tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7154236648857841299..comments2024-03-29T08:10:45.752-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Book Give Away and Interview with Linda RodriguezJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69260294139820157982012-05-01T13:17:21.483-04:002012-05-01T13:17:21.483-04:00From a random drawing of all the names, boots9k wi...From a random drawing of all the names, boots9k wins the autographed copy of EVERY LAST SECRET. Congratulations, boots. I'll email you for your mailing address.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32416579194388644982012-05-01T13:14:24.037-04:002012-05-01T13:14:24.037-04:00E.B., you are a lifesaver! Thank you for picking u...E.B., you are a lifesaver! Thank you for picking up the slack for Warren and me. On the internet, the train was supposed to have wifi. In fact, not. The hotel's free wifi was in the lobby and overwhelmed by everyone who didn't want to pay the arm and a leg to use it from their room.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-60134933342305954222012-05-01T12:45:04.768-04:002012-05-01T12:45:04.768-04:00Carol, thanks so much for reading the interview an...Carol, thanks so much for reading the interview and stopping by.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-21688617393386397122012-05-01T12:43:22.091-04:002012-05-01T12:43:22.091-04:00Thanks, Fiona. Yes, the Scots and Irish often inte...Thanks, Fiona. Yes, the Scots and Irish often intermarried with some of the tribes.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-48877283484719391652012-05-01T12:41:57.985-04:002012-05-01T12:41:57.985-04:00Thanks so much, Anita!Thanks so much, Anita!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18019046964465958252012-05-01T12:41:11.404-04:002012-05-01T12:41:11.404-04:00Georgia, thanks. You're obviously very empathe...Georgia, thanks. You're obviously very empathetic.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34681260860583483992012-05-01T12:40:04.453-04:002012-05-01T12:40:04.453-04:00Thanks, Theresa, for using the term "interest...Thanks, Theresa, for using the term "interesting" instead of some other possibles, such as "bizarre," "odd," or "strange."Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46479670907617041062012-05-01T12:38:33.358-04:002012-05-01T12:38:33.358-04:00Thanks for thinking you'd love the book, Jane....Thanks for thinking you'd love the book, Jane. I think you might, too--but then I am prejudiced in favor of my new child. :-)Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53805130412464692132012-05-01T12:37:00.860-04:002012-05-01T12:37:00.860-04:00Kevin, I'm happy to hear that your library is ...Kevin, I'm happy to hear that your library is acquiring EVERY LAST SECRET. As you know if you're a regular reader of this blog, we're all library enthusiasts here.<br /><br />As for being a gibbering idiot, perhaps we can form a self-help association? :-)Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29649128137414861192012-05-01T12:34:31.430-04:002012-05-01T12:34:31.430-04:00Thanks, Gloria! It was lovely to meet you finally ...Thanks, Gloria! It was lovely to meet you finally at Malice.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-63160152256684654402012-05-01T12:33:49.899-04:002012-05-01T12:33:49.899-04:00Thank you, Elizabeth. We authors love you readers ...Thank you, Elizabeth. We authors love you readers who are always looking for new authors. You are our favorites!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-72388179009411540732012-05-01T12:32:34.178-04:002012-05-01T12:32:34.178-04:00E.B., I'm so glad you're enjoying the EVER...E.B., I'm so glad you're enjoying the EVERY LAST SECRET!<br /><br />I was supposed to cut to end up at 89,000 words. I cut a little extra and ended up at 87,000 plus an odd hundred or so.<br /><br />Since the book was solid as it stood without whole scenes or subplots that needed to come out, I treated it as a giant poem and went line-by-line, trying to find every way to compress and strengthen. Can I find one particular word that could replace this phrase and make it all stronger? Can I find a verb vibrant enough to make this sentence unnecessary?<br /><br />It's painstaking work, and I wouldn't do it until all the other revising is done (dealing with structure, pace, character, etc.) Writing poetry taught me that you can always cut and compress and make it better.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36787721209305057082012-05-01T12:25:28.849-04:002012-05-01T12:25:28.849-04:00Everyone, I'm back from my train trip to Malic...Everyone, I'm back from my train trip to Malice Domestic. I apologize for not replying to comments earlier, but the train, though advertised as having wifi, did not.