tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post152411132316397924..comments2024-03-26T06:47:57.605-04:00Comments on Get Lost in a Story: Julie Anne LongJacqui Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793508141294935459noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-86585532825863116892011-02-27T23:15:17.269-05:002011-02-27T23:15:17.269-05:00Congratulations SRASCHULZ You are the winner of Ju...Congratulations SRASCHULZ You are the winner of Julie Anne's drawing. Please send your full name and address to GetLostInAStory@gmail.comHeather Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711640649711338968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-45323719678651046452011-02-25T16:28:12.677-05:002011-02-25T16:28:12.677-05:00I really loved this book. I was not prepared to l...I really loved this book. I was not prepared to like your Duke, as I have a pond-sized soft spot for the Ian Everseas of this world, but you convinced me just as you did Genevieve. Of course it helped to imagine Falconbridge as tall, dark and Richard. <br />And I love this blog - the questions here are so vastly inventive and give a wonderfully rounded interview. Huzzahs all around.Elizabeth Essexhttp://elizabethessex.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-86062050510844147282011-02-24T22:44:19.248-05:002011-02-24T22:44:19.248-05:00Two times no go. Once more, that's it.
Congra...Two times no go. Once more, that's it.<br /><br />Congratulations, Julie Anne. I identify with the heroine or hero on different levels.<br /><br />sraschulz at inbox dot comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-4904714336874456832011-02-24T22:30:40.980-05:002011-02-24T22:30:40.980-05:00Thanks for the congrats, Mariee! :) And Kim, re Li...Thanks for the congrats, Mariee! :) And Kim, re Like No Other Lover: so many readers love and remember that particular scene! I remember writing it VERY late at night when it was quiet and I was feeling a bit punchy, and trying to crack myself up as I wrote. And I did kind of watched it all unfold in my head, like a movie. I may have been watching Jeeves & Wooster on PBS at the time, too, so I might have been feeling inspired. LOL.Julie Anne Longhttp://www.julieannelong.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-12272749211715365682011-02-24T19:17:38.691-05:002011-02-24T19:17:38.691-05:00One of your funniest scenes was in Like No Other L...One of your funniest scenes was in Like No Other Lover. Did the shooting scene evolve as you wrote or did it come to you all at once?Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-5337210716662083702011-02-24T18:17:09.317-05:002011-02-24T18:17:09.317-05:00Congrats on your new release!
I think I'm a b...Congrats on your new release! <br />I think I'm a bit of both, I like to identify with the heroine and also fall in love with the hero.Marieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514527966059464837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-55631728429139873202011-02-24T16:39:27.050-05:002011-02-24T16:39:27.050-05:00Great interview, thanks for coming, Julie. :)
I t...Great interview, thanks for coming, Julie. :) <br />I think I definitely read romances for the heroes. But I love a great heroine-centric book when I stumble upon one.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-79235019465742407152011-02-24T16:34:31.602-05:002011-02-24T16:34:31.602-05:00Thanks, Sharon! You're a doll and so is Debi A...Thanks, Sharon! You're a doll and so is Debi Allen! :) I hope you girls love reading about the Duke of Falconbridge and Genevieve Eversea. ;) You'll have to let me know what you think if you get a chance! And thanks for stopping by today! <br /><br />And Kellie, I hear WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE is the kind of book you should read only when you can afford to stay up all night! Hee! Seriously, I hope you have a wonderful time reading it, regardless of where it currently resides in your TBR stack. ;) Thanks for popping in today!Julie Anne Longhttp://www.julieannelong.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-65570194974929334662011-02-24T16:19:16.744-05:002011-02-24T16:19:16.744-05:00Good job noticing the Sookie reference, Joyce!! :)...Good job noticing the Sookie reference, Joyce!! :) And I'd fight for Richard, too...maybe we can have an arm-wrestling tournament for the pleasure of his company. LOL. <br /><br />Thanks for having me, Heather! And for the opportunity to answer some fun interview questions. ;) Hope you love WIDFAD all the way through the end!!<br /><br />Thanks for the congrats, Linda! And I'm delighted you just learned about me—you'll have to let me know what you think of my books! ;) Go exploring at my website if you fee like it—I have excerpts and reviews of all of my books up there. And I'd love hear what you think about WIDFAD if you do get a chance to read it.<br /><br />Thanks for the congrats, Danielle, and for stopping by! I hope you love WIDFAD if you get a chance to read it—I'm blown away by reader response! It's been gratifyingly extraordinary. ;)Julie Anne Longhttp://www.julieannelong.