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| Jayne Ann Krentz Chat 10/05/00 |
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Jayne - logged on
- 10/5 at 8:53pm EST
Dionegia - I had
to re-log-on [if that is such a word]
Niseé - Hi
Jayne
Cissy - Hi Jayne 
Jayne - Good evening,
folks!
josephine - hi
mireya - Yahoo, finally
get to talk to you.
Jayne - Hi, Cissy.
Any rules tonight?
SandraW - Hello Jayne,
it's so nice to meet you and have a chance to chat to you! I've been a
fan for so many years.
Jayne - Special welcome
to our first time chatters! Glad you found us.
sdc - Hi Jayne
Cissy - Yep, Jayne
- we'll be following a protocol, so that you aren't hit with everyone's
questions at once. Everyone, please type ? to line up with your question
and I'll call on you in turn.
misty - hi there!
thanks for chating with us, Jayne!
sdc - so what have
you been working on Jayne
mireya - Love your
books, Miss J. My favorite was Deception and Amaryllis. Where do youget
your ideas for the futuristic books?
Jayne - I really
appreciate all of your enthusiasm for my books!
Cissy - Jayne would
you like to say anything to the group while we're all lining up?
Jayne - Sure, Cissy.
Thanks for being here instead of watching the vp debates! I know it must
have been a tough choice. I hope you all have your tv sets on, too!
Cissy - I have my
set on! So forgive me if I type "You idiot!" instead of "Sara has the next
question"
Jayne - My, a multi-national
crowd tonight! Let's see: for you Canadians, my Mom was born in Canada.
For those of you from Mexico, I was raised on the boarder outside of San
Diego. Love both countries!
Niseé - I
have heard about the Quick detective series, when do they start coming
out?
Jayne - Mireya --
Borrego Springs.
SandraW - I love
having a JAK frenzy, where I spend a week or two re-reading everything
Jayne's ever written. Sometimes you just want to go back and re-read stuff
you know you love.
Nanette - just bought
all 6 reprints STEPHANIE JAMES i'm thinking of getting another job 
mireya - My hubby
worked there!
Cissy - Jayne, did
you see Nisee's question?
Jayne - Nisee: The
first book in the Quick series will be out in the Spring: SLIGHTLY SHADY.
It's the start of what I hope will be a series featuring Lavinia Lake and
Tobias March
misty - Jayne, I
enjoy all the genres you write. I've noticed that in each group your male
characters have very specific characteristics, can you talk a bit about
what goes into that formulation?
diamondlegs - hey,
all those guys remind me of my husband !!!
Jayne - Misty: I
think characters in fiction are a lot more interesting if they have very
specific characteristics (just like in real life!) When I think about them,
I think in terms of "what would make him interesting".
Cissy - lucky girl,
diamondlegs!
Cissy - getting ready
to shout "you idiot" ...just warning people 
liltxs8888 - no kidding
on that note
Dionegia - Very Lucky
Girl, Diamondlegs...does he have a brother?
diamondlegs - ...
and yes, I do love her. I've been collecting all her books , under all
her pseudonyms for years...and yes... I am lucky. he's gorgeous, smart,
loves me and my kids.... and MINE !!!
Dionegia - Jayne,
I'm so looking forward to your detective series--I've been hoping you'd
write one since I read Dangerous. How many books do you see the new series
lasting?
Jayne - Dionegia:
The new series will last as long as it works for me and the readers. Always
hard to predict!
Cissy - wow guys,
we're officially at capacity
Dionegia - wow! :0
Jayne - Great turnout
tonight! Thanks for coming.
Dionegia - Thanks
Jayne!
SandraW - I think
your futuristics are among my all time favorites of all the books I’ve
read. And I know it all started with Crystal Flame and Sweet Starfire.
What influenced you to begin writing fantasy romances in the first place?
