Learn more about books for this chat

Cissy - Winnie, looks like you're our sole author again. We've been so happy to have you all month!
Delyn - But then we get to hear all about January's books... LOL
Lea - hi midnight
gremlinbait - Hi Lea
Cissy - lol, gerri - yeah, I never go in there so I just found out about it. I have to fix that
Lea - yeah we love ya winnie
Lea - hi mel
Cissy - well, yeah, Delyn, but not tonight!
Lea - hi mary
Winnie Griggs - Thanks Cissy - I've really enjoyed it
gerri - ......cissy
Cissy - Winnie, I'm going to give you the option tonight. Either way we'll ask you to tell us about WHATEVER IT TAKES but after that would you like free-for-all or protocol?
gremlinbait - Hi Caffey
Cissy - Hi Caffey Welcome to the Leisure authors chat
KatBos - Cissy, I started Winnie's book one evening and finished it the next morning!!
Caffey - Cissy, Delyn, KatBos, Lea, Mac, Mary f, O, TriceCyn, Winnie Griggs, gerri, gremlinbait, midnight_haven,
Mary f - Hello Caffey
midnight_haven - winnie whatever
Winnie Griggs - Free for all is fine with me
gerri - Hi caffey
Winnie Griggs - Hello Caffey
gremlinbait - I'm thinking that either weather is bad in PA, or we've lost Rose to the 49 game
Caffey - i'm so behind reading, i got the books but haven't read yet!
Mac - Howdy to those coming in that I have missed
Cissy - I can't wait to read it, Kathy!
Delyn - Sorry, Cissy... I was responding to the "... last night to discuss December books", meaning that after tonight's chat we'd be discussing January's books.
midnight_haven - booted me anyways
Cissy - So, Winnie, will you tell us about WHATEVER IT TAKES?
Cissy -
midnight_haven - winnie is whatever it takes your first novel out?
Winnie Griggs - Ok - here's the canned version: WHATEVER IT TAKES is about a pair of mismatched, headstrong, strangers who enter into a mock-courtship. SHE needs to gain respectability to adopt an orphan she has grown to love, HE needs to satisfy a debt of honor his family owes her.
Winnie Griggs - Neither Maddy nor Clay have matrimony in mind, but when they enter into the pretend engagement, things become a bit too real for comfort. As the line between pretense and reality begin to blur, the sparks that fly threaten to send all their well-laid plans up in smoke..
Lea - I have a decent TBR pile
Caffey - Hi Winnie
Winnie Griggs - Midnight - It's actually my 3rd - I had 2 out in 2001
Mac - TAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 es
KatBos - Hi Tami.
Lea - hi tami
KatBos - Hi Janet.
Mary f - Tami!
Lea - hi janet
Winnie Griggs - Hi Tami
JanetM - Hi all!...
Caffey - Winnie, this is the first book by you too for me
midnight_haven - oh i didnt know..my library has got your newet one though..and i plan on reading it
gerri - Hi tami
Mac - Rose is coming...she lost track of time....reading a book of all things...
Mary f - Hello Janet
Lea - hi kat didn't see ya
Winnie Griggs - Caffey - hope you're enjoying it
Caffey - Tami
tami - Hi everyone! es M
Caffey - Nina
JanetM - I can't stay long, but I thought I would pop in and say hi! Everyone have a nice Christmas?
Winnie Griggs - hello janet
Mac - See, speak of the
Caffey - Rose
Cissy - Hi to those coming in Welcome to the Leisure Authors chat. We're chatting with Winnie Griggs about her December release, WHATEVER IT TAKES
gremlinbait - Hey Rose-- thought we'd lost you to the 49'ers
Lea - hi nina long time no chat
JanetM - Christmas/whatever... that is?
gremlinbait - Hi Nina, hi Marelou
Rose! - yeah, who'da thunk it...me readin' a book!?
Cissy - Hi Nina!
Nina Bangs - Hi Lea
Cissy - Hi Rose!
Mary f - LMAO Rose!
gremlinbait - Hi Janet
JanetM - Oooo... I haven't read that one... didn't come in my monthly care package.
Winnie Griggs - Hi rose, nina
marelou - hi everyone
Nina Bangs - Hi everyone
Rose! - Hi bait! they are atcha again huh Melanie?
midnight_haven - oh i didnt know..my library has got your newet one though..and i plan on reading it
O - What are you working on next Winnie
Mac - Tami, I finished my edits and started the sequel tonight....
