tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post2985831619800592288..comments2024-02-22T02:16:57.837-06:00Comments on Morgan Mandel Shares Books, Blogs, Dogs, and Networking : Barking at a BagMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-50943175554582353052010-03-29T08:01:14.966-05:002010-03-29T08:01:14.966-05:00Just another reason I don't own a dog. I don&#...Just another reason I don't own a dog. I don't do anything well at six in the morning, never mind having the energy to walk the dog.<br /><br />In my current WIP, Amelia, an orphan girl who is now living with her spinister aunt, has just learned that she is being sent away to Wheaton Female Seminary for schooling. She's upset and scared. I'm sure things are going to get worse before they get better.<br /><br />CherylCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470069911115912344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-86428473379386269672010-03-28T13:32:05.439-05:002010-03-28T13:32:05.439-05:00I like the books were something bad happens, then ...I like the books were something bad happens, then the tension builds, then you're given a little break, then it builds some more and then more, then a release, then it builds....and so on until the climax.<br /><br />Incidentally, today, I gave you the Happy 101 Award.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-101.html" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-29422265501087898102010-03-28T12:55:35.232-05:002010-03-28T12:55:35.232-05:00In Book III of my series, the MC finds out his gir...In Book III of my series, the MC finds out his girlfriend (with uber-conservative and protective parents) is pregnant. This is also right after he's been in a car accident. So I dumped a lot of worry on him at once! It was kinda fun... (And yes, it all worked out in the end.)<br /><br />Rascal and my dorky cats would get along just fine. They get spooked by a piece of paper lying in the middle of the floor!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-31550997568339759012010-03-28T12:29:23.461-05:002010-03-28T12:29:23.461-05:00Rascal sounds too adorable. Great post.Rascal sounds too adorable. Great post.Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876050775872445521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-27689351771555273802010-03-28T11:40:55.932-05:002010-03-28T11:40:55.932-05:00This gave me a laugh and several thoughts, like th...This gave me a laugh and several thoughts, like the film Old Dogs...lots of fun. Thanks MorganRob Walkerhttp://www,robertwalkerbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-72848705939430753362010-03-28T10:44:55.478-05:002010-03-28T10:44:55.478-05:00Keeping your reader worried, or in suspense, is a ...Keeping your reader worried, or in suspense, is a cardinal rule of mystery writing. I recall a passage in one of Phyllis Whitney's novels that has stayed with me for years. Her protagonist was making her way down a dark narrow passageway, with hands on both walls when she felt someone's face. <br /><br />Jean<br />http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-of-Jean-Henry-Mead/334147262834?filter=3Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com