tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1689454232367215919..comments2024-03-29T02:21:55.153-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What Scares You?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10915509057797821652012-09-21T23:52:46.236-04:002012-09-21T23:52:46.236-04:00Hank--learned to drive stick at 16, dad made me ta...Hank--learned to drive stick at 16, dad made me take my driver's license test in one. Took me 3 times to pass the test.<br /><br />Joanna--it IS a gorgeous scarf, and congrats to you!<br /><br />Scary things I've done--packed up our small family and moved to Orlando FL from Reading, PA when I was 6 months pregnant with our second child; oldest was an 18 month-old hell raiser...we did not know a soul, but hubby had a new job, so we loaded up the truck and we moved to Beverly.<br /><br />Then I drove myself to the hospital to have my second child by myself cause hubby was in a meeting...which isn't exactly the same as wrestling with a gator but I was petrified...<br /><br />Now at 45, having made it through a breast cancer scare, chemo, radiation and reconstructive surgery... I'm thinking of getting my Masters in Library Science so I can teach instead of just assisting in the library where I work...but Libraries are changing so much that it has been suggested that I may need a IT degree to go along with that teaching degree... learn computers? At my age? Scary!Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833218449658357107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37659577450012907582012-09-21T22:56:41.522-04:002012-09-21T22:56:41.522-04:00Marianne! Thank you..that is the nicest thing... H...Marianne! Thank you..that is the nicest thing... He's very real to me, so it's marvelous to think somone else thinks so, too..!<br /><br />xxo HankHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81026114493456591032012-09-21T20:22:49.618-04:002012-09-21T20:22:49.618-04:00BTW, Hank, I'm in love with Jake Brogan!BTW, Hank, I'm in love with Jake Brogan!Marianne in Mainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44669178566679708332012-09-21T19:49:41.264-04:002012-09-21T19:49:41.264-04:00When I went with my grandchildren to Gator Land, I...When I went with my grandchildren to Gator Land, I had my picture taken with them and a snake which was around my neck and I was holding a baby gator. What we do for love!Grandmareadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892041418964455700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16396241779722492552012-09-21T16:52:08.312-04:002012-09-21T16:52:08.312-04:00Had to go back and check out that scarf. Yes, I ag...Had to go back and check out that scarf. Yes, I agree. It's gorgeous.<br />I went sky diving when I was 66. Not scary until they put a legal release and a pen in my hand.<br />I grew up on stick shift. It's automatics that scare me. The transmission is in control, not me.<br />A friend recently did something that took a special kind of bravery. For many years, she has been party to a nasty, negative friendship in which both women are determined to put each other down. My friend recently dared to admit that the dress the other woman was wearing was beautiful. She has yet to tell her so, but just telling herself took courage. She let a wall protecting her identity be breached by opening herself up to the possibility she could be wrong about her nemesis. <br />Best wishes, Karen, in your upcoming adventure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81750859092093274182012-09-21T16:50:35.938-04:002012-09-21T16:50:35.938-04:00Had to go back and check out that scarf. Yes, I ag...Had to go back and check out that scarf. Yes, I agree. It's gorgeous.<br />I went sky diving when I was 66. Not scary until they put a legal release and a pen in my hand.<br />I grew up on stick shift. It's automatics that scare me. The transmission is in control, not me.<br />A friend recently did something that took a special kind of bravery. For many years, she has been party to a nasty, negative friendship in which both women are determined to put each other down. My friend recently dared to admit that the dress the other woman was wearing was beautiful. She has yet to tell her so, but just telling herself took courage. She let a wall protecting her identity be breached by opening herself up to the possibility she could be wrong about her nemesis. <br />Best wishes, Karen, in your upcoming adventure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28148888585906758272012-09-21T16:35:55.217-04:002012-09-21T16:35:55.217-04:00You're all so brave! (and you know everything ...You're all so brave! (and you know everything always turns out for the best!)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90253705883453364862012-09-21T14:32:41.821-04:002012-09-21T14:32:41.821-04:00Great idea, Joanna.You constantly amaze me!
