tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post440906596488581959..comments2024-03-29T08:38:15.600-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: TELL US ABOUT THE KANGAROOJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14117630408616563772013-06-11T23:10:33.245-04:002013-06-11T23:10:33.245-04:00Colby; That's quite an interesting story there...Colby; That's quite an interesting story there about the kangaroo's, but look on the bright side: you were with a vet that was awesome enough to have Harry Potter scrubs! :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282798427553825329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39333391065755028132013-06-11T23:07:49.568-04:002013-06-11T23:07:49.568-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282798427553825329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79561280472191959882013-06-07T11:53:12.891-04:002013-06-07T11:53:12.891-04:00It looks like the winner of the signed copy of THE...It looks like the winner of the signed copy of THE TRADE is WildeBill! WildeBill, if you will please e-mail me at colbymarshall1 at aol dot com to claim your prize :-)colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18518446960962959302013-06-06T23:36:55.149-04:002013-06-06T23:36:55.149-04:00We love you, Colby! xo
Coming up tomorrow--someth...We love you, Colby! xo<br /><br />Coming up tomorrow--something that's NEVER been on Jungle Red!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52933709411205541882013-06-06T23:04:35.849-04:002013-06-06T23:04:35.849-04:00Lora--I've never read any of Joe's work be...Lora--I've never read any of Joe's work before. I think I'm going to have to try it to see if I can stand the heat :)<br /><br />WildeBill- did you hang out with kangaroos on your honeymoon? Were they civil? I typed the whole kangaroo story a little ways up in the comments, by the way, in case you might've missed it!<br /><br />Hank, it's been such a pleasure. Thank you for having me!colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18124878526560812252013-06-06T22:56:56.699-04:002013-06-06T22:56:56.699-04:00Reine...I'm so sorry... love you so much.
Lor...Reine...I'm so sorry... love you so much.<br /><br />Lora! I'm with you. I turn the pages carefully, and truly consider, very time, whether to go on. But he's such a good writer!<br /><br />WildeBill-how wonderful! That's quite a unique honeymoon! <br /><br />Colby! Thank you...you are amazing!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56444998556484175352013-06-06T21:30:45.588-04:002013-06-06T21:30:45.588-04:00Colby,
really looking forward to your new book. Ca...Colby,<br />really looking forward to your new book. Can't wait to read it. My wife and I honeymooned on a sheep station on Kangaroo Island, Australia. Love to hear more about the KangarooWildeBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127812065775958670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19326150886694321552013-06-06T20:29:20.111-04:002013-06-06T20:29:20.111-04:00Hi Colby:
I loooooove scary books; but I have to ...Hi Colby:<br /><br />I loooooove scary books; but I have to admit Joe Hill scares the bejesus out of me. Not sure I can read his new one. So much looking forward to reading yours...so glad you stopped by. <br /><br />A fellow crazy cat lady ... I have 5. No I lie , I only have 2, my boys also have 2, and the 5 th one just tolerates our presence in her house. Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833218449658357107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15978566581301482762013-06-06T18:42:41.977-04:002013-06-06T18:42:41.977-04:00Colby- it's a work in progress. I hope to have...Colby- it's a work in progress. I hope to have something to submit within the year. Thank you for the encouraging words.<br /><br />Yes, sociopaths can be anyone with no conscience. Could be a a homeless drifter like the man who killed my friend, someone who wants your job, your financial advisor, or your doctor. They are everywhere. Any one of them could kill given motivation.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43241882423096501852013-06-06T18:29:07.519-04:002013-06-06T18:29:07.519-04:00Hank- I'm not sure. The Kangaroo name would h...Hank- I'm not sure. The Kangaroo name would have to play into his M.O., so I'm thinking crushed ribs. This has me thinking now! I'm glad the story made you laugh. It still makes me crack up when I tell people about it, because the ER trip was probably the most interesting I've been on yet!<br /><br />Lisa- I'm so glad! The Trade does contain several different characters of, um, "interesting" persuasions ;-)<br /><br />Reine- Yike! I'm so glad they caught the guy. And you hit the nail right on the head in that one of the scariest aspects of a lot of crimes is that people tend to not believe the victim if the situation isn't "normal." What IS a normal crime, then? Yikes. Especially since lots of criminals turn out to be fine, "upstanding" citizens. Best of luck with your mystery. The topic sounds fascinating! Is this a work in progress, or do you have a planned release? Sounds like something I would adore, since, unfortunately, I've known more than one sociopath in real life (scary stuff, but I feel like your character. Luckily my encounters were more with generalized creeps than murderers, but the personality type is scarily similar.)colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74335581078998243392013-06-06T18:14:11.161-04:002013-06-06T18:14:11.161-04:00Hi Colby. Great story about the kangaroo. It sound...Hi Colby. Great story about the kangaroo. It sounds like a terrific plot point for scary mystery -- the kind where no one believes the victim.