tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post6106525067693903667..comments2023-05-24T08:06:43.882-04:00Comments on Romance Writer's Revenge: Dead Earwigs and Deleted ScenesTerri Osburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-27752306358235931182012-02-16T23:56:44.379-05:002012-02-16T23:56:44.379-05:00OooohMyyyyGawdddddd! Bugs in your drawers? And I d...OooohMyyyyGawdddddd! Bugs in your drawers? And I don't mean dresser. I may never wear underwear Again!JulieJustJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944447023263004591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-38648242119450997502012-02-14T21:49:11.000-05:002012-02-14T21:49:11.000-05:00This be a woman after me own heart! Renaissance Fa...This be a woman after me own heart! Renaissance Faires! I do those! SCA Events...I used to do those!<br>Pirate Faires - I do those!<br><br>And what exactly is a sgian dubh?<br><br>Earwigs...gods...for me, it's pill bugs. Everywhere. I actually encourage spiders to live in the corners of my house...to ear pill bugs. <br><br>Welcome ta the Revenge! Our remodelin' be takin' longer than we anticipated...no doubt due ta our own Cp. Jack gamblin' wit' the movin' funds. But I'm sure Hellion will see him pay 'em back, wit' interest!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-91550202441844681942012-02-14T22:46:13.000-05:002012-02-14T22:46:13.000-05:00Reminds me of a scene from 'Crocodile Dundee&#...Reminds me of a scene from 'Crocodile Dundee':<br><br>After Mick Dundee saves the American reporter from the jaws of a crocodile she gasps "that croc was going to eat me alive"<br>Mick replies "Can't blame him for that. Same thought crossed my mind a time or two!"<br><br>The earwig just fancied a warm furry cuddle! LOL<br><br>This scene has totally distracted me from the book under discussion.<br><br>Glad everything is back to normal. :)Quantumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-29130282089342055812012-02-15T16:11:35.000-05:002012-02-15T16:11:35.000-05:00I found a Jane Austen Society of North America and...I found a Jane Austen Society of North America and they have a whole festival with a BALL in Louisville, KY. I'm sure they have them in other places too. There's a chapter about three hours from me!<br><br>Chance - Look for some classic Nan Ryan books. Oh, or Dorothy Garlock. Hers are more frontier settings, but amazing and there are a million of them. Elizabeth Lowell has some good American set Historicals as well. Only Love, Only You, and one other Only book. Awesome trilogy. There are a ton more, of course. I could probably send you a couple.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-24630955982954900202012-02-15T13:56:33.000-05:002012-02-15T13:56:33.000-05:00Hellion, I bet there are re-ennactments...google i...Hellion, I bet there are re-ennactments...google it!<br><br>I've missed the ship, too! I'm looking forward ta the new digs, though it's blogger...I don't know blogger! Eeek!<br><br>Politics...gag! I've read a little bit of Scottish stuff...Jennifer Ashley's stuff...but not much. I'd like to read more American historical stuff, honestly!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-86516790655472730552012-02-15T12:58:38.001-05:002012-02-15T12:58:38.001-05:00And I so want to go to an Austen re-enactment...so...And I so want to go to an Austen re-enactment...something with an Almack's...and some falsified dukes to make us all feel better. And there has to be at least one Tom Collins (his name was Tom Collins, wasn't it?, or did we never know his first name??) to avoid like the plague. We could tweet the latest...a nice mish-mash of modern and old.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-8602086738857547202012-02-15T12:58:38.000-05:002012-02-15T12:58:38.000-05:00I've missed the ship--I hope we all get back i...I've missed the ship--I hope we all get back in the swing of partying again. :)Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-4347505881241776202012-02-15T12:56:09.000-05:002012-02-15T12:56:09.000-05:00That's too bad. The Scottish history stuff is ...That's too bad. The Scottish history stuff is always grand. They're always up for a good war--and it's always for things like FREEDOM and the LITTLE GUY--so it's pretty easy to support. *LOL* Then there are the outcasts and the double-dealing and the abject poverty...it's like a contemporary American novel but set in Scotland. <br><br>Sorry, been reading the political blurbs again. I don't know if I can handle this another 8 months. Sometimes I think there are advantages to not having the internet or immediate news. Puts a damper on finding out when the newest books are coming out, but for the other stuff, you'd probably be a lot happier.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-36334702809108741042012-02-15T10:04:34.000-05:002012-02-15T10:04:34.000-05:00No, sorry. I don't read much in the Scottish h...No, sorry. I don't read much in the Scottish historical stuff so that I'd know what that word was. I did KNOW it wasn't pronounced anything like how it was written. Irish Gaelic is the same way...throw in a dozen odd consonants and vowels, then don't sound them out...<br><br>I bet there is a re-ennactment group for just about everything!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-49097492898952722612012-02-15T08:49:49.000-05:002012-02-15T08:49:49.000-05:00Pat - We're back in the old location because o...Pat - We're back in the old location because of a little snafu. Or two. Okay, every stinking step of this reno has been a freaking hassle. But Friday things should look different. <br><br>Fingers crossed. <br><br>And they have actual Jane Austen re-enactments? Really? I could rock that empire waist look...Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-4860976405442045282012-02-15T08:48:05.000-05:002012-02-15T08:48:05.000-05:00Stop talking about bugs! OMG! I'm going to be ...Stop talking about bugs! OMG! I'm going to be squirming and itching and checking my panties and shoes for a week! LOL!