tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post4602375556606961263..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: The Unspoken Answers of a Writer by Melinda CurtisPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-39551645456798043352016-03-08T04:53:20.127-08:002016-03-08T04:53:20.127-08:00Thank you Ms. Liz. ( :Thank you Ms. Liz. ( :Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393553707193848649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-24597121169880200642016-03-08T04:17:08.442-08:002016-03-08T04:17:08.442-08:00I love the cobb salad, Mel, and it's exactly r...I love the cobb salad, Mel, and it's exactly right. One question people ask a lot is which is my favorite book. I usually say I don't have a favorite--it would be like having a favorite child--but that's not true at all. I do have favorites; I just don't want to admit it.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-87090151170293767912016-03-08T04:15:31.355-08:002016-03-08T04:15:31.355-08:00I write only in 3rd person, too, although I admit ...I write only in 3rd person, too, although I admit the one book I wrote in 1st (The Girls of Tonsil Lake) was so much fun I'd love to try it again. I do have occasional oopses with Point of View--thanks goodness for a picky editor!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-1084175508065768252016-03-07T22:24:57.743-08:002016-03-07T22:24:57.743-08:00LOL, MMA fighting. LOL, MMA fighting. Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-62133780239440711892016-03-07T18:24:39.838-08:002016-03-07T18:24:39.838-08:00It does help!! Thank you so much for responding. ...It does help!! Thank you so much for responding. Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393553707193848649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-49864971781567440012016-03-07T17:35:38.140-08:002016-03-07T17:35:38.140-08:00Laurie, I write exclusively in 3rd person with mul...Laurie, I write exclusively in 3rd person with multiple Points of View, and I don't have trouble staying in each person's POV...now. When I first started writing I had to learn that the person I was showing the action through could only know their own feelings and thoughts. Hope that helps.Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-3651760853320231052016-03-07T10:10:48.089-08:002016-03-07T10:10:48.089-08:00I have a question(s) for you all, or for whoever w...I have a question(s) for you all, or for whoever would like to answer it. Do you all write in 3rd person, or have you ever written a Heartwarming book in the 1st person? And when writing in 3rd person (particularly when you wrote your first book), do you have trouble staying in it? Please feel free to tell me if it's an odd question. Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393553707193848649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-18557617798689315182016-03-07T10:01:01.834-08:002016-03-07T10:01:01.834-08:00My favorite questions are the ones where people pu...My favorite questions are the ones where people pull something really small out of your book and seek the deeper meaning - "Did you put this particular flower in pot outside her front door because it means blah blah blah?" Um, nope, just picked a flower that grows that time of year in that place. No big, hidden agenda in the flower pot, I promise. <br />And I love your new cover. Can&#Amy Vastinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370234907973582544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-67681116645690057592016-03-07T08:52:17.283-08:002016-03-07T08:52:17.283-08:00I love the cobb salad analogy, Melinda. I might ha...I love the cobb salad analogy, Melinda. I might have to ask you for permission to plagiarize at some point!<br /><br />Yes, the question about story ideas is the most prevalent one I hear, too.<br /><br />Great post, Melinda! Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-60975832486896924592016-03-07T08:31:46.888-08:002016-03-07T08:31:46.888-08:00Like Roz, I'm often asked if my characters are...Like Roz, I'm often asked if my characters are based on real people. They are. They're usually based on something deep inside me, my friend's fears, my sister's smart mouth, etc. Everything that happens to us or that we witness becomes part of our consciousness and when we draw on it, I think we often find fears or solutions that belonged to someone else. Funny thing: when I Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-19730838815627348492016-03-07T07:51:36.552-08:002016-03-07T07:51:36.552-08:00LOL! Great post, Melinda! When I was offered a con...LOL! Great post, Melinda! When I was offered a contract on my first book, a co-worker asked me if I planned to quit my job. I responded, "Not unless my contract includes a salary, 401k, pension and excellent health coverage."Jill Weatherholthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935341991222337363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-16591662416926240142016-03-07T07:36:25.133-08:002016-03-07T07:36:25.133-08:00OOoooh, mermaids! Can't wait. and I LOVE Euni...OOoooh, mermaids! Can't wait. and I LOVE Eunice. :) I think I get the same questions you do, especially asking where the ideas come from. I get a lot of mine from watching TV and movies. Here's to more coffee this morning! *toasts*Anna J Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147693615384740106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-45409173389127540202016-03-07T07:35:16.161-08:002016-03-07T07:35:16.161-08:00Melinda, I love your Harmony Valley books. I guess...Melinda, I love your Harmony Valley books. I guess the number one question people always ask is about where ideas come from. But some ask if all of my characters are people I know. That's hard. I'm sure bits of real people creep into stories, but I tell them I try to not have that happen. Oddly old friends seem to want to find themselves in my stories. Does that happen to anyone else?rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-6846740139636124472016-03-07T07:20:06.302-08:002016-03-07T07:20:06.302-08:00Melinda, same here about where you get your ideas....Melinda, same here about where you get your ideas...And I usually answer, "out of thin air." Because most of my ideas do seem to come from nowhere and everywhere. <br /><br />Also, I think the hardest part of writing is getting your head into the story, and for that I have to have solitude...which is sometimes difficult for this ESTJ...can you tell where I am in my next story? lol<br />Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-45373204760246310102016-03-07T07:09:12.312-08:002016-03-07T07:09:12.312-08:00Melinda, laughing over my coffee this morning! The...Melinda, laughing over my coffee this morning! The question I hear the most is definitely, "Where do you get your ideas?" And I usually answer in a similar way, because really, I don't know. Now, however, my answer is going to be "Cobb salad." I love Harmony Valley! Can't wait for the mermaid art.Carol Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360417299528882416noreply@blogger.com