tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post4656930832630772272..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: Birth of a bookAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-15405988913205213472010-05-28T11:32:13.936-04:002010-05-28T11:32:13.936-04:00GREAT analogy, Ashlyn! Congrats on your first! :)GREAT analogy, Ashlyn! Congrats on your first! :)Judi Fennellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913199632952461638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-39794913475231248592010-05-28T03:45:32.042-04:002010-05-28T03:45:32.042-04:00Congratulations! Your "babies" are beau...Congratulations! Your "babies" are beautiful! You have every reason to be a proud mommy!Amanda Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985238568270688021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-22355545492055705282010-05-27T13:38:50.981-04:002010-05-27T13:38:50.981-04:00Congrats Ash!
They are our babies, aren't th...Congrats Ash! <br /><br />They are our babies, aren't they?Linda Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398941824875217938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-70340029521006115112010-05-27T11:59:57.680-04:002010-05-27T11:59:57.680-04:00Congrats on the release. I can't wait to read ...Congrats on the release. I can't wait to read it.Robin Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262933225938609682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-34154815817764377812010-05-26T23:43:23.927-04:002010-05-26T23:43:23.927-04:00Congratulations, Ash! I can't wait to read &qu...Congratulations, Ash! I can't wait to read "Strange Neighbors." It sounds like just my kind of book! Enjoy basking in the limelight!Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-8511924859524144162010-05-26T22:00:17.164-04:002010-05-26T22:00:17.164-04:00Congrats Ashlyn. Your analogy is so apropos. Now t...Congrats Ashlyn. Your analogy is so apropos. Now that I've been following author blogs, know the completion date of a book & the pub date, I know the gestation period is like an elephant - 22 months (or it just feels that way).Mary Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470057739043473942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-59450435914987109662010-05-26T19:03:43.259-04:002010-05-26T19:03:43.259-04:00Oh, Olivia...I don't know how to express it. T...Oh, Olivia...I don't know how to express it. The ARC was fantastic, but when I got the real thing, well, I couldn't do much of anything for the rest of the day. Too excited to concentrate. <br /><br />AshHot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-65538389382902301072010-05-26T17:51:25.987-04:002010-05-26T17:51:25.987-04:00The book looks great!
I'd add that one of the...The book looks great!<br /><br />I'd add that one of the hardest things about birthing a book is even after all the hard work you put into it, you don't get to hold it for ages. I can't wait to hold my "baby" in my hands at long last. Alas, I've still got months of waiting. How did it feel to hold your "baby" for the first time, Ashlyn?Olivia Cunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753928523364721582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-13301395200626077742010-05-26T16:59:07.412-04:002010-05-26T16:59:07.412-04:00I was going to mention how great Strange Neighbors...I was going to mention how great Strange Neighbors looks in person--it's a shame we can't somehow show the sparkles :)Danielle Jackson Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293766728921704640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-7151029773380045492010-05-26T15:21:13.389-04:002010-05-26T15:21:13.389-04:00Congratulations on the new release Ashlyn!!!Congratulations on the new release Ashlyn!!!s7annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315567395060561106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-66737566185594697762010-05-26T13:08:48.321-04:002010-05-26T13:08:48.321-04:00Super huge congrats on your book birthday!
Best ...Super huge congrats on your book birthday! <br /><br />Best of all, no stretch marks.<br /><br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-46444632931866584072010-05-26T10:24:39.851-04:002010-05-26T10:24:39.851-04:00Thank you, everyone!
Yes, Kris, you were one of t...Thank you, everyone!<br /><br />Yes, Kris, you were one of the first to hold my baby and say lovely the things a mother so enjoys hearing.<br /><br />Shana, LOL! No Champagne for you, girl! More coffee!<br /><br />Yup, you know exactly what it's like, Sharon--and you're right, it's totally worth it!<br /><br />Cheryl, you couldn't be more right about how devestating it can be to hear your baby's ugly. I think it happens to all of us at some point, and the trick is to remember--as my dad used to say--you can't dance with everybody. <br /><br />Amelia, thank you for noticing how beautiful it is! The actual cover even has sparkles on it! (sigh) I'm such a proud mama.<br /><br />AshHot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-81766290908525583852010-05-26T10:09:53.119-04:002010-05-26T10:09:53.119-04:00I think you forgot to add how beautiful your baby ...I think you forgot to add how beautiful your baby is! Love the cover--assume that's like looking at chubby cheeks, dark blue eyes, and blushing pink rosebud lips. <br /><br />Congratulations!<br />AmeliaAmeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07603588884175706382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-18703695382689050592010-05-26T09:22:51.967-04:002010-05-26T09:22:51.967-04:00Writing and publishing a book is VERY much like ch...Writing and publishing a book is VERY much like childbirth, and you feel almost as strong an attachment to your book "baby" as you do your own child. The praise is music to your ears, but the criticism cuts like a knife. <br />Congrats on the new release and the next "child"!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-73358498691016386542010-05-26T09:13:38.931-04:002010-05-26T09:13:38.931-04:00You know, my 2 birth experiences were not horrible...You know, my 2 birth experiences were not horrible by some standards (and I know how bad childbirth can be) but they were definitely not fun. I was happy to be done with 2! LOL! But no matter how terrible giving birth is, it is over in a day or so at most, maybe a bit longer if you count the recovery.<br /><br />Giving birth to a book goes on for AGES! Kind of like having severe Braxton Hicks for months on end! Ha! <br /><br />But in the end we have a wonderful product - a child or a book - that is a part of who we are. Yes, it is worth all the pain. :)<br /><br />Congrats on the upcoming release of #2. It never gets old, trust me.Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-52543293861071008782010-05-26T08:57:54.183-04:002010-05-26T08:57:54.183-04:00It must be too early for me. I was thinking, how d...It must be too early for me. I was thinking, how does she know she's having a boy so early? Duh!<br /><br />Congrats on the book release (and the February one, too). We're release buddies this month!Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267793335415078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-87767042470292173052010-05-26T08:45:18.591-04:002010-05-26T08:45:18.591-04:00Congrats on the release and enjoy the birth of you...Congrats on the release and enjoy the birth of your book!!!Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-67608664739216392792010-05-26T08:03:26.477-04:002010-05-26T08:03:26.477-04:00Big congratulations on the realease! You already k...Big congratulations on the realease! You already know I loved it and I can't wait to read the second book!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14050178072571837411noreply@blogger.com