Comments on: Saturday Guest blogger: ROXANNE ST. CLAIRE!

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:43:17 +0000

I’m late in commenting, again. Seems it’s been this way for a couple of weeks now.

Loved the mini workshop and can’t wait till November.

I’m a dialogue girl at heart. That part always comes easy to me. NOt that I don’t have to fix it, move it, or cut it sometimes but I love it. And characters, oh yeah, I have to be careful or I’ll introduce to many. I sometimes forget that the name of the person calling with a wakeup call isn’t important. Not so much. Well, unless their coming back into the story as the H/H or bad guy.

Thanks for your tips. They’re great!!! (Need a Tony the Tiger here)

By: kim h

kim h — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 05:59:29 +0000

great to see u again roxie. congrats ont he awards

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:50:12 +0000

Wow Roxanne, I can appreciate what you’ve been through with your hubby. My husband had surgery to remove a brain tumor on Aug. 2nd and we too have had a long haul recovering.

We went out to dinner about 2 weeks ago with some friends, but it was too soon. He still gets overwhelmed pretty easily with lots of noise and action and we couldn’t get out of there fast enough. But last Friday he and I went out to a nice quiet lunch and that was a surprisingly emotional experience.

It’s amazing how something like this can make every day things mean so much more. I don’t take a single minute for granted anymore! Thanks for spending your free Saturday with us today! Hope your husband continues to heal and that your life returns to normal very, very soon!!

By: Roxanne St. Claire

Roxanne St. Claire — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:22:44 +0000

Hey monkeys…just home from a romantic dinner with my husband. The “heart” emo is very appropriate since he had open heart surgery two months ago and this was our first “date” in about nine weeks. We got a little teary but are so proud of how far we’ve come since he was wheeled off to the operating room on July 31. Thanks again for all the props here today, I had a blast! I would LOVE to come back to the jungle and swing on some more vines! :

xoxo
Rocki

By: Paula R.

Paula R. — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:15:07 +0000

Well, guys I am back after a long day of reading….I am deep into SWAK right now Carly and finishing up Rhonda’s story in WB…loving both at the moment…yeah, I read more than one book at once…

Roxanne, I am glad you were able to spend some QT with your daughter…BTW, I call going to Walmart shopping too…that is where I get most of my books…the one near me, is a little slow on putting out new releases, but they have a great selection…

I am going to sign off for the night…once again, thanks for hanging in the Jungle with us today…talk to you all soon

Peace and love,

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:54:43 +0000

Hey Sharon!! So nice to “see” you here at Plotmonkeys. CONGRATS on your double contest placement news!! I know you are thiiiiiiissss close to selling and can’t wait for you to!

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:00:59 +0000

Hi Rocki
Just droped in to say hi to my favorit author

By: Roxanne St. Claire

Roxanne St. Claire — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:47:41 +0000

Hey guys - I’m back from the Wilds Of Wal-Mart. (The book section was from hunger in this one, I tell ya.) And I had to stop in one of the best restaurants in the world, which just happens to be in Indialantic, Florida called The Blueberry Muffin. (I’m not kidding - the publisher of Pocket Books who eats in some pretty fine restaurants calls it her very FAVORITE - at least it’s her favorite diner in FLA.) So, I am one Reuben and about six onion rings fatter than last time I posted.

Hey, Jolene, girl! Good to see you! Jodie, glad you liked the “kids” analogy - I thought of it last night when i watched You’ve Got Mail with my ten year old daughter. She wanted to know *everything* from the first scene and I had to cover her mouth and tell her to shu…..LISTEN and she’d figure it out. Backstory will emerge, all in good time, my pretty. (Oh, that movie made me weeeeeeeep as always. When she closes the bookstore and remembers her mother! Waaaah.)

Donna - so glad you like the Bullet Catchers! Thank you! And, Sharon, that Coast Guard book is going to sell. I feel it in my bones. (Which were easier to find before the reuben and rings.) Oh, Fiona, I have NEVER written an article for the RWR. I think up until this past year, I’m still feeling like a “newbie” in the industry, so I’ve never submitted an idea. Maybe I will - you’ve inspired me. Oh, and Cheryl! They had your new book in that Wal-Mart! Front and center, baby. And believe me, they didn’t have a very big selection. Well done, CL Wilson!! Jules, honey, I love to kick your pants. In the kindest way, of course.

Oh, I forgot to emote! :cursing: And you can’t go back and insert them - I tried. Will stop back later…right now there are four teenagers of mixed genders in my den and I need to make an excuse to see what they’re doing.

xoxo
Rocki

By: Estella

Estella — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:34:02 +0000

Great information.
I love your books.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:17:18 +0000

Congrats on the Rita, Rocki. I was so glad that I was there to see you get it.

The plotting “class” is a big help. I know there’s lots of your advice my WIP can use.

I’m printing this off to keep on my bulletin board, right by the computer.

Just a thought How about an article in RWA magazine on this subject? For all of the poor souls who haven’t found the monkeys yet.

Fiona