tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post881007947531171344..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Expectations and ChristmasMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-62643841713096876162013-12-22T09:59:05.857-06:002013-12-22T09:59:05.857-06:00I do love making new family memories at Xmas. The...I do love making new family memories at Xmas. The joy on the faces of my boys and the excitement in their voices is so magical.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089967750700370782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-13510305489306686232013-12-19T11:10:18.860-06:002013-12-19T11:10:18.860-06:00A very nice Christmas post, especially for readers...A very nice Christmas post, especially for readers and writers. Don't we as writers live with our characters to such a degree that we must absolutely must have a happy ending for them. Or at least one with hope for the future. How could we do otherwise?<br />Merry Christmas to everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-85796064694534261192013-12-19T08:58:42.803-06:002013-12-19T08:58:42.803-06:00Janis, Thanks for reminding us of the beauty and m...Janis, Thanks for reminding us of the beauty and meaning behind this time of year. Happy holidays to you and your family. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-32856086492843293612013-12-18T19:52:27.319-06:002013-12-18T19:52:27.319-06:00the only thing that saddens me is those people who...the only thing that saddens me is those people who don't experienced the excitement and joy trying to spoil it for those of us who do. We're not supposed to say Merry Christmas anymore the belief being we may offend someone. I say it, hoping whoever will take it in the spirit i mean it. Enjoy the season, share it with those you love, your family and friends. MERRY CHRISTMASLarion aka Larriane Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044089414209140043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-18895060682707011272013-12-18T18:17:01.988-06:002013-12-18T18:17:01.988-06:00Books are a wonderful escape where stuff ends up t...Books are a wonderful escape where stuff ends up the way it should. And if it doesn't, we won't read that author again!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-34367221448879749002013-12-18T17:16:54.767-06:002013-12-18T17:16:54.767-06:00Janis--
I think what you say is thought-provoking....Janis--<br />I think what you say is thought-provoking. Like writing, Christmas occasions opportunities. It doesn't promise those opportunities will result in something perfect, beautiful, or even happy. But the opportunity, the chance is there. For me, that's what a new Christmas season and a new writing project have in common: a chance for renewal, for getting it right.Barry Knisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191575373788669991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-91940299925773764342013-12-18T15:48:51.620-06:002013-12-18T15:48:51.620-06:00Working magic with words; great thought, Janis. Working magic with words; great thought, Janis. Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-70886382890052108162013-12-18T15:36:26.461-06:002013-12-18T15:36:26.461-06:00Beautifully said, Janis, and so true of writers. W...Beautifully said, Janis, and so true of writers. We can create magical moments that will hopefully last for generations to come. Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-35437862301888316022013-12-18T15:36:25.878-06:002013-12-18T15:36:25.878-06:00Beautifully said, Janis, and so true of writers. W...Beautifully said, Janis, and so true of writers. We can create magical moments that will hopefully last for generations to come. Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-19217665528473770202013-12-18T14:39:57.225-06:002013-12-18T14:39:57.225-06:00Thank you for reminding me of the great privilege ...Thank you for reminding me of the great privilege it is to create magic all year long. It's so easy to forget that when there are looming deadlines etc. <br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a magic 2014.Janni Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979062079450926014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-75531257041348349582013-12-18T09:36:57.551-06:002013-12-18T09:36:57.551-06:00Have a great holiday, from a Texas-ex!Have a great holiday, from a Texas-ex!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-73922173739197397092013-12-18T08:09:51.245-06:002013-12-18T08:09:51.245-06:00A lovely contemplative post, Janis. Happy holidays...A lovely contemplative post, Janis. Happy holidays to you and yours.Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-56005459000866940602013-12-18T07:43:46.449-06:002013-12-18T07:43:46.449-06:00Janis,
That's one of the reasons I love to rea...Janis,<br />That's one of the reasons I love to read and write fiction: it meets my expectations that, by the end of the book, all loose ends will be tied up; all ducks will be in a row. If only life were like that. :)Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-80219709704950442072013-12-18T07:41:06.236-06:002013-12-18T07:41:06.236-06:00You're so right about genre fiction. That'...You're so right about genre fiction. That's why I love to read and write it myself. You know romances will end happily--many don't in real life. You know justice will be served in mystery fiction--the killer will be caught. Fiction offers the reader satisfaction.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.com