April's Affections and Intrigues: Love and Mystery Bloom

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Re: Heart of Highland Warrior (4:54am June 12, 2014):

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Re: Heart of Highland Warrior (4:53am June 12, 2014):

Thanks everyone! I'm so lucky that I have two series that I
love writing. My highland warriors were first, but I love my
relic seekers too. In fact, I think the warriors and the
relic seekers would get along! Some suggested a Christmas
story where I have them meet!

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (9:09am November 2, 2011):

Wilma, when you get that absorbed in a book it's easy to make
more of noises than you normally would.

Judith, I'm a night person. I think it's peaceful, but I'm
with you, shadows are scary.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (9:06am November 2, 2011):

Linda Hall, thanks for stopping by. Good luck!

Thanks Mary Lynch!

Leisa, that's a great idea. If my kids are uneasy about
something I tell them to think of something funny. Humor can
dispel fear. Perfect example is when I watched The Grudge,
which was scary, but I got so tickled at the people in the
theater who were screaming that I started laughing.

Pam if you watched that movie I'm think you DO like bumps in
the night. :)

Linda, we don't have bobcats in the yard but we have a
family of raccoons. They're cute but I think they need to
go. The candy factory sounds fun. I only lasted at the
pickle factory half a day.

Erin, dogs are great defenders and they help ease fears too.

Marjorie, I've heard some unearthly noises at night that
turned out to be cats mating or fighting, not sure which.

Cynthia, while visiting my in-laws, I went to the bathroom
in the middle of the night and the next morning I saw a
little scorpion in the doorway where I'd walked. They have
them there. I could surmise that they were trying to get rid
of me, but my in-laws are awesome.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (8:55am November 2, 2011):

Mary, I'm the same way. Maybe we're just nosey :)

Deb, those scary movies do get the imagination working
overtime.

Thanks, Debbie. I had fun writing the stories. I love these
characters.

G, It's strange how things can seem so much more frightening
when you're alone. A sound that might not bother me if
someone else was in the house would take on a different feel
if I'm alone.

Thanks, Karima. If you get a chance to read the book, I hope
you enjoy it.

Carla, you're lucky. :) Strange noises do take on a
different feel if you're in a protected place.

Diane, I hate that feeling when your heart is pounding.

Christine makes a good point, it does make you feel alive
afterwards. I don't mind spiders, but roaches...ick!

Maureen - we had an earthquake a couple of months ago, which
is unusual for Virginia, and when I would go to bed I would
listen for that rumbling sound. I heard it once. We had an
aftershock at 1AM.

Lisa, so your ghost turned out to be a squirrel. We have
those too. I've heard things rolling around on the roof at
night.

Susan, what is it about kids and cellars? They're creepy.
When I first wrote Awaken, I had the time vault buried in a
cellar, but I later changed it to a crypt.

MaryAnne - I bet you have some spooky Irish stories. I'm
fascinated with the supernatural.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (11:34pm November 1, 2011):

Peggy, I love reaching readers who wouldn't normally read this
genre. This book really does blend genres. It has adventure,
romance, mystery and lots of humor.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (10:49pm November 1, 2011):

Meghan, my husband got me good the other day. He came around
the corner suddenly while I had my head stuck in a plot I was
writing.I came right off my chair.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (10:48pm November 1, 2011):

Kimberly, what a sweet thing to say. Thank you!!

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (10:47pm November 1, 2011):

Laura, so glad you're enjoying the series. I can't rest if I
hear strange noises. Maybe that's because I love mysteries. I
have to solve them.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (10:46pm November 1, 2011):

Liz, oh my gosh. I can just see that happening. That sounds
like something in one of your mysteries.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (10:34am November 1, 2011):

Thanks for your comment, Pam.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (10:33am November 1, 2011):

Thanks, May Pau. It was so much fun to write.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (8:18am November 1, 2011):

Betty, that's such a wonderful way to look at it. I love that.

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (8:18am November 1, 2011):

Theresa, If I hear a noise I can't rest until I figure it out.
Have to make sure it's not someone sneaking in the window. :)

Re: Embrace The Highland Warrior (8:12am November 1, 2011):

Diane, I've had some pretty frightening dreams. I have an
active imagination!

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:11pm May 18, 2011):

Thanks everyone. you guys were so much fun. Stop by my website and sign up for my newsletter. I'll send out occasional news and tidbits about the books, maybe some giveaways.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:09pm May 18, 2011):

Jennifer, certainly some of the characteristics are.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:09pm May 18, 2011):

Mary, desired and imagined is a good way to put it.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:07pm May 18, 2011):

Carol, I used my critique partners name in a book. We had a lot of laughs over that.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:04pm May 18, 2011):

Thanks Sheila. Hope you like the book.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:02pm May 18, 2011):

Joanne, I hope the book proves as good as you expect.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:02pm May 18, 2011):

Leni, writers sometimes live too much in their imaginations. Sometimes we talk to our characters.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:01pm May 18, 2011):

Colleen, writing the plot and the characters is like one big puzzle. It's so much fun to layer and hide things.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:00pm May 18, 2011):

Thanks Robin. They did a nice job with the cover.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:59pm May 18, 2011):

Deb, characters can come from so many places.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:58pm May 18, 2011):

Maude, thanks so much for thinking of Awaken the Highland Warrior. With all the wonderful choices for books, I really appreciate it.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:55pm May 18, 2011):

Jennifer, this can be very true. I think a lot of times we give our characters qualities we wish we had.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:51pm May 18, 2011):

Wanda, it's exciting to know that you're hearing the buzz about Awaken. Fabulous!

