tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post1270600621833044244..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: I'm In with the In-crowdAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-78091255432536536032009-04-04T11:19:00.000-04:002009-04-04T11:19:00.000-04:00Oh I loved this post, Mary Margret! I wasn't with ...Oh I loved this post, Mary Margret! I wasn't with the in-crowd, too shy, but a guy who was, shot spit wads at me in high school. Yeah, my mother always said guys were weird. Unsure what to do to get the guy to stop, I turned around and gave him a nice smile. He smiled back. All he'd wanted was my attention, and that was it. And then in my heart, I was part of the "in-crowd", at least for a minute. :)Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-11353399366270195982009-04-02T08:39:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:39:00.000-04:00MM! Sorry for chiming in late and congratulations ...MM! Sorry for chiming in late and congratulations on the launch! I read your lovely post and then was pulled away by a sick child. I really thought I had congratulated you and told you how much I'm looking forward to reading it. I adored your first book.<BR/><BR/>Me? In the in crowd? No way. I was an outcast from 7th grade until the end of sophomore year. <BR/><BR/>After I moved to a new high school, I was shocked to find I was no longer treated like a social pariah, but even though I wasn't unpopular, I wasn't willing to do what it took to climb the social ladder.Robin Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262933225938609682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-50397281499218010662009-04-01T19:27:00.000-04:002009-04-01T19:27:00.000-04:00Late to the party again!But couldn't miss the oppo...Late to the party again!<BR/><BR/>But couldn't miss the opportunity to say CONGRATS Mary Margret on the launch of SWAP! I really enjoyed reading SWAK and am looking forward to this one.<BR/><BR/>Never heard of wedding breakfasts in my neck o the woods either. Also hadn't heard about the bad luck if the bride plays her part in rehearsal, but that does explain A LOT! LOL!<BR/><BR/>ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-133996138282710112009-04-01T18:01:00.000-04:002009-04-01T18:01:00.000-04:00Marie,No freak out. Research is the stuff of life ...Marie,<BR/><BR/>No freak out. Research is the stuff of life to me. And it gave me the idea for a blog.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-41756981500480760222009-04-01T16:53:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:53:00.000-04:00Sheila.Funny. People do have very different kinds ...Sheila.<BR/><BR/>Funny. <BR/><BR/>People do have very different kinds of inclusion needs. I suspect you're "in" anywhere you want to be.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-86998083534471018072009-04-01T16:51:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:51:00.000-04:00Sorry if I set off a freak out, MM!! That wasn't m...Sorry if I set off a freak out, MM!! That wasn't my intention!! :-)Marie Forcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550719567520289405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-14840527368035922652009-04-01T16:49:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:49:00.000-04:00Thanks for the good wishes, everyone!I'm truly sur...Thanks for the good wishes, everyone!<BR/><BR/>I'm truly surprised to learn a wedding breakfast is little known outside the South. <BR/><BR/>Now I have to do more research! It could be an English custom that migrated. Eastern North Carolina was settled by the English.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-58274866157418731612009-04-01T14:13:00.000-04:002009-04-01T14:13:00.000-04:00Hi! Congratulations, twice. I think I always thoug...Hi! Congratulations, twice. I think I always thought I wasn't part of the "in crowd." I was one of the two standing watching and wondering. Then the other one left.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-4077196106127508832009-04-01T12:47:00.000-04:002009-04-01T12:47:00.000-04:00Congratulations on both, MM!LindaCongratulations on both, MM!<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398941824875217938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-3902396670315917952009-04-01T12:41:00.000-04:002009-04-01T12:41:00.000-04:00Never been to a wedding breakfast. I think we shou...Never been to a wedding breakfast. I think we should get Michele to weigh in on this one. For some reason, I'm thinking it's more of a British tradition that may have carried over in some parts of the country.Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-60794284901676041882009-04-01T12:37:00.000-04:002009-04-01T12:37:00.000-04:00Congrats on the release, MM! Sounds excellent, as...Congrats on the release, MM! Sounds excellent, as usual!<BR/><BR/>I know my grandmother had a wedding breakfast, but I don't know anyone else who has. Heard of it, though...maybe it's just specific to certain areas or dependent on certain family traditions?