tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post4935474099992634192..comments2023-05-24T08:06:43.882-04:00Comments on Romance Writer's Revenge: Another Blog Swiped - Welcome Kathleen Gallagher!Terri Osburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-4330455397320017332011-03-22T21:49:27.000-04:002011-03-22T21:49:27.000-04:00Let's welcome Kathleen to the blog! She's ...Let's welcome Kathleen to the blog! She's been great to me, hosted me several times in the last few weeks as I push the new releases... And it's another wonderful Decadent cover! Whoop!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-38183921774146380592011-03-23T02:17:45.000-04:002011-03-23T02:17:45.000-04:00I'm happy to be aboard, Chance! Thank you for ...I'm happy to be aboard, Chance! Thank you for the invitation.Kathleen Ann Gallagherhttp://kathleenanngallagher.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-91737724547986602632011-03-23T04:48:23.000-04:002011-03-23T04:48:23.000-04:00Welcome aboard, Kathleen, and congrats on the book...Welcome aboard, Kathleen, and congrats on the book! <br><br>I'm curious what made you pass up the previous offers? And what are you working on now?Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-38656897989761009222011-03-23T04:56:43.000-04:002011-03-23T04:56:43.000-04:00Kathleen, congrats on your book release. :) What s...Kathleen, congrats on your book release. :) What sparked the idea? (I always love to hear how a book gets started.)<br><br>And Barbossa's right -- they probably should be called "email stories" but it doesn't have the same ring to it!Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-76817162562456242512011-03-23T05:00:32.000-04:002011-03-23T05:00:32.000-04:00Welcome aboard, Kathleen! I love stories with ghos...Welcome aboard, Kathleen! <br><br>I love stories with ghosts. This sounds really interesting, especially the idea of a sister ghost guide. How fun.<br><br>Your excerpt is great too. I'm with Chance; I love a good dancing scene.Marneenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-13554642623728005702011-03-23T05:22:54.000-04:002011-03-23T05:22:54.000-04:00Hi KathleenI must be honest. Destiny and spirit gu...Hi Kathleen<br><br>I must be honest. Destiny and spirit guides don't ring true in my world of Quantum Physics. <br><br>I'm already asking myself "Does the deceased sister have the wisdom 'to guide Madeleine to true happiness'?". She was human after all! :lol: <br><br>However, after reading the 'sneak peak' I like the voice and style. Perhaps I will suspend belief for a while and try the book ..... If you can promise me a HEA and no bloodshed.<br><br>Great to meet you aboard the Revenge! :DQuantumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-28670009641722096542011-03-23T05:33:24.000-04:002011-03-23T05:33:24.000-04:00Hi Kathleen, welcome aboard and have plenty of rum...Hi Kathleen, welcome aboard and have plenty of rum! We love to share! <br><br>I second Donna's question of how you came up with your story--what sparked it? And also, do you have a core story you like to write about in all your books?<br><br>What will be coming next for you?Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-43087605558495085002011-03-23T06:26:26.000-04:002011-03-23T06:26:26.000-04:00Morning, pirates! Gak! another rainy day along the...Morning, pirates! Gak! another rainy day along the Central Coast. I've given Kathleen a nudge so hopefully she'll be back answering questions soon!<br><br>But yup, Barbossa is right! But e-mail story don't have the same ring to it... I did get a phone call once the agent had the offer but the original contact with the agent was by e-mail...<br><br>Is that how it went fer you, Donnaroo? Hal?2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-24580473007184336362011-03-23T06:33:19.000-04:002011-03-23T06:33:19.000-04:00ARGH! Kathleen's been kidnapped and forced to ...ARGH! Kathleen's been kidnapped and forced to work today and her employer blocks our site! Evil employer! As if we post naughty pictures...<br><br>She can e-mail, so we be tryin' ta work something out!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-29246956527337479832011-03-23T06:36:58.000-04:002011-03-23T06:36:58.000-04:00Evil employers is right! Don't they know we ha...Evil employers is right! Don't they know we have things to do?Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-20667970264249196212011-03-23T06:39:07.000-04:002011-03-23T06:39:07.000-04:00Aye! and an employee that can unchain themselves f...Aye! and an employee that can unchain themselves from the desk, even if it be for a short time, be a more productive employee.<br><br>I know Kathleen had arranged fer the day off to be with us, but editing demands and a killer deadline forced her ta change those plans...not knowing she'd be blocked!<br><br>Shocking, I tell ya! Shocking!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-39841335456089644242011-03-23T07:02:06.000-04:002011-03-23T07:02:06.000-04:00Can't be helped.Its destiny after all! :wink:Can't be helped.<br><br>Its destiny after all! :wink:Quantumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-76393432227114066922011-03-23T07:16:53.000-04:002011-03-23T07:16:53.000-04:00Q - *groan!;-)Q - *groan!<br><br>;-)2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-1079706410019148022011-03-23T07:22:28.000-04:002011-03-23T07:22:28.000-04:00Fine - Let's talk about destiny then. Doesn...Fine - Let's talk about destiny then. Doesn't work for you, Q? How about Karma? I believe in Karma more than destiny, I think. Karma is always changing, destiny seems to locked in.Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-16682156468953990982011-03-23T07:23:52.000-04:002011-03-23T07:23:52.000-04:00Chance, my initial contact with Christine was when...Chance, my initial contact with Christine was when she called me, very unexpectedly. I picked up the phone thinking it was my friend, since she and I had been talking on the phone a lot that night, so I was stunned when it was Christine instead. LOLDonnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-59980930549903915052011-03-23T07:26:07.000-04:002011-03-23T07:26:07.000-04:00Bo'sun - I wonder if Karma isn't really ju...Bo'sun - I wonder if Karma isn't really just another spin on destiny. Though destiny is more about almost a lack of choice, where Karma is all about the consequences of choice... So nevermind, they aren't alike at all!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-45138108375520090282011-03-23T07:28:34.000-04:002011-03-23T07:28:34.000-04:00Ah, Donnaroo! You got the phone call! That is cool...Ah, Donnaroo! You got the phone call! That is cool! As I said, I didn't get a phone call until it was ... "Decadent made an offer, S--- declined...you want to accept or keep pursuing another place...?"<br><br>I can imagine picking up your phone, thinking it was someone else... Don't you have caller ID? ;-)<br><br>When Saritza did call, I stared at my caller id a few seconds, then calmly got up from my chair at Starbucks and went outside to chat...it is amazing all the thoughts that can flit through a head in a few dozen steps...2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-11826702792018234102011-03-23T07:33:29.000-04:002011-03-23T07:33:29.000-04:00Chance, I do have caller ID, but my BFF had called...Chance, I do have caller ID, but my BFF had called me about 4 times in a row, so I figured it was her again and didn't even LOOK at the phone before picking it up. I'm just lucky I answered it normally instead of with "What now?" LOL<br><br>I was so stunned, though, that when Christine said who she was, I just said, "Oh. I thought you were going to be my friend." LOL<br><br>I'll bet you had a ton of thoughts flitting thru your mind when Saritza called. :)Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-22912321398412347202011-03-23T07:35:22.000-04:002011-03-23T07:35:22.000-04:00First and foremost was... "Has she changed he...First and foremost was... "Has she changed her mind about representing me? Has everyone rejected the book?"<br><br>I swear, what is it about the attraction of bad news?<br><br>And up, you're lucky you didn't answer with something akin to ... <i> Don't you have a life? Go away!</i>2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-19495540612991423172011-03-23T07:43:01.000-04:002011-03-23T07:43:01.000-04:00Well, crew...I haven't heard back from Kathlee...Well, crew...I haven't heard back from Kathleen again, I bet she's been tied ta the mast and is being whipped.<br><br>Hope she's the sort who enjoys that stuff...<br><br>And I'm off for an appointment...