tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5720465391724079874..comments2024-03-28T09:03:53.875-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: A Brilliant IdeaJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47187139373214581222016-02-18T14:08:08.317-05:002016-02-18T14:08:08.317-05:00Yes, thank you, Ritter.Yes, thank you, Ritter.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65737107477503257602016-02-18T13:52:26.724-05:002016-02-18T13:52:26.724-05:00Thanks so much, Ritter, on behalf of all of us!Thanks so much, Ritter, on behalf of all of us!Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52023922399887655032016-02-18T10:23:23.684-05:002016-02-18T10:23:23.684-05:00Love this round-robin post. Am reading this anthol...Love this round-robin post. Am reading this anthology now, and can't wait to spread the news (by word of mouth, btw) about this special weekend pricing. Ritter Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061350506378402974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80738520526714395852016-02-18T02:06:08.886-05:002016-02-18T02:06:08.886-05:00The book I bought most recently was "The Othe...The book I bought most recently was "The Other Woman," which I'm now reading compulsively! I was perusing a list of recent Awards (Macavity?) that showed several years' worth of nominees. I looked at previous years because I like to binge-read, so I prefer to find new-to-me authors I can do that with. Hank's name was also familiar to me from Jungle Red Writers - I have read all of the books by Julia and Deborah, and I'm reading others now too.<br /><br /><br /><br />I think I came across a link to the list in Louise Penny's latest newsletter - she received an award and recommended the other winners to her readers. She is incredibly generous and talented in so many ways.<br /><br />Word of mouth is the gold standard for me, but I read more mysteries than most of my friends, so that doesn't happen as often as I'd like. So I stick with my favorites and do a lot of online browsing.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364261825258582244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86667390880483238212016-02-17T21:51:43.932-05:002016-02-17T21:51:43.932-05:00The only full page glossy photo I can think of, Ha...The only full page glossy photo I can think of, Hank, is Mary Higgins Clark. She always has one on her books, even the ones with Alafair Burke. I look forward to reading Maestra and seeing what that photo looks like.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83279126291755359462016-02-17T21:42:52.852-05:002016-02-17T21:42:52.852-05:00Waving back, Lisa W! Also giggling at Debs getting...Waving back, Lisa W! Also giggling at Debs getting recommendations from her closet friends. Really? Who wouldn't want to acknowledge your as their friend, Debs? ;^)<br />Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46780720149841303282016-02-17T21:42:36.980-05:002016-02-17T21:42:36.980-05:00Lisa, I covet that horse shoe necklace.
Larissa, ...Lisa, I covet that horse shoe necklace.<br /><br />Larissa, I know what you mean about that Amazon bill. It's sooooo easy to click and buy since it's "only a few dollars." Then you look at the bank account and ask yourself, "Where did it go?" And you see a dozen of those little purchases.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44196078148628035332016-02-17T21:39:44.869-05:002016-02-17T21:39:44.869-05:00I see you, Susan. I, too, love audio books and dri...I see you, Susan. I, too, love audio books and drive a lot as well. Personally, I am more apt to take a chance on a new author in audio, than in print. Not sure why that is, maybe because I feel my time is not wasted if the book is not for me––as I am still driving to a destination.Lisa Wysockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012833103454969838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47856997971615232202016-02-17T21:36:40.945-05:002016-02-17T21:36:40.945-05:00Thank you Brenda! That has been the great and unex...Thank you Brenda! That has been the great and unexpected pleasure of this project. We all truly respect each other, and each other's writing. Each of us has different marketing skills, too, that we have been able to share. It has been very refreshing to get to know the other seven authors, and Hank, better, as well.Lisa Wysockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012833103454969838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54395002037880968502016-02-17T21:33:14.895-05:002016-02-17T21:33:14.895-05:00Hi Deborah, I am with