tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post698311636526806046..comments2022-12-06T01:17:09.787-08:00Comments on Faith V. Smith: Please Make Welcome Catherine BybeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-86482459379155665312011-01-27T20:27:08.184-08:002011-01-27T20:27:08.184-08:00Hi Mickey,
I don't mind a long journey, as lo...Hi Mickey,<br /><br />I don't mind a long journey, as long as there is some relief between the pages. I have a hard enough time putting a 300 page book down, if it were 500 I'd be cross eyed by the time I reach The End.Catherine Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804889684095619535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-68373993491838932602011-01-27T20:11:37.914-08:002011-01-27T20:11:37.914-08:00Ms.Flagg!!!! So good to see you again! I miss you...Ms.Flagg!!!! So good to see you again! I miss you!<br /><br />FaithFaith V. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319477907413668912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-62236104627024413572011-01-27T20:11:01.578-08:002011-01-27T20:11:01.578-08:00Hi Sue,
Thanks for dropping by!
FaithHi Sue,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by! <br /><br />FaithFaith V. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319477907413668912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-7625882388704295902011-01-27T19:22:44.412-08:002011-01-27T19:22:44.412-08:00I enjoyed the information, Catherine. Hi Faith! I ...I enjoyed the information, Catherine. Hi Faith! I like trilogies, especially when you come to care about the characters and you want to somehow see how it all turns out. I guess you could say it's for readers (and writers) like me who prefer the longer journey :)M.Flagghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103836537099873046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-47118439956115775552011-01-27T16:59:51.470-08:002011-01-27T16:59:51.470-08:00Sue: Like I said, series is just as wonderful for ...Sue: Like I said, series is just as wonderful for a reader... sometimes even more so because they can revisit the characters from books past but not have anything dangeling for the 'complete' HEA. Thanks for stopping by.Catherine Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804889684095619535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-80215141742039464152011-01-27T16:56:14.744-08:002011-01-27T16:56:14.744-08:00Interesting. So I'm not writing trilogies, I&...Interesting. So I'm not writing trilogies, I'm writing series, because each brother or sister has a different story. The only constant is the family. Thanks for the definition.Sue Palmer Finemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849996283194040509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-83890979142670964642011-01-27T16:52:53.336-08:002011-01-27T16:52:53.336-08:00Catherine, you are welcome here any time!!!!!!!!!!...Catherine, you are welcome here any time!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />FaithFaith V. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319477907413668912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-78666108832518221202011-01-27T16:49:59.868-08:002011-01-27T16:49:59.868-08:00Thanks again for having me Faith.
Emma: I think ...Thanks again for having me Faith. <br /><br />Emma: I think a story demands a second book at times. I really didn't expect three books when I wrote Binding Vows, but the next books just fell out of my head and onto the computer. LOLCatherine Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804889684095619535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-60320072077147114602011-01-27T16:47:22.277-08:002011-01-27T16:47:22.277-08:00Hi Eliza! I love Moning's books, and I've...Hi Eliza! I love Moning's books, and I've heard nothing but good things about Catherine's trilogy!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />FaithFaith V. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319477907413668912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-43808643490497720712011-01-27T16:46:27.762-08:002011-01-27T16:46:27.762-08:00Hi Emma! Welcome!
I love it when questions are a...Hi Emma! Welcome!<br /><br />I love it when questions are asked. <br /><br />FaithFaith V. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319477907413668912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-52501887304106319262011-01-27T16:45:52.223-08:002011-01-27T16:45:52.223-08:00Hi Viking Princess! It is always good to see you ...Hi Viking Princess! It is always good to see you here at my blog! Catherine is a special lady!<br /><br />FaithFaith V. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319477907413668912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-50672202608337430842011-01-27T16:45:17.992-08:002011-01-27T16:45:17.992-08:00Hi Angel! Welcome! Catherine is so awesome!
