-01-19T11:04:58.957-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68264953868069009432019-01-19T11:00:47.077-05:002019-01-19T11:00:47.077-05:00Sheila, nice to see you here on JRW! Wow, three mi...Sheila, nice to see you here on JRW! Wow, three million words. I think you found your true vocation. And how.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61408903482354418162019-01-19T10:58:50.991-05:002019-01-19T10:58:50.991-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50056332096850915312019-01-19T10:19:59.669-05:002019-01-19T10:19:59.669-05:00Sheila, I had a similar experience - right down to...Sheila, I had a similar experience - right down to the stint in non-profit fundraising! When I sold my first novel at 40. I also wondered why the heck did it take me so long to see the vocation that had been calling out for me since childhood? In my case, I attribute it to the fact I had never met or even had a friend-of-a-friend who made a living writing, and of course, in the pre-internet age the only thing I knew about authors were black and white photos on the back jacket of their books. It seemed as inconceivable a career to me as alchemy.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83705086853607222552019-01-19T10:16:33.305-05:002019-01-19T10:16:33.305-05:00Congratulations Sheila. I don't think I even ...Congratulations Sheila. I don't think I even know 3 million words! I'm off to have a look at your series as the urge to visit Ireland overtakes me. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.com