tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post1086337617643831713..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: I think I know who that is...Betty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-83315392845287632982008-03-02T10:34:00.000-05:002008-03-02T10:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments. I'm a little scared that ...Thanks for the comments. I'm a little scared that Linda the lawyer worries about getting sued. Worried that I didn't hide some of my characters well enough. Of course, I'm going to my grave insisting I made them up.<BR/><BR/>I'm cackling in my mind, too, Allison, although I like Camille's suggestion that these folks become the killers instead. Then I can punish them with life in prison without parole.<BR/><BR/>And yes, Ellen, selling well is the best revenge. And thanks, Monica. Listening is the key.<BR/><BR/>Ruth, who I can barely get to answer an email and who rarely can find her cell phone, commented! The end of the world might be nigh!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Ruth, for being my scout at the local quilt shows. I'm so tickled that the book is out there. Next time grab one and show 'em your name in the acknowledgements.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-77297317859323098852008-03-02T10:31:00.000-05:002008-03-02T10:31:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-47685691915439741802008-03-02T10:25:00.000-05:002008-03-02T10:25:00.000-05:00What a brilliant piece of writing, Terri! And all...What a brilliant piece of writing, Terri! And all of it true. I tend to put the traits of people I don't like into books, rather than the people. Or, if I do use an unlikable person, I make them a miserable jerk with an unhappy life they only dimly comprehend. I have used people I like, with their permission. Most are thrilled, though I have never forgotten one remark I got: "You listen a whole lot better than I thought you did."Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-53836686407176669692008-03-01T23:10:00.000-05:002008-03-01T23:10:00.000-05:00Terri- It was great fun to see your book in a boot...Terri- It was great fun to see your book in a booth at the Manteca Quilt Show today. Looked like it was selling well so looks like you'll be getting lots of new fans. Way to go! I just hope I don't make you mad at me because I don't want to end up getting killed in a book, that's for sure.<BR/> Your friend, RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-50468580378206482732008-03-01T23:04:00.000-05:002008-03-01T23:04:00.000-05:00Nothing quite so satisfying as raking somebody you...Nothing quite so satisfying as raking somebody you dislike over the coals in a story. Nothing, that is, except <I>selling</I> it, for the world to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-16818932432837592072008-03-01T09:17:00.000-05:002008-03-01T09:17:00.000-05:00With murder and mayhem floating in my mind I've co...With murder and mayhem floating in my mind I've come across people who've ticked me off who may end up in the pages of my books...disguised, of course. In my mind I'm thinking "You'll get yours, my pretty" (evil cackle follows). <BR/><BR/>AllisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-26355747820909602422008-03-01T01:04:00.000-05:002008-03-01T01:04:00.000-05:00I've always it was better to have the person I don...I've always it was better to have the person I don't appreciate the KILLER instead of simply, easily dead.<BR/><BR/>Great presentation Terri.Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-18370428185430874312008-02-29T23:02:00.000-05:002008-02-29T23:02:00.000-05:00Love it, Terri! As a lawyer, I'm especially caref...Love it, Terri! As a lawyer, I'm especially careful not to make anyone TOO recognizable to avoid getting sued. On the other hand, it's fun to combine traits. And the lawyers where I now work mornings keep asking me if they're going to show up in one of my novels someday. I tell them yes--to keep them on their toes!<BR/><BR/>--LindaLinda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.com