tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post5556072096546386112..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: A Q&A Session. Sort of...Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-45573164089203185802016-10-27T06:22:05.123-07:002016-10-27T06:22:05.123-07:00We'll have to hope our houses don't burn d...We'll have to hope our houses don't burn down, Gladys, or we'll look a bit silly clutching something utterly useless. :o)<br />Oh, I love the story of the high school girl not wanting to be a bother. LOL.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-34797308093758877682016-10-27T03:43:04.604-07:002016-10-27T03:43:04.604-07:00Okay, so I got misty-eyed about the rose bowl. I w...Okay, so I got misty-eyed about the rose bowl. I would do the same thing. :)<br /><br />I had a high school girl write to ask if she could interview me for a graded report she would be submitting. She didn't want to be a 'bother', so she only emailed me one question....per email...thirty emails. LOLMaureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-19369978693119221382016-10-27T03:40:11.700-07:002016-10-27T03:40:11.700-07:00Toni, we definitely have to form our own water-fre...Toni, we definitely have to form our own water-free club. And I agree, tea is water. :o)<br />Oh yes, the letters that praise and then find something to criticise are priceless. <br />I'm curious about the person who gave me a 1* review on Amazon that said "Haven't read it yet." Lol. I'm hoping for 2 or maybe 3* when he/she has read it. Or perhaps I ought to be grateful for the 1*. :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-1005225530848635032016-10-26T15:38:03.344-07:002016-10-26T15:38:03.344-07:00Shirley--we are so alike! The dog/s, the water thi...Shirley--we are so alike! The dog/s, the water thing. I've tried to drink water. I really do. I always figured tea was water. <br /><br />I've also received the most wonderful emails from readers. I think the weirdest ones are the letters that praise your work, and then tell you to drop the mucky romance stuff and swearing. "Er...so you liked it?" :) And, yes, getting asked what I earn is really off-putting. I'm waiting for that to come up again. <br /><br />Bigs hugs!<br /><br />Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006694783089788568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-81905283153263178512016-10-26T14:08:12.485-07:002016-10-26T14:08:12.485-07:00Rita, I'm shocked that you don't know Jame...Rita, I'm shocked that you don't know James Patterson. When he next pops in for a coffee, I must ask him to rectify that, lol. As for the whole giving books away statement, I would have needed bail money. In what other profession would you be asked to give away freebies? Grrr.<br /><br />Anne Marie, that's too funny. I bet a lot of those assumptions about your Texas lifestyle came from Brits. We always assume people from Texas ride everywhere. :o)<br /><br />Jean, welcome to my club. Nice to know there are two of us who don't clutch bottles of water all day. :o) As for the election, you have my sympathy. At least it's only 13 days away. Even in the UK we're getting tired of it. Hope you get the result you want!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-19524258629541616362016-10-26T09:59:39.525-07:002016-10-26T09:59:39.525-07:00Shirley, You must be one of the few people in all ...Shirley, You must be one of the few people in all of western civilization that admits to not walking around clutching a plastic bottle of water ALL DAY LONG. I'm going to join your club! Enjoyed your post and your answers to readers' questions. A little levity is just what the country needs 13 ( long) days before Election Day. Amen. Carry on. jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-86426211820609797382016-10-26T09:17:35.378-07:002016-10-26T09:17:35.378-07:00This reminds me of the assumptions and questions I...This reminds me of the assumptions and questions I used to get when people learned I was from Texas... "So, did you ride a horse to school?" Yep. Every day. *snort*<br /><br />I haven't had any *interesting* questions lately, other than how many books I sell and how much money I make, and when did I expect to make a bestseller list. Kinda personal, and this was from an extended family member, so it came as a surprise. I deflected that one quickly. But otherwise, it's the typical "where do you get your ideas" or "when/how do you find time to write."<br /><br />Oh! I think I hear chocolate calling, too... ;)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50966757698377870532016-10-26T08:08:23.959-07:002016-10-26T08:08:23.959-07:00Readers I connect with have NO idea what goes on w...Readers I connect with have NO idea what goes on with writers. I do remember one woman who was rather shocked I didn’t know James Patterson. Snort! She thought all writers knew one another and got together frequently to chat. Most questions come from a real interest and I give simple answers. Anything concerning money I consider odd and rather rude and don’t answer. I do believe the oddest question, or maybe it was a statement, you should give books away. It’s no big deal to put thoughts on paper. Sigh. And no….I didn’t need bail money.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.com