Comments for Kathleen O'Reilly http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog Have you wondered what goes on in the head of a romance writer? Now you get the chance to find out. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:18:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Publishing Woe-begone by Maisey Yates http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=547&cpage=1#comment-13663 Maisey Yates Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:18:18 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=547#comment-13663 Oh, thanks! I will! Oh, thanks! I will!

]]> Comment on Publishing Woe-begone by Kathleen O'Reilly http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=547&cpage=1#comment-13653 Kathleen O'Reilly Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:36:30 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=547#comment-13653 Thank you, Maisey! Those are some really nice words, and tell your CP good luck. Blaze is a great line and I'm happy to be there. I agree with you on good books. I think it means that the gate-keepers will be so much more important. It used to be that publishers were the final arbiters of what people will read, but now people will find the gate-keeper whose opinion they trust, and those books are the ones that will make somewhat more than $1.75. Congrats on the new release and if you see me in Orlando, (I won't be signing, but I'll be roaming the halls and haunting the bars), please holler. Thank you, Maisey! Those are some really nice words, and tell your CP good luck. Blaze is a great line and I’m happy to be there.

I agree with you on good books. I think it means that the gate-keepers will be so much more important. It used to be that publishers were the final arbiters of what people will read, but now people will find the gate-keeper whose opinion they trust, and those books are the ones that will make somewhat more than $1.75.

Congrats on the new release and if you see me in Orlando, (I won’t be signing, but I’ll be roaming the halls and haunting the bars), please holler.

]]> Comment on Publishing Woe-begone by Maisey Yates http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=547&cpage=1#comment-13650 Maisey Yates Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:04:49 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=547#comment-13650 Kathleen, I love your quote. :-) Good books will always be in demand, and not just anybody can write a really good book. But you can! Have to say, Sex, Straight Up is one of my favorite books. In fact, one of my CPs is aiming for Blaze and I mailed her a copy from Oregon to Melbourne so she could see an example of the best of the line. I've also referenced the book on my website as an example of making someone care for a character in just a few paragraphs. :-) Kathleen, I love your quote. :-) Good books will always be in demand, and not just anybody can write a really good book.

But you can! Have to say, Sex, Straight Up is one of my favorite books. In fact, one of my CPs is aiming for Blaze and I mailed her a copy from Oregon to Melbourne so she could see an example of the best of the line. I’ve also referenced the book on my website as an example of making someone care for a character in just a few paragraphs. :-)

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]]> Comment on More Word Fun by Jinky http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=529&cpage=1#comment-8525 Jinky Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:16:02 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=529#comment-8525 I hate the word tweet in the same way I hate the word blog. Blog. Say it aloud. It sounds like a social disease. After 10 years, I finally acquiesced to the word blog, so I imagine when I'm 40, I'll accept tweet, too. But by then, there will be another, more ridiculous word out there I can't stand. Like snoodle, or something. I hate the word tweet in the same way I hate the word blog. Blog. Say it aloud. It sounds like a social disease. After 10 years, I finally acquiesced to the word blog, so I imagine when I’m 40, I’ll accept tweet, too. But by then, there will be another, more ridiculous word out there I can’t stand. Like snoodle, or something.

]]> Comment on Kathleen Ellen Givens by Kathleen O'Reilly http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=521&cpage=1#comment-7880 Kathleen O'Reilly Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:46:01 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=521#comment-7880 I know exactly what you mean, Sherri. I was reading over the comments about how everyone had first met Kathleen, but I don't remember when I first met her. I just sort of always knew her. She was that sort of lady. Friends from the get-go. I know exactly what you mean, Sherri. I was reading over the comments about how everyone had first met Kathleen, but I don’t remember when I first met her. I just sort of always knew her. She was that sort of lady. Friends from the get-go.

]]> Comment on Kathleen Ellen Givens by Sherri Browning Erwin http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=521&cpage=1#comment-7879 Sherri Browning Erwin Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:39:30 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=521#comment-7879 She was one of a kind. (she might think I was being sarcastic just then and give me the look, but I mean it in the absolutely special and irreplaceable way). She was one of a kind. (she might think I was being sarcastic just then and give me the look, but I mean it in the absolutely special and irreplaceable way).

]]> Comment on Can’t smoyle without you…. by Kathleen O'Reilly http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=518&cpage=1#comment-7878 Kathleen O'Reilly Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:35:03 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=518#comment-7878 doona and rort??? Kat, I had to go and google them. How fun! Aussie words are as much fun as British words, no rorting at all! doona and rort??? Kat, I had to go and google them. How fun! Aussie words are as much fun as British words, no rorting at all!

]]> Comment on Can’t smoyle without you…. by Kat http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=518&cpage=1#comment-7816 Kat Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:40:22 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=518#comment-7816 I'm miffed the Scrabble dictionary doesn't have doona and rort. Not high-value words, but words nonetheless! I’m miffed the Scrabble dictionary doesn’t have doona and rort. Not high-value words, but words nonetheless!

]]> Comment on Can’t smoyle without you…. by Kathleen O'Reilly http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=518&cpage=1#comment-7733 Kathleen O'Reilly Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:53:47 +0000 http://kathleenoreilly.com/blog/?p=518#comment-7733 According to Wikipedia, English scrabble has 1 Z, and SuperScrabble has 2, but then you get two blank tiles in basic Scrabble and 4 blank tiles in Super Scrabble, so theoretically, you could get two 'z's in regular scrabble and four in Super Scrabble. I made up a scrabble scene in my May book, and they have tons of E's and M's. It was fun, and completely not based in Scrabble reality. :) According to Wikipedia, English scrabble has 1 Z, and SuperScrabble has 2, but then you get two blank tiles in basic Scrabble and 4 blank tiles in Super Scrabble, so theoretically, you could get two ‘z’s in regular scrabble and four in Super Scrabble.

I made up a scrabble scene in my May book, and they have tons of E’s and M’s. It was fun, and completely not based in Scrabble reality. :)

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