tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post8707648221030315963..comments2024-01-21T15:03:35.162-07:00Comments on Lara Schiffbauer's Motivation for Creation: It's Getting Hot in Here!Lara Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-89994384174866679132012-02-16T12:18:09.269-07:002012-02-16T12:18:09.269-07:00Thanks for following! I think I'm the only per...Thanks for following! I think I'm the only person who didn't post their own work, but I do enjoy Janet Evanovich!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-24196841164239150612012-02-15T21:06:38.369-07:002012-02-15T21:06:38.369-07:00I really need to read these books! Great choice.I really need to read these books! Great choice.Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-67162903210606428372012-02-15T13:28:15.277-07:002012-02-15T13:28:15.277-07:00I started reading the books because they're in...I started reading the books because they're in first person. When I was writing in first person, and reading in third person, I kept having trouble, so I found both series and got hooked!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-91781278923017161852012-02-15T05:00:34.575-07:002012-02-15T05:00:34.575-07:00Hehehehe. I haven't read any of the Plum novel...Hehehehe. I haven't read any of the Plum novels yet either, but I love how this scene ended. Unexpected, but cute ;) I haven't read any Anita Blake either!!! I need to get my act together ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-61189291996900182992012-02-14T22:09:16.390-07:002012-02-14T22:09:16.390-07:00I hope I didn't spoil it for you. Part of wha...I hope I didn't spoil it for you. Part of what I enjoyed through the series is the tension between her and Ranger. He's a really neat character.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-6680004204101320532012-02-14T22:08:09.539-07:002012-02-14T22:08:09.539-07:00The way Janet Evanovich describes Ranger, he is th...The way Janet Evanovich describes Ranger, he is the epitome of hot! I'm glad you liked the selection.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-66913786279369596152012-02-14T22:06:49.139-07:002012-02-14T22:06:49.139-07:00Janet Evanovich has an Urban Fantasy series - I th...Janet Evanovich has an Urban Fantasy series - I think there has only been the one book (Wicked Appetite, I think it was called), but the next is coming out this year. It was pretty good, too. Two of the characters were in a Stephanie Plum "outside the numbers" book. I haven't read Plum Spooky yet, but I have it in my pile!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-53699255264768907602012-02-14T22:04:25.838-07:002012-02-14T22:04:25.838-07:00They have been my mind-candy. Always a great laug...They have been my mind-candy. Always a great laugh, but full of action and good stories. I can't think of one that I've been disappointed with!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-58854743269590334432012-02-14T22:03:06.440-07:002012-02-14T22:03:06.440-07:00Sometimes trying to be genteel about it makes it s...Sometimes trying to be genteel about it makes it sound stupid! When I wrote the Phantom Deposit, trying to come up with euphemisms that weren't ridiculous was pretty hard. Being blunt has it's pay offs!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-80773998926723330832012-02-14T22:00:06.636-07:002012-02-14T22:00:06.636-07:00I admit, I blushed when I wrote that! Wasn't r...I admit, I blushed when I wrote that! Wasn't real sure how to transition after doodah!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-14793683398354812542012-02-14T21:58:25.670-07:002012-02-14T21:58:25.670-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed it! I like that line, to...I'm glad you enjoyed it! I like that line, too. :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-83954258876367400782012-02-14T21:56:55.249-07:002012-02-14T21:56:55.249-07:00The build-up to this scene is sixteen books long, ...The build-up to this scene is sixteen books long, so by the time she gets to this point with Ranger, I was ready for something to happen between them. Even the way he kisses her is so "Ranger" I only hope to be able to write so well some day.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-23338223460730273302012-02-14T21:52:47.865-07:002012-02-14T21:52:47.865-07:00Yeah - I have to wonder where she came up with doo...Yeah - I have to wonder where she came up with doodah. Downtown Julie Brown coined man-parts as hoo-haw's so maybe she just twisted it around a little, so it would have a pg appeal. Maybe that's a question to send in to her and see if she'd answer it!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-89631731555060057402012-02-14T21:50:49.406-07:002012-02-14T21:50:49.406-07:00I totally agree! There's a couple of scenes i...I totally agree! There's a couple of scenes in earlier books with Joe that are super-steamy! I haven't read any of her romances, but might in the near future. :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-48419978187507102492012-02-14T21:49:21.084-07:002012-02-14T21:49:21.084-07:00Thanks, Hope! Same to you! I read her book on wri...Thanks, Hope! Same to you! I read her book on writing, too, and it gave me hope that I wasn't too old to start trying to write a book. I'm sad to report I haven't heard good things about the movie. When I heard who was in it, they totally don't go along with my mental pictures of the characters, so I don't plan to go see it.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-7925781002530535882012-02-14T21:46:07.871-07:002012-02-14T21:46:07.871-07:00Me too. It's sexy, but not overdone. I have ...Me too. It's sexy, but not overdone. I have to admit, doodah totally pulls me out of the scene, but it's such a joke, I think it's supposed to. This scene isn't the first time she's used the word!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-8040259324805633322012-02-14T21:44:03.806-07:002012-02-14T21:44:03.806-07:00Thanks for following! What I like about the Steph...Thanks for following! What I like about the Stephanie/Ranger relationship is that there is this tension through all of the books. This is the first time they actually DO something about it.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-77802688899542991122012-02-14T21:42:17.833-07:002012-02-14T21:42:17.833-07:00I love Viggo! I think he's an amazing actor. ...I love Viggo! I think he's an amazing actor. I'm just waiting for my kids to get old enough to not be freaked out by the scary creatures in the LoTR and then we'll be watching it all the time!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-29919615157000452252012-02-14T21:39:41.309-07:002012-02-14T21:39:41.309-07:00Stephanie Plum is totally someone I can relate to,...Stephanie Plum is totally someone I can relate to, and is probably why I like the series so much. Plus, I love the humor Janet Evanovich writes with, which makes the books fun and easy to read.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-75296917434683537482012-02-14T21:35:30.324-07:002012-02-14T21:35:30.324-07:00It's quite a shocker there, at the end of this...It's quite a shocker there, at the end of this sexy scene, for sure!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-37679986379308148342012-02-14T21:34:30.950-07:002012-02-14T21:34:30.950-07:00I was so sad I couldn't find my Anita Blake bo...I was so sad I couldn't find my Anita Blake books. I have to admit I quit reading after four or five, because I got tired of the angst, but I was never so happy as when Anita finally quit being so mean to Jean Claude!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-9524426604659492492012-02-14T19:31:04.453-07:002012-02-14T19:31:04.453-07:00Haha! I haven't read the Stephanie Plum books...Haha! I haven't read the Stephanie Plum books yet, but "doodah" is hilarious.<br /><br />And OMG the scene where Anita gives in to Jean Claude is one of my absolute favorites! :)Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-34291185412707604342012-02-14T18:12:35.003-07:002012-02-14T18:12:35.003-07:00Okay, "doodah" cracked me up!Okay, "doodah" cracked me up!Adrianne Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108123882094459747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-37648721555722183502012-02-14T17:14:29.356-07:002012-02-14T17:14:29.356-07:00The use of the word "doodah" definitely ...The use of the word "doodah" definitely makes this book worth checking out! I love how she is a little off because of the wine and is stuck in her own head, not listening. I can relate!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335427276116292574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-84280437117060348522012-02-14T17:06:40.559-07:002012-02-14T17:06:40.559-07:00LOL. Ranger for some reason reminds me of Aragorn....LOL. Ranger for some reason reminds me of Aragorn. So the whole time I was thinking of Viggo playing Ranger. LOL. Great job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503400522084515874noreply@blogger.com