tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post5840053138754503295..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: On The Road AgainBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-36580157288539326322007-06-27T13:52:00.000-04:002007-06-27T13:52:00.000-04:00I like the way you make that distinction, Deb. Ten...I like the way you make that distinction, Deb. Tension vs details!<BR/>CamilleCamille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-92149487103607038932007-06-27T12:33:00.000-04:002007-06-27T12:33:00.000-04:00I think most readers are VERY happy with sexual te...I think most readers are VERY happy with sexual tension vs sexual activity. The trick is to get it just right.Deb Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553920518121536568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-17564941848226929972007-06-27T07:30:00.000-04:002007-06-27T07:30:00.000-04:00What an exciting week for you! It sounds as if it ...What an exciting week for you! It sounds as if it was really fun, too.<BR/><BR/>Oops, I may have already stepped over the "cozy" line in my first book, DYING TO BE THIN. I have a scene where my journalist sleuth interviews the owner of an adult "toy" store. She spends a bit of time wondering what some of the gizmos are... <BR/><BR/>-- KathrynKathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-15837245315482862212007-06-26T23:35:00.000-04:002007-06-26T23:35:00.000-04:00With my other series I hear over and over from rea...With my other series I hear over and over from readers how they love to be able to give my books to their mothers and mothers-in-law. (We all know that mothers and mothers-in-law don't have sex, right?) So Monica has a point about losing that audience.<BR/>Also a couple of my periodic table series were used in combined chem/English classes at the high school level, and I doubt they would have been chosen if there were a lot sex. (Also, teenagers don't have sex, right?"<BR/>Would love to hear from our readers what they think of this.<BR/>Camille/MargaretCamille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-11413437784037197972007-06-26T22:22:00.000-04:002007-06-26T22:22:00.000-04:00I like to push the envelope a bit, too -- but on t...I like to push the envelope a bit, too -- but on the other hand, I've had a significant number of readers tell me how much they enjoy a good story that doesn't overdo the sex and violence. Or bad language. So be careful, you may lose the audience you've already acquired if you push too far.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-29276408853131516422007-06-26T11:22:00.000-04:002007-06-26T11:22:00.000-04:00A hammer or nail setting wouldn't have drawn in th...A hammer or nail setting wouldn't have drawn in the fans in the first place. They attended to meet us, but I can't remember even one doll or knitting question.Deb Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553920518121536568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-18034529702210770932007-06-26T11:10:00.000-04:002007-06-26T11:10:00.000-04:00No more fading to black? I can hardly wait!Questio...No more fading to black? I can hardly wait!<BR/>Question ... did any of the audience want to know about knitting? or doll making or collecting? Did they care about the "tie-in?"<BR/>In other words, could you and Maggie have done the same "show" at a plumbing store or a nail salon?<BR/>Camille (who has yet to hit the hobby circuit)Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.com