tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post2800627063106421146..comments2023-05-21T06:23:11.760-04:00Comments on Kristin Hannah.com Blog: A big aloha to my e-friends around the world---webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00790657829496097348noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-6576765555309927162010-07-01T10:46:37.622-04:002010-07-01T10:46:37.622-04:00Kristin,
I love love love your books. Winter Gard...Kristin,<br /><br />I love love love your books. Winter Garden was the first. Oh my, I am hooked. I can not stop reading your books. I have read True Colors, Magic Hour, Firefly Lane, and Between Sisters. Just picked up On Mystic Lake. I have never read a book so quickly or cried so hard. Im hooked.<br />Your books have me reflect on my own sisterly and female relationships and have me keep them in check. Forgiveness is so important. And dont sweat the small stuff.<br />As for me, my milestone is our 20th Anniversary. It is important to me. My son finished his first year of college and my daughter is in her senior year in the fall. Looking at colleges, starting a job, driving (she is a young sr) and boyfriends.... grey hair is a coming.<br />Again I love your books. I say take a siesta you deserve it then when the time is right you will dive into something wonderful.Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833278534393438926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-50530676164308296872010-06-15T15:31:17.953-04:002010-06-15T15:31:17.953-04:00I did not read the book. I can't remember wha...I did not read the book. I can't remember what her background is, but I remember she came across as a scholar. The book intimidates me because of its sheer size. Maybe I'll get to it eventually if only to tell my friend my thoughts as she highly recommended it to me. Thanks for your thoughts, though!princessaprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661275728902254769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-19554434074770487882010-05-29T17:15:14.219-04:002010-05-29T17:15:14.219-04:00Thanks Pat! Cool! I'll read them all! By th...Thanks Pat! Cool! I'll read them all! By the way, your Ward's reading sounds similar to my Don's. I'm sure if I ever find an audio version of one of Kristin's books he'd enjoy it, but for print he tends towards the non-fiction. <br />April, I'm sorry to say I didn't like it enough to recommend it to my friend who borrows all of my audio books. <br />Maybe I'd have enjoyed print more...There were brief parts that I felt were nicely, even poetically delivered with their imagery...but overall it was too...pedestrian? Too passive maybe. Is she a librarian or an archivist when she isn't writing? I hope she doesn't read this because I wouldn't want to hurt her feelings (hope Scott Simon never stumbles on my little tirade about his masterpiece also!), but the many references to librarians was almost comic. It was almost like the librarian replaced the butler...you know, as in "the butler did it." :-)<br />TTFN,<br />TracieTracie Lynne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151184946152636251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-77349295689201106912010-05-26T07:59:50.149-04:002010-05-26T07:59:50.149-04:00Tracie,
All of the winning entries are posted on ...Tracie,<br /><br />All of the winning entries are posted on the home page at the very bottom under Contest. You can read them all. There are quite a variety of stories. Thanks for asking about mine.<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />PatPatricia T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10673204828383998897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-78340829443859449542010-05-25T16:39:46.877-04:002010-05-25T16:39:46.877-04:00By the way, anwyone? Is it possible to read the pe...By the way, anwyone? Is it possible to read the peice that Patricia wrote that won the contest that Kristin sponsored? I looked for a link but couldn't find. :-(<br />Thanks,<br />TracieTracie Lynne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151184946152636251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-25462900366037477322010-05-25T11:01:08.293-04:002010-05-25T11:01:08.293-04:00Tracie, did you like listening to The Historian? ...Tracie, did you like listening to The Historian? I have the book at home after meeting Elizabeth Kostova at a signing. <br /><br />The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first book in a trilogy. There is a foreign movie based on it and Hollywood is trying its hand, I hear. <br /><br />The kid is only 2 so I fear she won't grow out of the phase overnight, but she is learning there are consequences to her actions which is a good lesson to learn. :) <br /><br />Hope all the domestic Fireflies have interesting Memorial Day plans!princessaprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661275728902254769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-50868874389327526692010-05-25T10:27:43.129-04:002010-05-25T10:27:43.129-04:00Hey Kristin!
