tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post3494621174410741163..comments2023-10-29T12:03:02.806-04:00Comments on Passages to the Past: Welcome to Live Author Chat Night with Lauren Willig!!!Passages to the Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-49481308277737400282011-02-18T08:26:50.399-05:002011-02-18T08:26:50.399-05:00Amy - I'm so bummed I had to miss the live cha...Amy - I'm so bummed I had to miss the live chat, but I had a parent/teacher meeting. It was fun to read through all the questions and comments -- Lauren is always so friendly and generous with sharing information, it's like talking to your best friend. Looks like a great time was had by all! :)Joanne @ Slice of Lifehttp://joanne-sliceoflife3.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-33118688303040477202011-02-17T20:32:24.684-05:002011-02-17T20:32:24.684-05:00I'm sorry I missed the chat, but I enjoyed rea...I'm sorry I missed the chat, but I enjoyed reading through it!Carrie at In the Hammock Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496016097652195216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-24009527745797244112011-02-17T19:41:24.484-05:002011-02-17T19:41:24.484-05:00Thank you Christy and Elizabeth!Thank you Christy and Elizabeth!Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-75806235210619796542011-02-17T19:39:49.863-05:002011-02-17T19:39:49.863-05:00Thanks you guys! This was really great!Thanks you guys! This was really great!ChristyEnglishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621188801635359333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-60283659007631966842011-02-17T19:39:02.220-05:002011-02-17T19:39:02.220-05:00Thank you Roberta for some really great questions ...Thank you Roberta for some really great questions and as always, your wonderful insight! Have a great night!Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-76731945944300847512011-02-17T19:38:43.626-05:002011-02-17T19:38:43.626-05:00Thanks for hosting this great chat Amy! And thanks...Thanks for hosting this great chat Amy! And thanks Lauren for chatting with us! :)Jessica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275287695495697393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-85173768389317993882011-02-17T19:38:40.887-05:002011-02-17T19:38:40.887-05:00Thank you, Lauren and Amy! A wonderful chat as usu...Thank you, Lauren and Amy! A wonderful chat as usual!Elizabeth Loupashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529637737481928066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-30663232199432608102011-02-17T19:38:39.198-05:002011-02-17T19:38:39.198-05:00Thanks so much for having me here, Amy, and thanks...Thanks so much for having me here, Amy, and thanks so much to everyone who stopped by! This was such fun and I just wish we could continue the conversation.<br /><br />Hugs!Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-1107598617654181912011-02-17T19:38:19.661-05:002011-02-17T19:38:19.661-05:00Time to sign off...my phone is ringing and I'v...Time to sign off...my phone is ringing and I've got stuff in the oven. THANKS so much Lauren for being such an engaging author and AMY thanks as always for hosting. Night Ladies ;)Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493412205283777117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-81501542056755276562011-02-17T19:37:49.009-05:002011-02-17T19:37:49.009-05:00It looks like the witching hour has struck! While...It looks like the witching hour has struck! While I'd love to stay and chat longer, I'm not sure my keyboard can take it.... : )<br /><br />If there are discussions you'd like to continue or questions you still want to see answered, please stop by and visit the News page of my website or my facebook author page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Lauren-Willig/10504674644Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-40108526142455149932011-02-17T19:37:22.605-05:002011-02-17T19:37:22.605-05:00Okay, that will wrap up this evening's festivi...Okay, that will wrap up this evening's festivities! Wow, this was one phenomenal chat! Excellent questions and insightful comments all around, I know I enjoyed myself immensely! Thanks to all of the readers who took time out of your busy lives to come together for the love of Lauren Willig and the Pink Carnation series! And to Lauren for her wonderful responses and the wonderful advice for aspiring authors. You were a joy to have on Passages to the Past and you are welcome back anytime! I wish you all the success in the world and keep the books comin' - we can't get enough!Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-13921437503992987542011-02-17T19:36:16.771-05:002011-02-17T19:36:16.771-05:00We love everything French inspired and we are orig...We love everything French inspired and we are originally from Quebec/Montreal. One day I want to go to France/Paris soon ;)Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493412205283777117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-70276456479570985922011-02-17T19:35:19.887-05:002011-02-17T19:35:19.887-05:00On the whether my characters are spin-offs of peop...On the whether my characters are spin-offs of people in my own life... no one's really taken directly from the flesh, but a lot of my characters are inspired by traits or tendencies I've observed in people I know. And it was a running joke when I was writing "Black Tulip" that Henrietta was really my little sister. (Although she was still quite a young 'un at the time. But she took a proprietary editorial interest in "her" book.)Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-51048711810281092822011-02-17T19:34:51.759-05:002011-02-17T19:34:51.759-05:00Ok -- it appalls me that publishers don't know...Ok -- it appalls me that publishers don't know MEASURE FOR MEASURE. And, yes, setting it at Harvard Law would be pretty funny. I'd love to see Guinevere's trial reinacted with Barbies, though. Who stood in for Lancelot and Arthur, though? Your Dukes of Hazzard? Or did you have Medieval Ken for that? I could just see the deans reviewing your application and thinking this is Elle Woods meets Alfred Lord Tennyson.Leslie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024567064317102889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-24345537985172358732011-02-17T19:33:32.867-05:002011-02-17T19:33:32.867-05:00Roberta, so jealous of your trip! New Orleans is ...Roberta, so jealous of your trip! New Orleans is such an amazing city. And very pertinent for the Pink Carnation time period. : )Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-40741345384481546892011-02-17T19:33:10.868-05:002011-02-17T19:33:10.868-05:00But that's what makes it fun! :)But that's what makes it fun! :)Elizabeth Loupashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529637737481928066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-80258169630297575162011-02-17T19:33:04.660-05:002011-02-17T19:33:04.660-05:00Character driven is a good thing! I love the peopl...Character driven is a good thing! I love the people who live in your novels.ChristyEnglishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621188801635359333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-87138333999336039262011-02-17T19:32:53.926-05:002011-02-17T19:32:53.926-05:00ARE any of your characters spin-offs of characters...ARE any of your characters spin-offs of characters/persons in your real life...I know alot of villians...lolRobertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493412205283777117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-46361133037107912202011-02-17T19:31:27.323-05:002011-02-17T19:31:27.323-05:00"Lauren, when you wrote PINK CARNATION, did y..."Lauren, when you wrote PINK CARNATION, did you already have a rough idea of the series arc in your head? Or did you originally envision it as a single book?"<br /><br />Um... I'd love to claim that I was organized and thought it all out, but I originally conceived of Pink I as a one-off. While I was writing it, it became quite clear to me that the hero's little sister and best friend were perfect for one another and really needed a book of their own-- and that the hero's second best friend, Geoff, was a romantic train wreck and really needed some help there-- but the idea that anyone would be willing to buy the first book, much less let me write more seemed like a crazy pipe dream.<br /><br />The series has pretty much developed organically, which is why it's less linear than it might have been. But once I knew it was going to be a series, I started paying attention to the larger story arc as well as the individual story arcs.<br /><br />My problem is that I'm largely character driven. An interesting character comes along and off I go--away from plan!Lauren Willighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662178114021140584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-36656917377572756582011-02-17T19:31:10.994-05:002011-02-17T19:31:10.994-05:00Ha! Ha! Lauren...I'm waiting for grandbabies ...Ha! Ha! Lauren...I'm waiting for grandbabies now...in the meantime I'm trying to catch up on my reading...SO keep writing them ALL!Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493412205283777117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-81838101235322712062011-02-17T19:31:06.248-05:002011-02-17T19:31:06.248-05:00Thank you Jessica! You were a pleasure, thanks fo...Thank you Jessica! You were a pleasure, thanks for stopping by!Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-11435507513235657982011-02-17T19:30:36.936-05:002011-02-17T19:30:36.936-05:00LOL re the algebra teacher!LOL re the algebra teacher!Elizabeth Loupashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529637737481928066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-12712491200540491302011-02-17T19:29:59.846-05:002011-02-17T19:29:59.846-05:00Thanks Christy & Amy! :)
Algebra teachers mos...Thanks Christy & Amy! :)<br /><br />Algebra teachers most definitely make the best villains! And I agree with Christy, Harvard would make a great setting for Measure for Measure, hopefully we'll get to see it some day.Jessica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275287695495697393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-15078623651129364562011-02-17T19:29:13.858-05:002011-02-17T19:29:13.858-05:00Ahhh Christy and Amy...New Orleans was great...hav...Ahhh Christy and Amy...New Orleans was great...haven't been to Louisiana in over 25 years and this was my first trip to the Big Easy...I'll be going back ;)Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493412205283777117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-3463618299271254672011-02-17T19:29:11.177-05:002011-02-17T19:29:11.177-05:00Heehee Lauren, that sounds like a really fun read!...Heehee Lauren, that sounds like a really fun read! I hated my Algebra teacher so I can totally see that!Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.com