tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post5582492283444321647..comments2024-01-13T05:33:20.027-05:00Comments on Decadent Publishing: 10Q Tuesday with Maureen O. Betita!Decadent Pubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12920797080769706050noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-18627056730690502222010-12-22T00:52:47.117-05:002010-12-22T00:52:47.117-05:00Great blog. I like writing out of the house too. B...Great blog. I like writing out of the house too. Barnes and Noble for me. I think it's just the peer pressure of needing to look busy since I brought my computer to a bookstore. Is that bad?<br />Ha. Congrats on the book. My first is coming out soon too.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689756071577897741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-54020409817469417202010-12-21T20:46:06.944-05:002010-12-21T20:46:06.944-05:00No problem, Barb! OT will make it easier for you t...No problem, Barb! OT will make it easier for you to get to RT! All is good!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-34931413363203933962010-12-21T20:42:36.883-05:002010-12-21T20:42:36.883-05:00Hey Mau! Sorry I'm late - mandatory OT this we...Hey Mau! Sorry I'm late - mandatory OT this week at work. Grrr! :) Great blog! Good GTKY questions!Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427108641342487179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-48103391606966627892010-12-21T14:33:55.588-05:002010-12-21T14:33:55.588-05:00You'd love it, Jane! The color of the Mediterr...You'd love it, Jane! The color of the Mediterranean is so incredible...Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-12782329526273610432010-12-21T14:15:49.284-05:002010-12-21T14:15:49.284-05:00Happy Holiday Pirate Queen!
I would love to tour ...Happy Holiday Pirate Queen!<br /><br />I would love to tour the Greek Isles. Hmmmm have to work on that more!Jane Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-85383528307762773962010-12-21T13:36:56.236-05:002010-12-21T13:36:56.236-05:00Donna - I do find I write best with noise, period....Donna - I do find I write best with noise, period. Even at home I want the TV on... I don't know, maybe it distracts the inner critics that survive being thrown to the kraken?Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-4903884603234731862010-12-21T13:35:54.913-05:002010-12-21T13:35:54.913-05:00Leane, thanks for coming by and thanks for the con...Leane, thanks for coming by and thanks for the congrats! ;-)<br /><br />Deena - The crew often laughs and I stand as they roll on the deck, trying to take me seriously... But when this happens, I know I've struck gold and it ends up making me determined to succeed at the absurd idea I just threw at them.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-77586241296551165842010-12-21T13:34:13.876-05:002010-12-21T13:34:13.876-05:00Donna - I think there is some imp in me that delig...Donna - I think there is some imp in me that delights in the idea that someone might glance at my computer and see me writing something...scandalous! Though I am careful with munchkins that want to see if I'm playing a game on my computer!<br /><br />That is great that a random lyric did it for you! I know My Immortal made a huge difference for Ivy in that story!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-84756596610366281892010-12-21T13:04:12.284-05:002010-12-21T13:04:12.284-05:00I must agree, Starbucks has great energy for creat...I must agree, Starbucks has great energy for creativity! And I, too, have been known to throw things out to my friends and watch what gets hurled back. They are a wonderful sounding board. :)Deenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848389162865706483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-54263510378357201872010-12-21T12:35:37.129-05:002010-12-21T12:35:37.129-05:00LOL -- my brain isn't working properly since I...LOL -- my brain isn't working properly since I left out an important word in my previous post. I *meant* to say that if the noise at Starbucks was at my house, I wouldn't be able to write.