I too, have been a bit out of touch!...Hey Kristin!<br /><br />I too, have been a bit out of touch! I was happy to see that you have been as well. I came out back in March and saw the beautiful picture of our property, watched the video, cried my eyes out with Winter Garden, all of that.. then I got lost! <br /><br />I am reading/listening to the Steig Larsson trilogy about Lisbeth Sanders. The first is the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the <br />2nd one is The Girl Who Played with Fire, and the last one that was just released is called The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest. <br /><br />I became fascinated with the 2nd book before I knew about the trilogy. Sadly, the author died in 2004 from a massive heart attack, and he sent these off to his publisher right before his untimely death. There are rumors floating around that there will be books 4, 5, and 6 published posthumously because he had them partially written, almost complete, on his laptop when he died, but those rumors are just that..Pure speculation. <br /><br />You can't help but cheer for Lisbeth in these novels. The English translation is quite nice, considering that the original novels were written in his native tongue of Swedish. If you haven't read this trilogy, Kristin, you should. I just know you will love it.<br /><br />As usual about this time of year, I am revisiting your novels that I have on MP3. I am listening to Between Sisters yet again..but I think I may have to listen to Winter Heart again very soon, because that book just got to me like no other since Magic Hour..God, you did such a phenomenal job on that book!<br /><br />My husband and I are traveling to Canada in a couple of weeks, June<br />5th through June 18, 2010.. I have never been there, and neither has Arno, so it will be really cool to see it together. He has done a lot of traveling in his young lifetime (he is only 37) because he is from the Netherlands as you may remember, and his family travels at least once a year on their vacations. He has been all over Europe and he even makes me want to go as well, but don't tell him.. I HATE airplane flights with a passion.. especially since 09/11. Just the mere thought of having to get on a plane to go anywhere scares me so bad I make myself sick. Fear I know.. but it is very real.. Perhaps if we were rich enough to own our own plane it would be different, I don't know. <br /><br />Anyway, just wanted to pop in and say hello! I miss coming around to post and participate. Work has slammed the proverbial "you have to go FULL TIME" gavel down, and I am trying to heed the call. I swear, it is hard to do when I have been part time since 1999. <br /><br />Take care! Enjoy Hawaii!<br />Linda in NCLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111516258413402624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-51572723263659156492010-05-23T20:32:56.389-04:002010-05-23T20:32:56.389-04:00Ah yes, I can attest to the fact that toddlers and...Ah yes, I can attest to the fact that toddlers and teens require similar parenting. You have to make sure they have eaten enough of the right foods, gotten enough sleep and if something is going to be different from the regular routine you have to explain it all ahead of time. Even the tantrums are similar!<br /><br />Just keep telling yourself, 'this too, shall pass.'Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-30899786136649242572010-05-23T18:56:42.571-04:002010-05-23T18:56:42.571-04:00There's a book called "The Girl with the ...There's a book called "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?" I wonder if the girl with the dragon tattoo knows that. I few weeks ago I stopped at the pizza place near my work and was served by a very sweet 20ish year old with a lovely tattoo behind her right ear--only visible, I imagine, when her hair is up, which it has been on both of my visits. I found it a fun coincidence at the time because I was listening to Elizabeth Kostova's "Historian" read by Dennis Boutsikaris, among others, which also features a female with a dragon tattoo. Must be a popular theme these days. Still, I may have to find that book and if it's good, present it to my friendly pizza girl.<br />Thanks guys for the info on 'True Blood". <br />Glad your car, Lynn, is stitched up and happy again, and sorry your daughter took on the "Tasmanian Devil" archetype April. Yikes! Hope she outgrows THAT stage soon!<br />Gotta get back to reading "Pretty Birds" (a book inserted into my reading schedule because I met the author and got a signed copy while in Chicago--he, Scott Simon, was our keynote speaker at a conference I attended for work in April)so I can be ready for the "Summer Reading" program that starts Monday....I'm afraid the University Library has no Hannah books, so I may have to hold off on "True Colors" and the one I just bought, "Mystic Lake" for awhile. :-(<br />Take care allTracie Lynne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151184946152636251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-74996404960292212512010-05-23T16:25:24.706-04:002010-05-23T16:25:24.706-04:00I finished Percy Jackson, all 5 books. It was so ...I finished Percy Jackson, all 5 books. It was so enjoyable. <br /><br />Good news. I bought Winter Garden for my friend, and she loved it. I also recommended it to my co-worker and may lend it to her if she can't find it at her library. Don't mind lending as it helps rationalize the fact that I bought two copies.<br /><br />I'm onto reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for book club. No matter what the content is, it'll be a nice escape from Little Miss who is in practice for her preteen years. She's testing all boundaries with the kicking, hitting and throwing things. I'm sporting a cut over my eye, and she's been in non-stop trouble all weekend. We just keep reminding ourselves that we're supposed to be the bad guys now, and she'll eventually turn into a productive and positive member of society. Then, and only then, we'll get our reward. :) In the meantime, it's a good thing she's cute.princessaprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661275728902254769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-56552555004566165732010-05-18T01:26:28.097-04:002010-05-18T01:26:28.097-04:00Hi Kristin!