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-76077356794216215412011-02-24T16:13:47.846-05:002011-02-24T16:13:47.846-05:00Still have a couple of your books in my tbr pile, ...Still have a couple of your books in my tbr pile, but I know they'll be good and can't wait to add this one to the top!Kellie Kamrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128538194212450324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-63070018857038241942011-02-24T16:13:22.753-05:002011-02-24T16:13:22.753-05:00So happy to have a new book from you. Debi Allen a...So happy to have a new book from you. Debi Allen and I get each one as soon as it appears.Sharon Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-4371902838057382782011-02-24T15:37:06.867-05:002011-02-24T15:37:06.867-05:00Congrats on the newest release. I can't wait t...Congrats on the newest release. I can't wait to read this book. It looks very good. This books is definitely on my wishlist and I can't wait to get my copy.RFTC Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794488183771670244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-87169754570263185412011-02-24T14:02:58.401-05:002011-02-24T14:02:58.401-05:00Congrats on your release! I have just recently le...Congrats on your release! I have just recently learned about you, so I haven't had the pleasure of reading you yet. I do have this book on my to read list now. I can't wait to read it! It sounds wonderful! I had hoped to receive it for review. (sigh)Linda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495880671708967980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-6702418648232706842011-02-24T13:58:12.404-05:002011-02-24T13:58:12.404-05:00Hi Julie! Sorry for the late welcome here, but ha...Hi Julie! Sorry for the late welcome here, but had to wait until the Boy was down for his nap :)<br /><br />It was great fun interviewing you! I must say, I'm a huge fan of Stilton myself...<br /><br />As for hero/heroine, I think I tend to identify most with the hero. While writing, I try to be firmly in the heads of both, but when reading I seem to like his point of view the best.<br /><br />Just started WIDFAD this morning...loving it so far!Heather Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711640649711338968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-1505967656714563672011-02-24T13:40:46.602-05:002011-02-24T13:40:46.602-05:00Hey Donnell! Thanks for having me!! :) And I would...Hey Donnell! Thanks for having me!! :) And I would say it's perfectly OK to be noncommittal about the hero & heroine! LOL. Because you know, I asked the question in part because it was interesting to me to learn that so many readers have very strong opinions about one or the other—me, I write the relationship between the hero andheroine, and so I relate strongly to both as a writer, not more to one than the other. It *is* true, however, that if I'm going to spend an entire book with a guy, he'd better be worth my time. ;) So I do my best to make sure that's the case when I'm writing the hero!<br /><br />Ingeborg and Kim, thanks for stopping by! :) You ladies got the answer right, but June beat you to it! :) But I'm doing a little bit of a blog tour, so there will be more trivia questions—check out my schedule here http://www.julieannelong.com/internal/meet.html.<br /><br />Thanks for the welcome, Angi!! :) Lovely to be here. And glad you enjoyed the interview!<br /><br />Simone, VERY honored to be an autobuy for you! And that you'll brave the snows to get your copy of WIDFAD—you're setting an example for all of us! Hee! If Simone can do it, ladies, we all can. ;) A lot of girls have a soft spot for Colin Eversea, too (from THE PERILS OF PLEASURE)—you'll find him in WIDFAD, too, in a smaller role. But as he's Genevieve's older brother, we can't have a story w/out him. ;)<br /><br />LOL, Mary, re Elvis and hound dogs! And you're right re Richard Armitage—wonder I can arrange for that to happen?? Apart from assistance from a time machine. ;) I hope you DO hit the bookstore tonight—you'll have to let me know what you think of the story!Julie Anne Longhttp://www.julieannelong.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-71558925831185631082011-02-24T13:24:36.620-05:002011-02-24T13:24:36.620-05:00Julie, I love your sense of humor and oblique refe...Julie, I love your sense of humor and oblique references to Ms. Sookie's stories, but I have to say that I'd fight to the bitter end for Mr. Armitage.JoyceGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409929895185649168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-26143770304895805282011-02-24T13:15:55.007-05:002011-02-24T13:15:55.007-05:00Oh, I read to fall in love with the hero, for sure...Oh, I read to fall in love with the hero, for sure, though I always hope I can identify with the heroine :-)Chelsea B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-4183851716387147902011-02-24T13:13:03.383-05:002011-02-24T13:13:03.383-05:00I think you are wrong about Elvis, Julie; I think ...I think you are wrong about Elvis, Julie; I think he'd be drinking the blood of hound dogs instead :) <br /><br />Also think you'd enjoy the sound of Richard Armitage reading your new book aloud. (Really, who wouldn't?!)