tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post4386900702445871859..comments2023-08-15T10:45:19.156+01:00Comments on Bucolic Frolics: Reasons To Be CheerfulChristina Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-70041538776366421662009-01-20T11:03:00.000+00:002009-01-20T11:03:00.000+00:00Phillipa - oh thanks so much for getting hold of a...Phillipa - oh thanks so much for getting hold of a copy of Happy Birthday - really, really hope you'll like it - and I think it's brilliant that PLR arrives so soon after Christmas amid the doom and gloom of January... Congrats on yours!Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-50845447437529966542009-01-20T09:48:00.000+00:002009-01-20T09:48:00.000+00:00PLR is great isn't it? Mine would be a fraction of...PLR is great isn't it? Mine would be a fraction of yours, Chris, but I still jumped up and down in glee when I saw the borrowing figures. OF COURSE, people love your books. I have just taken delivery of Happy Birthday this morning.Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327571607067476569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-37090171920821268862009-01-18T13:04:00.000+00:002009-01-18T13:04:00.000+00:00Debs - bless you - but I was not and never have be...Debs - bless you - but I was not and never have been TINY. I'm a strapping wench!!! Everywhere over here is having massive sales and practically giving away stuff in lemming-like panic. There are some great bargains to be had if you look (which of course I shouldn't have been as a) I have no money and b) I should be writing Moonshine and not rooting around in frock shops...). But even broke as I am there was no way on earth I wasn't going to buy four LINEN dresses for £4!!!Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-62676210666996718682009-01-18T12:44:00.000+00:002009-01-18T12:44:00.000+00:00You definately can do it - the writing and losing ...You definately can do it - the writing and losing 11lbs in 12 weeks. You'll be a gorgeous MOTB.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could find some dresses for £1. How fab to find such brilliant bargains. <BR/><BR/>You're going to be tiny if you lose any more weight. You were small before!Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-72980557424212915472009-01-18T00:40:00.000+00:002009-01-18T00:40:00.000+00:00The Write Woman - yes, I did see the US writers ra...The Write Woman - yes, I did see the US writers rant against PLR - they just don't seem to "get" how it's funded in the UK - I'm just really, really glad it is. And don't mention the "still being published" bit! Moonshine is my last book in this contract. I also live in dread that it'll be my last full stop. Think that more people would buy our books as well as borrowing them if they were more readily available in bookshops - if my emails/phone calls are to be believed it really does seem to have been a case of "spot the copy" with Happy Birthday... sigh... <BR/><BR/>Pat - thanks for the fairy dust. I'm writing two chapters at the same time at the mo - but it's getting a bit muddly so I might have to stop...<BR/><BR/>womag - ooh-er - I really hope I can do it - thanks so much for the support. And many, many thanks for buying Happy Birthday - I really, really hope you'll like it...Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-8177695467109600782009-01-17T20:53:00.000+00:002009-01-17T20:53:00.000+00:00You can do it - Yes you can! Good luck, Christina....You can do it - Yes you can! <BR/><BR/>Good luck, Christina. I have your book Happy Birthday sitting on my to-be-read shelf. Looking forward to it!Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-81287776877359119422009-01-17T20:26:00.000+00:002009-01-17T20:26:00.000+00:00Hope you're writing your woolly socks off, Chris -...Hope you're writing your woolly socks off, Chris - you can put your bare tootsies on the hot water bottle.<BR/><BR/>PLR is great, isn't it! I was amazed at how much my large print from my PF pocket novel earned me.<BR/>I take my friends' books out from the library even when I've got my own copies of them.<BR/><BR/>Sending 'lots of words in a short time' fairy dust for you<BR/>xxPatPat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-1775950693713406552009-01-17T10:49:00.000+00:002009-01-17T10:49:00.000+00:00P.S. Did you happen to read that U.S. blog where ...P.S. Did you happen to read that U.S. blog where people were complaining about 'greedy' British writers 'demanding' payment for their library loans??? Words fail me (for once!)