Comments on: My gig and my weekend http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/ Novelist, Dog-Lover, Bon Vivant Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:08:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rachel Vincent http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2425 Rachel Vincent Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:46:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2425 Your discussion about sequels, specifically the fact that most romance sequels don't "start" the same couple as the first book, fascinated me. I didn't know that.<br/><br/>I don't write romance, and I can only name three romances novels I've read in the last decade (all three in the last three months), and I had no idea about that. All my ideas are for series. And they're all much heavier on suspense/mystery than on romance, so I never have to worry about repeating the love story arc in two different books. <br/><br/>Now I finally understand what my friends (romance writers, all) meant about having the "best friend" star in the sequel. For the longest time, that made no sense at all to me.<br/><br/>Thanks. Your discussion about sequels, specifically the fact that most romance sequels don’t “start” the same couple as the first book, fascinated me. I didn’t know that.

I don’t write romance, and I can only name three romances novels I’ve read in the last decade (all three in the last three months), and I had no idea about that. All my ideas are for series. And they’re all much heavier on suspense/mystery than on romance, so I never have to worry about repeating the love story arc in two different books.

Now I finally understand what my friends (romance writers, all) meant about having the “best friend” star in the sequel. For the longest time, that made no sense at all to me.

Thanks.

]]> By: Gabriele C. http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2424 Gabriele C. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:42:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2424 Eek, politics makes for the most boring topic. Even if you can rant about it without offending half of the party. Or maybe offending them could add a bit fun.<br/><br/>If you´can be sure you'll never meet the lot again. *grin*<br/><br/>Interesting post about sequels. I hope I'll never get to write one, it's not the way I develop my characters. They have their interesting arch in one book, and a sequel would only be a repetition. <br/><br/>But then, I've the bad habit of killing some MC off, that should save me from sequels. *evil grin* Eek, politics makes for the most boring topic. Even if you can rant about it without offending half of the party. Or maybe offending them could add a bit fun.

If you´can be sure you’ll never meet the lot again. *grin*

Interesting post about sequels. I hope I’ll never get to write one, it’s not the way I develop my characters. They have their interesting arch in one book, and a sequel would only be a repetition.

But then, I’ve the bad habit of killing some MC off, that should save me from sequels. *evil grin*

]]> By: Eileen http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2423 Eileen Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:51:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2423 Having worked in health care and rehab hospitals for years- allow me to echo your comment that no one that good looking actually works in this field. If they were that good looking they would be models or actors. Now, if they had their skirt tucked into their pantyhose and were too tired to notice, had bad cafeteria food stuck in their teeth or a pencil jammed in their hair they had forgotten- then I could believe it. Having worked in health care and rehab hospitals for years- allow me to echo your comment that no one that good looking actually works in this field. If they were that good looking they would be models or actors. Now, if they had their skirt tucked into their pantyhose and were too tired to notice, had bad cafeteria food stuck in their teeth or a pencil jammed in their hair they had forgotten- then I could believe it.

]]> By: Karmela Johnson http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2422 Karmela Johnson Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:41:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2422 Great to see you this weekend girlfriend! Glad to know that Lancelot is well. And yeah, I'm with you on THE MATRIX. It's on my Top Three Movies To Watch Over and Over If Stranded On a Desert Island With a DVD Player. Great to see you this weekend girlfriend! Glad to know that Lancelot is well. And yeah, I’m with you on THE MATRIX. It’s on my Top Three Movies To Watch Over and Over If Stranded On a Desert Island With a DVD Player.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2420 Carrie Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:08:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2420 Diana - so glad it was fascinating. I don't know why I assumed it would be boring. I absolutely love the deep topics! However, I live in the South and find that often talking religion is more akin to the person sitting opposite me trying to "save me" and hearing nothing of what I say (I often feel the same way when talking politics). I have no problem talking to someone with a different POV, just don't like it when they won't listen to *my* POV.<br/><br/><br/>(btw, funny that you use the word 'ken.' For weeks after reading a Gabaldon book I'm constantly using that word.) Diana – so glad it was fascinating. I don’t know why I assumed it would be boring. I absolutely love the deep topics! However, I live in the South and find that often talking religion is more akin to the person sitting opposite me trying to “save me” and hearing nothing of what I say (I often feel the same way when talking politics). I have no problem talking to someone with a different POV, just don’t like it when they won’t listen to *my* POV.

(btw, funny that you use the word ‘ken.’ For weeks after reading a Gabaldon book I’m constantly using that word.)

]]> By: Diana Peterfreund http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2421 Diana Peterfreund Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:08:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2421 I'm in DC. It's all politics, religion and politics, science and politics, science AND religion AND politics, popular culture and politics, and Panda bears. ;-)<br/><br/>Never read gabaldon. Don't know if I should admit that in the hearing of Bantam Dell. ;-) I’m in DC. It’s all politics, religion and politics, science and politics, science AND religion AND politics, popular culture and politics, and Panda bears. ;-)

Never read gabaldon. Don’t know if I should admit that in the hearing of Bantam Dell. ;-)

]]> By: Kelly Parra http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2419 Kelly Parra Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:42:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2419 I haven't seen Grey's Anatomy yet, but hear all the raves about it. I very much agree about Patrick Dempsey, though. I watched a lot of his teen movies as a kid. My teen heart wasn't attracted, then whoa, what happens later in life?<br/><br/>And that page break thing you mentioned on the YA loop? Makes my life so much easier. ;D I haven’t seen Grey’s Anatomy yet, but hear all the raves about it. I very much agree about Patrick Dempsey, though. I watched a lot of his teen movies as a kid. My teen heart wasn’t attracted, then whoa, what happens later in life?

And that page break thing you mentioned on the YA loop? Makes my life so much easier. ;D

]]> By: Diana Peterfreund http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2418 Diana Peterfreund Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:40:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2418 Oh, it wasn't boring! It was fascinating! I just didn't ken how I'd gotten into deep topics on a Sunday night. (Neither did the other girl, to be fair. We were like... um, let's talk about Buffy instead!) Oh, it wasn’t boring! It was fascinating! I just didn’t ken how I’d gotten into deep topics on a Sunday night. (Neither did the other girl, to be fair. We were like… um, let’s talk about Buffy instead!)

]]> By: Carrie http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/my-gig-and-my-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 Carrie Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:37:00 +0000 http://gator465.hostgator.com/~dianablu/my-gig-and-my-weekend/#comment-2417 Diana - I feel your pain. I hate it when I get stuck at a dinner party having a boring conversation when there are other - much better - conversations going on around me. I hate it even more when I'm actively listening to one of those better conversations and someone thinks that because I'm quiet I need engaging and thus forces me into a boring conversation. Diana – I feel your pain. I hate it when I get stuck at a dinner party having a boring conversation when there are other – much better – conversations going on around me. I hate it even more when I’m actively listening to one of those better conversations and someone thinks that because I’m quiet I need engaging and thus forces me into a boring conversation.

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