tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4777996621990675972..comments2024-03-19T04:31:58.308-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85340997426917749282019-03-06T18:11:57.072-05:002019-03-06T18:11:57.072-05:00Thank you, Hank! it was so much fun!
Thank you, Hank! it was so much fun!<br />Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73984551807994870362019-03-04T10:22:53.873-05:002019-03-04T10:22:53.873-05:00That's what I was wondering, Deb!That's what I was wondering, Deb!Cathy Akers-Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614155858703731761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11186979596058901552019-03-04T00:56:50.109-05:002019-03-04T00:56:50.109-05:00And the winner is: Flora Church! Send me your add...And the winner is: Flora Church! Send me your address by my website—just click on contact! Yaaay! And thank you, dear Betty, for a wonderful day—keep us posted, okay? XxxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50725010030804813242019-03-03T22:07:53.134-05:002019-03-03T22:07:53.134-05:00AND THE WINNER OF Crystal King's The Chef'...AND THE WINNER OF Crystal King's The Chef's Secret IS: Melanie Bodin! Email me via contact on my website..and tell me your address!<br />AND THE WINNER OF Lisa Unger's Under My Skin is--Susan Emerson!Email me via contact on my website..and tell me your address!<br />WINNER of Betty Webb's book is..coming soon!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1973995762661407672019-03-03T18:39:57.360-05:002019-03-03T18:39:57.360-05:00I love that!I love that!Marla Bradeen/Paige Sleuth, Mystery Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920956529695986188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26996835191240945902019-03-03T17:32:12.926-05:002019-03-03T17:32:12.926-05:00I feel this happening now! ANd thank you, Danielle...I feel this happening now! ANd thank you, Danielle....it's wonderful to hear that.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72439803766869483862019-03-03T17:31:42.937-05:002019-03-03T17:31:42.937-05:00Oh, KAthy, you are a treasure... Oh, KAthy, you are a treasure... Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70126098381074759062019-03-03T17:31:13.432-05:002019-03-03T17:31:13.432-05:00That's so great, DebRo! And that's exactl...That's so great, DebRo! And that's exactly the writing life, right?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89876258004494657212019-03-03T17:30:32.216-05:002019-03-03T17:30:32.216-05:00We'll see what you say when the time comes, de...We'll see what you say when the time comes, dear Jenn....Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48616216024304381552019-03-03T17:30:04.448-05:002019-03-03T17:30:04.448-05:00SO doing it. I am inspired by you all!SO doing it. I am inspired by you all!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85859239958371948742019-03-03T17:29:38.184-05:002019-03-03T17:29:38.184-05:00We'll be here to welcome her back!We'll be here to welcome her back!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10063404835971159622019-03-03T16:14:40.914-05:002019-03-03T16:14:40.914-05:00I know, Danielle. I feel the same way when other w...I know, Danielle. I feel the same way when other writers "end" a series. But who knows? Maybe Lena will be back in a different form.Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19160405917267351222019-03-03T15:10:21.888-05:002019-03-03T15:10:21.888-05:00As a reader, I feel sad when beloved characters co...As a reader, I feel sad when beloved characters come to an end. I have been with them only a couple of hours comparing to all the time you spent in their company so, I can understand your empty nest syndrome danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60162839946967960142019-03-03T14:26:08.466-05:002019-03-03T14:26:08.466-05:00I'm already writing on the next series, so don...I'm already writing on the next series, so don't worry, Kathy!Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44469831267257607172019-03-03T14:25:34.942-05:002019-03-03T14:25:34.942-05:00I don't think we ever really say goodbye to ou...I don't think we ever really say goodbye to our characters -- they just re-emerge with different names.Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19719445638131421672019-03-03T14:24:53.978-05:002019-03-03T14:24:53.978-05:00Thanks, Jenn. But I gave my girl everything she al...Thanks, Jenn. But I gave my girl everything she always wanted.Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59363925873744459882019-03-03T14:24:25.016-05:002019-03-03T14:24:25.016-05:00My cat ate my earlier comments, Pat! So made them ...My cat ate my earlier comments, Pat! So made them again.Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69018439641363632302019-03-03T14:24:07.171-05:002019-03-03T14:24:07.171-05:00Betty, please forgive my not adding something I ce...Betty, please forgive my not adding something I certainly meant to in my original post. My only excuse is that I typed my comments right before heading to bed at 2 this morning. Congratulations, Betty on your latest Lena Jones book. I know you must be going through some sadness at it being the last one, as she's been with you so long. You have an amazing resume, Betty. Journalist, literary critic, reviewer, novelist. Wow! I have to ask you, what's next? I have a feeling that you won't rest on your laurels. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36742065241722173162019-03-03T14:23:33.758-05:002019-03-03T14:23:33.758-05:00She probably will, Deborah. I just can't seem ...She probably will, Deborah. I just can't seem to say goodbye.Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55852985844088197662019-03-03T14:22:49.885-05:002019-03-03T14:22:49.885-05:00Patience, Edith. It'll happen!Patience, Edith. It'll happen!Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28019122517592447502019-03-03T14:08:28.159-05:002019-03-03T14:08:28.159-05:00Pat, I had serious problems today in trying to get...Pat, I had serious problems today in trying to get my comment to post, too. <br /><br />And I agree that I wouldn’t mind reading short stories about series characters who have gone off to new adventures. It would be like a family reunion!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55944510552472354172019-03-03T14:05:52.538-05:002019-03-03T14:05:52.538-05:00Betty,
Of course you miss your characters! You cr...Betty,<br /><br />Of course you miss your characters! You created them!<br /><br />Since I retired, I’ve been taking a writing class at the senior center. It meets weekly so there’s only one week to work on an assignment. Some weeks as I leave class I KNOW how my story will go. Other weeks I have no clue if I will be able to come up with anything. Characters often come and go; I’m not sure who will stay. No matter how confident I am about the story, it changes significantly over the course of the week, and is never the story I thought it would be. By the time I’m done—and I’m never done until the last possible minute— characters may have had personality changes. In the story that I did for this past week’s class, the personalities of the two characters I settled on completely switched with each other.<br /><br />And now I miss both of them!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60164089487352699702019-03-03T13:39:12.195-05:002019-03-03T13:39:12.195-05:00Congrats on your latest release, Betty! *Sob* I...Congrats on your latest release, Betty! *Sob* I'm devastated that Lena is riding off into the sunset but the premise of this book sounds fabulous - I can't wait! As the mother of teens, the empty nest seems like a euphoric place to be so I'll just have to grit my teeth and keep my mouth shut until I get there.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90208055826835531642019-03-03T13:19:01.783-05:002019-03-03T13:19:01.783-05:00Try, try again. I think the internet dog ate my co...Try, try again. I think the internet dog ate my comment. I know you authors have a special relationship with the characters you birth. We readers also have our relationships with characters and are quite bereft when a series ends. I would love to read any prequels, short stories, or novellas that would let me know how things are in their world. So, more Cam, Edith! More Charlotte, Hank!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19400182529439405762019-03-03T12:57:37.647-05:002019-03-03T12:57:37.647-05:00What a fun post, Betty. I go through empty-nest sy...What a fun post, Betty. I go through empty-nest syndrome with my characters who are specific to each book--I can't imagine saying goodbye to my main series characters! <br /><br />They all seem to have ongoing lives of their own that I can drop into to see what they're up to. And of course that means that I'm not always in charge. I love it when my characters become so real that they leap off the page and make decisions I didn't expect--it's the most exhilarating part of writing.<br /><br />Congrats on the new Lena book, and I'm going to be very interested to see if she makes another appearance!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com