<br /><br />I actually lived that story once... not the kangaroo part but the not believed part. A man was stalking me. He would come into my backyard and look in the windows, leave his prints on the glass, tracks in the mud, and destroy things in my yard and on the patios.<br /><br />My own family downplayed all the incidents, even when I pointed him out in the back yard. He was standing there 10 feet away just looking back at us. My husband and son thought I was mistaken. They said he was just taking a shortcut, or he was the meter reader.<br /><br />No one believed that he was stalking me. I left his prints in place, but I could not get anyone to respond. The sheriffs department never checked. Then he killed my friend down the road. When they came to talk to me they said there was no record of my calls. I pointed out the prints. Still they never checked the prints or any of the items he destroyed.<br /><br />He was arrested in Santa Monica several months later. He's in prison now. God only knows if he killed others in the interim.<br /><br />This is not what my book is about, but it did move me to start writing the one that had been festering inside me for years. It's about a woman who, after her closest friend is murdered, realizes that she knows far too many people who have been murdered by serial killers. She determines to find out how this can be.<br /><br />Thank you for asking.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31681898760019767122013-06-06T17:07:32.434-04:002013-06-06T17:07:32.434-04:00Oh, Colby, you just sold me even more on THE TRADE...Oh, Colby, you just sold me even more on THE TRADE!Lisa Alberhttp://lisaalber.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19984187966832376722013-06-06T16:53:23.460-04:002013-06-06T16:53:23.460-04:00I am STILL laughing about the kangaroo. And I can ...I am STILL laughing about the kangaroo. And I can just envision them not believing you..a WHAT? SO funny, Colby!<br />And yeah, The Kangaroo is a PERFECT bad guy name. What would he do?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61843066085689785322013-06-06T16:20:37.611-04:002013-06-06T16:20:37.611-04:00Thanks for dropping by, LynDee! And I'm glad ...Thanks for dropping by, LynDee! And I'm glad I had a chance to warn you about the 'roos before it was too late!colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24311872128174600202013-06-06T16:13:19.306-04:002013-06-06T16:13:19.306-04:00*Waves to Colby*
I will never look at kangaroos t...*Waves to Colby*<br /><br />I will never look at kangaroos the same way again! <br /><br />Scary books: I love to read them, but I don't do well at writing the <b>really</b> scary stuff. Suspense, sure, but I can't write gore. <br /><br />Hank, I have heard really good things about Joe Hill's new one, which is already in my TBR. I may have to move it up!LynDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399945394854595567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90027232431923333352013-06-06T15:55:22.959-04:002013-06-06T15:55:22.959-04:00Okay, I'll indulge you guys with the kangaroo ...Okay, I'll indulge you guys with the kangaroo story: when I was in college, I worked in the exotics ward of the college of veterinary medicine at my school as a technician. One day, we treated a kangaroo from the zoo; it had a torn ACL, so we were trying to prep him for surgery. I had never restrained a kangaroo, so I had no idea that holding legs where we would say, hold any other type of animal, was a bad idea. Suddenly, I the air went out of me, and I was knocked across the whole room into a wall. That bastard had kicked me! I ended up in the emergency room with a British vet wearing Harry Potter scrubs, who was trying to explain to triage that I had been, "Kicked by a bloody kangaroo!" They would not accept this as truth, and kept saying, "Sir, you're going to have to tell us what REALLY happened and stop joking..." We finally conveyed the problem, and I left after x-rays to make sure I had no broken ribs (none- just some big bruises). And that, my friends, was the beginning of my stormy relationship with the kangaroo.colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16302556374717316082013-06-06T15:51:37.496-04:002013-06-06T15:51:37.496-04:00Darlene- hold onto your hat...the kangaroo story i...Darlene- hold onto your hat...the kangaroo story is coming!<br /><br />Lucy--to date, I haven't included dance in my writing, but I haven't discounted the idea of doing so. Maybe I should write a theatre cozy! That could be fun.<br /><br />Deb- thank you so much. I do hope you like it.<br /><br />Kristi- thanks for adding me to your to read pile! I would love to go to Australia, though if I do, I will bring my protective gear and body armor.