<br><br>Feel free to raid the bar and discuss karma. Which should be very interesting after raiding the bar...2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-58867239534107865422011-03-23T07:48:56.000-04:002011-03-23T07:48:56.000-04:00Well, I missed my Call. But I have it on my answer...Well, I missed my Call. But I have it on my answering machine, so I can play it ovah and ovah and do the Sally Field thing: "You like me, you <i>really</i> like me." I'm so pathetic.<br><br>Kathleen, I like your voice in the excerpt. It's very romantic, and soothing.P. Kirbyhttp://www.patriciakirby.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-30044085024636393892011-03-23T07:55:51.000-04:002011-03-23T07:55:51.000-04:00I'm not due for a call from an agent or editor...I'm not due for a call from an agent or editor, but I thought about what would happen if I get a call about the GH this Friday. NOT going to happen, really, but my luck it would be a big name author and when she says her name, I'll say something stupid like, "Are you fucking kidding me??"<br><br>I can't see any way to recover from that. LOL!Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-19704546021566687732011-03-23T10:20:46.000-04:002011-03-23T10:20:46.000-04:00Hey! kathleen got a bottle out ta me...So... Bo...Hey! kathleen got a bottle out ta me...<br><br>So... <i>Bo'sun Thanks so much! The first offer I received was when I had the first draft of Echoes at Dawn. I subimitted to an e pub. I wasn't ready to introduce my baby to the world. I probably submitted too early. I'm working on a contemporary romance with a thirty year old woman who works as a journalist as my heroine. I'm trying to think of a magical element to add, but we'll see where my muse leads me.<br><br>Donna Thanks for the warm welcome. I got my inspiration for Echoes at Dawn when I found a album of old family photos. I was fascinated by one in particular. It was taken sometime in the 1920's. There were twin sister in the front row. I started thinking about their lives and if their connection was stronger then other sisters. The story grew from there. I put the photo in a frame and keep it on display now in my office.<br><br>Yes, I agree a call story does sound better then a e call. But, I screamed the same when I saw my inbox.<br><br>Marnee, Thanks for stopping by. I've loved ghost stories since I was a little girl. I'm glad you liked my excerpt. A hero who dances under the stars is my kind of guy.<br><br>Quantum, Thanks for visiting and making me feel welcome. I promise you a HEA and NO blood shed, either. The concept of guidance from an unknown force can happen, you never know. Well, at least it can make you feel better. <br><br>Hellion, Nice to meet you, too. Thanks for the rum.. Hiccup! As I said before, the old photo was what originally sparked the idea for Echoes at Dawn. I like to add a magical element into my stories. I'm interested in knowing why we choose are partners. It gives me something to investigate. I incorporate an element of kismet in my books. My next book is a contemporary romance. Working title is 'A Single Word'.<br><br>Chance, Thanks for your help. I'm sorry to miss out on the fun. The rum was good. Now, I have to have a cup of coffee. Duty calls.</i>2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-13340130683114769592011-03-23T10:22:23.000-04:002011-03-23T10:22:23.000-04:00Pat - I kinda like the idea that you have a perman...Pat - I kinda like the idea that you have a permanent record. Of course, I hoard e-mail messages so I do have that, too! If I could find it in my massive mailbox... I really need to clean that out one of these days!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-12941575429549460992011-03-23T10:41:58.000-04:002011-03-23T10:41:58.000-04:00My friend, Pat...when she was younger... She and h...My friend, Pat...when she was younger... She and her son, who was terminally ill, went bonkers entering a contest for a trip to the Busch Gardens. The deadline passed, they didn't get a call and set it aside. Then she gets a call that they had won the grand/grand prize! A trip to Denmark! And she hung up on the caller, "Saying that's not funny! My little boy is already heartbroken!"<br><br>They called back.<br><br>She hung up again.<br><br>They tried for a third time and this time, she listened. And got a wonderful trip to Denmark with her son to remember.2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.com