tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post6926573232954966326..comments2023-04-03T07:21:00.004-07:00Comments on Warriors of Poseidon: We stole Plato's idea!!!!Alyssa Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918925053126161848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post-46671695332946303022007-04-18T15:04:00.000-07:002007-04-18T15:04:00.000-07:00I thought all guys liked bananas. Sorry - moving ...I thought all guys liked bananas. Sorry - moving along now.RandomRanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06147261564775917270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post-81258732839488761642007-04-18T04:51:00.000-07:002007-04-18T04:51:00.000-07:00LOL, Alyssa. Great transcript. So, did the guy che...LOL, Alyssa. Great transcript. So, did the guy checking you two out like, uh, bananas? ;)Erica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post-56768866092563636872007-04-17T09:54:00.000-07:002007-04-17T09:54:00.000-07:00JoAnn, I never knew you had to stake out your own ...JoAnn, I never knew you had to stake out your own geographic area!! <BR/><BR/>Allison, that is hilarious, in an awful way. Now we can get slammed for plot points we DIDN'T EVEN USE. sigh. <BR/><BR/>*toughen up, toughen up*Alyssa Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918925053126161848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post-48958600797587870672007-04-17T09:06:00.000-07:002007-04-17T09:06:00.000-07:00Alyssa/Gena: I had a blog reviewer accuse me of a ...Alyssa/Gena: I had a blog reviewer accuse me of a specific plot point that she hated and she went on about how awful it was that I would do this, THEN in the next sentence indicated that I in fact DIDN'T use this plot point that she hated, but I "might as well have" because otherwise the sex scene was pulled from out of the blue. Huh? She dumps on me for doing something I didn't do, admits I didn't do it, then dumps on me because since I didn't do this thing, my sex scene didn't fit.<BR/><BR/>All I can say is, while mean reviews do hurt, they hurt a lot less when you hit a list or two. That reviewer doesn't like bananas. Her loss.<BR/><BR/>Or, as Stephanie Laurens said at a recent chapter meeting, "The reader was having a bad imagination day."Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872860080644987843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post-59475399586467881672007-04-17T08:36:00.000-07:002007-04-17T08:36:00.000-07:00LOL about this. I once set two connected books in...LOL about this. I once set two connected books in the Pacific Northwest because I grew up there and knew it well. Publishers Weekly couldn't help complaining that I'd gone "writing in Jayne Ann Krentz's territory." Wow. I hadn't realized she owned the entire states of Washington and Oregon! <BR/><BR/>My next two stories were set in Ireland, where I'd put books in the past, where ALL my relatives come from, where I visit a lot and almost bought a house, until right before closing I realized the government was serious about making me board my ancient dog and kitty outside for six months. Which was definitely a deal breaker.<BR/><BR/> Of course someone on Amazon immediately accused me of stealing from Nora Roberts because -- hey! -- she wrote some Irish books. ( This is one reason why I no longer read Amazon reviews. It's just too tempting to get into arguments with readers, which probably isn't a real smart career move. As Anne Rice discovered a few years ago.) <BR/><BR/>Anyway, Nora and I laughed about it, especially since we both had bayou books coming out within months of each other. My upcoming romantic suspense for NAL begins in Afghanistan, which isn't exactly usual romance novel territory, so I think I may be safe this time. :)<BR/><BR/>As for Atlantis, Alesia, both you and Gena rock! Plato, otoh, can be a tad dry.JoAnn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post-60642642526688676042007-04-17T08:18:00.000-07:002007-04-17T08:18:00.000-07:00This was great stuff, cause you know, sometimes wh...This was great stuff, cause you know, sometimes when I'm bored I like to pretend I'm chatting with my favorite authors, now I can just print this little transcript and insert my own dialogue, and Wall-Ah. I'm totally kidding (kind of)<BR/><BR/>And you both rock, some people have no taste :)Chari-Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620983794213263227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post-91331535150212652412007-04-17T08:03:00.000-07:002007-04-17T08:03:00.000-07:00I think maybe blankies should come with all writer...I think maybe blankies should come with all writers's computers as a mandatory accessory. sighAlyssa Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918925053126161848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27476361.post-13581502449097426192007-04-17T07:58:00.000-07:002007-04-17T07:58:00.000-07:00Funny, funny ladies. Yes, this has already happen...Funny, funny ladies. Yes, this has already happened to me and I'm a total newbie!<BR/><BR/>Before So Not The Drama came out, Girls Life blogged about it as a book pick and put up an excerpt. Some of the commenters (half who admitted they didn't bother to read the excerpt) said my book sounded like The Clique series and that no way my book(s) could hold a candle to it.<BR/><BR/>Well, my book is nothing like The Clique series ::sniff:: and could ya read the excerpt before you decide my writing is crap?<BR/><BR/>I like Alyssa's banana analogy. It's so true. However, like Gena, some thumbsucking and blanket holding is mandatory before I brush myself off and move on.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995262723350443110noreply@blogger.com