tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post7876718673157585609..comments2023-10-26T04:41:30.913-05:00Comments on Julie Jarnagin: Writing Process, Romance Writer, Alison StoneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02512158365021041194noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-37051787755578505212012-08-07T15:33:03.432-05:002012-08-07T15:33:03.432-05:00Thanks so much for having me!Thanks so much for having me!Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-16859038341809298672012-08-07T08:53:29.975-05:002012-08-07T08:53:29.975-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Alison!Thanks for stopping by, Alison!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512158365021041194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-90407367907827817492012-08-07T06:47:16.571-05:002012-08-07T06:47:16.571-05:00Thanks, Susan. I think the cover artist did a grea...Thanks, Susan. I think the cover artist did a great job. Samhain Publishing is the publishers. Many people are surprised to learn they do publish "sweet" romances. :)<br /><br />Here's a link: http://www.samhainpublishing.com/2012/08/where-do-you-get-your-ideas-2/<br /><br />Thanks for asking!Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-82138276945825955702012-08-06T21:29:53.113-05:002012-08-06T21:29:53.113-05:00Hi Alison, Great cover for your book! Who is the ...Hi Alison, Great cover for your book! Who is the publisher?Susan Anne Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258093329143787876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-88317732222813541272012-08-06T15:17:49.434-05:002012-08-06T15:17:49.434-05:00Thanks, Melissa. I love the unexpected, too.Thanks, Melissa. I love the unexpected, too.Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-37416654878390037202012-08-06T15:17:13.758-05:002012-08-06T15:17:13.758-05:00Brandi, I find if I take my rough draft and then o...Brandi, I find if I take my rough draft and then outline it, I can "see" what I have. I used to do this in Excel. I am using Scrivner for my latest manuscript. I'll see how it works.Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-34500529222932644302012-08-06T15:15:42.447-05:002012-08-06T15:15:42.447-05:00I hear ya, Jessica.I hear ya, Jessica.Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-62743951588914935112012-08-06T15:15:21.152-05:002012-08-06T15:15:21.152-05:00Thanks, Jaime.Thanks, Jaime.Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-47442280801015955232012-08-06T15:15:06.563-05:002012-08-06T15:15:06.563-05:00I find the greatest twists when I give myself the ...I find the greatest twists when I give myself the freedom to just write. Thanks for stopping by, Loree, and for adding TCTH to your TBR pile.Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-80942038783438144102012-08-06T13:47:00.781-05:002012-08-06T13:47:00.781-05:00What a great guest post! Nice to meet you, Alison....What a great guest post! Nice to meet you, Alison.<br /><br />I tend to plot things out, 'cause my brain works best that way. But I love it when characters become so alive that they start doing their own thing. In my last book, a character did something completely out of the blue...and then in the very same scene, a character I totally didn't plan on knocked on her door. It's now my very favorite scene in the book...I love when crazy stuff happens like that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620457068731162013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-55954919949252770002012-08-06T13:34:05.116-05:002012-08-06T13:34:05.116-05:00Happy to meet you, Alison! I do make a rough outli...Happy to meet you, Alison! I do make a rough outline, but it amuses and frustrates me how differently my stories look by the second draft. The plot goes off somewhere else entirely.Brandi Boddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08017741568841209088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-71268653243333743922012-08-06T12:12:34.795-05:002012-08-06T12:12:34.795-05:00Loved this interview! Your book sounds wonderful. ...Loved this interview! Your book sounds wonderful. Alison. I find when my fingers hit the keyboard it always releases a flow. It's getting my fingers on the keyboard that's the trick! :)Jessica R. Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614501794157211301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-36279245677046530122012-08-06T11:47:16.141-05:002012-08-06T11:47:16.141-05:00Great interview! So good to get to know a new auth...Great interview! So good to get to know a new author (new to me) :)Jaime Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768583469408522818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-24567127312466669832012-08-06T11:44:21.794-05:002012-08-06T11:44:21.794-05:00Your book sounds good, Alison! Congrats on your re...Your book sounds good, Alison! Congrats on your release! I wish the book much success and will put it on my TBR list.<br /><br />I am always surprised at the twists or the turn of events my stories take as I'm writing. That is one of my favorite things about writing novels!Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-87081726537482065472012-08-06T10:50:30.928-05:002012-08-06T10:50:30.928-05:00Thanks so much for hosting me, Julie. I am volunte...Thanks so much for hosting me, Julie. I am volunteering at my church today teaching religious education so I'll be popping in and out until this evening. It is challenging to "reply" via my cell. Please excuse typos. :) Yet, I am still very fascinated by technology.Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-39609590130411769272012-08-06T10:46:17.476-05:002012-08-06T10:46:17.476-05:00I understand a disaster of a first draft, but that...I understand a disaster of a first draft, but that can be fixed! Thanks for stopping by and saying hello. And good luck with revisions.Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-2501334314141267822012-08-06T10:25:03.099-05:002012-08-06T10:25:03.099-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Lindsay. I think pushing t...Thanks for stopping by, Lindsay. I think pushing through and finishing the first draft before you edit is a great idea to avoid perpetual revisions.Alison Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698291307955889097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-59749010920830315062012-08-06T08:53:09.584-05:002012-08-06T08:53:09.584-05:00I try so hard to be a plotter, but I also work out...I try so hard to be a plotter, but I also work out plot issues as I write. My first drafts are disasters, usually. I'm gearing up to edit one of those disasters now.<br /><br />Nice to meet you, Alison!Heather Sunserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552506888985553471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757067787158700689.post-7372618294654899072012-08-06T08:14:11.841-05:002012-08-06T08:14:11.841-05:00I'm definitely a plotter, but allow myself roo...I'm definitely a plotter, but allow myself room for change if I think of something while I'm plunking out the draft. And I try not to look back and edit my first draft, or I'd never get beyond Chapter 1! :)Lindsay Harrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379628592162011068noreply@blogger.com