<br /><br />Congrats on the new book. I was going to wait 'til the weekend to buy it, but I just can't hold out any longer. Tonight, I'm hitting the bookstore!Mary Tannernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-3869714762061686242011-02-24T13:00:29.157-05:002011-02-24T13:00:29.157-05:00I forgot to mention - I am a heroine girl all the ...I forgot to mention - I am a heroine girl all the way. And I have never quite gotten over Colin Eversea. Sigh.Simone St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644672414225842277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-3822884570654479152011-02-24T12:57:14.530-05:002011-02-24T12:57:14.530-05:00You are one of my few autobuy authors! I'm off...You are one of my few autobuy authors! I'm off to buy WIDFAD this afternoon, even through the snow (it snows many times a generation here in Canada.)<br /><br />My cat makes that same noise. It's similar to her "hello" noise when she pops her head into the room. Such a sweet noise.<br /><br />These interviews have all taught me that I am not nearly adventurous enough in my cheese-eating. I should remedy this asap!Simone St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644672414225842277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-16572195529165693052011-02-24T12:42:32.380-05:002011-02-24T12:42:32.380-05:00Welcome to GLIAS, Julie. I vicariously want to fal...Welcome to GLIAS, Julie. I vicariously want to fall in love with the hero. Even though I have my own --he travels. LOL<br /><br />I love these questions and discovering all the "extras" about our guests. What a fantastic interview !<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-82806127938662942852011-02-24T11:59:44.309-05:002011-02-24T11:59:44.309-05:00Madame Marceau was in To Love A Thief and had a ca...Madame Marceau was in To Love A Thief and had a cameo in The Secret Of Seduction<br /><br />Kit3247@aol.comRita Wrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115952708502482157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-22311530297081909832011-02-24T11:54:07.379-05:002011-02-24T11:54:07.379-05:00I'm looking forward to reading the bookI'm looking forward to reading the bookRita Wrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115952708502482157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-73986617677454684742011-02-24T11:46:05.299-05:002011-02-24T11:46:05.299-05:00What a fantastic cover, Julie Anne, welcome! I so...What a fantastic cover, Julie Anne, welcome! I so related to your interview questions. Tough question you asked your readers. Can I be wishy washy and say it depends? It depends on so much ... the strength of the character, and who garners my empathy the most. It's not a male/female, black or white question IMO. Writing is about feeling, and there will always be people you identify with more. And if they're memorable too, you'll pick up that author time and time again! Thanks for being here at GLIAS.Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-89492268086415605052011-02-24T11:34:17.368-05:002011-02-24T11:34:17.368-05:00Good morning, girls! Thanks for the congrats! And ...Good morning, girls! Thanks for the congrats! And thanks to our lovely hostesses for having me today. :) I'm pretty excited about the feedback for WIDFAD. And I LOVE envisioning you snapping up the last copy at B&N, Scorp! ;) <br /><br />It's 8:22 here on the West coast, I'm on my first of what I suspect will be 3 cups of tea, and my cat is going crazy for some reason, galloping up and down the halls. He wants to play! He's 14! LOL. It's supposed to SNOW here in the next few days, which is just crazy—it only does that like once in a generation in this part of CA. How's YOUR weather?<br /><br />June, you got the answer right! It was indeed To Love a Thief!! Send me your mailing address here: http://www.julieannelong.com/internal/contact.html<br /><br />If I'm doing my job right as a writer, I'm usually strongly identifying with both the hero and heroine—I try to inhabit both of them as I write, identify with their needs and motivations, which is I think the key to making them feel real. It's always interesting to me to hear how readers feel about it. I suspect as a reader I might fall into the "the hero makes the story for me" camp, but if I love the heroine and the hero doesn't measure up for me, it can really wreck a story!<br /><br />And June, next up in the series is HOW THE MARQUESS WAS WON, and it's not the last book in the series. ;) More juicy stories are on the way My editor thinks she might like HTMWW even more than WIDFAD!! It'll be out in January '12. I'll keep everyone posted about it on my website, Facebook, etc!Julie Anne Longhttp://www.julieannelong.comnoreply@blogger.com