tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post5597789195401015363..comments2024-01-28T18:30:15.042-04:00Comments on wordtryst: Author interview: Lynn Emery!Liane Spicerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-75801084857957226402008-04-30T15:45:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:45:00.000-04:00Karen and Stephe, you're welcome!Karen and Stephe, you're welcome!Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-2587040734757566932008-04-26T03:22:00.000-04:002008-04-26T03:22:00.000-04:00Great interview, Liane. Thanks for introducing us...Great interview, Liane. Thanks for introducing us to one prolific lady. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-86628582814459978992008-04-24T11:29:00.000-04:002008-04-24T11:29:00.000-04:00Wow, how many books has this lady written!! Looks...Wow, how many books has this lady <I>written</I>!! Looks like I've a looooooong way to go! Great interview though :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-15728896605431044172008-04-23T08:34:00.000-04:002008-04-23T08:34:00.000-04:00akalol, I'm laughing - aloud - at your grocery sig...akalol, I'm laughing - <I>aloud</I> - at your grocery sign. I'm supposed to be working, not checking the blog. :) Thank goodness I'm alone in the office right now...Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-78353326555954247652008-04-22T19:34:00.000-04:002008-04-22T19:34:00.000-04:00books = movies is the new commercial thinking, and...books = movies is the new commercial thinking, and not a bad one when you consider how many people would rather pop in a DVD than turn a page. <BR/><BR/>You need both a movie deal and a sense of humor to go to the grocery store... <BR/><BR/>...sign at grocery store "We accept all royalty cheques in exchange for only essential items such as flour, rice and rum" :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-31101739030414629832008-04-22T18:19:00.000-04:002008-04-22T18:19:00.000-04:00akalol, a hermit's life for me! *Sung to the the t...akalol, a hermit's life for me! *Sung to the the tune of <I>A pirate's life for me!</I>* :) Well, some of the time, anyway. Have to crawl out of my cave now and then. As for real life - I have an acquaintance who always braces himself for disappointment. He says this way he's often pleasantly surprised, and not too let down if life disappoints. As for humour, I don't know how I'd get by without it.<BR/><BR/>Zinnia, you're welcome. I couldn't wait to ask Lynn about the movie stuff. So exciting! Don't we all dream about that sort of thing?<BR/><BR/>[Aside to akalol: With the price of food escalating gleefully around here these days it looks like I'll be needing a movie deal just to go the grocery...]Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-77696630671833014072008-04-22T15:34:00.000-04:002008-04-22T15:34:00.000-04:00Very interesting interview. Thank you both.Very interesting interview. Thank you both.Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-59859956268188787132008-04-22T06:04:00.000-04:002008-04-22T06:04:00.000-04:00I think people who live active lives are too busy ...I think people who live active lives are too busy to write, or even learn how to use a keyboard. When you consider how much time it must take to write something publishable with a creative plot, it's not surprising that authors become hermits. Out of necessity, I think, fiction writers have to understand life better than people who claim to live life. Living life isn't wrong it's just that it can be so inconvenient and predictably disappointing. <BR/><BR/>A mind with a good imagination along with a sense of humor is the only mind worth having :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-88487241367812972502008-04-21T20:40:00.000-04:002008-04-21T20:40:00.000-04:00akalol, I think 'partly' is the operative word her...akalol, I think 'partly' is the operative word here. Writers of sci-fi and fantasy, not to mention paranormal, slash fiction and such can't possibly base their stories on their lives, but they must draw on their lives, reading etc. for characterization at the very least.<BR/><BR/>I read somewhere that true fiction is rare. I don't think I agree with that. Most writers lead boring lives hunched in front of keyboards. Yet they conjure up entire worlds. If that isn't fiction then what is?Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-4569937727320841892008-04-21T15:20:00.000-04:002008-04-21T15:20:00.000-04:00Very good interview and I will check out Lynn Emer...Very good interview and I will check out Lynn Emery's website :)<BR/><BR/>I always wonder how different authors come up with the plots for their books. I imagine the stories are based partly on the author's real life experience. But then I shudder to think what Stephen King's real life must be like :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-57375683970152653222008-04-21T00:20:00.000-04:002008-04-21T00:20:00.000-04:00Thank you Chumplet. Glad you enjoyed it!Thank you Chumplet. Glad you enjoyed it!Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262994140960647255.post-73643135627368747422008-04-19T22:45:00.000-04:002008-04-19T22:45:00.000-04:00That was a lovely interview, Liane, and you sure k...That was a lovely interview, Liane, and you sure know how to ask the right questions!Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.com