you on the bookstore buys. T...Hi Deborah, I am with you on the bookstore buys. There is nothing as great as the feeling of scoring a great "find!" I have always been able to lose myself for hours in a bookstore or a library. Sounds like you and many others here feel the same.Lisa Wysockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012833103454969838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91601078418607063302016-02-17T21:30:16.356-05:002016-02-17T21:30:16.356-05:00Hi Lucy, I am published by a small press, Cool Tit...Hi Lucy, I am published by a small press, Cool Titles. Although they are small, they have a good distributor. I had to get permission from my publisher to be part of this amazing project, but they readily agreed, especially as I knew several of the other authors and love their books! My publisher is creative and forward thinking so they usually go along, as they know that it takes more than traditional marketing these days for readers and authors to connect. <br /><br />It is so important for an author to have publisher support and mine has gone above and beyond. They even donated a Tiffany horse shoe necklace for a contest I did at a horse expo when my second mystery, The Magnum Equation, came out. Then my editor requested that I write her into a scene in my third, The Magnum Equation. "-)Lisa Wysockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012833103454969838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8596735745284418372016-02-17T21:22:10.426-05:002016-02-17T21:22:10.426-05:00Hi Edith M., Waving at you from here in Nashville,...Hi Edith M., Waving at you from here in Nashville, Tennessee. So great to "meet" you and everyone else here. LisaLisa Wysockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012833103454969838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11800536239479912662016-02-17T21:20:06.903-05:002016-02-17T21:20:06.903-05:00Hi Joan E., Thanks for your kind words! We all app...Hi Joan E., Thanks for your kind words! We all appreciate your and everyone else's consideration. LisaLisa Wysockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012833103454969838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36619338540418373982016-02-17T20:54:17.425-05:002016-02-17T20:54:17.425-05:00Yes, Pat D, thats why I worry. Authors try to lure...Yes, Pat D, thats why I worry. Authors try to lure you in..but then, because of the price, you wonder--why isn't this as inexpensive as it used to be? And you don;t buy it. Hmm, We should do a WHOLE blog about exactly this. It's SO instructive. <br /><br />Oh, Larissa, YES YOU WOULD. xoxoo It is a definitely good problem. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33322951560112730712016-02-17T20:20:40.615-05:002016-02-17T20:20:40.615-05:00I'm the same way, Pat. I tend to binge read, a...I'm the same way, Pat. I tend to binge read, and if I'm on an author kick, I'll just keep buying them until I run out of books. <br />And then my husband says, "why do we have a $100 charged to Amazon this month?"<br />"I'll just write it off."<br />Let's hope the IRS doesn't hear I'm a book junkie. ;)Larissa Reinharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483331518276860201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14029097003175131782016-02-17T20:00:40.667-05:002016-02-17T20:00:40.667-05:00Hank, that second book's price varies. With eb...Hank, that second book's price varies. With ebooks I'll easily take the plunge up to 4.99. After that I balk. At that point I may check my library, or wait for a sale, or look for used, or bite the bullet and pay full price if I really really want to read it NOW.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24704571126485449262016-02-17T19:58:32.033-05:002016-02-17T19:58:32.033-05:00I'm not sure I'd want my face full-sized. ...I'm not sure I'd want my face full-sized. ;) Larissa Reinharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483331518276860201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68076082716649066272016-02-17T19:48:04.242-05:002016-02-17T19:48:04.242-05:00Larissa--that's WEIRD!!!! I am going to check...Larissa--that's WEIRD!!!! I am going to check with you Saturday and see what will happen in the South Carolina primary. Then I'll know before everyone. xoxoox<br /><br />Dru Ann--Yeah, it's quite astonishing. Glossy. Color. Whoa. Maybe it's the new benchmark of a big buzz book. Like a double cover used to be. :-)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21755384161367728232016-02-17T19:47:23.875-05:002016-02-17T19:47:23.875-05:00Great idea! I've set