Comments on: Blowing out the candles http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Meredith T http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5880 Meredith T Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:55:55 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5880 O, many many happy returns! Sorry to be late, but I never seem to have time to respond in a speedy way to anything in web land. (perhaps why I resonate so much with the post for Valentine's Day!) I like all of it. I daresay I like the things on writing best and an occasional tidbit on what Russell and Holmes are doing. and thanks for again venturing in March into our Behemoth of the South. cheers! --Meredith O, many many happy returns! Sorry to be late, but I never seem to have time to respond in a speedy way to anything in web land. (perhaps why I resonate so much with the post for Valentine’s Day!) I like all of it. I daresay I like the things on writing best and an occasional tidbit on what Russell and Holmes are doing. and thanks for again venturing in March into our Behemoth of the South. cheers! –Meredith

]]> By: nounstogo http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5745 nounstogo Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:43:29 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5745 I enjoy reading all about a writer's process. It is completely fascinating to learn the nitty-gritty of how you think, and what that means to how you write, and then how that gets to be what you want to say. I'm even more recent than most of your blog readers -- I just signed up this month. I've read every one I've received, and forwarded a few to other LRK appreciators. Thanks so much for doing this! I enjoy reading all about a writer’s process. It is completely fascinating to learn the nitty-gritty of how you think, and what that means to how you write, and then how that gets to be what you want to say. I’m even more recent than most of your blog readers — I just signed up this month. I’ve read every one I’ve received, and forwarded a few to other LRK appreciators. Thanks so much for doing this!

]]> By: Laraine http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5738 Laraine Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:52:42 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5738 Hi, Laurie, Congratulations to 'Mutterings' on reaching this happy 3rd birthday right on schedule in vitality and development. Like Marjorie and others, I came a little late to the party in reading your books and then finding the blog--maybe 2 years ago, while you were still on the old site--but then read from the beginning, enjoying the delicious morsels along the way, as I read my way through each of your equally delicious books. I used to comment more often, but initially couldn't when you switched to the new format, and more recently have begun gently directing my daily energies to my own writing. So, I have a small feast once a week or so, catching up on your posts and responses, with glee at this community. I don't often comment now, but I do listen!! Some of what I most appreciate reading are your high standards for editing, revising, proofreading your work: increasingly, I lose interest in reading a book if the author and publisher haven't bothered to treat it with care, and I hope that excellence will continue to be a high value as the whole industry navigates the electronic waters of publishing in the future. Thus, I bow in respect, big smile blooming, Laraine Hi, Laurie,
Congratulations to ‘Mutterings’ on reaching this happy 3rd birthday right on schedule in vitality and development. Like Marjorie and others, I came a little late to the party in reading your books and then finding the blog–maybe 2 years ago, while you were still on the old site–but then read from the beginning, enjoying the delicious morsels along the way, as I read my way through each of your equally delicious books. I used to comment more often, but initially couldn’t when you switched to the new format, and more recently have begun gently directing my daily energies to my own writing. So, I have a small feast once a week or so, catching up on your posts and responses, with glee at this community. I don’t often comment now, but I do listen!!
Some of what I most appreciate reading are your high standards for editing, revising, proofreading your work: increasingly, I lose interest in reading a book if the author and publisher haven’t bothered to treat it with care, and I hope that excellence will continue to be a high value as the whole industry navigates the electronic waters of publishing in the future.
Thus, I bow in respect, big smile blooming,

Laraine

]]> By: Marcia Diane http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5735 Marcia Diane Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:52:10 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5735 Hurrah, hurray I can post again! I was devistated when I posted the other day and it went away...see for me one of the most wonderful things about 'our' very own LRK blog spot is it gives us a virtual community in a time when community is well, struggling to begin anew in the 'real'? world. Or is it that the real world holds so very much horror these days. Here, here is a welcome relief and supportive perspectives from you Laurie and all of us back and forth. Why just reading about the posting difficulties gave me hope because of course we all have computer ghosts of our own to cope with. Alone one can feel just certain that it's all because of something we just will never get right. More more lets us continue... best, M. Diane Hurrah, hurray I can post again!

