tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post3518019204413969027..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: Quickfire Questions with...Caroline Rance...+ Prize DrawDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-65265790147383063372009-04-24T15:54:00.000+01:002009-04-24T15:54:00.000+01:00No, Geraldine!
LOL - Ooh, the mysterious Miss Sla...No, Geraldine!<br /><br />LOL - Ooh, the mysterious Miss Slanty Eyes has come to check out us ladeeez;)<br /><br />Rod. Please. Put your inner toddler back where it belongs.Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-80452807362145742492009-04-24T15:11:00.000+01:002009-04-24T15:11:00.000+01:00Sam, I know about your special powers. What if I g...Sam, I know about your special powers. What if I get my girlfriend to enter on my behalf, with a different computer and different URL?Miss Slanty-eyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-56807644917252320932009-04-24T14:46:00.000+01:002009-04-24T14:46:00.000+01:00Hilarious! Can I be entered in the draw, even tho...Hilarious! Can I be entered in the draw, even though I am known to the Administrator? And the author?Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-40724206763536998082009-04-24T09:47:00.000+01:002009-04-24T09:47:00.000+01:00I'm laughing my socks off at this exchange! pricel...I'm laughing my socks off at this exchange! priceless!Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-13900557059765876942009-04-23T22:20:00.000+01:002009-04-23T22:20:00.000+01:00DEFINITELY SAM SAID
Rod, don't try and psyche me ...DEFINITELY SAM SAID<br /><br />Rod, don't try and psyche me out. Us Blogmistresses have unknown powers:)Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-79924618074877363212009-04-23T21:12:00.000+01:002009-04-23T21:12:00.000+01:00Sam, how about if I enter again under an assumed n...Sam, how about if I enter again under an assumed name? Wouldn't it be easier just to put the book in the post now?Definitely Not Rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-40223762379400773602009-04-23T18:50:00.000+01:002009-04-23T18:50:00.000+01:00Rod, my delete key is poised.
:)Rod, my delete key is poised.<br /><br />:)Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-20202601953700821052009-04-23T16:10:00.000+01:002009-04-23T16:10:00.000+01:00Congrats again Caroline! I received my copy yester...Congrats again Caroline! I received my copy yesterday and I was amazed at how beautifully dinky it is! The pages are whiter than most books out there :)<br /> Yes, I love cheese and onion crips too. I could easily eat two multipacks in one go :)Gillian McDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758782108258244355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-54992942697326299552009-04-23T16:07:00.000+01:002009-04-23T16:07:00.000+01:00There was nothing in the terms and conditions abov...There was nothing in the terms and conditions above to say that I couldn't.Roderic Vincentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-80630812667874428572009-04-23T16:06:00.000+01:002009-04-23T16:06:00.000+01:00If I comment twice do I get entered in the draw tw...If I comment twice do I get entered in the draw twice?Roderic Vincentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-65358608263921910122009-04-23T16:04:00.000+01:002009-04-23T16:04:00.000+01:00Morally, this prize belongs to me as I promised Ca...Morally, this prize belongs to me as I promised Caro on Tuesday that I'd read her book soonest and if I don't win it I won't be able to fulfil that promise due to a temporary moratorium on book buying.Roderic Vincentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-32888898170048827462009-04-23T12:29:00.000+01:002009-04-23T12:29:00.000+01:00Funny how we all have our own 'special moment' tha...Funny how we all have our own 'special moment' that is the most significant. For me, it was receiving the e-mail from my editor accepting my first book. That feeling of amazement and excitement was just overwhelming - I cried! Nothing's ever going to feel quite that special again! (Unless, of course, I win a huge prize one day and become mega-famous ...yeah, right!!). Hang onto your own special memory, Caroline: it's priceless.Sheila Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997206301877289623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-72587730297687640022009-04-23T11:45:00.000+01:002009-04-23T11:45:00.000+01:00Great interview. I'd love to win your book so coun...Great interview. I'd love to win your book so count me in too please, but I'm going to buy it anyway. What a title.<br /><br />SusannahSusannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-42819995649571792542009-04-23T11:44:00.000+01:002009-04-23T11:44:00.000+01:00Wow, what a lovely lot of comments - thank you all...Wow, what a lovely lot of comments - thank you all! <br /><br />Finishing the first ever first draft was such a significant moment - a turning point for me really, after I'd spent years starting and discarding countless novels. Actually, I might blog about something to do with that next week!Caroline Rhttp://writingandallthat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-69882424053854371162009-04-23T10:39:00.000+01:002009-04-23T10:39:00.000+01:00Nice interview Caroline and congratulations.