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-72084256225452805842009-01-17T10:46:00.000+00:002009-01-17T10:46:00.000+00:00Good luck with the deadline Chris .... look at it ...Good luck with the deadline Chris .... look at it like this, another reason to be cheerful is that you are still being published!! I live in dread that every book will be my last! And yes, like you, my PLR vastly outweighs my book sales. Lovely that people are borrowing us. Perhaps a few of them will buy us too, this year!! xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-63889124975631483742009-01-17T00:06:00.000+00:002009-01-17T00:06:00.000+00:00Gonna be a writer - thanks as always for the suppo...Gonna be a writer - thanks as always for the support! Mmmm - interesting? Yes, I suppose so - but very, very scary - still, it's nearly midnight and I've written a chapter and half today and I won't stop over the weekend - so who knows I might even make it somewhere near the deadline??? As for the PLR money, I fear it'll flash into the account and out again - but at least it'll be there for a teeny little while...Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-87480217438034808692009-01-16T23:47:00.000+00:002009-01-16T23:47:00.000+00:00Darn those unsympathetic publishers. But hey it ke...Darn those unsympathetic publishers. But hey it keeps life interesting. It's always good to feed the bank account from time to time even if it's not in there very long.<BR/>Good luck with Moonshine.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-18015737068652371112009-01-16T18:16:00.000+00:002009-01-16T18:16:00.000+00:00Nell - thanks for the support. I'll give it a go -...Nell - thanks for the support. I'll give it a go - and one day I'll probably laugh about this one...<BR/><BR/>Mags - aaawww - you're always so lovely. Thanks a million for your faith and belief in me and for saying so many nice things. I'll raise a hot water bottle to us both reaching our deadlines!!!Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-46176347077593080282009-01-16T14:21:00.000+00:002009-01-16T14:21:00.000+00:00You can and will do it, I believe in you totally, ...You can and will do it, I believe in you totally, and I'm thrilled to bits that the PLR has given you such a well-deserved boost. Not to mention given proof in black and white of what I've always said - your books are fabulous and readers love them. And sales would soar if you were given proper backing and distribution and your books were in the shops for people to buy.<BR/><BR/>You are incredibly talented, an inate and magical storyteller. <BR/><BR/>I wish you godspeed with Moonshine and share your fate on the deadline and the panic that I won't get done in time.<BR/><BR/>And, as you know, I share the faith in and love of hot water bottles!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Much love,<BR/>Mags xxxxMargaret McDonaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311554155441835957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-51121254612510938902009-01-16T14:11:00.000+00:002009-01-16T14:11:00.000+00:00Duh, Jan - why didn't I think of that! I'm impress...Duh, Jan - why didn't I think of that! I'm impressed! You could make a fortune as a life-guru... But in the meantime I think I need a miracle or better still, a literary version of the Tailor of Gloucester's mice...<BR/><BR/>Mummy - yes, of course! The cats can take the place of the above mice (except Dylan because he's VERY stupid and is definitely in the feline special needs category). I'm so scared about the deadline now that I'm too terrified to eat - so hopefully that'll help the weight loss even further...Christina Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456081711848597668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-47746550710837656302009-01-16T14:08:00.000+00:002009-01-16T14:08:00.000+00:00Go you!Go you!Nell Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346808072962615721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-2167192793276902632009-01-16T12:25:00.000+00:002009-01-16T12:25:00.000+00:00If anyone can do it Christina then you can! If yo...If anyone can do it Christina then you can! If you struggle delegate a chapter each to each cat and see how they get on? lol<BR/><BR/>The dresses sounds fabulous and well done you for losing your Xmas lbs already! You're WAY ahead of me - you go girl!!! xxJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754036163763172951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457140200247424636.post-13556264458726726862009-01-16T12:04:00.000+00:002009-01-16T12:04:00.000+00:00Got the solution, Chris! Write 18 hours a day then...Got the solution, Chris! Write 18 hours a day then you will (a) finish <I>Moonshine</I> on time and (b) not have time to eat so you'll lose those spare pounds in no time and (c) save money because you're neither eating nor shopping.<BR/><BR/>There. I could be a life-guru you know.<BR/>PS - I adore PLR too.Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.com