I was devistated when I posted the other day and it went away…see for me one of the most wonderful things about ‘our’ very own LRK blog spot is it gives us a virtual community in a time when community is well, struggling to begin anew in the ‘real’? world. Or is it that the real world holds so very much horror these days. Here, here is a welcome relief and supportive perspectives from you Laurie and all of us back and forth. Why just reading about the posting difficulties gave me hope because of course we all have computer ghosts of our own to cope with. Alone one can feel just certain that it’s all because of something we just will never get right. More more lets us continue…

best,

M. Diane

]]> By: Vicki Lane http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5734 Vicki Lane Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:50:11 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5734 I enjoy it all but am particularly interested in what you have to say about your writing process. Happy birthday! I enjoy it all but am particularly interested in what you have to say about your writing process. Happy birthday!

]]> By: agrant http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5728 agrant Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:38:03 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5728 I love it all!! In fact, mostly what I want is more more more!! It's hard enough waiting for each new book to come out and this tides me over. I love it all!! In fact, mostly what I want is more more more!! It’s hard enough waiting for each new book to come out and this tides me over.

]]> By: Sara http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5727 Sara Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:29:38 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5727 I have been reading this blog since its inception (conception?), back when it was on a different site. And since the Russell series has been with me for over 10 years, when I realized that the actual person who penned them had more words out in cyberspace, I was more than delighted. I am a daily 'Mutterings' reader now. And frankly, I don't care what you write about. I like reading it all. Writers often can put into perspective with the most exactly perfect words that which the rest of us cannot articulate. Please, please continue. I have been reading this blog since its inception (conception?), back when it was on a different site. And since the Russell series has been with me for over 10 years, when I realized that the actual person who penned them had more words out in cyberspace, I was more than delighted. I am a daily ‘Mutterings’ reader now.

And frankly, I don’t care what you write about. I like reading it all. Writers often can put into perspective with the most exactly perfect words that which the rest of us cannot articulate. Please, please continue.

]]> By: Lauren http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5718 Lauren Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:46:52 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5718 I just started reading last month and have not had time to read all the archived stuff. I hope to do so post-graduation. Despite my ignorance regarding the majority of the blog, I have an opinion: Everything is interesting. As a writer-wannabe, the posts about writing are inspiring. I loved reading about your book tour and the tidbits about the various shops. There's no doubt in my mind that I would love anything about your travels to England. That being said, Happy Birthday, Mutterings! L I just started reading last month and have not had time to read all the archived stuff. I hope to do so post-graduation. Despite my ignorance regarding the majority of the blog, I have an opinion: Everything is interesting. As a writer-wannabe, the posts about writing are inspiring. I loved reading about your book tour and the tidbits about the various shops. There’s no doubt in my mind that I would love anything about your travels to England.

That being said, Happy Birthday, Mutterings!
L

]]> By: Jessara http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5716 Jessara Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:33:28 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5716 Following your thought processes as a writer, as you actively promote both your work and that of the entire mystery genre, is enthralling. Any bits of background as you gather them for use in the current work would be interesting. Of course any new direction or vignette occasioned by current discoveries would be wonderful. It seems to me that a major satisfaction to a writer must be the ability to give her characters prescience. Following your thought processes as a writer, as you actively promote both your work and that of the entire mystery genre, is enthralling. Any bits of background as you gather them for use in the current work would be interesting. Of course any new direction or vignette occasioned by current discoveries would be wonderful. It seems to me that a major satisfaction to a writer must be the ability to give her characters prescience.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.laurierking.com/blowing-out-the-candles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5712 Cathy Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:08:35 +0000 http://laurierking.com/wp.php/?p=456#comment-5712 As everyone has pointed out, I enjoy reading whatever is top of your mind. In particular, I have to say, I enjoy hearing your commentary on news stories/politics, gardening and cooking. I'm not quite sure what that says about me that those would be my favorite, but there you go. As everyone has pointed out, I enjoy reading whatever is top of your mind. In particular, I have to say, I enjoy hearing your commentary on news stories/politics, gardening and cooking. I’m not quite sure what that says about me that those would be my favorite, but there you go.

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