tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post3052888149127761810..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: The Worse the Disaster, the Better the StoryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-8291985695836952192010-03-18T10:38:30.448-04:002010-03-18T10:38:30.448-04:00I can't agree more, Joanne! When something goe...I can't agree more, Joanne! When something goes wrong, trips always get more interesting. I loved your trip and the photos as well. Thanks so much for sharing.Author Kathryne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206690509533777067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-33391407587653929222010-03-18T01:58:47.064-04:002010-03-18T01:58:47.064-04:00Wow - this is my dream trip! I just finished writ...Wow - this is my dream trip! I just finished writing my blog for tomorrow about how much I want to visit Scotland and find you have lived my dream! Thanks for your post - what a fun adventure!Amanda Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985238568270688021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-69124391197107294622010-03-17T23:38:41.090-04:002010-03-17T23:38:41.090-04:00Mary Anne, hi! Big wave!
Castle Stalker is the eer...Mary Anne, hi! Big wave!<br />Castle Stalker is the eerie looking one in the photos, shrouded in mist, standing all by itself on an island. It is AWESOME, in the true sense of the word. It's hard to imagine what could have been so threatening that people would choose to live in such a place; it really brought home how difficult life must have been in that time and place. An amazing place - and I got totally soaked getting that picture!Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-40269937833321831472010-03-17T23:33:53.182-04:002010-03-17T23:33:53.182-04:00Suzy, what a great plan for dealing with problems!...Suzy, what a great plan for dealing with problems! I actually did take a walk while we waited for the tow truck and found some ruins nearby. Got some great pictures, of course! (see previous comment.)Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-58347961317117509652010-03-17T23:32:41.529-04:002010-03-17T23:32:41.529-04:00Linda - thanks for believing in my egg! I mean, wh...Linda - thanks for believing in my egg! I mean, what else could it be?<br /><br />And Sharon, thanks for the compliment on the photos, but there are no bad photos in Scotland! When the sun's shining, it's beautiful. When the weather's bad, it's moody and evocative. You can't lose.Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-68557752351368682782010-03-17T23:30:09.187-04:002010-03-17T23:30:09.187-04:00I love this blog! Your comments are all so varied ...I love this blog! Your comments are all so varied and so fun--I honestly feel like I'm at a party, talking with girlfriends. So many things about Sourcebooks have been great, but my fellow authors are a huge part of why I'm so glad to be part of the Casablanca family. <br />Jessic, you should just GO! Scotland was wonderful - an experience I'll never forget.<br />And Amelia, I've heard that Sandra Brown quote, and there are times in my life I feel like I must have fallen into one of her books!Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-20916105236057283602010-03-17T21:46:03.188-04:002010-03-17T21:46:03.188-04:00I learned when I was a kid, that when the car brea...I learned when I was a kid, that when the car breaks down, I should get out, walk a bit away, and immerse myself in the life of whatever little piece of ground was available at my feet---thereby missing out on the drama occurring in/around the car, and having a wonderful time for myself discovering what sort of flora/fauna flourished in this roadside world--and making up stories of "what if's" about my living in this lilliputian mini-cosmos. It worked just as well when I was an adult, and I do it to this day. The other side of this is that, whenever I travelled as an adult, I went as a POOR person, and that's the way to meet neat people, have those adventures caused by disaster, and find out how the local people REALLY eat!! I remember my Dad piling all of us into the family car on any Sunday afternoon and refusing to tell us where we were going--he'd just twinkle at us and say "Let's go have an adventure, and find out where we end up!" Good training for life!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688672020124932668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-39745579893852549802010-03-17T21:04:11.238-04:002010-03-17T21:04:11.238-04:00Thanks for the post, Joanne. Funny write-up! How...Thanks for the post, Joanne. Funny write-up! How come my car troubles are never that much fun?<br /><br />"Stalker Castle"? I wouldn't want to tour that one alone!Mary Anne Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846610621610508819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-19401504965598779192010-03-17T17:48:35.917-04:002010-03-17T17:48:35.917-04:00What a great story, Joanne. And so true. Some of m...What a great story, Joanne. And so true. Some of my best vacations didn't go as planned.Lydia Darehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178136567476666348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-22436267820886569782010-03-17T17:10:53.062-04:002010-03-17T17:10:53.062-04:00What a fabulous story! I do not handle mishaps whi...What a fabulous story! I do not handle mishaps while traveling so well. I am proud of you! I shall have to remember to look on the brighter side of the coin from now on. Thanks for a great blog and the amazing photos. I would LOVE to visit Scotland. Someday, after I tour England. :)Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-21294535216482810452010-03-17T14:21:49.441-04:002010-03-17T14:21:49.441-04:00Tawna, you can play here any time you want as far ...Tawna, you can play here any time you want as far as I'm concerned, 'cause now I'm not the new girl anymore:) Seriously, welcome to Sourcebooks! It's such a good sign that you're participating already.Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-79951510105940888282010-03-17T14:20:28.380-04:002010-03-17T14:20:28.380-04:00Ashlyn, those ladies were so sweet! They really fe...Ashlyn, those ladies were so sweet! They really felt sorry for us and did their best to take care of us. The tea served in our car was the turning point of the whole episode - we were a lot less grumpy after that!Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-20201654805701695502010-03-17T14:18:32.097-04:002010-03-17T14:18:32.097-04:00Thanks, everyone, for commenting. Terry, that soun...Thanks, everyone, for commenting. Terry, that sounds like "National Lampoon's Moving Day" or something! I love the Oregon Trail parallel.<br />Cheryl, I love those khaki kilts. They wear them with big manly work boots, and the guys have legs like tree-trunks. You can bet nobody would dare tease them about wearing a skirt!Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-21365113800912328852010-03-17T14:15:25.079-04:002010-03-17T14:15:25.079-04:00I'm with you, it's a Nessie egg!
