tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post5443581211087557731..comments2023-10-22T03:44:10.146-04:00Comments on Fierce Romance: Guest: Maree Anderson + Book Giveaway!Vonda Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-5221906988713324502011-08-11T06:20:24.732-04:002011-08-11T06:20:24.732-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Sharla! Glad I could make ...Thanks for stopping by, Sharla! Glad I could make you smile :-)<br /><br />And Nicole, as always, you're very welcome!<br /><br />Hugs to y'all!Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-33534868434205902232011-08-11T01:29:42.858-04:002011-08-11T01:29:42.858-04:00Thanks for the laugh! I esp. liked the neener, nee...Thanks for the laugh! I esp. liked the neener, neener part. I've always been a panster and would love to be an outliner but . . . Well, maybe the next book. :)Sharla Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480943469788156458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-51462689224051864322011-08-10T23:02:49.866-04:002011-08-10T23:02:49.866-04:00Thanks so much for being our guest today, Maree!! ...Thanks so much for being our guest today, Maree!! I enjoyed your post so much!!Nicole Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535088964454920083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-45754967516443235852011-08-10T19:12:58.054-04:002011-08-10T19:12:58.054-04:00Thanks, Na! I have a bad habit of greeting courier...Thanks, Na! I have a bad habit of greeting couriers at the door in my pjs and dressing gown, but at least I've never flashed anyone. Just as well! Think of all the therapy I'd have to pay for!<br /><br />Actually, there's a funny scene in Even Demons Get The Blues where Rez is chasing down the street after Leisa, and it's, uh, rather obvious how well-endowed he is. Ten inches of dangly man-parts whipping from side to side? Uh. Yeah. *g*Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-3046463851821516152011-08-10T19:04:35.428-04:002011-08-10T19:04:35.428-04:00Hot and cute excerpt. Jace's secret nickname f...Hot and cute excerpt. Jace's secret nickname for Kat is Miss Kissable. Poor Kat has no idea simpling delivering mail lol. <br /><br />I would like to read Even Demons Get the Blues.Nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975459094094828798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-6536495124901451842011-08-10T17:45:08.787-04:002011-08-10T17:45:08.787-04:00Hi Joan! You caught me just before I was about to ...Hi Joan! You caught me just before I was about to grab breakfast and have a much-needed caffeine infusion. So I hope I make sense and don't start spouting rubbish, LOL.<br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by today and I'm glad my post got a few smiles. Yay!<br /><br />I gotta say, most of my published works have some dark broody stuff but the characters have enough snark and wry humor to provide a balance and wring smiles from the readers. At least, that's what I've been told. Hope they're not just being "nice" because they feel they have to!<br /><br />Kat On A Hot Tin Roof seems to have turned out funnier than the rest -- at least, I hope the readers find it as amusing as me and my editor do!Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-45697632858685193552011-08-10T17:11:03.557-04:002011-08-10T17:11:03.557-04:00I loved your post. It was hilarious and, I imagine...I loved your post. It was hilarious and, I imagine, so are your books. I would love to receive Even Demons Get the Blues - the nickname is Miss Kissable.<br /><br />JoanJ K Mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363961966543630804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-85759422825465000202011-08-10T16:40:45.497-04:002011-08-10T16:40:45.497-04:00Lizzie -- the synopsis.... there should be a speci...Lizzie -- the synopsis.... there should be a special circle of hell just for those little buggers. And the worst thing about being a pantser (or "barnstormer" as I prefer to call it) is that we're writing the darn thing AFTER the manuscript's completed and there's SOOOO MUCH we NEED to include and can't possibly leave out *whimpers* <br /><br />One of my fellow Writers Gone Wild calls it the "sh*topsis" LOL. I can relate! And writing back-cover blurb for Kat.... Man. I had such a tiny word limit and two days to do it, and I reeeeally thought I was gonna die. <br /><br />And you have to write three? OMG, have you been really really bad in a former life or something??? Sending you BIG HUGS!!!Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-85866877741054708022011-08-10T16:33:09.625-04:002011-08-10T16:33:09.625-04:00Sherry, thank you for stopping by and for your lov...Sherry, thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments *g*Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-10851925411380377642011-08-10T16:30:53.809-04:002011-08-10T16:30:53.809-04:00Derek, I STILL waffle back and forth on the plotte...Derek, I STILL waffle back and forth on the plotter/pantser thing. Because as every pantser knows, nothing will suck the joy of writing from your soul quicker than sitting down to write, opening up that manuscript and seeing everything already laid out for you. Where's the fun in that? <br /><br />For me, it's about being flexible and having options. I've previously plotted chapter by chapter, paragraph-long outlines when I've been stuck halfway through the story and it's just not working. And funny old thing, turned out after I'd changed the order of the chapters I'd already written, it flowed. <br /><br />For me, there's a certain degree of relief at being able to follow an outline when I'm not in the mood for writing and nothing's going right. Then, it's a useful tool -- great for tackling major revisions, too! It's like finally writing the synopsis after you've finished the manuscript, and realizing when it's all laid out in black and white, OMG, that bit so doesn't work! <br /><br />But bottom line? I love to be surprised and astonished by what happens in my story, and I hope I'll never lose that. Whatever works for your muse, I reckon!Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-41207506094447914722011-08-10T16:20:35.010-04:002011-08-10T16:20:35.010-04:00Carly, you crack me up! Everyone, I'm sure she...Carly, you crack me up! Everyone, I'm sure she'd be open to bribery and corruption ;-)<br /><br />Liv, thank you! This one was such fun to write. I was really in the "zone" and it didn't seem like work at all. Doesn't get much better than that for a writer.Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-91958944652711992292011-08-10T14:51:11.039-04:002011-08-10T14:51:11.039-04:00Maree, I am laughing my arse off as I am doing the...Maree, I am laughing my arse off as I am doing the synopsis avoidance dance. The day that the house is cleaner and tighter than my writing is a very bad day for me. I know eventually I can not avoid it but I have to write three! EGADS!<br /><br />*He couldn’t quite tell what the rest of her was like because of that hideous baggy sweatshirt—wait. Oh, yeah. Yeah, baby. That’s it. Take it off for me.*<br /><br />LOL loved that line and I can't wait to read this novella. If I win I would like Even Demons get the Blues.A.W. McQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280020380670232568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-16919641977778660582011-08-10T13:16:16.903-04:002011-08-10T13:16:16.903-04:00I really enjoyed your post. I think the books soun...I really enjoyed your post. I think the books sounds very good. The answer is (Miss Kissable).<br />If I win I would like From The Ashes.<br /><br />sstrode at scrtc dot comSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113368398550173018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-57100851158159590642011-08-10T11:01:38.975-04:002011-08-10T11:01:38.975-04:00Funny scene. Sounds like a fun book. Thanks for th...Funny scene. Sounds like a fun book. Thanks for the interview. I waffle back and forth on the pantser/plotter thing, but see the benefit in planning. Hadn't thought of the benefits you mention. Great timing to have experimented with being a bit more organized. Good luck with the book.derek dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186467252368262884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-58365017938974019422011-08-10T10:26:52.554-04:002011-08-10T10:26:52.554-04:00Fun read! Everyone should check out the excerpt w...Fun read! Everyone should check out the excerpt whether or not they enter the contest. I know the answer, but in the spirit of not giving things away, I'm just going to say that the second letter in the word that begins with "K" is an i....<br />Peace,<br />LivLiv Rancourthttp://www.livrancourt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-91276674778429655132011-08-10T09:50:16.524-04:002011-08-10T09:50:16.524-04:00Ha ha. Clever question. I'm not gonna answer s...Ha ha. Clever question. I'm not gonna answer since I'm the first commenter and everyone should read the excerpt. Because then they'll have to read the book. Which will make everyone happy.<br /><br />Yes, I know I'm annoying. I'm not telling, I'm not telling. Can you tell I have lots of siblings, and I've recently been with them all? lolCarly Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236823971323039071noreply@blogger.com