KatBos - Hi Rose and Nina.
Lea - you can read rose? lol
Rose! - Hi Winnie, Hi Nina!
Caffey - it came with my monthly books. I just haven't had the chance to read it yet, but I love the theme of this book!
gremlinbait - Rose, last week they bounced me and wouldn't let me back!
Mac - And hi to anyone I missed.
Mary f - Hello Nina Marelou and Rose
Winnie Griggs - I have a proposal out on another Americana and on a paranormal
Rose! - that wasn't nine of them!
JanetM - Rose! reads really well! She's even read my books.
tami - glad to hear it Mac!
Caffey - Winnie, is this a stand alone book or connected to your previous books?
Nina Bangs - Hey Kathy, I hope you finally got my package.
midnight_haven - i wanted to ask you do you pick out your novel covers or you dont know until you see it
Rose! - Hi Mary! Hey Cissy?? you here?
KatBos - Nina, yes I did and I can't wait to read it!!!
Caffey - great Mac!
Lea - hey all I need to make a call really fast brb
tami - well, I CAN"T wait to read what you have for us next Winnie!
Winnie Griggs - Caffey - it's stand alone
Rose! - Sure have Janet...pretty good too...
Mac - ty
Winnie Griggs - Thanks Tami
Caffey - Great, I look forward to reading it
Mac - Hi, Robin
Cissy - I'm here, Rose
Winnie Griggs - Hi Robin
Cissy - Hi Robin
Nina Bangs - Hi Robin
Caffey - is your site by your same name?
O - So does that mean you are thinking about writing the Americana and Parnornal
gremlinbait - Hey Kathleen
JanetM - Awww, Rose
Caffey - Robin
gremlinbait - Hi Robin
RobinDOwens - Hi, all! Well, I was hoping for a color different from everybody!
Nina Bangs - Hi Kathleen
Winnie Griggs - hey kathleen
JanetM - Hi Robin... have a good holiday?
KatBos - Hi Kathi and Robin.
Delyn - Hi Robin, Hi Kathleen
midnight_haven - winnie do you pick out you novel covers
Rose! - Hi Robin, and Kathleen!
Mary f - Hi Kathleen
Cissy - If I've missed anyone, welcome to the Leisure Authors chat. We're chatting with Winnie Griggs about her December release, WHATEVER IT TAKES
Kathleen Nance - Hi, gremlin, Cissy, Nina, Winnie, Mary
RobinDOwens - Pretty good. Almost over! Have a lot of writing to do, though.
Caffey - Hi Robin, Kathleen
Winnie Griggs - Midnight - No, I really get very little input to the covers. I do, however, get to keep my titles
Kathleen Nance - Hi, Rose, Delyn Caffey
Cissy - that's something, Winnie - not all authors get to do that *g8
RobinDOwens - That's something, Winnie.
JanetM - I started writing again today! I decided to skip the part of the book I wasn't enjoying and get to a section I did want to write... worked great, I've got nearly 14 pages!!!
Caffey - your color is special Robin
O - What are you American and Parnornal bout Winnie
midnight_haven - winnie well that is good...i was just curious because another author said she has not seen the cover to her book yet and just wondered if it was that way to all others
Kathleen Nance - Janet-- good! Sometimes it takes something like that to get the creative flow going
Mary f - That's great Janet
RobinDOwens - Great, Janet. Welcome to the clan of we-write-out-of-sequence. I think we're 50/50.
Cissy - Winnie, what are you working on now?
Rose! - Kathleen! You look fetching in basic black tonight! LOL
Winnie Griggs - O - the American is about a marriage lottery where 4 men travel from Philadelphia to texas as potential bridegrooms.
Cissy - In fact, all our authors could answer that one
RobinDOwens - Yum!
O - .That sounds like fun Winnie
Winnie Griggs - The paranormal involves a woman traveling from another dimension to 1870 America
Caffey - "whatever it takes" Janet to get you in the writing mode
Kathleen Nance - Rose --- LOL. Thank you. Mary an I are twins. <g>
Kathleen Nance - And you are Rose like your name
Mary f - YUP we rock Kathleen!
Winnie Griggs - Caffey
Rose! - LOL
RobinDOwens - I just wrote in a big green emerald heart in my copy edits to match my cover
Caffey -
JanetM - Well, now I can fill in the empty part with just a little bit of stuff instead of the long dragged out, I hate this and it stinks section... I showed it rather than tolded it...
gremlinbait - Cissy, you'll get to hear all about Selkie next week
Kathleen Nance - Answer what, Cissy?