Fait...Hi Angel! Welcome! Catherine is so awesome!<br /><br />FaithFaith V. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319477907413668912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-53985296515455789512011-01-27T16:44:57.905-08:002011-01-27T16:44:57.905-08:00So happy to have you with me today on my blog, Cat...So happy to have you with me today on my blog, Catherine! Drat the computer from work! I could not reply until now.<br /><br />FaithFaith V. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319477907413668912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-56877080732817966832011-01-27T16:44:02.394-08:002011-01-27T16:44:02.394-08:00Eliza: I agree, they should be read in order. It&#...Eliza: I agree, they should be read in order. It's kinds like reading the last chapter in a book before starting the first...Catherine Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804889684095619535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-45051118123550998112011-01-27T16:43:20.206-08:002011-01-27T16:43:20.206-08:00Hi V.P. Thanks for stopping by.
Emma: I can't...Hi V.P. Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Emma: I can't seem to stop writing series romance. And I loved writing this trilogy. The books with this family could go on and on...Catherine Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804889684095619535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-1162514543507686172011-01-27T16:42:09.540-08:002011-01-27T16:42:09.540-08:00I'm not sure what happened to my comments earl...I'm not sure what happened to my comments earlier... oh, well, here we go again. <br />Angel: Romance has to have a HEA with each book, as you know, or publishers don't want 'em. I don't know of many people who want to pick upa 500 page book at one time anyway.Catherine Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804889684095619535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-28301917956529880912011-01-27T14:06:17.887-08:002011-01-27T14:06:17.887-08:00Sometimes the story can't be told in under 500...Sometimes the story can't be told in under 500 pages. There was a time when publishers printed epics...no more. I just finished Karen Marie Moning's fifth book in her Fae series. I was one of those readers who went nuts when I realized how long I was going to have to wait for satisfaction (what with being the ultimate instant gratification girl). I'm not sure she could have tolf this story any other way, and I've got to give credit to the publisher, the agent, the editor, and the readers for supporting the project. If not, we would have all missed out on a very good story.<br /><br />The Vows can all stand on their own, but I'd think you'd want to read them all in order. I loved them all.Eliza Marchhttp://elizamarch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-8179406786211599502011-01-27T11:01:28.739-08:002011-01-27T11:01:28.739-08:00*Wave* Hi, ladies. Great post, Catherine. Here'...*Wave* Hi, ladies. Great post, Catherine. Here's an interesting question. Does an author decide to write a trilogy/series or does the story demand it? Or, are we just slaves to the publishers length limits? (JK on the last, but it seemed apropos given Angel's comment.) I had no intention of writing a series, but I felt compelled to after finishing a second story that had a mysterious antagonist like the first. It seemed natural to combine them and then write another book to further the plot and so on and so on.Emma Laihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575747694031510440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-19685429990425119602011-01-27T08:09:08.139-08:002011-01-27T08:09:08.139-08:00Thanks Faith for having Catherine on your blog tod...Thanks Faith for having Catherine on your blog today.<br /><br />I'm in love with the hero Daegan Raeliksen from author Renee Vincent's Emerald Isle Trilogy <a rel="nofollow">http://www.reneevincent.com/</a>. I can hardly wait until December 2011 for the story to come full circle. I hope I'm not dissappointed in the ending. I hope all ends well for everyone *crossing my fingers*.The Viking Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225539857269326677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507743433732285766.post-46855168948503469552011-01-27T04:15:52.911-08:002011-01-27T04:15:52.911-08:00The interesting thing about trilogies is that the ...The interesting thing about trilogies is that the origin is in the fantasy realm and not a romance thing initially at all. AND the story that starts it all off is Lord of the Rings, one long, epic story that the publishers knew would not be marketable as a single book.<br /><br />Tolkien didn't want to split up the story, the pub forced it on him. Thus the trilogy was born. <br /><br />A true trilogy is a continuation of a single story throughout the three books. Cliffhangers are allowed. Leaving characters unhappy is completely expected. This doesn't work in romance, so most romance trilogies are hybrids - plot and dramatic elements carry forward from one book to the next, but each individual book needs a good, solid wrap up of the romantic conflicts.<br /><br />Like the MacCoinnich Time Travel books, an excellent example - oh, wait, that's yours! ;)Angel Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083874247515480776noreply@blogger.com