tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post7537922247474964346..comments2024-03-12T21:24:23.240-04:00Comments on Emily Bryan Romance: Why I WriteEmilyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-70233918221500288942009-05-27T07:39:59.975-04:002009-05-27T07:39:59.975-04:00I so agree about Lab temperment. We had a chocolat...I so agree about Lab temperment. We had a chocolate lab when our kids were little. Ginger was with us for just a month shy of 15 years and when she died, old and full of years, we mourned as if a family member had died. I guess she was.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-64104253725050040992009-05-27T07:30:12.647-04:002009-05-27T07:30:12.647-04:00Congratulations on the new release, Joy!Congratulations on the new release, Joy!Colleen Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398127184158098008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-20755812623170116162009-05-26T21:30:31.129-04:002009-05-26T21:30:31.129-04:00Gladys - My "new" puppy is now 10 years old! But s...Gladys - My "new" puppy is now 10 years old! But she is still going strong - we walk a mile almost every day. She's a liver-spotted Dalmatian - with dark brown spots instead of the more usual black. <br /><br />She's a sweetheart and a confirmed house dog. While my first dog liked to run away, Maia spends all her out of doors time figuring out how to get back into the house. <br /><br />Labs are wonderful dogs - so happy and energetic!Joy Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171439765000635183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-63267518454581723822009-05-26T19:01:46.714-04:002009-05-26T19:01:46.714-04:00So you have a new dog. What kind? We have a yell...So you have a new dog. What kind? We have a yellow Lab and he is a great help when I am working in the yard. That is he keeps me busy playing fetch. Is yours a house or yard dog?GladysMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280570691674357903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-16254405529325928922009-05-26T07:46:47.223-04:002009-05-26T07:46:47.223-04:00Let me just post a link to help readers visit Joy ...Let me just post a link to help readers visit Joy more easily. <A HREF="http://www.joynash.com" REL="nofollow">www.joynash.com</A>. <br /><br />And go pick up A LITTLE LIGHT MAGIC today. It's a great way to slip into a summer state of mind!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-84582842150432088462009-05-26T07:28:38.971-04:002009-05-26T07:28:38.971-04:00You found me, Diana! :-)
C.L. - when I get to a "...You found me, Diana! :-)<br /><br />C.L. - when I get to a "stuck spot" I get out actual pen and paper and start to write as if I were the character answering a series of questions that relates to the problems I'm having with the story, the character's backstory and his/her thoughts about other characters and what's happening in the book. That usually does the trick and puts me back on the right path.<br /><br />Trish - I work part time, so I try to write for a few hours every morning before I go to work. As it gets closer to deadline, I write in the evening. When it's REALLY close, I cash in my vacation/sick days and do nothing but write.<br /><br />LuAnn - There's a little hump to get over when I start any new book, regardless of genre or voice. Once I get into a story, everything's great - except when the galleys from a previous book arrive and I have to stop a project to go back and read a previous one. That can be jarring.<br /><br />Barbara - I do tend to plot at the beginning, but I don't hesitate to change directions mid-stream if a character tells me to!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Emily's Blog! Don't forget to stop by my blog at joynash.blogspot.com to check out my Countdown to Summer and this week's prizes. <br /><br />(hugs!)Joy Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171439765000635183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-88448559894213688972009-05-26T00:02:28.545-04:002009-05-26T00:02:28.545-04:00Heh. Characters can be soooo uncooperative, and th...Heh. Characters can be soooo uncooperative, and the problem is, we have to pay attention, because at least half the time they're right. They take us on different and fascinating paths that we couldn't have foreseen from the start... which is very inefficient if there's a deadline. Plot, pants, control, fly free... Argh. But it all works out in the end.Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-6418825500015641082009-05-25T18:28:43.532-04:002009-05-25T18:28:43.532-04:00Great guest blog! Is it difficult to switch from a...Great guest blog! Is it difficult to switch from a light-hearted romance to one that's quite a bit more serious?LuAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049897327581610278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-38700040030009407552009-05-25T17:34:09.712-04:002009-05-25T17:34:09.712-04:00Joy, you give me hope. If you can do it, I can. ...Joy, you give me hope. If you can do it, I can. Being published is wonderful but demanding--and I don't have three kids, two dogs (hoping the first dog is still alive), and the husband, or mortgage! What is your writing schedule like? Do you write every day, or in blocks for each book?Trish Albrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-4019122759691248052009-05-25T15:23:34.496-04:002009-05-25T15:23:34.496-04:00Great blog, Joy. You're so totally right! LOL. ...Great blog, Joy. You're so totally right! LOL. I thought writing was a way to control something too; alas, then comes the days when the books and characters just will *not* cooperate! What do you do to get out of a stuck spot and get your characters moving again?C.L. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449688584042688720noreply@blogger.com