RobinDOwens - Ah! Time travel!
Cissy - what you're all working on next, Kathleen
JanetM - Oooo. Robin. Where does the big green heart thingy go???
Cissy - Can't wait, Melanie!
Mary f - YAY MEL
JanetM - Smart girl!!!
Nina Bangs - gremlinbait? Is that you, Melanie?
Kathleen Nance - Oh. I'm doing revisions for Spellbound and working on proposals
O - Does she go back to 1870 by choice
RobinDOwens - I don't think you've seen the pages, Janet. Ruis makes a gift for his lady....
gremlinbait - Yes, it's me (Melanie), Nina. LOL-- are my selkies that notorious?
Winnie Griggs - O - Nope. in fact she didn't even plan on traveling to earth at all
Kathleen Nance - Gremlin Mel -- are the selkies out next month? Why did I think March?
JanetM - Nice... and appropriate.
RobinDOwens - Everyone knows about your lovely Selkie.
Nina Bangs - Umm, I've heard rumors.
gremlinbait - I'm getting antsy to get my author copies-- wanna see the darned book. It is reassuring to have the actual book in hand
Cissy - ooh, you have good dirt on Melanie, Nina?
KatBos - Ohhhh, so many good books!!!!!
gremlinbait - Usually, I am March, but they moved me to Feb.
JanetM - Rumors??? OOOH do tell!
RobinDOwens - I got the first copy of my first pubbed book from bn.com.
Rose! - WalMart will probably ban that beautiful cover too Mel...
Nina Bangs - I keep a little black book.
RobinDOwens - February is a good month for curling up with a book.
gremlinbait - My Walmart will certainly fail to carry them
KatBos - My Walmart doesn't carry too many Leisure books. I just order them.
JanetM - With luck, I'll be writing a good book in February...
Mary f - You know Walmart is stange I see every banned book there a month later in mine
Misha - Hello girls
RobinDOwens - So, Winnie, what makes 4 men travel for a wife?
Nina Bangs - Hi Misha
Cissy - Hi Misha Welcome to the Leisure Authors chat. We're chatting with Winnie Griggs about her December release, WHATEVER IT TAKES
gremlinbait - Hi MIsha
Winnie Griggs - My local walmart did good by me - they had 14 copies on the top shelf the first week it was out
JanetM - Nina... what's in your little black book?
Kathleen Nance - Hi, Misha
JanetM - Well... that's nice Winnie!
Kathleen Nance - Wait, what did I miss, Winnie -- 4 men and a wife?
gremlinbait - My Walmart carries almost no romance-- actually very few books. The top 5 hardback and mainly magazines... it's sad.
Winnie Griggs - Robin - the bride-to-be's grandfather is playing matchmaker and offering some lucrative incentives
RobinDOwens - Excellent, Winnie! Did you go in and put stickers on them and autograph?
Nina Bangs - You'll never know, Janet. Heh, heh.
Winnie Griggs - You betcha Robin
Misha - Hi, today we didn't have choir so I'm at home
Delyn - How do you know when Walmart has banned a book... Do they have a list somewhere?
RobinDOwens - Wow. Sounds like a mistaken identity book too?
Mary f - EEEK that's pathetic Mel
Winnie Griggs - Kathleen - that's my WIP
Misha - Thanks Cissy
O - Who do you lie the read Winnie
Rose! - @Kathleen! Nah...Winnie is gonna give us the tales of for mail order husbands! LOL
gremlinbait - It is pathetic. Fortunately the new book store (mainly new age stuff) carries me and so does our new&used place downtown
JanetM - Hm... remind me to avoid you at conferences, Nina... too much info can be gotten there...
RobinDOwens - Hi, Misha.
Kathleen Nance - Mail order husbands? Cool!
Winnie Griggs - O - I have too many favorites to mention . The last book I read tho, was Patti O'Shea's RAVYN'S FLIGHT - great read!!
KatBos - Our bookstore here has a romance section but the books in it are a couple of years old. No kidding! It's sad. If I want anything from them I have to order it so I just order directly from BN.com online.
Mac - Hi to anyone who came in while I was dealing with the .
Kathleen Nance - That is sad, Mel
Misha - Hi Robin
RobinDOwens - Yes, I think Ravyn's Flight is doing well.