Jayne - SandraW:
I started out reading science fiction (R. Heinlein, Andre Norton, etc.)
in high school. It was my first love after I graduated from horse stories
and Nancy Drew. I always felt the only problem in those early SF books
was that there wasn't enough romance!
SandraW - Hear, hear!
I agree completely. And you did a superb job of rectifying that. Thank
you.
Dionegia - Ditto
for me on SF/F, Jayne!
Wendy S - Hi Jayne!
You've mentioned before that you may be doing a book signing tour the beginning
of next year. Any idea on when the cities will be selected?
Dionegia - And if
any of the cities will be in Canada? PLease???
SandraW - A friend
wants me to read Michael Moorcock. But in the two books he thrust upon
me, there is a tormented hero and no happy ending anywhere. Boooooooo.
LOL
diamondlegs - jayne,
just promise that the dialogue between your characters will continue to
be as unpredictable as always. Trying to figure out what they'll say next
is half the fun. It doesn't matter if its regency, present or future !.
( just so you know, your "futuristic " books never make it down to mexico.
I have to scavenge when I travel to the states, but it's worth it. If you're
scehduling your travel plans...include mexico !
Jayne - Wendy: The
tour cities are still being decided by the publisher. But there will be
a number of them (as many as twenty) so I should get an opportunity to
meet a lot of readers! REally looking forward to it. The tour schedule
will go up at the web site as soon as it is nailed down.
Wendy S - Thanks
Jayne!
Jayne - Bye to those
who must take off. See you on the board.
muffin - My question
popped up on the screen earlier --I don't know how it happened.
Cissy - Welcome to
the ones just joining us!
sdc - Thank you for
all the wonderful hours of reading you have givenHave you ever or would
you ever consider a sequel to Sheild's Lady?
muffin - I've always
wondered why authors write under different names, why do you? And how do
you come up with the names?
Jayne - Muffin: Finally!
I got your question. Okay, the answer about why so many pen names is complicated.
Some of my early names (S. James, for instance) I had to invent because
I was changing publishers and the first publisher had the rights to Jayne
Castle -- which happens to be my real name). Later I used certain names
(A. Quick) so that readers would know that when they picked up a book by
me under a certain name they would be assured of a certain type of setting
(historical, for example).
Judi - Will Fuzz
or his like be featured in further curtain books? I'm a sucker for those
fuzzy type friends.
Jayne - Judi: Don't
worry, when I get a chance to do another in the After Dark series, Fuzz
will play a major role! I love animals -- especially weird ones.
Protea - Yes, more
of Fuzz!
Judi - Yahoo!!!
Cindy R - Jayne,
did you ever write a book & then tear it up because it didn't gell
or whatever for your high standards?
Jayne - CindyR: The
only books I ever tore up were the ones that didn't sell!
Dionegia - HHmmm,
maybe Jayne can make some money by marketing Fuzz dolls? 
Cindy R - Okay, that
answers that, LOL
sdc - Would you ever
consider writting a sequel to Sheild's Lady. And if not please?
Jayne - sdc: I don't
plan a sequel to Shield's Lady because I can't go back. The book was written
years ago and I never look back. Sorry. But there are sequels to other
books ahead!
sdc - Was just wondering
about the daughter. thanks anyway Jayne love your stuff
mireya - Thank you
for an personalized e-mail you sent. Love you. What is your all time favorite
book?
Jayne - mireya: If
you're talking about my all time favorite book of the ones I've written,
the answer is: the one I'm working on now! I never reread old books. The
only one I ever care about is the one I'm working on at any given time.
clair - Have just
read Soft Focus, superb
Mir - jayne I loved
the covers on the old Amanda Quick books and I am sooo not into half dressed
people on my books ... do you have any say in this... will this be a new
trend?
femmefetale007 -
I've got to log off soon. just send jayne my compliments. I love her books
and her heroines.
