tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post5739077611146702127..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Steel Magnolias and Dead BodiesJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-30839618681597517762010-05-20T09:32:28.070-04:002010-05-20T09:32:28.070-04:00By random drawing, Pat and Kari win the free copie...By random drawing, Pat and Kari win the free copies of Tressed to Kill. I'll contact you via email to get your home addresses.Lila Darehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702209686601287784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-87009525245923271382010-05-20T08:28:56.686-04:002010-05-20T08:28:56.686-04:00Laurissa--Some days I strugge sitting at my desk f...Laurissa--Some days I strugge sitting at my desk for 2,000 words, too. I switch it up sometimes and sit on my exercise ball, which seems to make me feel I'm not just sitting still, and I work at the kitchen table some days, or at Panera, so I don't feel so "trapped" in my office. Good luck with your novel!Lila Darehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702209686601287784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-54122702046234666672010-05-20T08:26:59.053-04:002010-05-20T08:26:59.053-04:00Kari--Can't wait to read your hairdresser book...Kari--Can't wait to read your hairdresser book. Where is it set? I thanked my stylist in my Acknowledgments because he was my primary source of research.<br /><br />EB--I have to make it to the gym (or at leats go for a long walk--having a dog is good motivation for that) almost every day or my writing suffers and my family suffers from my crankiness. My house, on the other hand, like yoursLila Darehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702209686601287784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-6858992264150036612010-05-20T07:26:47.589-04:002010-05-20T07:26:47.589-04:00You've motivated me to set a writing schedule...You've motivated me to set a writing schedule, and most importantly, to stick to it.<br /><br />I've always had difficulty sitting in one place for too long, and I'm easily distracted. I'm going to work on changing that. I want to finish my first manuscript!<br /><br />Thanks for the great post!<br /><br />laurissak@att.netLaurissa Kastlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55112743860147547242010-05-20T06:45:46.474-04:002010-05-20T06:45:46.474-04:00I write during those morning hours too. When writ...I write during those morning hours too. When writing, my worst problem is getting to the gym. My workout schedule takes a hit as does my house. I just bought Tressed to Kill, and am looking forward to reading it. Hope it's a hit.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-80674645603051183162010-05-19T17:54:26.447-04:002010-05-19T17:54:26.447-04:00My WIP has a hairdresser for a protagonist, but in...My WIP has a hairdresser for a protagonist, but in this first book, she doesn't get to the salon much due to being injured.<br /><br />Still, I've had a lot of fun interviewing my hairdresser every time I get my hair cut, as well as watching every TV show I can find that deals with that profession. <br /><br />I look forward to meeting your protagonist and her buddies.<br /><br />Kari<brKari Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142494074566856696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-33991333228618867542010-05-19T16:22:23.355-04:002010-05-19T16:22:23.355-04:00Good question, Rae. I think I would be writing to...Good question, Rae. I think I would be writing today, regardless of other career choices along the way, but I don't know if I'd be writing about the same things. The themes that I see running through my writing--the importance of family and of living an honorable life are two that I see myself returning to--aren't really career-oriented, so maybe I'd be writing about the same Lila Darehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702209686601287784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44438897904739601842010-05-19T16:19:18.434-04:002010-05-19T16:19:18.434-04:00Pat--I deliberately manage most of my time. I pro...Pat--I deliberately manage most of my time. I protest the hours from 8-12 pretty fiercely; i.e., I don't make hair or doc appts during those times, go shopping with friends, or work out. I schedule lunches with friends or other outings for the afternoons or evenings. If I don't get my writing done early, somehow it just doesn't get done . . .Lila Darehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702209686601287784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-45103976041153423122010-05-19T15:51:08.989-04:002010-05-19T15:51:08.989-04:00If you had never joined the Air Force or worked in...If you had never joined the Air Force or worked in any kind of intelligence operation, do you think you would be writing today? If so, how do you think your writing would differ? <br /><br />cloudberry@sbcglobal.netRae Hallstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563108416308523835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-42234795454502691212010-05-19T15:06:58.258-04:002010-05-19T15:06:58.258-04:00This schedule sounds ideal. Is it the norm, or th...This schedule sounds ideal. Is it the norm, or the objective that you manage some, or even most, of the time to meet? I did have one year in my life when I wrote for the same three to four hours a day six days a week, but at that time I lived with other people. Now that I'm alone, more outside activities are needed, and no matter what time of day I schedule my writing it gets interrupted aPat Battahttp://www.patriciabatta.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53418347834464486272010-05-19T14:03:00.132-04:002010-05-19T14:03:00.132-04:00I wish I had organizational skills. I seem to be ...I wish I had organizational skills. I seem to be a crisis of the moment kind of person!<br /><br />kestrel_cod@yahoo.com<br /><br />LynnLynn Barker Steinmayerhttp://www.goshenpublib.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-84309349148698553292010-05-19T09:59:03.774-04:002010-05-19T09:59:03.774-04:00Hi Sheila--I will confess to being organized. My h...Hi Sheila--I will confess to being organized. My husband would say "obsessive" (as if there's something wrong about alphabetizing spices). I may have been attracted to the Air Force because I'm organized; although, I think executives in most businesses have to have decent organizing/planning skills.Lila Darehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702209686601287784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56437782280429222422010-05-19T09:15:12.173-04:002010-05-19T09:15:12.173-04:00I have to say, you must be one of the most organiz...I have to say, you must be one of the most organized writers around! Does military training help?<br /><br />(And I don't need to win a book because I got one, signed by you, at Malice!)Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.com