I wou...Nice interview Caroline and congratulations.<br />I would have said that anyway but of course this is a shameless comment to give me a chance of winning the book.<br />Would it add to my chances of winning if I said I'd cleared my bookshelves completely and trashed all my other books just to await yours?<br />Thought not ...garyFenhttp://www.boredwithsport.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-64228645309657153132009-04-23T10:07:00.000+01:002009-04-23T10:07:00.000+01:00I love that quote about your family's attitude, Ca...I love that quote about your family's attitude, Caro! Many congrats on the book.Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-90972953396189552912009-04-23T08:04:00.000+01:002009-04-23T08:04:00.000+01:00Congratulations on the publication! I hope that fi...Congratulations on the publication! I hope that film deal is forthcoming soon.<br /><br />Comforting to see that your family are just like mine!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-25368080597208853632009-04-23T07:39:00.000+01:002009-04-23T07:39:00.000+01:00Pah. You'll notice she didn't include any of us i...Pah. You'll notice she didn't include any of us in her list of ideal dinnerparty guests.<br /><br />Nevertheless I wouldn't object to winning a copy of her book...!<br /><br />Congratulations on your publication, and I would suggest that you put your feet up and enjoyed yourself for a while, but it seems you're there before me!Jane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-37415204681919008182009-04-23T02:12:00.000+01:002009-04-23T02:12:00.000+01:00Congratulations Caroline, I am so pleased for you....Congratulations Caroline, I am so pleased for you. And I'd love Bill Bryson to be my dinner guest too :-)<br /><br />Katy xKatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333746085472824454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-34675452226866649932009-04-23T00:00:00.000+01:002009-04-23T00:00:00.000+01:00This was great. Thanks Caroline!
I can't wait to...This was great. Thanks Caroline!<br /><br />I can't wait to buy a copy of your book. <br /><br />And I just finished the first draft of my first novel and I smiled when I read your answer to the question on your proudest writing moment thus far. Never before have I been moved to tears by 296 white printed pages ;)Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-616994481456316462009-04-22T23:02:00.000+01:002009-04-22T23:02:00.000+01:00Yes, i remember feeling very proud on finishing my...Yes, i remember feeling very proud on finishing my first ever draft.<br /><br />Great answers!Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-26647514298205800852009-04-22T22:51:00.000+01:002009-04-22T22:51:00.000+01:00Now that is really impressive, Caro - that finishi...Now that is really impressive, Caro - that finishing your first draft was more satisfying than getting published. I like. :)<br />And congratulations again!<br />SusiexxSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-10391161018776316402009-04-22T22:29:00.000+01:002009-04-22T22:29:00.000+01:00Great interview! And huge congratulations on the r...Great interview! And huge congratulations on the release of your book.Luisahttp://www.luisaplaja.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-13719594349051334072009-04-22T22:12:00.000+01:002009-04-22T22:12:00.000+01:00Superb Caroline - and writing is surely a hobby, p...Superb Caroline - and writing is surely a hobby, passion AND unhealthy obsessionBrian Landershttp://www.empiresapart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-88423377668159856002009-04-22T21:52:00.001+01:002009-04-22T21:52:00.001+01:00"Backache from using a laptop with my feet up."
G..."Backache from using a laptop with my feet up."<br /><br />Gaa! Me too!<br /><br />Many congrats, Caroline :)Trilbynoreply@blogger.com