Jayne - mir:I think
you'll find that the general trend is away from pictures of characters
on the covers. Seems to be the way the publishing world is going. Personally,
that's the way I like it because, as a reader, I prefer to come up with
a look for the characters I'm reading about. But some people like to have
an artist's view. A matter of taste, I guess.
Jayne - Wow, what
a crowd tonight!
Dionegia - What was
it like to send your first novel off to a publisher? How did you feel [and
were they smart enough to buy it]?
Jayne - Dionegia:
Nope, my first publisher wasn't smart enough to buy my book. In fact, it
took me six very long years to sell a book! Not sure if that means the
publishers were smart enough to buy me, or if I didn't write very well!
Cyndy - Jayne I love
your Amanda Quick books, I've read all of them at least twice. You are
the greatest
js62momusa - What
is the time setting for the new book? I love the historials
Jayne - js62momusa:
the time setting for the next historical is the Regency period.
Chrisann - Jayne,
have you ever wrote a novel with another author, and it not, would you
consider it?
Jayne - Chrisann:
No, I have never written a book with another author. I can't even imagine
doing it. My brain wouldn't work that way, I'm afraid. I have to tell my
own stories.
Helena - dont have
a ? just wanted to say Hi and tell you that I love you but I did feel like
others that After Dark was not finished
Jayne - Helena: Don't
worry, there will be another book in the After Dark series. Eventually!
Joelle - Jayne, your
books have given me hours of enjoyment, but I find that I'm missing the
heroes in your oldies. They just seemed so much more alpha than your
current ones, whom you describe as dangerous, but whose actions just make
them seem cranky. Do you have any plans to return to your bad boy
heroes of the past?
Jayne - Joelle: You
know, the thing about men is that one's view of them changes as one gets
older. I'm getting older. What can I say? I'm more interested in some kind
of intellectual connection and emotional connection between hero and heroine
these days. I find I'm more interested in guys who have a bit of mileage
on them and who have learned a thing or two in the past. The answer is
that I'm concentrating on communication a little more than the alpha thing
these days. I know that won't work for everyone.
js62momusa - Everyone
has to grow up
Jayne - Orchid: Don't
worry, when I get to the next After Dark book, you'll find out what happened
to Lydia.
sdc - I know I'm
getting older
Cissy - I like your
higher mileage guys too. And when I miss the old ones, I just reread 
sdc - I'm with you
Cissy
JER - there seems
to be less interation between your characters in your last few books, i
miss getting to know the characters more i sometimes am left with the feeling
of really not knowing the characters.
Jayne - JER: Dang.
And here I thought they were communicating better! I do like a combination
of romance and suspense so maybe that mix isn't working for you.
shy - Jayne I love
your combination of romance and suspense!!!
I was wondering if you could explain why there was hesitation about whether
there would be more of the After Dark series right before AD came out and
why do you feel it will be a long time before you manage to write and have
published more books in the series?
Dionegia - Thanks
for staying late, Jayne!
Nanette - i really
liked WITH THIS RING & WICKED WIDOW
Dionegia - great
question, shy!
JER - THANKS JAYNE!!!!!
psg - remember in
Whirlwind Courtship when he forced her to clean that fish?? i would have
smacked him upside the head with that fish. i like her newer men. they
wouldn't do that.
muffin - what's the
alpha thing Jayne mentioned in one of her answers?
Dionegia - Same here,
Cissy
Jayne - The reason
there was some hesitation after AFTER DARK is because I have to fit the
futuristics in between the historicals and the futuristics. A tight fit!
JER - muffin she
was talking about her older heros where more alpha
Dionegia - muffin, it's
like wolf classifications--the alpha male is the top male, the 'manly'
man, the dominent
minerva - Thanks
Jayne
Cissy - Jayne thanks
so much for spending your time with us tonight. We've had a wonderful time!
Jayne - I'm going
to have to say goodnight now, folks. Dinner awaits! Thank you all so much
for coming tonight. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it and your
support for my books.
