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Squealing [message #24301]

Tue, 15 December 2009 20:52

Black Bear
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Robin's squealing. Loudly. Smile

_{"The time is always right to do what's right."--MLK Jr.}

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Re: Squealing [message #24302 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Tue, 15 December 2009 21:23

Kuro
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Good luck with everything you have to do, Robin (especially Pegasus)!

And I’m too old to find adventures which involve driving on ice appealing.
I do believe that no one in their right minds would find this appealing. My few experiences involving both ice and cars still scare me.

This is goodnight and not goodbye.

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Re: Squealing [message #24303 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Tue, 15 December 2009 22:03

Maureen E
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NOT a sequel request, but a bit of a squeal...I just read Fire recently and enjoyed the whole thing, but LOVED "First Flight" to no end. So, thank you!

[Updated on: Tue, 15 December 2009 22:06]

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Re: Squealing [message #24304 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Tue, 15 December 2009 23:09

Maren
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That third volume lived on as a (very annoying) ghost in Books in Print for years.

Did you know that Early Amazon dredged that up and had it down as an upcoming release, also for years? (I know because I checked it periodically to see if it had a publication date or title beyond Sequel to Hero and the Crown yet.) That may have caused some squealing from teenaged me...

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Re: Squealing [message #24305 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 00:03

jmeadows
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*squeals*

Smooshes!

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Re: Squealing [message #24307 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 00:34

Stephanie
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER!! I hope it is/was a wonderful day, with clear sinuses and without ice.

I know they drive you nuts, but I think of the sequel requests as reflections of how much we love the story, and want the characters to go on living. I sure can believe that getting those requests as often as you do would be maddening. Like having kids come in and ask the same question over..and over..and over.. "Can I have a cookie?"

My best wishes for a wonderful, happy day.

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Re: Squealing [message #24308 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 01:26

Akai
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I should really be saying country rather than world. Barring SUNSHINE and DRAGONHAVEN most of my books take place in the same world. DEERSKIN and SPINDLE overtly share geography with Damar, for example . . . as does PEGASUS.

I'm so glad to read this! I always felt like a couple of the books were interconnected like that. They had the same sort of flavor, I suppose... but then I just chalked it up to my overactive imagination. Very Happy

But on to more pressing matters, I think we all wish you best luck in getting some good, quality sleep! And happy birthday to Peter. Maybe house elves will have arrived surreptitiously in the night and wrapped all your presents for you. Oh. There goes my imagination again.

[Updated on: Wed, 16 December 2009 01:28]

self respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.
--H.L. Mencken

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Re: Squealing [message #24309 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 04:46

jaccairn
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I should really be saying country rather than world snip most of my books take place in the same world. DEERSKIN and SPINDLE overtly share geography with Damar, for example . . . as does PEGASUS.

You could say that you don't do sequels but you do do linked books. Perhaps a banner on the books to say "A insert world name Book" It might keep the more eager* readers busy searching out all the possible connections, so that you don't get as many emails.

Happy Birthday and adventuring to Peter.

*obsessive, annoying, angry. I can't think of the right descriptive word.

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Re: Squealing [message #24310 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 07:17

holmes44
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squeals. happy birthday peter.

Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get

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Re: Squealing [message #24311 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 09:44

AJLR
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It’s Peter’s birthday.

Many happy returns of the day to Peter and I hope you have both been enjoying his birthday.

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Short stories never set as solidly as novels do; there’s always a little give left in them;

Ah, I see. So that's why the short stories have the energy left to do their magic unfolding act on so many occasions? It would be interesting to know if short stories identify themselves as such when you first open the parcel from the Story Council - or is that only something that becomes obvious as you develop the first draft?

I'm also hoping to avoid snow and ice at the moment. Have got a long drive tomorrow, then back again on Saturday. Just why can't Spring come early?

_{"Never let a computer know you're in a hurry."}

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Re: Squealing [message #24312 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 10:59

Vikkik
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Robin said

Yes, I'd always rather had this feeling Smile

I seem to remember there being a veiled reference to Lissar and her dogs in SPINDLE, and several other hints of a similar kind in various books - It's always fun to try and spot those Smile

Robin also said

And I’m too old to find adventures which involve driving on ice appealing.

I'm with you on that one!!!
Having had two incidents of getting stranded on ice and having to be pushed off (once by half a dozen friends and once by a very nice stranger) and also having ended up in the ditch outside work and had to be towed out, I'm less than keen on driving in snow now - so I'm desperately hoping it will NOT snow on Sunday or Monday, because I'm supposed to be going to concerts on both those nights, and Monday's is about 3 hours drive away. (and there's NO WAY I'm prepared to miss either of them!!!)
*eyes the weather reports balefully*

So, I have everything crossed that you've not had snow(and/or sleet) today (we have) and you can enjoy Peter's birthday adventure properly!
(and Happy Birthday to Peter! Smile

)

Don't worry about the dust bunnies, they're just here to guard the treasure.....