<br /><br />Yeesh. Will coffee fix this, or do I need rum? :)Donna Cummingshttp://www.AllAboutTheWriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-83487997758012771672010-12-21T12:22:27.776-05:002010-12-21T12:22:27.776-05:00Congratulations on your first published book. May ...Congratulations on your first published book. May there be many more.Author Leanne Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886667518427660865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-24544537851461455312010-12-21T12:22:02.062-05:002010-12-21T12:22:02.062-05:00Great post, Maureen! I don't usually write to...Great post, Maureen! I don't usually write to music, but I'm like you, there's something about the energy at Starbucks that inspires me--although all that noise would un-inspire me! LOL<br /><br />I have been inspired by a random lyric in a song on the radio--it helped with one of my heroes, and another song gave me a story idea!Donna Cummingshttp://www.AllAboutTheWriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-19632889358546319392010-12-21T11:28:32.991-05:002010-12-21T11:28:32.991-05:00Kathleen - My big bro ranted about that movie and ...Kathleen - My big bro ranted about that movie and said I had to see it. I didn't. I bought it on DVD with the intention of watching it. Still haven't. <br /><br />It came out at a time I had just recovered from a near death experience and the very idea behind the movie made me...uncomfortable. But it's been years, I'm ready!<br /><br /><br />Thanks for reminding me!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-71866739315322799592010-12-21T11:26:50.247-05:002010-12-21T11:26:50.247-05:00Deanna - Shush! Don't let HIM hear you! ;-)
T...Deanna - Shush! Don't let HIM hear you! ;-)<br /><br />Terri, the ship has made all the difference! And you're pirate carol is brilliant!<br /><br />Everyone go check out the pirate carol at www.romancewritersrevenge.com It is hilarious!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-54085183294115157332010-12-21T11:25:18.238-05:002010-12-21T11:25:18.238-05:00Val - Yeah, even here it would have been nice! We ...Val - Yeah, even here it would have been nice! We went out looking for the moon but the cloud cover was too thick. ;-(<br /><br />There is a scene in the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie where the ship they're on is drifting through a sea where the stars meet the water and you can't tell where one ends and the other begins...divine!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-63304566428022915752010-12-21T09:46:42.308-05:002010-12-21T09:46:42.308-05:00The older heroine and the hot man of her generatio...The older heroine and the hot man of her generation is here to stay, Maureen. <br /><br />It would be nice to wander Ireland for a couple of months. The movie PS I Love YOu, with Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler popped into my mind.Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-44503389242606719252010-12-21T09:35:11.206-05:002010-12-21T09:35:11.206-05:00I love this blog! You really are the characters yo...I love this blog! You really are the characters you write. Or they are you, I'm not sure which. LOL! Thanks for saying such nice things about your fellow pirates. The ship would be such a boring, main-stream vessel without you. ;)<br /><br />Terri aka the Bo'sunTerri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-29907968284742040112010-12-21T08:45:47.131-05:002010-12-21T08:45:47.131-05:00A secret plotter, lolA secret plotter, lolDeanna Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858964358378950156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-91956534822152602482010-12-21T08:12:36.328-05:002010-12-21T08:12:36.328-05:00I love your idea of the place you'd like to sp...I love your idea of the place you'd like to spend the night. It sounds so peaceful and serene. And last night(well, this morning!) would have been perfect. Can you imagine floating out in the middle of the ocean, watching a lunar eclipse? Almost heavenly!Valerie Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761558020418265338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-17742304253073261872010-12-21T01:17:18.107-05:002010-12-21T01:17:18.107-05:00Mona - I know!
You gonna make it to RT? And help ...Mona - I know!<br /><br />You gonna make it to RT? And help me promote as soon as the book is out? I promise, the day I have a release date you'll hear me holler all the way to Texas! ;-)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-3240867514001266762010-12-21T01:06:49.101-05:002010-12-21T01:06:49.101-05:00Hurr-rry. I've been listening to you talk abou...Hurr-rry. I've been listening to you talk about this for a year now.....I want to see the book! ;-) I'm excited for you.Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394500087096719486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-2862605564070179412010-12-21T00:58:46.373-05:002010-12-21T00:58:46.373-05:00Patience! But I know! I want to see it, too!Patience! But I know! I want to see it, too!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517092592545660754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738883619831401054.post-34262247245115916672010-12-21T00:22:46.443-05:002010-12-21T00:22:46.443-05:00All these little teasers are making me crazy! I wa...All these little teasers are making me crazy! I want to read The Kraken's Mirror right (super whiny voice) NOOOWWWW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com