I just finished Firefly Lane, simply...Hi Kristin! <br /><br />I just finished Firefly Lane, simply amazing. I read it in 24 hours I just couldn't put it down. I honestly cried for the last 75ish or so pages but sincerely loved every second I got to escape into TullyandKate's world. So thank you, and good luck with the final editing of your next book, I'm sure it will be great!<br /><br />-SamSamanthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-53922769432602066652010-05-16T11:48:24.892-04:002010-05-16T11:48:24.892-04:00I usually walk around the National Book Festival, ...I usually walk around the National Book Festival, but I don't wait in line for anybody. I do recommend the Gaithersburg Book Festival. All local authors and NOT crowded. I met a few bestselling authors. They have a kids' section and a lot of games. It was a lot of fun. If you go to the National Book Festival this Fall, let me know! I'm usually there walking around and pointing at the lines. :)<br /><br />Rick Riordan signed in DC two weeks ago, but I didn't find out until that day and couldn't make it into the city. I should finish the fourth book tonight and will go straight into the fifth and final.<br /><br />I don't necessarily think the second season is more or less offensive than the first. The first is full of the nudity, sex and violence. I have a love/hate relationship with the show. I don't like it, but I find the show cleverly produced because every episode ends with a cliffhanger of some sort so I'm always curious as to what will happen even if I don't want to be. I also love Sookie's brother (can't remember the actor's name). The show is definitely not for everybody. This year, they're introducing the werewolves so they may lose me because I'm not into shapeshifters.princessaprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661275728902254769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-47863981562725475452010-05-13T09:08:54.527-04:002010-05-13T09:08:54.527-04:00Tracie Lynne,
I had never seen TrueBlood (I think...Tracie Lynne,<br /><br />I had never seen TrueBlood (I think it's HBO). At any rate, I don't have Showtime or HBO and I know most of the books were written first. I have heard that the show is a bit different from the books. I might rent them someday, but I was forewarned that the second season might be a tad offensive (depending on your own sensibilities).<br /><br />She's written some other series and one of them is actually going to be made for tv as well.<br /><br />No new car, but it's all fixed...guess that's the next best thing.<br /><br />April,<br /><br />I'm also on book 4 of the Percy Jackson series. My son gobbled them all up. Hey, a good book is a good book, I don't mind if it's for kids. Heck, Harry Potter was for kids and I inhaled those! We saw Rick Riordan at last year's National Book Festival. He was very interesting. I always enjoyed the National Book Festival, but it has become HUGE now. The lines are long, the venues are so crowded. Maybe they should go to a 2 day model. Hey, one can hope.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-43079871274120361102010-05-13T07:41:52.394-04:002010-05-13T07:41:52.394-04:00Tracie, the Charlaine Harris books came first. Sh...Tracie, the Charlaine Harris books came first. She actually had a tiny cameo last season. There is quite some differences within the series and the books, too. I haven't read the entire series, but I've watched the tv show.princessaprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661275728902254769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-2117793809836133972010-05-12T20:41:13.352-04:002010-05-12T20:41:13.352-04:00I don't think I ever had a mai tai. I'll ...I don't think I ever had a mai tai. I'll have to remedy that. :)<br /><br />I've been reading the Percy Jackson series. It kind of interested me, but I'm not a kid. Then, I just decided so what? I read the first book and really enjoyed it and now am on book 4. <br /><br />I also read Nora Roberts's Savor the Moment which is the third of four in her Wedding Quartet. It was a lot better than I expected. the series is very cute and romantic. Just straight romance which is a departure from her latest books - no paranormal, no suspense. Just lots of love and a wedding business. <br /><br />Otherwise, nothing new in my life. Planning my upcoming nephew's baby shower, getting ready for the boy and my birthday, and getting over a nice Mother's Day cold (that last part wasn't fun). Little Miss used the potty again. She's slow to take, but she knows what to do and much applause when she feels like doing it. We went to preschool open house last week. *sniff* She's growing so quickly.<br /><br />Happy week, Fireflies!princessaprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661275728902254769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-35795385041683231732010-05-12T17:23:16.413-04:002010-05-12T17:23:16.413-04:00Kristin,
