tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post1997810285285572247..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: Interview of Author Rose AndersonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-42042164509506638412013-02-08T06:32:39.038-05:002013-02-08T06:32:39.038-05:00Thanks JD. I like to mix it up while I learn. Than...Thanks JD. I like to mix it up while I learn. Thanks for stopping by. :)Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-33873979407472606582013-02-07T23:38:36.800-05:002013-02-07T23:38:36.800-05:00Late to the party, but I wanted to say what a deli...Late to the party, but I wanted to say what a delicious and intriguing excerpt, Rose. Your writing is like a kaleidoscope with an ever-changing picture. Keep cranking out these masterpieces.<br />*hugs*<br />~JDJ.D. Faverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539996141903955878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-71766024588392324262013-02-07T21:58:03.143-05:002013-02-07T21:58:03.143-05:00Thanks again Marianne. It was fun. I'm signing...Thanks again Marianne. It was fun. I'm signing off now but if anyone has a comment or question, I'll stop by one more time in the morning. Good night!Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-10479600704556027502013-02-07T17:33:54.801-05:002013-02-07T17:33:54.801-05:00Thanks E. I'm coming to realize I don't ha...Thanks E. I'm coming to realize I don't have a style identity per se. At least not in romance. I started out thinking I'd only be in this genre for the short term, but it is fun. I like to make impossible possible and implausible plausible with facts and logic. I'm really quite nerdy! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hear you have a new book out this week. Happy belated release day! Much luck. :)<br /><br />Thanks Cara. Those redheads can be fun to color. Every once in a while I'll add a redhead fact into my ginger heroines world, like 1 out of 1000 births is a redhead. I read something the other day that contradicts the news of several months ago that said redheads were going extinct. Whew. Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-9909739125637638062013-02-07T17:10:59.986-05:002013-02-07T17:10:59.986-05:00Wonderful interview and excerpt. Really enjoyed th...Wonderful interview and excerpt. Really enjoyed them. I like to write red-haired heroines too. Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-72433414039506776372013-02-07T17:03:23.993-05:002013-02-07T17:03:23.993-05:00I loved Loving Leonardo. I wasn't too sure goi...I loved Loving Leonardo. I wasn't too sure going into it because it's not a sub-genre that I read. But you did it so well that I was quite caught in the story. The art thefts and the underbelly of the time period were well done, as was the picture you painted of Venice. A lovely read. Your writing has a beautiful style to it and makes you unique.<br /> E. Ayershttp://www.ayersbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-31626238171363073972013-02-07T15:37:33.996-05:002013-02-07T15:37:33.996-05:00Thanks Jane. I'm so glad you've enjoyed th...Thanks Jane. I'm so glad you've enjoyed them. :) I think all of our literary characters are facets of our personalities. We're writing through our own lens. Some of my bad guys really surprise me. They're perfect sociopaths. Hmm..what does that say about me...Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-83178126552479317722013-02-07T15:06:37.706-05:002013-02-07T15:06:37.706-05:00Hi Rose, I love redheads too and have written them...Hi Rose, I love redheads too and have written them. I like Nicholas also, but I can't tell which character is really my favorite. You write them all so well.<br /><br />JaneJane Leopold Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828444485707533565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-82896498567066584442013-02-07T12:39:56.860-05:002013-02-07T12:39:56.860-05:00Thank you Jean. I have a lot of unusual pursuits a...Thank you Jean. I have a lot of unusual pursuits and oddly enough I haven't written them all yet. THAT shaman experience was one of a kind! I like my brain inside my skull where it belongs. :)Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-11558210583324120032013-02-07T12:30:48.133-05:002013-02-07T12:30:48.133-05:00Exemplary interview and excerpt. You're an amb...Exemplary interview and excerpt. You're an ambitious writer, and I admire that. I do a lot of research before writing any of my books, but not to the extent you must do.jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-30155170119827935862013-02-07T12:21:13.264-05:002013-02-07T12:21:13.264-05:00Thanks Barbara. I wonder if readers wonder what we...Thanks Barbara. I wonder if readers wonder what we're about when we create worlds like we do. People who know me see me, and even themselves, in my writings. I do a tremendous amount of research when I write. And, there are situations and encounters from the chapters