tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post7562645617432983405..comments2024-03-10T19:10:21.334+11:00Comments on Kylie Griffin's Blog: GUEST AUTHOR: Cathryn BrunetKylie Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-84602754412796725782010-04-19T12:57:06.073+10:002010-04-19T12:57:06.073+10:00Glad you're enjoying the guest author posts! I...Glad you're enjoying the guest author posts! It's always great to get insights from other writer's about writing, eh?Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-21683414533884382962010-04-17T07:48:57.959+10:002010-04-17T07:48:57.959+10:00Thanks Kylie and Cathryn, I love hearing how other...Thanks Kylie and Cathryn, I love hearing how other writer's work. <br /><br />Good luck with Ritual Passion. I'll have to find a "How to on e-books" so I can buy and read it, I'm so computer ignorant. <br /><br />Cheers, <br />MargaretMargaret Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323258540435150569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-65305997561919396472010-04-06T13:01:58.856+10:002010-04-06T13:01:58.856+10:00Sorry Kylie - the house is already FULL of chocola...Sorry Kylie - the house is already FULL of chocolate this time of year :)Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-28839251296129047112010-04-05T17:29:39.637+10:002010-04-05T17:29:39.637+10:00TBR piles never get below a dozen! Guaranteed once...TBR piles never get below a dozen! Guaranteed once they do you discover another book you just have to read and buy and the stack seems to multiply!!!Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-52100465304271513872010-04-05T16:37:03.820+10:002010-04-05T16:37:03.820+10:00Hi Eleni. Thanks for dropping by. And don't wo...Hi Eleni. Thanks for dropping by. And don't worry, I understand TBR piles. I have books in mine I really want to read but they keep dropping down the list because they've been usurped by other books I've picked up. Nevermind. I'll get to them eventually.Cathryn Heinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638629707594115419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-68362698337063218762010-04-05T16:01:26.521+10:002010-04-05T16:01:26.521+10:00Great interview ladies. I must put Ritual Passion ...Great interview ladies. I must put Ritual Passion higher in my TBR stack. :)Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-13273066073066447832010-04-04T07:19:27.045+10:002010-04-04T07:19:27.045+10:00Hi Suzi. Great of you to drop by. I'm with you...Hi Suzi. Great of you to drop by. I'm with you on Pureheart being published. I'd love it to be but first I have to finish it!<br /><br />You're being a naughty tease, Rach! ;-)Cathryn Heinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638629707594115419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-51128086995381185162010-04-03T23:11:29.964+11:002010-04-03T23:11:29.964+11:00Rachel, would a bribe of chocolate loosen your lip...Rachel, would a bribe of chocolate loosen your lips? :-)<br /><br />Hey Sue, so good you could pop on over - glad you enjoyed the interview!Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-84446213155203865432010-04-03T22:58:16.774+11:002010-04-03T22:58:16.774+11:00Kylie and Cathryn,
Thanks for a great interview,
A...Kylie and Cathryn,<br />Thanks for a great interview,<br />And I can't wait for Pureheart to be finished and published,<br />SuziAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-1608231209336799652010-04-03T22:01:55.015+11:002010-04-03T22:01:55.015+11:00Ooh Kylie - I am ITCHING to tell - but my lips are...Ooh Kylie - I am ITCHING to tell - but my lips are SEALED!!!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-81085248493412336412010-04-03T21:25:35.993+11:002010-04-03T21:25:35.993+11:00Hi Christina and Rachel! Great to see you both her...Hi Christina and Rachel! Great to see you both here.<br /><br />Cathryn's cover for RP is beautiful - the colours very eye-catching.<br /><br />And Rachel, you have inside knowledge on Cathryn and you leave us without sharing something juicy? Shame on you! Surely you could have let one, tiny interesting tid-bit slip by. :-)Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-10449952358412436342010-04-03T20:33:01.016+11:002010-04-03T20:33:01.016+11:00Thanks for the Linda Craig tip, Robyn. Sounds righ...Thanks for the Linda Craig tip, Robyn. Sounds right up my alley. Two of my favourite genres/themes in one book? How could I go wrong!<br /><br />And thanks so much for the comment on Ritual Passion's cover. I was so lucky with it. The colours are just perfect.<br /><br />I hope you make your Australian horse dream come true soon. It's one I think we'd all love to do. Very romantic.<br /><br />Hi, Christina and Rach. Thanks so much for dropping by and leaving comments. Lovely to see you here!Cathryn Heinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638629707594115419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-83309410058468778772010-04-03T19:53:41.766+11:002010-04-03T19:53:41.766+11:00Great interview! And I thought I knew EVERYTHING a...Great interview! And I thought I knew EVERYTHING about Cathryn already - lol!!!!