Kathleen Nance - Hi, Mac
JanetM - Me, I like BN dot com... I can order stuff out of date, stuff from months ago, stuff from last year, stuff in advance... and get 10% off with my card and occasionally more with an online coupon.
Rose! - I know I enjoyed it Robin!
gremlinbait - I do a booming online business with B&N too.
RobinDOwens - Also a lovely cover.
O - If you could write anything what would you write about Winnie
KatBos - Oh I enjoyed Ravyn's Flight as well!
JanetM - I liked Ravyn's Flight... it was different, much more sci-fi than usual...
Winnie Griggs - O - I guess I AM writing about the things I want to already
Rose! - I heard some sad news tonight
Misha - in this moment I'm searching for a new job, so soon I will be able to buy books again
Cissy - what's that, Rose?
gremlinbait - What, Rose?
Kathleen Nance - What, Rose?
KatBos - I just read THE GEM AND THE STAR by Linda Kilgren for review and it was really good as well!
O - Goodluck Misha
Kathleen Nance - Fingers crossed for you on the job hunt, Misha
Nina Bangs - There are times when I bless Amazon and B&N. I just had to order a book on Scottish castles from Amazon UK. Couldn't find it anywhere else.
gremlinbait - Hey Ronda-- how goes the war?
Rose! - I heard that Anne Rice's husband passed away!
KatBos - Hi Ronda!
Mac - RONDA!!!!!!!!!!! es
Kathleen Nance - Hi, Ronda
Cissy - Hi Ronda!
Nina Bangs - Hi Ronda
RondaT - Hi all, Mel, which war?
RobinDOwens - Hi Ronda!
Mary f - Hello Ronda
Rose! - Hi Ronda!!!
gremlinbait - No. Stan Rice died?
KatBos - I bless BN.com but my husband curses it.
RobinDOwens - That's too bad.
O - that is too bad
JanetM - Hi Ronda.... glad to see you...
Winnie Griggs - Wishing you luck on the job hunt Misha - I just dodged a bullet on a downsizing 2 weeks ago
Kathleen Nance - Oh, Rose, I'm sorry to hear that.
Cissy - oh, that's too bad
gremlinbait - And war, Ronda .
Winnie Griggs - Hi Ronda!!
Kathleen Nance - Winnie -- so did I. Half our staff was cut
Rose! - That is what I heard...Dec. (th
JanetM - That's a shame, Rose!
gremlinbait - Any war, I mean... it seems there is always some battle-- revisions, deadlines, Mrs. G...
O - So when do yo find the time to write Winnie
Mary f - That's a shame Rose sorry to hear that
Rose! - Me too Kathleen...I loved his poetry.
Winnie Griggs - Same here - several folks got their pink slips just a week before christmas
Misha - in this moment I'm searching for a new job, so soon I will be able to buy books again
gremlinbait - I'll cross my fingers for you, Misha. Will it be a ajob in computers, do you think?
Misha - in this moment I'm searching for a new job, so soon I will be able to buy books again
Mary f - Very sad timing for that
RobinDOwens - Oh, Mrs. G!!!! Shudder, when I wasn't flinching I was laughing....but I'm hoping I can dodge HER bullet....
Nina Bangs - No kidding, Winnie? The Grinch is alive and well.
Winnie Griggs - O - I work it in when I can - lunch hours, late at night, when I travel
Kathleen Nance - What kind of a job are you looking for?
JanetM - Winnie, Misha... I'm looking for work, too. Heard just last Monday that I managed to pass the first interview at a new company and will go in for another one in a couple weeks. I'm hoping to be working by February.
Misha - in this moment I'm searching for a new job, so soon I will be able to buy books again
KatBos - That's what I love about medical transcription....there will always be doctors, right?
gremlinbait - Merry Christmas, here's you walking papers... someone isn't getting the Ebeneezer Scrooge REdemption Award this year.
Misha - in this moment I'm searching for a new job, so soon I will be able to buy books again
RondaT - I'm here, on phone, be right with you
RobinDOwens - Yay, Janet!
Kathleen Nance - Kathy -- not only doctors,k but all the "lovely" documentation that goes with the medical field. We not only have to chart everything on the computer, but then have to make hard copy'
Mary f - seems to me if you get slammed by her then you've done something RIGHT! LMAO
Winnie Griggs - Good luck to you Janet
JanetM - Thanks, Robin! I'm hoping because the new job would probably give me time to write...
Rose! - Good Luck Janet!