tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post5037386177924211676..comments2023-12-11T08:36:13.789+00:00Comments on Lily Harlem - Romance With Heat: Special Guest - HK CarltonLily Harlemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273634704497875472noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-20611370698439276212013-09-28T20:57:16.372+01:002013-09-28T20:57:16.372+01:00I've heard that too, Lily. Never have either o...I've heard that too, Lily. Never have either of the two main characters cheat. That does limit us. Some great stories may not get told because of this. Maybe these are the stories for self-publishing. That way the author is the only one to take the heat. I would read stories like the one Lily described. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018242805838962649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-62415087521653010822013-09-27T17:46:40.650+01:002013-09-27T17:46:40.650+01:00Hello my lovely, Kay Dee. I guess I have a thing f...Hello my lovely, Kay Dee. I guess I have a thing for arrogant heroes. :) Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for stopping.Author H K Carltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724368994910016971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-27985625192712775112013-09-27T17:43:23.478+01:002013-09-27T17:43:23.478+01:00Are you going to take it off the shelf and revisit...Are you going to take it off the shelf and revisit it, Lily? Maybe publish it now? :)<br /><br />I guess my problem is, I can see it from all sides. And although I might not condone it, I can clearly see how it happens.Author H K Carltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724368994910016971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-73899098153298965672013-09-26T20:11:08.057+01:002013-09-26T20:11:08.057+01:00Oh, my...love the post - it reminds me of another ...Oh, my...love the post - it reminds me of another arrogant hero of yours;) BUT, wowsville on the excerpt...I can't wait for this one, HK;) Congrats on your upcoming release!! Hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-78497319078384083222013-09-26T19:08:33.367+01:002013-09-26T19:08:33.367+01:00I totally get this thread of conversation. One of ...I totally get this thread of conversation. One of the first novels I wrote - unpublished - was about a woman who has an affair with a younger man.<br /><br />I really delved into her emotions. She wasn't connecting with her husband who blamed her for their childless marriage and threw himself into his work, ignoring her at best and at worse pushing her away.<br /><br />When it was finished I went on a creative writing 'masterclass' which was very good, but the well known mainstream romance author who took the class said the first rule of romance was not to make your heroine an adulteress. I shelved the book, despite the fact I really like the twists and turns and if the heroine had been my best friend and she'd been telling me what had happened I would have totally got it and supported her.<br /><br />I think adultery is just too raw a nerve for many people, even though it makes for fabulous plot lines, but, at the end of the day, it is fiction, and I love characters who don't always do the moral thing, what they should do, but what they want, what they need - because that's what real people do.Lily Harlemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09273634704497875472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-51782393345466606402013-09-26T18:55:54.350+01:002013-09-26T18:55:54.350+01:00Hi Jen, thanks for that, I'm a little defensiv...Hi Jen, thanks for that, I'm a little defensive about it too. I get what people are saying, no one likes to get hurt or betrayed, but sometimes there's more to the story. I'm wondering now if that other pub is regretting turning down Pavarus and they missed out on the entire Finding Home series, too. :D I guess it really is all in the eye of the beholder.<br />Thanks for popping in Jen,<br />Cheers.Author H K Carltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724368994910016971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-34368688961726118612013-09-26T16:45:44.015+01:002013-09-26T16:45:44.015+01:00Hey HK! Another awesome sounding read - *adding to...Hey HK! Another awesome sounding read - *adding to my TBR list*<br />I like the arrogance idea, and the excerpt was quite tantalizing. :)<br />I always seem to go on defense with your first book - too many people turn away about the thought of adultery, but if they just READ it they'd see it differently. Hopefully people won't be douche bags and turn away from IYCSTH just because Sesto's one. I think his attitude will make for a good story. ( I'm a Ramsey fan too ;) )<br />I actually had a publisher turn away Pavarus because Wesley came across as too b*tchy, but that was the whole point, that was how he's supposed to be in the beginning. Glad TEB took it, and I'm glad they went with yours.<br />Can't wait to read it!<br />Congrats!<br /><br />~JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-53673068187259711262013-09-25T16:58:10.419+01:002013-09-25T16:58:10.419+01:00Hi Normandie, my first published book dealt with a...Hi Normandie, my first published book dealt with adultery, and I also took some heat. I think I'll take the douche bag backlash any day over that. Phew! <br />Thanks for breaking out the psychologist's hat. Sometimes, I just call 'em as I see 'em. :)<br />Thanks for dropping by, Normandie.<br />CheersAuthor H K Carltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724368994910016971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-84199447956062152662013-09-25T16:50:44.505+01:002013-09-25T16:50:44.505+01:00Hi Anne, I think sometimes we as writers are too c...Hi Anne, I think sometimes we as writers are too close to the character and a fresh set of eyes, (and an editor who knows the market) can steer us in the right direction. I'm also happy with the end result. I'm with you, I love a bad guy too. Thanks so much for stopping. <br />Cheers.Author H K Carltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724368994910016971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-54858343777373624202013-09-25T16:45:25.610+01:002013-09-25T16:45:25.610+01:00Hi Noelle, yes for some reason yahoo likes to keep...Hi Noelle, yes for some reason yahoo likes to keep my messages for days and then spits them out (after the fact). <br />Glad you enjoyed it thanks for stopping by. Author H K Carltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724368994910016971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-70626753843220819862013-09-25T15:50:00.794+01:002013-09-25T15:50:00.794+01:00I had a hated/douchebag character in my first book...I had a hated/douchebag character in my first book. Learned a lot from that, took a lot of heat for it. Lol. I get the attraction...<br /><br />Putting on my psychologist hat - Arrogance usually covers insecurity, which is one of the reasons arrogant people don't bother me. (I know their secret. haha!) People who are truly comfortable with themselves don't come across as arrogant. It's a defense mechanism. But the determination as to whether someone is confident or arrogant is based on the perception of the person observing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07018242805838962649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-83938036155270537932013-09-25T13:39:30.827+01:002013-09-25T13:39:30.827+01:00I wonder if we have the same ex-editor at TEB?
I ...I wonder if we have the same ex-editor at TEB?<br /><br />I also needed to tone down my introduction to Nathan Darke in The Dark Side because he came across as just too nasty and might put readers off. I like nasty, at least to start with, gives us more to go at in the melting process. But, compliant little wannabe author that I was, I did as I was told. I suspect my editor was right though, and I liked the end result.<br /><br />Loving the excerpt, by the wayAshe Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853778107885311038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-15212563486846999162013-09-25T13:26:36.117+01:002013-09-25T13:26:36.117+01:00So weird, I only got the yahoo email about this gu...So weird, I only got the yahoo email about this guest blog today and it looks like it too place five days ago. Yahoo continues to screw things up. :-( Anyway, the excerpt is HOT and I can't wait to read the entire book. Congrats!<br />NoelleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750670798537174022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-22371906276069433472013-09-20T14:06:25.900+01:002013-09-20T14:06:25.900+01:00I hope you enjoy it.
Our shared beloved editor kno...I hope you enjoy it.<br />Our shared beloved editor knows us well, huh! :) LOL<br />Thanks for stopping, Donna.<br />CheersAuthor H K Carltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724368994910016971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918007728226048558.post-85721804402374562582013-09-20T11:54:42.910+01:002013-09-20T11:54:42.910+01:00Hot excerpt. I'm really looking forward to rea...Hot excerpt. I'm really looking forward to reading this one H.K. I love the 'Simon' comment from you ex(and wonderful)editor and her reasoning that it's your obsession with the English/Scottish that is to blame:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com