tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post7920226102680403762..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: Beginnings and EndingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-68301782339331765092012-01-20T15:22:51.480-05:002012-01-20T15:22:51.480-05:00I really thought you did a nice job with this book...I really thought you did a nice job with this book, making your hero vulnerable despite his outward assets and apparent success. Congrats on a beautiful story!ELFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507018016608103452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-85860787260564292172012-01-17T22:33:19.317-05:002012-01-17T22:33:19.317-05:00Thanks, Amanda! Good luck with your series, too!Thanks, Amanda! Good luck with your series, too!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-68710363399405931272012-01-17T22:32:00.015-05:002012-01-17T22:32:00.015-05:00Thanks, Donna! And you're right. it's neve...Thanks, Donna! And you're right. it's never easy, which is probably a good thing!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-18646907169427895902012-01-17T17:41:40.936-05:002012-01-17T17:41:40.936-05:00I'm starting a new series too! Best of luck w...I'm starting a new series too! Best of luck with it - your excerpt was great!Amanda Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985238568270688021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-56075699503966638462012-01-17T17:00:01.295-05:002012-01-17T17:00:01.295-05:00That sounds like a great beginning to me. If the s...That sounds like a great beginning to me. If the stories just flowed, like water with out rocks in the way to redirect. Where's the fun in that?diva donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082281967754671607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-75781540961441068892012-01-17T11:55:57.388-05:002012-01-17T11:55:57.388-05:00Thanks, Ann! My problem is that I want to jump on ...Thanks, Ann! My problem is that I want to jump on ahead to chapter four. Can't do that, though. :(Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-68619588950314242032012-01-17T11:54:40.432-05:002012-01-17T11:54:40.432-05:00Thanks, Carolyn! Tarq and Lucy are quite different...Thanks, Carolyn! Tarq and Lucy are quite different on the surface, but deep down, they both want the same thing. It's simply a matter of making them realize it!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-47438084381374320472012-01-17T11:48:32.448-05:002012-01-17T11:48:32.448-05:00Ooh, this is a hot beginning! I usually don't ...Ooh, this is a hot beginning! I usually don't have trouble with the opening, it's usually by chapter three when I struggle.Brooklyn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285434689426722832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-32244162504783462342012-01-17T11:14:49.324-05:002012-01-17T11:14:49.324-05:00What an awesome beginning. And I love the name Tar...What an awesome beginning. And I love the name Tarq. It's so opposite from her name, Lucy, that one wonders by name alone if a relationship is even possible. Can't wait to see the new series in print.Carolyn Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704111268464382004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-28934258492127362762012-01-17T11:04:57.683-05:002012-01-17T11:04:57.683-05:00That's the idea, Shana! Unfortunately, once I ...That's the idea, Shana! Unfortunately, once I get that first thought, it's hard to keep from plunging ahead. I have to keep reminding myself that it's much easier to let the story gel a bit before I begin. That way I don't have to rewrite as much!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-82193147138347678582012-01-17T10:59:22.841-05:002012-01-17T10:59:22.841-05:00Thanks, Terry! I've known authors who've h...Thanks, Terry! I've known authors who've had editors tell them to scrap the first three chapters in order to get to the perfect opening. LOL! I think I'm one of them....Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-69484443300919451412012-01-17T10:58:04.682-05:002012-01-17T10:58:04.682-05:00Thanks, Tracey! It's that way for me sometimes...Thanks, Tracey! It's that way for me sometimes. I have that initial idea, but have no clue where it will lead until I start writing. But once I get started, that discovery is what makes writing so much fun!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-40493544678783647692012-01-17T10:56:55.377-05:002012-01-17T10:56:55.377-05:00I love starting a new book! I'm sure you'r...I love starting a new book! I'm sure you're very excited to begin. And I love the opening to this one. It's one of those openings that makes me go, what? and keep reading!Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267793335415078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-15717836079870421152012-01-17T07:52:48.567-05:002012-01-17T07:52:48.567-05:00The only way I know to be certain to wake up with ...The only way I know to be certain to wake up with new ideas, is to be elbow deep in trying to write the last third of a book that's playing hard to get. Oh, the tempting lures, the shiny objects, the brilliant scenes leading to nowhere... What we do is hard! <br /><br />Loved the opening scene, though, and hope the new series takes off like a rocket.Grace Burroweshttp://graceburrowes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-73221861721783351312012-01-17T07:29:57.150-05:002012-01-17T07:29:57.150-05:00Loved the excerpt, Cheryl! Fun! I'm with Chery...Loved the excerpt, Cheryl! Fun! I'm with Cheryl. Sometimes I have it right away, sometimes I have to keep working on it until it's the right beginning. :)Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-11265983499932754182012-01-17T06:32:58.749-05:002012-01-17T06:32:58.749-05:00Great excerpt! The actual beginning isn't too ...Great excerpt! The actual beginning isn't too bad for me, because that's where my storyline normally originates, it's the rest that's hard. LOLTracey Devlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893860773314837424noreply@blogger.com