<br /><br />Hallie, you're so right. That is a fine line to walk. I have one character in The Trade that walks that line, so I was so careful with every word I chose for said character so that the reader can go back and see how it all ties up. It was a fun puzzle!<br /><br />Pat- Psychological suspense tends to scare me the most. When I first read Mary Higgins Clark's A Cry in the Night, it was terrifying to me even though it's so subtly scary at the beginning.<br /><br />Lisa, if sociopathic behavior fascinates you, you will probably LOVE The Trade. I know I'm biased, but trust me on this. ;-) (let's just say sociopathic behavior fascinates me, too, and I've studied it a lot)colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59857035639658754742013-06-06T15:43:39.890-04:002013-06-06T15:43:39.890-04:00Hello, hello! I'm sorry I'm dropping in a...Hello, hello! I'm sorry I'm dropping in a little late. The baby and I had a playdate this morning. <br /><br />Thank you, Joan! I hope you enjoy it.<br /><br />Reine- what is your mystery about?<br /><br />Jerry- ha! "The Kangaroo" sounds like a name I would use for an assassin in a book :-)<br /><br />Kristopher- I've had those books that have kept me awake all night, too. A few nights ago, somehow my brain got stuck thinking about Red Dragon, and I couldn't sleep for hours!<br /><br />Marianne- I hope you enjoy Chain of Command! I love some of Stephen King's work, like Shawshank Redemption, etc., but with his work, I tend to gravitate toward the more realistic.<br />colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-313954494810025462013-06-06T14:02:29.152-04:002013-06-06T14:02:29.152-04:00I like atmospheric and moody books for sure. Creep...I like atmospheric and moody books for sure. Creepy and spooky are also good. Gillian Flynn's latest creeped my out and so did Tara French's latest. They twist reality so well.<br /><br />Sociopathic behavior fascinates me. Probably scares me most of all, because sociopaths are our neighbors! Gives me shivers. (Check out the latest "Psychology Today" for a great article.)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing yourself with us, Colby!Lisa Alberhttp://lisaalber.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16435738932908337652013-06-06T13:45:00.316-04:002013-06-06T13:45:00.316-04:00Scary books can be fun! I used to read Stephen Kin...Scary books can be fun! I used to read Stephen King but after Cujo came out I went on strike. Why do innocent pets and good guys have to die? Oh well. I do watch TV and movie versions of his books. Love the evil red-eyed kangaroo featured. We still laugh about the killer rabbit on Monty Python.<br />Now, as to scary. There's spooky scary, suspenseful scary; I adore both of those. Not gory scary. Too much of that in movies and so much of it is in lieu of a plot. Oh well. I look forward to reading your books.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5721131472935917842013-06-06T13:41:22.266-04:002013-06-06T13:41:22.266-04:00Welcome to Jungle Red, Colby.
Scary books: I wri...Welcome to Jungle Red, Colby. <br /><br />Scary books: I write them and I read them. I like the ones that earn their scariness through character, not by manipulating the reader. It's a fine line.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68529329977137191072013-06-06T11:53:32.450-04:002013-06-06T11:53:32.450-04:00Colby, I love scary books and am glad to add yours...Colby, I love scary books and am glad to add yours to my TBR right now! Woohoo, new author!<br /><br />Visited Australia for the first time last year and while I loved it and especially Sydney (WHY don't we have anything like VIVID Sydney here? http://www.vividsydney.com/), the truth is that everything on that continent is pretty much out to kill you. Obviously, Australians have embraced this, as they generally don't do hand railings, keep the edges sharp and "welcome" signs casually contain warnings about two or three local creatures or features that have you in the crosshairs. <br /><br />So, one of life's little lessons: I would much rather READ about danger than experience it. Thank heavens for thriller writers!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605406591025175181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17696396524631597762013-06-06T11:39:54.998-04:002013-06-06T11:39:54.998-04:00Oh, we can call watch it together on Twitter, righ...Oh, we can call watch it together on Twitter, right? Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76568840015648845142013-06-06T11:27:54.648-04:002013-06-06T11:27:54.648-04:00Hank - My signed copy of Under the Dome is one of ...Hank - My signed copy of Under the Dome is one of my most prized possessions. Can't wait for the mini-series. Kristopherhttp://www.bolobooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3918926144901654842013-06-06T11:27:04.464-04:002013-06-06T11:27:04.464-04:00HI Colby, I love a good scare in a book, it's ...HI Colby, I love a good scare in a book, it's much easier for me to imagine my own evil guy then having some screenwriter/actor show me the face of evil.<br />So I relish in the scary evil doers of my go to authors and yes yours is going on my tbr pile.<br />DebThe Reading Frenzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908245479700999445noreply@blogger.com