<br><br>Though I'm more likely to find a hairball in one of my shoes. If the dog doesn't eat the shoe first...<br><br>Every year I say I'm going to the Highland Games in Richmond and EVERY YEAR it rains. POURS! So I don't go, since it's like a 2 hour drive one way. But I will get to them. Someday!!!Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-50884761177994443552012-02-15T08:29:01.000-05:002012-02-15T08:29:01.000-05:00Hey, you guys are back! :)I don't think we hav...Hey, you guys are back! :)<br><br>I don't think we have earwigs out here in the desert. Must be too dry for them. Instead, we have six-inch long centipedes that like to hide in your shoes.<br><br>I put my cut scenes and chapters in a "scraps" file. Sometimes, if I'm totally in love with a bit of dialogue, description, etc., I can use it later. In a couple of cases, I posted the cut scenes on my web page as "outtakes." <br><br>Love is a Battlefields sounds like loads of fun!P. Kirbyhttp://www.patriciakirby.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-64063032418575064152012-02-15T07:57:45.000-05:002012-02-15T07:57:45.000-05:00@scapegoat It was a lot of fun researching this bo...@scapegoat It was a lot of fun researching this book! It required me to go to the Scottish Highland Games and ogle men in kilts. (It's a tough job, but someone has to do it...)<br><br>@bo'sun I live in the Inland Northwest (the non-Seattle side of Washington state), and earwigs seem to be pretty popular here but not many other places.<br><br>@hellion My annual re-enactment outings include a Civil War battle, a Renaissance Fair, and the Scottish Highland Games. (I don't participate, mind you. Just show up and gawk.) I haven't been able to find a Jane Austen one yet...but I have high hopes for the future. ;)<br><br>As far as favorite scenes that *did* make the cut...hmmm. Definitely the live action battle chess one. <br><br><br>...also, I intend to conveniently ignore any and all references to furry cuddles. This is my solemn vow.Tamara Morganhttp://www.tamaramorgan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-73672242518226098472012-02-15T05:40:22.000-05:002012-02-15T05:40:22.000-05:00This is from all my scots reading back in the earl...This is from all my scots reading back in the early days. *dreamy look* The Julie Garwoods...and I think Teresa Medeiros made mention of a black knife or two. I'm sure Outlander mentions them heavily but never read that series. (I know, not a true romantic OR a scots reader with that admission.) <br><br>Yeah, I have no hope of ever speaking Gaelic. *LOL*Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-70822367844605721512012-02-15T06:15:04.000-05:002012-02-15T06:15:04.000-05:00BTW, totally cracking up at Q's nearly scandal...BTW, totally cracking up at Q's nearly scandalous comments!Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-74562716899215176912012-02-15T06:16:32.000-05:002012-02-15T06:16:32.000-05:00I'm trying to ignore the "furry cuddle&qu...I'm trying to ignore the "furry cuddle" bit. LOL!Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-9186919519635366742012-02-15T04:45:55.000-05:002012-02-15T04:45:55.000-05:00sgian dubhBlack knife/black dagger. Don't you ...<i>sgian dubh</i><br><br>Black knife/black dagger. Don't you read any Scottish books? Men with weapons. You have to love them.<br><br>I'm laughing hysterically at the bug story except then I was like, "What if it had been a snake? Who'd be laughing then?"<br><br>I grew up in a farm house, so I've woken up with spiders, bugs, and mice crawling across me. But snakes? I lose my ever-lovin' mind. <br><br>I love the premise of this book. It contains all the elements of a hilarious read. Must. Find. Now.<br><br>Do you go to a lot of historical re-enactments? Do you belong to any Jane clubs? What is one of your favorite scenes that actually got to stay in the book? :)Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-75416099539629583932012-02-15T04:24:33.000-05:002012-02-15T04:24:33.000-05:00Okay I'm going to have nightmares over that ea...Okay I'm going to have nightmares over that earwig story! <br><br>Love the idea of these two groups battling it out and the hero and heroine sound like fun! <br><br>Did you have fun doing the research for this book?Scapegoathttp://sabrinashields.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-20409121479267165742012-02-15T04:34:03.000-05:002012-02-15T04:34:03.000-05:00Oh. My. Dog. I have a serious phobia about bugs an...Oh. My. Dog. I have a serious phobia about bugs and this is going to have me itching all day. *shivers* Holy bejeebers!<br><br>I've been waiting forever for this book! LOL! Okay, you've probably been waiting a bit longer so see your baby on the shelves. Congratulations on what I know is going to be an amazingly successful debut. I must download this tonight. It came through in my Samhain newsletter last night and I still forgot to download it. Dang it!<br><br>Now where exactly is this you live again? I want to make sure I never move there. *more shivers*Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-25521235893751543712012-02-15T03:18:57.000-05:002012-02-15T03:18:57.000-05:00Oh god. Earwigs. I hate those little devils, wit...Oh god. Earwigs. I hate those little devils, with their weird little antennae. Poor you. I had extreme (EXTREME) sympathy for you in this post. While I never found one in my drawers, I did find one in a (half-eaten) sandwich once. I choose to think he was alone, not traveling with friends. Because when I found him he WAS alone in what I hope was a lone, suicide mission.<br><br>Congrats on the release!Marnee Baileyhttp://marneebailey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-18043417511569672742012-02-15T05:37:37.000-05:002012-02-15T05:37:37.000-05:00I haven't read a Scotish book in forever, but ...I haven't read a Scotish book in forever, but I probably wouldn't have known what that was if I had. LOL! I looked it up to find out how to pronounce it. Nothing like how it's spelled. Should have known.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.com