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:50pm May 18, 2011):

Carla, I'm glad to meet someone who can fall up stairs. :) Creating a character is like giving birth. We're proud of those babies, even our villains. I LOVE my villains.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:48pm May 18, 2011):

Robin, writers have very vivid imaginations.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:48pm May 18, 2011):

Kai Wong, maybe writers are playing out multiple personalities. Now that's in interesting thought.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:47pm May 18, 2011):

Teresa, most writers seem to be people watchers. We're fascinated by the interactions and personalities we see.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:45pm May 18, 2011):

Billie, thanks so much. I'm going to bed happy. I love it when someone besides me is excited about the book. :) Please let me know if you like it. Sign up for my newsletter. I'll be sending it out soon. I may have some fun tidbits about book two.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (10:43pm May 18, 2011):

I hope you like the book, Elizabeth. I love highlanders.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (9:31pm May 18, 2011):

June, you're too funny. Sometimes the voices are boring. It's up to the author to make them interesting.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (9:30pm May 18, 2011):

Tammy, we are all a mixture of many traits.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (9:28pm May 18, 2011):

Sue, ooohh sounds like a fun secret!!!

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (9:26pm May 18, 2011):

Diana, that's often the case. I love highlanders too.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (9:17pm May 18, 2011):

Marjorie, when a character faces a certain situation, the author has her own experiences to draw on, but at the same time, this character must deal with it her way, which isn't necessarily how the author herself would handle it. But that knowledge gives a basis to go on.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (9:13pm May 18, 2011):

Jody, I think there are pieces of me in various characters.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (7:24pm May 18, 2011):

Stefanie, I loved the idea of the historical figure coming forward. And having a big bad warrior like a fish out of water and having to rely on a woman was so much fun! But Faelan is such a great guy.

About your friend, they say we all have a double. :)

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (12:20pm May 18, 2011):

Anthonia, it does tend to be a combination usually. It can also be influenced by other characters. I'm writing another series as well. It's a mystery series, and I'm having so much fun. I thought about my characters and then found the closest actor or celebrity who resembled the character. For instance, I have the sherrif who's Clint Eastwoodish, and the nosy neighbor is Gladys Cravitz from Bewitched. It's been so much fun. This is the first time I've done this but it really gives me a feel for the characters.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (12:16pm May 18, 2011):

Diane, I do hope you'll give it a try and see if you like it. My husband was just telling me that he thought the book covered all genres. It's romance, adventure, suspense, mystery, touch of thriller, comedy, not really horror - it's not dark, but there are some ugly creatures roaming around. I was at dinner with my agent and her clients and a director she knows was there. He said Awaken the Highland Warrior would make a great animated action film. My husband says the swords and castles make up for the romance. :)

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (12:12pm May 18, 2011):

Pam, it seems with authors, our fiction sometimes becomes real to us. I feel like the characters in my book are alive. I know they're not, but they sure feel real. All those tough warriors are family to me.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (12:10pm May 18, 2011):

Dawn, I think authors create characters in different ways. We can base them on someone we know, or parts of two or more people we know. Or the character may be completely unique, just a product of our imagination. But in writing that character, the author will probably draw on their own experiences if the character faces something the author has faced. The author might take the character an entiredly different direction, but the knowledge is there to either make use of or purposely disragard.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (12:05pm May 18, 2011):

Renee, I have wild dreams. I've had this one vampire dream that was just amazing. I wish I could really capture the feel.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (12:04pm May 18, 2011):

Barbara, if an author has experienced childbirth, she has that knowledge of what it's like, the emotions, the joys and fears. We draw on first hand experiences to go deep into characters, even if they aren't exactly like us.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (12:02pm May 18, 2011):

Stacie, it's fun to slip in some of your experiences but take that character to a completely different place.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (12:01pm May 18, 2011):

Tracie, an author definitely can't stop with a character that resembles them. It might be okay for pieces here and there, and even to have one character with a strong similarity, but you have to have diverse characters. I heard an author talking about how writers can write things we don't know. I'm not a serial killer, but I could write one. In fact, I have. I'm not insane (that I know :) ) but I could write an insane person.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:58am May 18, 2011):

Darci, I think some of our experiences find their way inside our characters lives.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:56am May 18, 2011):

Jessica, sometimes authors aren't aware of the similarity at first.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (11:55am May 18, 2011):

Darcy, I think it does depend on the author. I think a lot of us have some pieces of ourselves in our characters,

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (9:02am May 18, 2011):

Very insightful comments here. I'm enjoying reading them.

Re: Awaken The Highland Warrior (9:01am May 18, 2011):

Peggy, it's a thrill to have the book appeal to someone who wouldn't normally read that genre. Thank you so much.

Re: Seduced by the Wolf (10:45am August 24, 2010):

Thanks for the behind the scenes look at a wolf's workout,Terry.Can't wait to read these stories. I've been so busy with edits I haven't had a chance yet, but they're next on my list.

Re: The Fire Lord's Lover (8:10pm June 30, 2010):

Hi Kathryne. Thanks for this tantalizing lesson. Loved hearing about the clothing. Good luck with the book. You're a fabulous writer.