In just a week and a half you'll be i...Kristin,<br />In just a week and a half you'll be in *my* neck of the woods! I'm afraid the price of admission is a wee bit too hefty for me, so I'll have to miss the wonderful opportunity to meet you, but have a lovely time in So. Cal.! <br />I seem to recall you've lived in Southern California at some point. Are there friends in town to catch up with? <br />I'm visualizing perfect weather for you and I'll keep an eye out if I'm in Irvine that day....most Saturdays (and sometimes Sundays too), however, find me at the Newport Beach Public Library purusing the Friends book shop---(these days, for K. Hannah books!) So if you are out and about when you aren't at the Literary Guild of Orange County, you now know where to find me.<br />Lynn,<br />Had you seen the television "Showtime" series, "True Blood"? I didn't realize there were books. Which came first, I wonder? <br />Sorry to learn you were in an accident. Hope everything resolves quickly and that the only lasting result is a lovely new car!Tracie Lynne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151184946152636251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-16001503679862971482010-05-07T10:46:13.987-04:002010-05-07T10:46:13.987-04:00Aha! Maybe that's it. I usually do look for th...Aha! Maybe that's it. I usually do look for the 'pending' message, but I can't say for certain I saw it that time.<br /><br />I heard someone on Rosie Radio saying Kristin was her favorite author and giving a shout out for Winter Garden. It was one of Rosie's staff. I had Sirius radio in a rental after a car accident...no one injured (too much) thankfully, but a lot of damage to the vehicle. Other driver charged with the accident and I have to go to traffic court. What an inconvenience.<br /><br />Saw Charlaine Harris last night at a book signing. She was a lot of fun. I recommend the Sookie Stackhouse series (start at number 1 for sure) even if you are not a vampire fan. I was not, but these books are very entertaining.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-11122623161326216342010-05-03T21:41:46.494-04:002010-05-03T21:41:46.494-04:00I second Kim's response;
You probably don'...I second Kim's response;<br />You probably don't take as long to write your message, Lynn, as I do, but more often then not, the letters it asks me to duplicate have expired. At least I think that's what happens, because I'm really careful to duplicate them and they aren't accepted, but the new set is accepted right away (since there was not a long delay between when it asked for the letters and when it got them....I think) So, yeah, I look for that message that tells me my post will be considered, if it's not there I scroll back to the bottom and sure enough there are these evil little red words telling me I failed to copy the letters accurately (LIES!) and to try again. :-)Tracie Lynne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151184946152636251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-21941032912045132162010-05-02T22:43:57.943-04:002010-05-02T22:43:57.943-04:00Lynn, the same thing happened with some of my post...Lynn, the same thing happened with some of my posts. What I realized I needed to do was after I hit the "publish your comment" button, I needed to make sure that the little box appeared that said my comment was waiting for approval. If I didn't see that, then I knew there was something in my post (a symbol or something) that was "holding up" my post. Hope this makes sense b/c all posts go through.<br />KimKimberly Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02188255327464464605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-18988386859374668032010-05-02T22:36:31.466-04:002010-05-02T22:36:31.466-04:00Kristin,
Cool, Sold (cried ten times)!