an iCal reminder, but I&...Great idea! I've set an iCal reminder, but I'll bet y'all will also post reminders on the 20th. I have come to rely on my library more and more, space and funds limitations, and my library is so accommodating about ordering the books I request, and I request MANY, beginning with new titles from my favorite writers. I have indulged in some ebook anthologies not yet in physical books, if some of my favorites are included, most recent being Happy Homicides II because Elaine recommended it, and her story did not disappoint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81347559973874318592016-02-17T19:15:41.838-05:002016-02-17T19:15:41.838-05:00Hank, no I haven't and now I'm curious. F...Hank, no I haven't and now I'm curious. Full page author photo? wow.Druhttp://drusbookmusing.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70538371557814295672016-02-17T18:14:59.582-05:002016-02-17T18:14:59.582-05:00Hey everyone, I'm back. Now it's Thursday ...Hey everyone, I'm back. Now it's Thursday morning. I'm coming to you from the future. :0<br /><br />I've enjoyed reading through all the comments. I have to agree with Susan and give a shoutout to my buddy Tina Whittle. Her Tai and Trey series is so good and so much fun. She just put out a short story on Amazon that was free recently. Not sure if it still is, but I highly recommend that series. I met Tina at a SinC conference in Atlanta. We were on the same panel....<br /><br />Actually I think those panels have been a great way to add to my TBR piles. I try to read something from everyone before "paneling." The same thing happened to me with Kathleen Cosgrove who's one of the Mysterious 8. We were on a Killer Nashville panel together. :) <br /><br />Quick story: At my first Malice, I was on a panel with Kaye George. As I began Eine Kleine Murder, I realized it was set in the area I grew up. No one I meet is ever from that area (very rural part of Illinois on the border of Iowa). Had to write Kaye and say, how did you pick this setting, because it can't be random. Turns out Kaye even went to the junior high school where my father taught! Happened to me again at Murder in the Magic City with Warren Bull. Also from the same area. <br />Actually Tina Whittle, Michael, and Hank were at that conference, too.... <br /><br />In conclusion, small world equals much to read? <br />Actually now that I'm in Japan, I'm missing out on all these wonderful conferences and therefore missing out on learning about new authors. I guess that's why I've been relying on Amazon suggestions! Larissa Reinharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483331518276860201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22933933270898092232016-02-17T17:26:59.775-05:002016-02-17T17:26:59.775-05:00Aw. Blushing. Thank you. Truly. oxox
And LIsa, ye...Aw. Blushing. Thank you. Truly. oxox<br /><br />And LIsa, yes. The bar ALWAYS goes higher. But then there are the times when someone (see above) says--I LOVE your books! And all the other stuff goes away. Right?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13963574975408893112016-02-17T17:11:42.999-05:002016-02-17T17:11:42.999-05:00When I read TRUTH BE TOLD, I ended up going back, ...When I read TRUTH BE TOLD, I ended up going back, after I'd finished it, to see how Hank did such an incredible job of raising the tension incrementally but relentlessly.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90446451606459454782016-02-17T16:58:55.616-05:002016-02-17T16:58:55.616-05:00So I listen to my wife, who says she doesn't r...So I listen to my wife, who says she doesn't read mysteries and often gives anything I give her back after a few pages. When she read Kathleen Cosgrove's ENGULFED, she said, "You have to read this just to get to page 187." I gave her Hank's TRUTH BE TOLD and she said, "That is one smart woman." I read them both. She was right. Please, please don't tell her I said that.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895680663569593422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40961815246002667922016-02-17T16:57:21.598-05:002016-02-17T16:57:21.598-05:00I'm going to have to check out MAESTRA now! Ve...I'm going to have to check out MAESTRA now! Very curious.<br /><br />Don't you love it when people sniff at you? I guess it never really ends. Before publication it was: Oh, you're not published. After publication it's: Oh, I've never heard of you. Maybe later with, crossing fingers, some author-y clout, it will be: Oh, but you only write crime fiction. Hah!Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.com