tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post597725602286745464..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Lourey/Baker Double Booked TourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-73069305322350789362016-09-02T09:41:20.692-04:002016-09-02T09:41:20.692-04:00Wow! Right after I visit your website, I'm goi...Wow! Right after I visit your website, I'm going to go purchase a lottery ticket! 🤓Dana McNeelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229101816569121305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-36617269167435433352016-09-02T09:22:37.519-04:002016-09-02T09:22:37.519-04:00And guess what, Dana? You've hit the double ja...And guess what, Dana? You've hit the double jackpot. Send me your address via my website and I'll get a book off to you, too!Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-50513207310030538672016-09-02T08:44:52.435-04:002016-09-02T08:44:52.435-04:00Yippee! (Pumping hand in air, now going to look up...Yippee! (Pumping hand in air, now going to look up "trenchant".)Dana McNeelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229101816569121305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-38176899607141742932016-09-02T08:20:26.570-04:002016-09-02T08:20:26.570-04:00Dana! You are the winner of a copy of Salem's ...Dana! You are the winner of a copy of Salem's Cipher thanks to your trenchant comment! Please send me your mailing address via my web page (www.jessicalourey.com), and I'll get that in the mail ASAP.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-76099974907230387302016-09-01T22:47:49.683-04:002016-09-01T22:47:49.683-04:00I'm lucky I can write pretty fast, so maybe it...I'm lucky I can write pretty fast, so maybe it evens out that way. (Also, I think this goes without saying, but you can exclude me from the book giveaway.)Marla Bradeen/Paige Sleuth, Mystery Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920956529695986188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-8286154884615046732016-09-01T21:28:27.757-04:002016-09-01T21:28:27.757-04:00Chuckle 🤓Chuckle 🤓Dana McNeelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229101816569121305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-44298748964298517312016-09-01T21:26:05.060-04:002016-09-01T21:26:05.060-04:00Marla, when I teach writing workshops, I find that...Marla, when I teach writing workshops, I find that approximately half of the published writers are pantsers, and approximately half are plotters. I think plotters plot on paper, and you pantsers do it in your heads. In any case, if you have something that works, stick with it!Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-78900838197670170022016-09-01T21:24:59.818-04:002016-09-01T21:24:59.818-04:00Fuck the Footnotes is the best band I've ever ...Fuck the Footnotes is the best band I've ever seen. Ann, you rocked those tambourines. And I love you both.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-61740550349425415242016-09-01T21:23:00.219-04:002016-09-01T21:23:00.219-04:00Seriously, do you need a fourth? Because I think p...Seriously, do you need a fourth? Because I think plot autopsies (plotopsies!!!! I JUST INVENTED THAT WORD AND IT WILL MAKE ME RICH) are a brilliant way to learn to write better faster stronger. Shannon, do you all meet in person?<br /><br />Dana, you are so welcome here. You are pulling your weight, sister. You definitely deserve a book. That doesn't mean you'll get one, but it's still a nice thing to say.Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-80748692409102749242016-09-01T15:11:03.522-04:002016-09-01T15:11:03.522-04:00Ummm...need a 3rd?Ummm...need a 3rd?Dana McNeelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229101816569121305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-79241553650675216012016-09-01T10:42:42.346-04:002016-09-01T10:42:42.346-04:00For the life of me, I cannot plot. I'd love to...For the life of me, I cannot plot. I'd love to be able to. It gets really tiring to delete half of what I've written since the story is going in a different direction, but I'm coming to accept that this is just my (very inefficient) process. Like Ann, I'm always amazed whenever I actually finish a book.Marla Bradeen/Paige Sleuth, Mystery Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920956529695986188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-42883978803480037392016-09-01T10:04:18.261-04:002016-09-01T10:04:18.261-04:00Thanks for sticking with us, Ann. And you're s...Thanks for sticking with us, Ann. And you're so right about Salem's Cipher. Genius.Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-85184019970356220852016-09-01T10:03:04.396-04:002016-09-01T10:03:04.396-04:00Dana, a mystery writer friend and I have a 2 perso...Dana, a mystery writer friend and I have a 2 person bookclub in which we read and analyze big books. We try to figure out what makes them bestsellers. It's a great way to learn craft. Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-20789272761647680672016-09-01T09:36:58.123-04:002016-09-01T09:36:58.123-04:00Good morning Shannon and Jess.
Stripped Bare is o...Good morning Shannon and Jess. <br />Stripped Bare is on my list, Shannon, and I look forward to it. Jess, as you are so very aware, I just finished Salem's Cypher, but I continue to peer at the cover, trying to find the error. No luck so far.<br /><br />I'm a reader, not a writer, but I understand the difference in plot and pants. It amazes me that any book get written. When I graduated from college, back in the days of typewriters and carbon paper, I swore never to write another paper, never to make another outline, and especially f**k the footnotes.<br /><br />So I am completely impressed with the pair of you and with your sisters in crime out there. (Oopsy, wrong blog)<br /><br />Salem's Cypher, for example, has a tres difficile plot. It involves knowing a helluva lot about Emily Dickenson, cyphers, semiotics, writing computer code, cross-country geography and China Town to boot. This is impressive, not to mention a great story with more twists and turns than a Catriona Scottish village. And never mind that you have the current political climate integral to the whole thing. Did I say impressive? How the hell do you do it? <br /><br />Thank you<br />Ann in Rochesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-54170170313955346212016-09-01T09:26:36.834-04:002016-09-01T09:26:36.834-04:00Hi, Shannon and Jessica. I also feel the need to p...Hi, Shannon and Jessica. I also feel the need to plot, but I'm bad at it. My "trick" is to try to pay attention when I'm reading a mystery I'm lost in. (So this is the scene where the sleuth begins investigating the crime--at a basketball game where her son is playing and her baby is crawling around in the bleachers. So, when she's in the midst of everyday life. Hmm. Chapter 4. So maybe I need to start investigating the mystery in my book about now.) A unique plotting method, yes? :) Next, my tip for getting your daily exercise - wander around the house looking for your half-full coffee cup.<br /><br />FYI, would love to win either of your books. :)Dana McNeelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229101816569121305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-72884636932431085912016-09-01T08:19:02.667-04:002016-09-01T08:19:02.667-04:00Good morning to the Gang and an especial good morn...Good morning to the Gang and an especial good morning to Jess. This post makes us sound like real writers. Fancy that. Since we've both put a tentative "the end" on books very recently, and with our launches right around the corner, we're probably both a little mush-brained!Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-20213036637864187512016-09-01T08:06:59.291-04:002016-09-01T08:06:59.291-04:00Woot! We sound so cogent in this post, Shannon. We...Woot! We sound so cogent in this post, Shannon. We must have written it long ago, well before we lost our minds on this whirlwind Double-boooked blog tour. Thank you, Stiletto Gang, and in particular Sparkle Abbey, for hosting us!Jess Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433260477453722433noreply@blogger.com