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-34281322225707073732010-04-03T19:16:10.626+11:002010-04-03T19:16:10.626+11:00Great interview, Kylie and Cathryn! I loved RITUAL...Great interview, Kylie and Cathryn! I loved RITUAL PASSION, so steamy and sexy! And PUREHEART sounds fabulous! (we do love torturing our characters... heh heh!!)Christina Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394771634788090193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-34013878366060854262010-04-03T18:41:20.109+11:002010-04-03T18:41:20.109+11:00Hi, Robyn, I know where you can find a gypsy wagon...Hi, Robyn, I know where you can find a gypsy wagon, but as for the Clydesdale, hmm, you might have to find him yourself!Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-58177215301022158512010-04-03T17:54:12.872+11:002010-04-03T17:54:12.872+11:00Hi Kylie & Catheryn,
Another great interview l...Hi Kylie & Catheryn,<br />Another great interview ladies. The "cover" for the book really grabs me. I just want the woman to move to her right a little more to see what else is there as the setting looks intriguing.<br /><br />My favourite horse books were the Linda Graig series combining horses and mystery my second favourite reads.<br /><br />Horses are still very much a favourite with many adults and children alike.I sell many pictures of horses that I have cut in wood. I agree it is the romance that grabs you. I still have a dream of travelling Australia in a gypsy styled wagon pulled by a beautiful clydsdale.Robyn Styleshttp://www.robynscraftycelebrations.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-22713350741553221052010-04-03T11:49:18.201+11:002010-04-03T11:49:18.201+11:00Hi Mel, thanks for visiting. Nice to see another h...Hi Mel, thanks for visiting. Nice to see another horse person and The Black Stallion series fan. And I know what you mean about about TBR piles. Mine's huge and growing. I just can't seem to walk past bookshops.<br /><br />Kylie, there's bound to be plenty of horse people out there in romance land. Horses are inherently romantic animals!<br /><br />...well, in my opinion.Cathryn Heinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638629707594115419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-42939597567184453872010-04-03T11:27:39.024+11:002010-04-03T11:27:39.024+11:00Hi Mel, thanks for dropping by! I wonder how many ...Hi Mel, thanks for dropping by! I wonder how many horse fanatics we have out there in RWA/NZ? ;-)Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-2633358762798063762010-04-03T11:01:42.864+11:002010-04-03T11:01:42.864+11:00loved the interview Cathryn and Kylie!
I too was a...loved the interview Cathryn and Kylie!<br />I too was a horse fanatic as a child, and dreamed about owning one obsessively (luckily my neighbours kept horses in most areas we lived) I finally got my wish after strawberry picking gave me the funds to get one. And The Black Stallion was a definate fav book for me too =)<br />Oh, and I love your idea of putting together a notebook with pictures etc!<br />Ritual of Passion is on my TBR pile!!! (too many books)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-46535660781120961252010-04-03T09:19:28.573+11:002010-04-03T09:19:28.573+11:00Hi Cathryn! Thanks for answering yet another quest...Hi Cathryn! Thanks for answering yet another question! :-) Ahh, the ever present notebook - always handy. <br /><br />I start with bits of paper all over the house then eventually combine the notes into an almanac in a workbook. A page for each character, names, environment/settings, plot points etc. Handy to refer back to if you're creating a series.Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039726215669901937.post-77262375336935348652010-04-03T09:01:14.455+11:002010-04-03T09:01:14.455+11:00Hi Kylie. Thanks so much for having me on your blo...Hi Kylie. Thanks so much for having me on your blog.<br /><br />To answer your question about what techniques I use when planning a book, it varies from book to book but one thing is consistent - a notebook. The moment I have a story idea I start one, even if I don't plan to write it for some time. I fill it with all sorts of things from potential character names to scene drafts and newspaper and magazine cutouts. Anything to do with the novel will be in there. By the time I finish writing it's usually very tattered, stuffed full and held together with rubber bands. <br /><br />And yes, I ADORED Black Beauty but never read The Silver Brumby (terrible, I know). My Friend Flicka was also a big favourite. But the Black Stallion series was the one that really did it for me. I couldn't get enough of those books.Cathryn Heinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638629707594115419noreply@blogger.com