It...Great idea, Joanna.You constantly amaze me!<br /><br />It's been a while, but one brave thing I did was to adopt a pit bull puppy. I haven't regretted it!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8760143582455937222012-09-21T14:06:23.170-04:002012-09-21T14:06:23.170-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lexie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074729433512909110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43272526906525276372012-09-21T14:06:10.843-04:002012-09-21T14:06:10.843-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lexie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074729433512909110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37950513565963043662012-09-21T14:05:07.465-04:002012-09-21T14:05:07.465-04:00Joanna, love the sound of this book! Fantastic ide...Joanna, love the sound of this book! Fantastic idea. Scares me? Attending Crime Bake 2011 by myself (was awesome), submitting my writing for the first time (I'm in Level Best Book's Blood Moon this year), and signing up for my first author pitch session (we'll see how that goes). Ah, fear is a funny thing!Lexie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074729433512909110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50070628175926875592012-09-21T13:22:15.382-04:002012-09-21T13:22:15.382-04:00Hi Joanna,
Your book sounds fabulous -- love Jane...Hi Joanna,<br /><br />Your book sounds fabulous -- love Jane Eyre, the book, the character, the latest BBC production, everything. Adele was always an interesting character to me...I look forward to seeing how she turned out in your novel!<br /><br />Driving stick shift! I still haven't learned it. I've tried three times, and now I'm too scared...<br /><br />I recently signed on for my first public reading (later this fall). Yikes, bearing my novelistic soul in public! You-all are old hands at this, I know, but public speaking practically breaks me out in hives. I've avoided it my whole life, but I have to get over it for my fiction's sake. (Wish me luck!)Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56915300231026806812012-09-21T13:16:53.061-04:002012-09-21T13:16:53.061-04:00I'm typing in the back seat of a car...racing ...I'm typing in the back seat of a car...racing along..outside Smithfield NOrth Carolina! <br /><br />Is that brave?? xox Molly Weston driving.. :-)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45372863555647961202012-09-21T13:01:20.912-04:002012-09-21T13:01:20.912-04:00Joanna, congratulations on the new book. I'm h...Joanna, congratulations on the new book. I'm hearing lots of good buzz about it and it's on my TBR list.<br /><br />Zooming down a zip line through the trees is the scariest thing I've done recently. It turned out to be so much fun I want to go again.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59749563389840582932012-09-21T12:22:24.104-04:002012-09-21T12:22:24.104-04:00Do Debs,
Are you saying that you actually DRIVE, b...Do Debs,<br />Are you saying that you actually DRIVE, behind the wheel? the wrong way in Engiand?? THat would scare me to death - literally - as I'd break all the time and definitely skid into oncoming traffic.<br /><br />The scary thing I'm doing is writing a historal that is NOT a mystery. It's very scary to work without a mystery plot.<br /><br />Congats on the new book Joanna. I always wondered what happened to Jane Eyre next.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82948995540836668552012-09-21T11:55:45.064-04:002012-09-21T11:55:45.064-04:00Thanks, Kaye and Karen! And Kaye, just let us know...Thanks, Kaye and Karen! And Kaye, just let us know if you need some protection against those nasty "friends." We've got your back. Reds forever!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56705824093151124242012-09-21T11:48:27.259-04:002012-09-21T11:48:27.259-04:00Joanna, your book sounds fabulous! And props to yo...Joanna, your book sounds fabulous! And props to you for striking out on a new adventure!<br /><br />Scary things? Driving alone in the UK. (I do it but I hate it...) Going down the tallest escalator in the London Underground... I bought a bike almost two years ago and have ridden it maybe a half dozen times. Very wobbly. Determined to get back on the bike (rather than the horse) this fall.<br /><br />Oh, and writing every new book, even after fifteen of them, is absolutely terrifying.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41680308599477494952012-09-21T11:07:18.054-04:002012-09-21T11:07:18.054-04:00Joanna, congratulations! And yes, that is a stunni...Joanna, congratulations! And yes, that is a stunning scarf -- but then, you always look great!<br /><br />Scary things? You mean besides getting out of bed in the morning? The current top candidate is agreeing to be a featured speaker and teacher at the local Authors of the Flathead writers conference in two weeks. Yikes! A jury of my peers! (Scarier than any courtroom!) Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66626332204840431892012-09-21T11:01:38.026-04:002012-09-21T11:01:38.026-04:00Thank you, Linda. It's pretty scary.