Michelle,
...Kristin, <br />Cool, Sold (cried ten times)!<br />Michelle,<br />Yeah, I think my Dad's all about power phrases too, but doesn't know it. At one point that book (power phrases), actually had me cringing, as it instructed me on sales pitches. I flashed on all those uncomfortable sales calls and home visits received over the years and felt it was bad advice because it sounded as pushy as they all did. It's been a long time since I felt guilty cutting a sales person short but sales pitches still set my teeth on edge. Some people are natural sales folk, and, I think that's sort of a different thing (my Dad). But then, I myself am still shy even after 52 years of getting used to people, and that may explain my aversion to sales pitches. I do appreciate that "Power Phrases" informed me that the second greatest fear most people have, next to public speaking, is starting conversations with strangers. I'm horrible at small talk--it's that shy thing, but I love people who seem to warm up to complete strangers quickly, like my brother and father, and I think, with the advice of this book in mind, I will actually practice being more communicative in general.<br />And all that puts me back in mind of "Firefly Lane". I think Tully would probably have had no trouble being a, or dealing with, sales person(s, and I envy that. I identified with Kate the most, though I'd have liked to have more Tully qualities. As a teen I admired the Tully personalities...girls who were exotically pretty, great at drama and voice class, but were hard to get close to, and, rumor had it, were a bit damaged. :-) <br />OK, I've got to get to reading all the back posts on this blog so I don't ask anything that's already been answered...I hope this hasn't already been covered, but, Kristin, how *do* you come up with your plots? Is it a process that repeats itself with each book, or is it always different? Was it tough to write your 2nd book? They say everyone has a book in them...so after that first book, does a writer fear they can't live up to their own reputation with the second?<br />Alright, I've had the spotlight way to long here. You're all not believing that I'm shy...but I am. They say people who are uncomfortable at verbal communication are often much more verbose in writing. That's me. :-)<br /><br />Toodles,<br />TracieTracie Lynne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151184946152636251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-45396112004403500642010-05-02T12:48:29.829-04:002010-05-02T12:48:29.829-04:00Gee, I sent a post some time ago and it never show...Gee, I sent a post some time ago and it never showed up. Was it something I said? ;->Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-90038766298537974832010-04-30T22:33:49.390-04:002010-04-30T22:33:49.390-04:00Kristin--
Right now it's not so much reading ...Kristin--<br /><br />Right now it's not so much reading multiple books as it is reading and writing. I have a couple books, Vampire Kisses book 4 and Harry Potter 3 and writing bits and peices of a book since I can't work onthe first chapter because I don't have my personal computer with the file and a short story that I started a while ago and just found.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064775857257268107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-13983108750446249892010-04-30T13:28:09.575-04:002010-04-30T13:28:09.575-04:00Hello everyone! Kristin, thanks for sharing about...Hello everyone! Kristin, thanks for sharing about your unique writing style. It is always fun to feel more connected to the process of something you are truly humbled by. Your talent, and that of many other writers, amazes me. It's my pie in the sky dream, and I admire how hard you work at it.<br /><br />I have been pretty overwhelmed with work now, thus blogging as I eat lunch. It seems it is all I do, and after 21 years at the same job, I'm getting a bit melancholy. Might be time for change.<br /><br />Though my time is not my own lately, I've managed to read a lot, which surprises me. The bad part is that I'm exhausted! I start reading when the rest of my house goes to bed around 9:30 and next thing I know it's midnight. I love it, but makes for one tired girl!<br /><br />I finished Harlan Coben's, Caught. It was great. Patterson's latest one, Worst Case. Good also. The best of late though, was Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, a debut novel by Beth Hoffman. It was greatness !! Now, I'm reading an older Coben, just to pass time, as I'm saving Megan's Prima Donna for an upcoming road trip!<br /><br />That's all I have for now. Hope all my firefly friends are doing well and your hearts are happy!<br /><br />See ya!Lisa - TX Fireflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-5021485312369812622010-04-28T16:58:59.994-04:002010-04-28T16:58:59.994-04:00Erin---
Multiple books at one time??? What a mul...Erin---<br /><br />Multiple books at one time??? What a multi tasker you must be. Good for you! What all are you reading now?Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16557461254151975104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495941548276470234.post-21761659189325841272010-04-28T16:58:14.145-04:002010-04-28T16:58:14.145-04:00Patricia---
Okay, I'm listening to the breeze...Patricia---<br /><br />Okay, I'm listening to the breeze. :) Good luck!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16557461254151975104noreply@blogger.com