tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post2244014034069947554..comments2023-10-12T15:03:15.389+01:00Comments on Lindsay's Romantics: The Lindas: Linda Banche and Her Historical HilarityLindsay Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-15780840134743062532012-07-30T20:19:11.890+01:002012-07-30T20:19:11.890+01:00Thanks, Destiny. I hope you like my books.Thanks, Destiny. I hope you like my books.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-39566254541157911202012-07-30T13:04:02.853+01:002012-07-30T13:04:02.853+01:00Entertaining post. I'm anxious to read your bo...Entertaining post. I'm anxious to read your books, Linda. <br /><br />Love, <br />DestinyDestiny Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392943129642341236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-70606033498990588952012-07-29T13:16:05.856+01:002012-07-29T13:16:05.856+01:00Hi Nancy, thanks for coming over. And thanks for y...Hi Nancy, thanks for coming over. And thanks for your kind words. I agree, there are a lot of "me-too" books out there.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-78230714448992580222012-07-29T09:08:31.182+01:002012-07-29T09:08:31.182+01:00The books sound so much fun. I love reading regenc...The books sound so much fun. I love reading regencies, but it's so difficult to find somehting new and entertaining about them. You've got the perfect solution!Nancy Jardine Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366248895961876075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-56207026480762412312012-07-28T14:30:17.860+01:002012-07-28T14:30:17.860+01:00Thanks, Lindsay.
I don't like mean stories, e...Thanks, Lindsay.<br /><br />I don't like mean stories, especially not mean heroes. If I want to read mean, I can find plenty of that in the newspaper. In my romances, I want decent people rewarded for their goodness. Would that real life was like that.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-49561844231954067452012-07-28T08:58:13.327+01:002012-07-28T08:58:13.327+01:00Hi LindaB - thanks so much for your wonderful blog...Hi LindaB - thanks so much for your wonderful blog!<br />Thanks to all the Lindas this week!<br /><br />LindaB - I'm like others here, I'm full of admiration for your writing comedy. I love it because it's so character and situation based and apt and never 'mean'.<br /><br />It's a celebration.Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-32717464397193594142012-07-27T20:10:37.991+01:002012-07-27T20:10:37.991+01:00Savanna, you're right that we have to laugh so...Savanna, you're right that we have to laugh sometimes.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words. I have a hard time with descriptions. I love yours. We all should concentrate on what we're good at, and then expand a little.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-1714728836663913952012-07-27T19:43:47.964+01:002012-07-27T19:43:47.964+01:00Linda, fun wacky excerpt!
Humor is a good thing....Linda, fun wacky excerpt! <br /><br />Humor is a good thing. Especially in these times. Usually my stories have moments of humor because that's life. And readers have mentioned they laughed at certain scenes. <br /><br />I'd like to write a romantic comedy one of these days, but so far no luck. I can't even get my flash fiction to be only comical. <br /><br />I admire your talent.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-88395634336011899992012-07-27T16:19:20.683+01:002012-07-27T16:19:20.683+01:00Maddy, please don't skimp on your plot. The ro...Maddy, please don't skimp on your plot. The romance is important, but so is the story. I dislike books that are mainly about the romance. I salivate over books that have lots of story in there, too.<br /><br />According to the RWA Readership survey, readers consider the story first.<br /><br />From the RWA<br /><br />"Top overall decision factors in buying romance:<br /><br /> The story<br /> The author<br /> It's part of a series<br /> Back cover copy"<br /><br />Full report here: http://www.rwa.org/cs/readership_stats<br /><br />Go with your strengths. If you can write plot-heavy books, do it! You, Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer and Patricia Veryan are in the same boat, and I LOVE those authors.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-78125947830179700392012-07-27T16:09:26.428+01:002012-07-27T16:09:26.428+01:00I also enjoy 'the lighter road.' [and a n...I also enjoy 'the lighter road.' [and a newbie] but my issue is the balance between the romance and the underlying plot. My underlying plot seems to take-over and the romance doesn't dominate. Clearly I need to go to more RWA meetings.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-86098325166080328832012-07-27T15:15:58.276+01:002012-07-27T15:15:58.276+01:00Hi C. P.
Thanks for taking a look at my stuff.
I ...Hi C. P.<br />Thanks for taking a look at my stuff.<br /><br />I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! the Scarlet Pimpernel. I'll give your Not Exactly Scarlet Pimpernel a look-see.<br /><br />I understand what you're saying about the same-old, same-old out there. I got tired of them, too. That's why I wrote my own.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-66906516987494379162012-07-27T14:43:54.907+01:002012-07-27T14:43:54.907+01:00These sound genuinely funny. I'm going to go l...These sound genuinely funny. I'm going to go look for them at Amazon. I've gotten so tired of same-old, same-old Regencies that I stopped reading them altogether.<br /><br />You may also enjoy my <i>Not Exactly Scarlet Pimpernel</i>, which takes a similarly lighthearted approach to modern collisions with the 18th century.C. P. Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887581040629930222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-30342315901251207122012-07-27T14:11:46.804+01:002012-07-27T14:11:46.804+01:00Hi Linda,
Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate...Hi Linda,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate it.<br /><br />I have no idea how my stuff comes out funny. I do try to take the lighter road. Sometimes things come to me. Sometimes I try to add something funny and see how it goes from there, but my mood has nothing to do with it. <br /><br />For example, AN INHERITANCE FOR THE BIRDS was part the Love Letters series. My letter is about an inheritance. Why not a contest? And since I like ducks, I put ducks in there. And making the ducks happy is pretty silly.<br /><br />My humor does deal with serious themes, though. LADY OF THE STARS, GIFTS GONE ASTRAY, and AN INHERITANCE FOR THE BIRDS are about people who lost their jobs or hate their jobs. MISTLETOE EVERYWHERE is about thwarted love, and the anger that results. PUMPKINNAPPER is about a youthful opportunity lost and a second chance. But everything is cloaked in humor because we'll all die if we can't laugh a little. <br /><br />I hope everyone has a good time.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-39197396627512117982012-07-27T13:20:09.748+01:002012-07-27T13:20:09.748+01:00So many books, so much hilarity! It was enthrallin...So many books, so much hilarity! It was enthralling to read their blurbs all together.<br /><br />I'm asking a question that has been asked of me, and came up on my stint below - writing humour. I couldn't set out to write humour to save my life; only when it's pointed out that I've written it do I discover that I have.. by accident. How do you do it? <br /><br />Do you think of an inherently funny character, or a humourous incident, or is it *you* who has to be in an extremely funny frame of mind during the writing to pass the emotion on to the page so readers experience it in turn?Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.com