And you&...I'm with you, it's a Nessie egg!<br /><br />And you're right, disaster always creates a better story.Linda Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398941824875217938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-83072747652977260242010-03-17T14:01:37.998-04:002010-03-17T14:01:37.998-04:00OMG, what fun adventure! Sometimes it's those ...OMG, what fun adventure! Sometimes it's those unexpected trip detours that become the most memorable part of a vacation. Your tour of Scotland sounds absolutely dreamy!<br /><br />Though my Sourcebooks debut is still 17 months away and I don't yet get to play here, I couldn't resist the urge to take a cue from you ladies and write about travel on my own blog today.<br /><br />And now I'm itching for another trip!<br /><br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-38979507569953370352010-03-17T13:08:06.905-04:002010-03-17T13:08:06.905-04:00It sounded like a completely fun trip to me, Joann...It sounded like a completely fun trip to me, Joanne!<br /><br />And as for "the worse things get the better the story"--I think that's why Sandra Brown said in a workshop years ago, "Put your heroine in a tree and throw rocks at her!" :-)<br /><br />AmeliaAmeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07603588884175706382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-63217035451273140572010-03-17T12:11:29.588-04:002010-03-17T12:11:29.588-04:00Wow, that was a cool post. From the pictures I...Wow, that was a cool post. From the pictures I've seen, Scotland is beautiful...one of these days I will get there...wishful thinking! lolJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611630330433014861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-29747694373931488992010-03-17T12:06:51.402-04:002010-03-17T12:06:51.402-04:00What an adventure, Joanne. What struck me was how ...What an adventure, Joanne. What struck me was how the church ladies sent you tea and Kit Kats at tea time, even in the pouring rain!<br /><br />I think we've lost that good Samaritan type of hospitality here in the US. I'd like to see more of that kind of thoughtfulness.<br /><br />AshHot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-27677199474286218642010-03-17T10:10:05.588-04:002010-03-17T10:10:05.588-04:00Oh, no! What a distaster! You made the best of it,...Oh, no! What a distaster! You made the best of it, though. Good for you!Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267793335415078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-37118415676679941992010-03-17T09:28:57.543-04:002010-03-17T09:28:57.543-04:00What an amazing trip! It sounds like you got see S...What an amazing trip! It sounds like you got see Scotland from a very authentic point of view, even with the car trouble :)Danielle Jackson Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293766728921704640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-27351142418897239322010-03-17T09:04:24.390-04:002010-03-17T09:04:24.390-04:00Hey, you had me at khaki-kilted Scots spouting poe...Hey, you had me at khaki-kilted Scots spouting poetry! Great post, Joanne!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-89641074861501592562010-03-17T08:32:10.141-04:002010-03-17T08:32:10.141-04:00The photos are beautiful and I enjoyed the post. Y...The photos are beautiful and I enjoyed the post. You brought the country to us through this post, what a great adventure. Thanks.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-81054130251750593592010-03-17T07:58:04.887-04:002010-03-17T07:58:04.887-04:00What a fabulous adventure, Joanne! Love the pictur...What a fabulous adventure, Joanne! Love the pictures, the story, the diamond...everything!<br /><br />The closest I ever got to Scotland was two Scottish guys from Edinburgh my friend and I met at a bar...of course, my friend married one of them. *g*Robin Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262933225938609682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-6276838149530165612010-03-17T07:49:11.632-04:002010-03-17T07:49:11.632-04:00LOL, Joanne, great story! Sounds like a romance! :...LOL, Joanne, great story! Sounds like a romance! :) Aren't all occasions that have some kind of disastrous quality more memorable? :) <br /><br />We moved by U-Haul more times than I want to remember, and on one of our adventures, the 24-ft? truck broke down in Colorado, and had to be unpacked in the middle of a service station parking lot into another in front of God and everyone. It took hours. The worst was my dad was a perfectionist and had loaded everything the first time just the way it was supposed to be. Heaviest stuff near the cab. The good thing was we didn't have to repack. Hefty guys did all the work. The bad part was that they reloaded the whole truck backwards--lightest stuff near the cab, and when we'd never broken anything on a move before...we did that time after the repacking. <br /><br />But I'll never forget that move--as well as some others like it--like the time we were pulling a big U-Haul trailer with a car through mountains and the car was smoking really bad in the middle of no where. Dad pulled over at one point and was considering unloading furniture and dumping it along the road, which reminded me of the settlers moving west who had to dump their belongings from their wagons as their oxen or horses died. :) We seemed to always be making 3000 mile moves, none of these short jaunts from one town to another. :)Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-61242730813399501252010-03-17T07:43:19.698-04:002010-03-17T07:43:19.698-04:00Great post, Joanne. I couldn't agree more with...Great post, Joanne. I couldn't agree more with your travel philosophy. Those who don't adopt it, doom themselves to misery, whereas those who do will have rollicking adventures.<br /><br />The worse the disaster, the better the story is also a great guide for writing fiction. :-)Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.com