of MY life, that I insert into my tales. I wrote in one post not too long ago, how I wanted to sample, albeit on a small level, a shamanic experience. I was writing The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo at the time. My shaman had these experiences. I picked myself some reed canary grass, a common noxious weedy grass in my yard, and dried it. Then I put some in a pipe and smoked it. The thing I was looking for was DMT, often referred to as the Spirit Molecule. Holy smokes (no pun intended lol)for 5 minutes my brain sat on my shoulder like a parrot. That was more than enough to use in the story. <br /><br />Thanks Lindsay. From one history lover to another, I salute you. I LOVE your historicals by the way. :)<br /><br />And thanks Katalina. Uh oh. The writer in me loves your name. :) I wrote this one in a manner that would reflect the era. I must have lived back then in another life because it felt natural to me. <br />I have a wonderful editor, a history buff herself, who caught me when I dropped into modern speech. By modern mean if the word existed at the time but wasn't in common use, I couldn't use it. <br />Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-44350955601025945692013-02-07T10:25:42.142-05:002013-02-07T10:25:42.142-05:00Wonderful post Rose! The excerpt is beautiful. Wonderful post Rose! The excerpt is beautiful. Katalina Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792533045672712045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-7551124523065488362013-02-07T10:24:40.516-05:002013-02-07T10:24:40.516-05:00Really interesting interview, Rose and Su!
I'm... Really interesting interview, Rose and Su!<br />I'm from a family of red-heads so I could relate to you, Rose. And your love of history and art shines out in your stories.<br />Thanks again for sharing - good luck with the MO!<br /><br />Are you working on anything at the moment?Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-19084621743136026932013-02-07T10:16:30.738-05:002013-02-07T10:16:30.738-05:00Sounds fascinating - as do you. I love the idea of...Sounds fascinating - as do you. I love the idea of tucking secrets away in stories. I always wonder if readers get the themes in mine that I so carefully weave into the plots! I don't think I could write historicals though - so much research and I'm too impatient.Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-77868764415781658482013-02-07T09:52:46.176-05:002013-02-07T09:52:46.176-05:00Thanks Su. I'm glad you enjoyed Luca. I grew u...Thanks Su. I'm glad you enjoyed Luca. I grew up in a blended Greek and Italian neighborhood in Chicago. Like a duckling, I do believe I imprinted on dark and handsome Mediterranean men. When I wrote Luca, I saw him in my mind's eye because he was real. He was much older than I and worked in my neighborhood deli. I recall he had very little English, but OMG was he beautiful with those eyes against his warm-hued skin. I think cold cuts sales tripled with him there. I'll go fan myself now. lol<br /><br />Thanks Sandy. being in Chicago, I spent a lot of time in the renowned Art Institute. I loved imagining the emotion behind the art. Loving Leonardo is in fact a reader-interactive story. Nicolas leaves many art references for the different impressions he gets from his world. The artworks mentioned in the book were carefully chosen to represent exactly what Nicolas sees. If the reader chooses to look them up, they'll see what he sees. I enjoy tucking secrets into my stories and every story has them for readers to stumble upon. I'm sneaky that way. lol<br /><br />Thanks to both of you for stopping by!Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-85366812972489836752013-02-07T09:14:00.004-05:002013-02-07T09:14:00.004-05:00I loved the idea of building a tree house on the i...I loved the idea of building a tree house on the island and making it comfortable. You chose a different path than the ones offered you. Wink! <br /><br />I have always admired art in any form. As a kid, I spent a lot of time studying the old masters at our museum, The Nelson-Adkins Museum in Kansas City, MO.<br /><br />Your excerpt is intriguing in many ways. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-32819252414662249302013-02-07T09:08:25.454-05:002013-02-07T09:08:25.454-05:00>Writing is a sort of possession.
Totally agree...>Writing is a sort of possession.<br />Totally agree with you there, Rose and in your case, it should be...the way you described Luca *fans self*<br />Thanks for a great interview and good luck with the book.Su Halfwerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705024274066656389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-74966504669557609392013-02-07T07:44:26.091-05:002013-02-07T07:44:26.091-05:00Thanks for having me today Marianne! I'll be h...Thanks for having me today Marianne! I'll be here on and off all day should anyone have questions or comments. Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.com