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32817617890994906402012-04-26T18:44:46.506-04:002012-04-26T18:44:46.506-04:00PS--I've read your reviews, Kevin. Don't b...PS--I've read your reviews, Kevin. Don't believe either Kevin or Linda when they say that they are blithering idiots. Both may be momentarily stunned, as all of us are at times, but they are quite astute readers and writers. Thanks for dropping by, Kevin!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75467805957473542942012-04-26T18:39:24.573-04:002012-04-26T18:39:24.573-04:00For those of you new to our blog, let me assure yo...For those of you new to our blog, let me assure you that both Linda and Warren will check in before too long. Warren is visiting family and is momentarily off line. Linda is, as we speak, on her way to the Malice Domestic Conference, where she will be introduced during the new author breakfast. She is also moderating a panel on books that are set in the west, as her book is (at least Kansas, that is.) <br /><br />Thanks to everyone for stopping by--you'll enjoy Linda's first book, the start of her series. I would imagine, she will use some random method to determine the winner and send you a signed copy of her book, which I'm now reading and enjoying very much.<br /><br />Thanks everyone!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-47057045752763232512012-04-26T17:51:45.225-04:002012-04-26T17:51:45.225-04:00This sounds like a book I would really enjoy! Tha...This sounds like a book I would really enjoy! Thank you for the giveaway!<br />mittens0831 at aol dot comCarol Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018603523305326782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53244951095063843592012-04-26T17:48:02.661-04:002012-04-26T17:48:02.661-04:00Great interview!
Like you I'm mixed blood. As...Great interview!<br /><br />Like you I'm mixed blood. As my grandma used to say, "There was a teepee creeping Irishman in them hills."<br /><br />Fiona<br />fionalwoods@yahoo.comFiona L. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841487756522266914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13187551085496402342012-04-26T07:12:19.316-04:002012-04-26T07:12:19.316-04:00Linda, EVERY LAST SECRET is on my to be read list ...Linda, EVERY LAST SECRET is on my to be read list whether or not I win. Best of luck with this.Anita Pagehttp://anitapagewriter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-66068948438591809232012-04-25T19:50:39.713-04:002012-04-25T19:50:39.713-04:00interesting blog. Would love to win,
boots9k a...interesting blog. Would love to win, <br /><br />boots9k at wowway dot comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83252827559607778572012-04-25T17:25:39.232-04:002012-04-25T17:25:39.232-04:00Linda, I feel your excitement through the shared d...Linda, I feel your excitement through the shared details of your experience. Best wishes on the continued success of your novel.Georgia Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385201859016332797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41753147135163216582012-04-25T16:33:28.611-04:002012-04-25T16:33:28.611-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Theresa de Valencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192010465755742673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36850928674670793052012-04-25T16:33:08.749-04:002012-04-25T16:33:08.749-04:00Linda,
You sound interesting, so I'd like to ...Linda,<br /><br />You sound interesting, so I'd like to read your book too! <br /><br />Thanks Warren for the info.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Theresa<br /><br />http://www.ReviewsByTdeV.comTheresa de Valencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192010465755742673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62532662996475863582012-04-25T16:17:52.125-04:002012-04-25T16:17:52.125-04:00Your book sounds like something I'd love. Hope...Your book sounds like something I'd love. Hope to win a copy!<br />jane Wilson<br />janerafal@ntelos.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57712785585138093902012-04-25T12:09:17.519-04:002012-04-25T12:09:17.519-04:00Excellent interview and it sounds like a very inte...Excellent interview and it sounds like a very interesting book. As it happens my local library system is picking this up so I am now on the hold list.<br /><br />I'm also frequently a gibbering idiot---and have no book contract--so I understand that issue in others. :)))<br /><br /><br />Kevin<br />kevinertipple@verizon.netKevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59031074582703454072012-04-25T11:19:53.373-04:002012-04-25T11:19:53.373-04:00Excellent interview. I can't wait to read you ...Excellent interview. I can't wait to read you book and meet you at Malice. See you soon.<br /><br />Now back to all those things that need done before I leave tomorrow.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.com