<BR/><BR/>I was never really an "in-crowd" person, but if we're talking families, I'm right in the middle of the gaggle that is the Castle clan:-) My family is like Marie's...you know you're accepted when everyone is teasing the crap out of you.Kendra Leigh Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254059079950439368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-78242724264178747022009-04-01T11:51:00.000-04:002009-04-01T11:51:00.000-04:00Congrats on your accomplishments today Mary Margre...Congrats on your accomplishments today Mary Margret! <BR/><BR/>I haven't been to a wedding breakfast, but I know they exist :)Danielle Jackson Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293766728921704640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-56628101974286251832009-04-01T11:13:00.000-04:002009-04-01T11:13:00.000-04:00As for wedding breakfasts - I have heard of the cu...As for wedding breakfasts - I have heard of the custom. Maybe somewhere in my southern roots or just that I live in California where there are no standard traditions but just a melting pot of everything. We did not have one, but we did have a lavish rehearsal dinner. So I know what you mean about the 'in crowd.' I knew exactly who to invite to our dinner.Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-43395922423602342202009-04-01T11:10:00.000-04:002009-04-01T11:10:00.000-04:00LAUNCH DAY!!!!! WhooHoo!!Congratulations, Mary Mar...LAUNCH DAY!!!!! WhooHoo!!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations, Mary Margret, both on your release and on sticking with Everett all these years! LOL!<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to start reading "Promise." I have it on order and Amazon has shipped, so any day. Actually, my daughter will snatch it up first as she is between books while I am deep into Terry's "Destiny." It is wonderful to have so much to look forward to! <BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful celebration! Take lots of geeky pictures of you with your book!Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-73564131353937082532009-04-01T09:04:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:04:00.000-04:00Marie,Since the wedding breakfast has been part of...Marie,<BR/><BR/>Since the wedding breakfast has been part of every wedding I was in the in-crowd of, I didn't know it wasn't done elsewhere!<BR/><BR/>Maybe others can chime in an enlighten me on this point. Do people have wedding breakfasts where you live?<BR/><BR/>As for the superstitions--they are endless and seem to grow yearly. It used to be the groom couldn't see the gown before the wedding. These days he can't see the BRIDE which means they must time their arrival at the breakfast very carefully.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-17211252866684692532009-04-01T08:52:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:52:00.000-04:00Cheryl,Like you, I've found April Fool to be a ver...Cheryl,<BR/><BR/>Like you, I've found April Fool to be a very good day! :-)Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-63234352133853726762009-04-01T08:51:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:51:00.000-04:00Donna,One of my favorite ways of nudging my charac...Donna,<BR/>One of my favorite ways of nudging my characters into growth is to take some expectation they have--it might not even be conscious--and twist it on its head.<BR/><BR/>I can tell you think the same way.<BR/><BR/>In-group/out-group is more like a theme or thread running through Promise than a actual plot element.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-69008032502796569332009-04-01T08:16:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:16:00.000-04:00Hey MM, Great blog! Do you know I've never heard t...Hey MM, Great blog! Do you know I've never heard that it's bad luck for the bride to practice her role at the rehearsal? I'm lucky my marriage has lasted almost 17 years since I walked right down that aisle at the rehearsal! And wedding breakfast is not part of the festivities up here in the north. Is that a southern tradition? Funny that I had also never heard of nor been to a bachelorette party until I met some people from south of the Mason-Dixon line. Do we all live in the same country?? :-)<BR/><BR/>Love the in-crowd analogy. I'm one of 21 cousins, and we are a big, loud, often obnoxious group to break into. My husband knew he was in when they gave him a nickname and stopped trying to protect his feelings when they teased him. Of course he gives us SO much to work with...<BR/><BR/>Congrats on Sealed with a Promise!! From one contemporary babe to another--can't wait to read it!Marie Forcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550719567520289405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-69000668267196466762009-04-01T07:54:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:54:00.000-04:00Hi MM! Slave came out a year ago today, and I thin...Hi MM! <BR/>Slave came out a year ago today, and I think the April Fool's Day thing was good luck. SWAP sounds terrific!<BR/>Congrats on the new release!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-55317940849179361872009-04-01T07:48:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:48:00.000-04:00Sounds intriguing... I like the idea of the 'in-cr...Sounds intriguing... I like the idea of the 'in-crowd' versus the outsider, and which is really which?Donna Lea Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136523034196552960noreply@blogger.com