But lov...Thank you, Linda. It's pretty scary. <br /><br />But love your story, and am so happy for your happiness. I agree with Kaye on those negative twits; they deserve to have their own wishes come back to them. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49084984048825257022012-09-21T10:37:03.923-04:002012-09-21T10:37:03.923-04:00Forgot to say, before I got distracted and hit Sen...Forgot to say, before I got distracted and hit Send earlier, congratulations, Joanna, on your Jane Eyre book. What a great concept! I'm psyched you thought of it. With all the Jane Austen mashups out there, I'm ever so happy to know that YOU got Jane Eyre detecting. =:-D You've been very busy since I met you back at the Sisters in Crime Forensics University. Rock on! Rhonda Lanehttp://www.thehorseyset.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26910746848760951972012-09-21T10:28:22.558-04:002012-09-21T10:28:22.558-04:00Linda - your comment about your cruel friend touch...Linda - your comment about your cruel friend touched a nerve. those types of people are deserving of their own circle of hell. I've had a few experiences with those types of people - one very recently, actually. I'm still steaming. Good for you for following your heart, and it's a lovely story to read. Made me happy.<br />Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66868751221487280762012-09-21T10:24:46.151-04:002012-09-21T10:24:46.151-04:00Joanna - Hey, you - So fun to see you here! (I cov...Joanna - Hey, you - So fun to see you here! (I covet the scarf you're wearing).<br /><br />I have your book and it's on top of my TBR stack - and I'm excited about it. And I'm very excited for you!<br /><br />I'm sorry to have not gotten it read by now, but I am way way WAY behind in my reading. I'm behind 'cause for the past two years I've been involved in something that has, and still is, been the scariest thing I've ever done. Writing my first novel. gulp.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64859312355465438602012-09-21T10:16:16.198-04:002012-09-21T10:16:16.198-04:00Hi, Joanna! We met at Malice this year. I can'...Hi, Joanna! We met at Malice this year. I can't wait to read this book. I've always been a Charlotte Bronte fan.<br /><br />Hank, the diamond slope counts, even if you went splat. You did it despite the fear.<br /><br />Karen, best of luck on your new "leap into the unknown." xoxo<br /><br />Denise Ann, major props to you, girl! As someone else who's overweight, I know how hard it can be to try physical challenges in public because so many people feel free to disrespect and shame fat people, especially fat women. For many of us, it keeps us from efforts like your charity swim. That took real guts!<br /><br />And Jack, yours is probably my favorite! Very close to my own. A year and a half after leaving my first husband of 18 years (who's sadly no longer with us), I met this smart, handsome guy 13 years younger than me, who got it into his head that he wanted to have a romantic relationship with me. I wouldn't date him for a long time, and then even after we were together, I wouldn't marry him, in part because I was determined never to marry again and in part because he was younger. After five years of living together, I finally agreed to marry him, and he wanted a big wedding. A cruel "friend" told me everyone would be thinking, "I give it six months." So that was the biggest jump for me. (We'll be married 20 years this Dec. and just celebrated our 25th anniversary of living together.)Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69150661242955563732012-09-21T10:15:17.194-04:002012-09-21T10:15:17.194-04:00Marianne, ziplining is on my bucket list! Scared o...Marianne, ziplining is on my bucket list! Scared of heights, so that would be a really big one. <br /><br />I also bought a manual transmission car, in the 1970's, without knowing how to drive it. I picked up my boyfriend on the way to swap my old car for the new one. He drove it to a high school parking lot, then taught me for 45 minutes, and then I was on my own. The first time I had to stop at a light on a hill was fun. I could not get it going through three stoplights, and finally got through the intersection and into the parking lot where I was going. The guy in the next car followed me, as he also had an appointment in the same place. I apologized, saying it was a new car. He said "I think you got a lemon", but I had to admit that I was the lemon in that case! Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21516366274656705262012-09-21T10:08:29.875-04:002012-09-21T10:08:29.875-04:00Jane Eyre as a mystery-solver! What an excellent ...Jane Eyre as a mystery-solver! What an excellent concept.<br /><br />Welcome, Joanna. I, too adore your scarf.<br /><br />I recently lost a lot of weight and I have been attempting things that have scared me for years. The biggest one was zip-lining in the rain forest of Puerto Rico. Me, hanging from a tiny contraption between trees??? Holy ----! What a rush!<br /><br />I bought a stick-shift car before I was able to drive it and had to learn on the fly, so to speak. I drove out of my way to avoid stopping on hills. Now all my cars are standards; love 'em!<br /><br />Best of luck with the book, Joanna. I'll read it, for sure.Marianne in Mainenoreply@blogger.com