tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post872875093271176884..comments2024-03-28T04:55:50.771-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: A Tenth Anniversary Post by Cathy AceJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1426468403446186892022-03-30T13:02:50.890-04:002022-03-30T13:02:50.890-04:00Hello Denise - thanks for deciding to meet Cait an...Hello Denise - thanks for deciding to meet Cait and Bud! Everywhere in my books is a place where I've either lived, worked, or spent a fair bit of time. As luck would have it, I was actually on a cruise ship in the Caribbean when lockdown started, and got back to Canada literally ten minutes before the borders closed! Since then I've been at home in Canada, just outside Vancouver...hence book #10 being set right here, in beautiful British Columbia! Book #11 is set in London, where I (and Cait!) lived for 20 years, and book #12 set in Arizona allowed me to channel my delight at having been there back a few years back. Fortunately, I travelled extensively during my business life, working in some fascinating places (eg: Budapest is the setting for book #8, and I spent a great deal of time there for work, as I did in Amsterdam - book #7...so I'm able to revisit those places in my memory...and checking locations on Google!). Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42180042971507279612022-03-30T12:02:27.397-04:002022-03-30T12:02:27.397-04:00I'm going to dig into this series!!! How did ...I'm going to dig into this series!!! How did travel restrictions hinder your work? Do you generally go to the places for research? Spa life is one of my dreams. THANK YOU!Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42676351730415882592022-03-30T11:52:54.878-04:002022-03-30T11:52:54.878-04:00Hello Kim, nice to meet you...and I really hope yo...Hello Kim, nice to meet you...and I really hope you enjoy meeting Cait and Bud! Happy reading, and thanks for choosing to spend time with them :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60320337359992836182022-03-30T08:00:40.925-04:002022-03-30T08:00:40.925-04:00Nice to meet you, Cathy. Always great to encounter...Nice to meet you, Cathy. Always great to encounter the author of a interesting-sounding series that I don't know. Just bought #1 on Kindle, and I'm looking forward to it. I hope I'll get a chance to see the TV series, too. Thanks in advance for the pleasure of reading a new mystery.KimHaysBernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726133115831908758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40958151441413946452022-03-29T17:39:30.926-04:002022-03-29T17:39:30.926-04:00Hello Kait - yes, it seems that time really does p...Hello Kait - yes, it seems that time really does pass that quickly, after all! CHEERS! :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76499949122970867652022-03-29T17:38:33.695-04:002022-03-29T17:38:33.695-04:00Hello Hank - yes, the titles...well, I decided bef...Hello Hank - yes, the titles...well, I decided before the first Cait Morgan Mystery came out that I wanted a title framework that would repeat. So THE CORPSE WITH THE would refer to the person who's dead at the start of the book, the death surrounding which the investigation takes place. Then I will always add a "something", which began with precious somethings (silver, gold, emerald, platinum etc) followed by a body part to which it could refer (silver tongue, golden nose, emerald thumb, platinum hair etc) and while I have allowed myself to accept "things" like granite, which aren't necessarily "precious" I have always been able to stick to a body part...LOL. THEN...the description of the "corpse" must, of course, be relevant to that character (silver tongue = man who get people to reveal their secrets in conversation; golden nose = award-winning vintner; emerald thumb - talented plants woman; platinum hair = Vegas casino owner who was once told by Frank Sinatra that she was more beautiful than Marilyn Monroe so, of course, she never changed her hairstyle after that! etc...and that's the stepping off point for the whole story. PLUS the location. I have a list of another twenty-odd titles, and for all of them I have the corpse, their backstory, whodunit, how they dunit, and the location all sorted. To be honest - that's the most fun part of the entire process. If only the rest of it all were so simple!Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1677525759868757662022-03-29T17:31:43.861-04:002022-03-29T17:31:43.861-04:00Oh Diana - good for your chum! I'm fortunate e...Oh Diana - good for your chum! I'm fortunate enough to be able to work closely with the production company, so I'm keeping my eye on things...LOL! :-) Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59095453682649264052022-03-29T16:45:41.070-04:002022-03-29T16:45:41.070-04:00Thank you! We will ask the bookstore to order you...Thank you! We will ask the bookstore to order your books and I will look up the ISBN numbers.<br /><br />No worries regarding movies / TV. I just hope the producers keep the story close to your book. A friend's English Inspector was changed to a sheriff in the American midwest for a movie and luckily, the author could say NO!<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15873374160983147012022-03-29T15:21:13.727-04:002022-03-29T15:21:13.727-04:00Ten years! Cathy, how can that be? Congratulations...Ten years! Cathy, how can that be? Congratulations on your decade, and your latest release. By the way, my weird mind read that you were celebrating with chocolate champagne and pink champagne cake. Both sounded kinda good!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68028518361585168912022-03-29T14:57:12.412-04:002022-03-29T14:57:12.412-04:00Hurray, darling Cathy! You know I am such a fan! ...Hurray, darling Cathy! You know I am such a fan! You said above the first thing that comes to you is the title??? That is fascinating! Tell us more about that--what things have sparked that?