tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post6306918371178340839..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Building A CharacterSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-64690743881637831552015-04-02T02:55:06.866-07:002015-04-02T02:55:06.866-07:00Love, love, love that cover. Wonderful. So atmosph...Love, love, love that cover. Wonderful. So atmospheric!<br /><br />I agree with Toni - reading expectation can be crippling, LOL. :)<br /><br />And I'm blushing. Thank you so much Marcelle, for your kind words about Dylan Scott. I sorta miss him now. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-86939812665093806942015-03-28T08:46:43.337-07:002015-03-28T08:46:43.337-07:00Thanks so much, Rita! :)Thanks so much, Rita! :)Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-2605279371664076642015-03-27T15:43:06.828-07:002015-03-27T15:43:06.828-07:00I love series and stand alones. I love good storie...I love series and stand alones. I love good stories. AND I Love your cover. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-80678395824395284902015-03-27T09:17:46.940-07:002015-03-27T09:17:46.940-07:00@Toni - When I first wrote BEYOND, I never expecte...@Toni - When I first wrote BEYOND, I never expected to endeavor into 'series-land', but it was either that or write a 2000-page novel. :)<br /><br />@Anne Marie - Book 4! Poor Becca was surely stomping her foot by then! :)<br /><br />@Marcelle - Thank you!! And yes, Dylan Scott keeps us all coming back for more. :) Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-24519492674600005652015-03-27T09:04:23.874-07:002015-03-27T09:04:23.874-07:00Congratulations on the upcoming launch of Mist, Ma...Congratulations on the upcoming launch of Mist, Maureen. Love the cover!<br /><br />I'm pretty much a hit-and-run reader, too. I'm not often attracted by series, but every once in a while, one will grab me by the throat and not let go, like our own Shirley Wells' Dylan Scott series, or Louise Penny's Three Pines series.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-11495677395674383742015-03-27T08:25:08.629-07:002015-03-27T08:25:08.629-07:00I know what you mean about glimpses whipping a rea...I know what you mean about glimpses whipping a reader into a frenzy. If a secondary character becomes the hero/heroine in the next book in a series, I almost have to buy it. LOL I get so invested in them, if the author does it right.<br /><br />I had a character like that in my Mindhunters series. Becca worked for the same agency as my heroes and heroines of Books 1-3, but had to wait until Bk 4 to get her HEA. By then, readers were demanding it. LOL For some reason, they really connected with her.Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-37182755357477893632015-03-27T06:57:26.495-07:002015-03-27T06:57:26.495-07:00I love reading series. I love those glimpses :) Mu...I love reading series. I love those glimpses :) Much harder as a writer to build series though LOL. Reader expectation can be crippling :)Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006694783089788568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-34359343698904154062015-03-27T05:52:01.344-07:002015-03-27T05:52:01.344-07:00Oh Jean, I'm so with you on the Charlotte aspi...Oh Jean, I'm so with you on the Charlotte aspirations!Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-13515307343282199202015-03-27T05:20:10.531-07:002015-03-27T05:20:10.531-07:00Yes, a series does allow the reader to really get ...Yes, a series does allow the reader to really get to know a character. Though that said, Nelson DeMille uses the same character, John Corey (sp?) in multiple stand alones, and I'm always happy to see him reincarnate.<br /><br />And how, over the years, I've wished Charlotte Bronte had written another book starring Jane Eyre. jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.com