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Re: Squealing [message #24314 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 17:07

Erika in Colorado
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Well, Happy Birthday, Peter! I finally got Fire and am enjoying it greatly, so kudos to you both. I hope you have/had fun today!

Erika in Colorado

"A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!" -Anne Frank

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Re: Squealing [message #24315 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 18:28

mayasings
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oh my... all of these teasers! Wink

Happy Birthday Peter!

and here's for no ice and productive fun days to come!

"they say that absence makes the heart grow fungus".

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Re: Squealing [message #24317 is a reply to message #24302 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 19:50

Robin
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I keep thinking, I USED to live in MAINE. I drove on snow and ice for MONTHS EVERY WINTER.

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Wed, 16 December 2009 19:51

Robin
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****VERY VERY VERY BAD LANGUAGE****

No, I did NOT know. ****MORE BAD LANGUAGE****

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Re: Squealing [message #24319 is a reply to message #24301 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 19:54

Melissa Mead
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Happy birthday, Peter!

Member of Carpe Libris: http://carpelibris.wordpress.com/

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Re: Squealing [message #24320 is a reply to message #24307 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 19:54

Robin
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At least 'can I have a cookie' has an ANSWER. Even if you want to throttle the little brat after the twelfth repetition. :) I mean, cookies EXIST. Sequels . . . bleaugh . . . I'm too tired to make sense.

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Re: Squealing [message #24321 is a reply to message #24308 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 19:55

Robin
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I will not describe the hour or the manner of the present wrapping. Hey, it HAPPENED. :)

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Re: Squealing [message #24322 is a reply to message #24309 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 19:56

Robin
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Except it's mostly a very tenuous link. It's a sort of gentle bumping at the edges, mostly. :)

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Re: Squealing [message #24323 is a reply to message #24311 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 19:58

Robin
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Ahem. Have you missed the posts in which I have commented on the fact that better than half my novels have started life as short stories? Including PEGASUS, which is now *TWO* NOVELS?

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Re: Squealing [message #24324 is a reply to message #24318 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 20:07

Maren
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Robin wrote on Wed, 16 December 2009 19:51

****VERY VERY VERY BAD LANGUAGE****

No, I did NOT know. ****MORE BAD LANGUAGE****

Ha. Maybe I shouldn't have told, as it's long since fixed. I think I finally surmised what had happened when I looked in Books in Print myself, probably after I started working at the public library, and saw that it was in there with exactly the same details that Amazon had.

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Re: Squealing [message #24332 is a reply to message #24317 ]

Wed, 16 December 2009 23:32

Kuro
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Robin wrote on Wed, 16 December 2009 19:50

I keep thinking, I USED to live in MAINE. I drove on snow and ice for MONTHS EVERY WINTER.

Yes, but did you ever miss it an wish you could do so again?

This is goodnight and not goodbye.

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Re: Squealing [message #24334 is a reply to message #24323 ]

Thu, 17 December 2009 04:16

AJLR
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Robin wrote on Thu, 17 December 2009 00:58

Ahem. Have you missed the posts in which I have commented on the fact that better than half my novels have started life as short stories? Including PEGASUS, which is now *TWO* NOVELS?

No, I hadn't missed them... I was wondering how you know, when you first start unpacking a story, what type it might be. It sounds as though your need (from a publication point of view) rarely affects the matter. Smile

_{"Never let a computer know you're in a hurry."}

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Re: Squealing [message #24342 is a reply to message #24317 ]

Thu, 17 December 2009 12:38

skating librarian
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Yes, but when you lived in Maine you probably had studded snow tires, a town road crew experienced in keeping the roads passable, the sense to stay off them when they were not passable, and neighbors who were used to winter driving, and equipped their vehicles for it.

One of the things which scares the ***** out of me is driving on any of the roads which lead in the direction of ski areas in bad weather. The folks from down country who can't wait to get to where they're going and have no concept of black ice/suddenly coming upon someone who has lost control of their vehicle/or the limits of 4 wheel drive seem to number in the thousands.

How about crampons for you and the hellhounds? I saw some in pink yesterday.

"Winning a war is like winning an earthquake" Jeanette Rankin

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Thu, 17 December 2009 19:16

Robin
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Well, obviously, I DON'T. :) What happens is that I think I have a feel of the weight and complexity of the story when I start to write it. Then in the writing it . . . sometimes changes. I'm pretty sure I've blogged about the fact that when I sat down to write Sunshine the SHORT STORY it ended at the end of Part One, with Con getting her home. By the time I got there I knew there was the rest of a NOVEL waiting on the other side of the last page.

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Re: Squealing [message #24349 is a reply to message #24342 ]

Thu, 17 December 2009 19:21

Robin
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Yes. The other bozos on the road are the worst. And my secret advantage was four-wheel drive. That was back in the days when front-wheel drive was still comparatively unusual, although my Subaru had it, and it was in the early days of easy flick-on four-wheel. I was CAREFUL, but I will say from this distance that I never got myself in a spot that turning on the four-wheel COULDN'T get me out of.

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