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31984061590515022932022-03-29T14:21:43.074-04:002022-03-29T14:21:43.074-04:00Thanks to Rhys for hosting, and for all the other ...Thanks to Rhys for hosting, and for all the other Reds for joining in the celebrations - raising a glass to you all, folks! Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33697949352139290052022-03-29T14:20:42.937-04:002022-03-29T14:20:42.937-04:00Oops - should have added the website address: http...Oops - should have added the website address: http://www.cathyace.com/Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25729215425718812262022-03-29T14:11:22.648-04:002022-03-29T14:11:22.648-04:00Thanks ever so much Kathy - I hope you enjoy your ...Thanks ever so much Kathy - I hope you enjoy your trip to Arizona with Cait and Bud, Cathy :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74038178956045313852022-03-29T14:10:53.667-04:002022-03-29T14:10:53.667-04:00Oh my gosh - even more celebrations for me...becau...Oh my gosh - even more celebrations for me...because a new reader is a wonderful experience! Thanks for choosing to spend time with Cait and Bud :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84101693793769612352022-03-29T14:10:11.195-04:002022-03-29T14:10:11.195-04:00Thanks ever so much, Mark :-)Thanks ever so much, Mark :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22546551526874426832022-03-29T14:09:57.334-04:002022-03-29T14:09:57.334-04:00Hello there - pleased to meet you, and thanks for ...Hello there - pleased to meet you, and thanks for choosing to spend time with Cait and Bud - I hope you choose to join them on more of their adventures :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25460278263179569702022-03-29T14:09:15.293-04:002022-03-29T14:09:15.293-04:00Hello Diana - thanks ever so much for your support...Hello Diana - thanks ever so much for your support, and that of your mum! You can order my books from your local bookstore: all they need are their ISBN numbers, which are on my website (not sure which ones you need, so won't put any here). The print books aren't just available through Amazon - they are also distributed to bookstores and libraries and are "in the system" used by both types of organization to find/order books. I hope your local bookstore can do that for you! <br /><br />So pleased you love Wales too...Tintern is correct, and it's quite an ethereal space, isn't it - the hollowed-out ruin still has an atmosphere that's tangible. Fingers crossed for TV series...I do know about the international distribution stuff, but - again - I am not allowed to say a word...sorry! Cathy :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6618704223366763622022-03-29T14:04:48.502-04:002022-03-29T14:04:48.502-04:00Hello Liz - oh graduations are so special - that d...Hello Liz - oh graduations are so special - that definitely calls for a big one! Meanwhile - thanks for your support :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56002890834499159842022-03-29T14:04:15.702-04:002022-03-29T14:04:15.702-04:00Hello Hallie - oh thank you...and yes, it was that...Hello Hallie - oh thank you...and yes, it was that long ago! ;-) Oh, settings - the first thing that comes for me is the title, along with the person who's the titular corpse and (usually) the way they died PLUS the IMMEDIATE location. Yes, it's there from the very beginning...then I do my very best to tell a story that could only have happened in that specific place. Overall, I want readers to experience my books, rather than feeling they have read them - and, for me, being taken to a specific place when I read gets me to experience that story more fully. I hope that's what happens for my readers :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47410805148682673472022-03-29T14:00:39.874-04:002022-03-29T14:00:39.874-04:00Hello Judi - indeed, that is cause for GREAT celeb...Hello Judi - indeed, that is cause for GREAT celebration (for me too!). Thanks, Cathy :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1595650714437063422022-03-29T14:00:10.102-04:002022-03-29T14:00:10.102-04:00Good luck with the grading, Julia...my memories of...Good luck with the grading, Julia...my memories of that particular process is now far behind me, but it still fills me with the "UGH's" when I think of it. I spent a dozen years teaching at university, which I'd have done for no pay at all...but you couldn't pay me enough to do the grading again!!! LOL! Cathy :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38844715378940163992022-03-29T13:58:07.773-04:002022-03-29T13:58:07.773-04:00Congratulations, Cathy, on the new book, the tenth...Congratulations, Cathy, on the new book, the tenth anniversary, and the TV show! You certainly have a lot to celebrate. I'm so happy for you. Couldn't happen to a nicer person. I'm getting ready to read The Corpse with the Turquoise Toes, and I'm sure I'll love it.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19408065249856975662022-03-29T13:57:14.771-04:002022-03-29T13:57:14.771-04:00Thanks ever so much, Flora - and, yes, it's ea...Thanks ever so much, Flora - and, yes, it's early in the year still for true warmth...but spring temperatures are just a promise of more warmth to come ;-) HUGS, Cathy :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71410541434874790032022-03-29T13:56:13.993-04:002022-03-29T13:56:13.993-04:00Thanks ever so much for your support, Karen. And, ...Thanks ever so much for your support, Karen. And, yes, there are many things we wish we COULD celebrate...so let's keep all those hoped-for celebrations in our hearts too :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27748670788051371912022-03-29T13:55:08.857-04:002022-03-29T13:55:08.857-04:00Thanks so much Christine :-)Thanks so much Christine :-)Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.com