tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post1193370979277276492..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: Cait London Is On Her ToesKathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-30067259162490734342008-04-17T08:02:00.000-05:002008-04-17T08:02:00.000-05:00Deb,Thanks for coming. I had the DSL guy here the ...Deb,<BR/>Thanks for coming. I had the DSL guy here the other day for a bit. All takes time. :)<BR/><BR/>Deb, go get your past lives read by someone dependable. There may be a psychic reason for being drawn to twins/triplets :)<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm still trying to get you down here :)Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-67655770117672706872008-04-17T00:27:00.000-05:002008-04-17T00:27:00.000-05:00Cait !I'm so sorry I'm just getting here today. I...Cait !<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry I'm just getting here today. I'm so jazzed you came to visit but I had my part-timer here (supervision, supervision, supervision!) plus I make her lunch. And tonight I've been getting the office in shape for the cable guy to come crawl around under the desk.<BR/><BR/>But back to you...<BR/><BR/>I love paranormal, urban fantasy, fantasy, etc. And I'm a twin/triplet reader. Don't know why, but I'm always drawn to those stories.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-6022694626169805422008-04-16T23:33:00.000-05:002008-04-16T23:33:00.000-05:00Covers are really important. I've had some good on...Covers are really important. I've had some good ones and not so good. Before suggesting a cover idea, I usually go stand in front of the stands and just see what pops and what doesn't. When doing that, the overhanging shadows are so important, and can color the books. Also, if face forward, a ppbk's title can get cut off, if too low. <BR/><BR/>I did suggest the head shots to Avon, which are standard. I'm truly pleased with this departure, this trilogy, which actually took years to come about as I had to do other contracts first.Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-22205227448247621472008-04-16T20:59:00.000-05:002008-04-16T20:59:00.000-05:00Who can tell about covers? Some of the covers I l...Who can tell about covers? Some of the covers I loved most didn't work for marketing. One looked historical but was a contemporary story. The problem was the Indian theme. They figured it out at Silhouette, but it's been hit and miss with the single titles.Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-15617974357249555542008-04-16T19:23:00.000-05:002008-04-16T19:23:00.000-05:00Hi, Virginia.Most of us are "Between" and I'm glad...Hi, Virginia.<BR/>Most of us are "Between" and I'm glad you like reading about it.<BR/><BR/>About the covers: AT THE EDGE does have a different look. It would have been nice if all the covers had those head shots. Hey, I tried. I think that all trilogies should have some kind of related "look."<BR/><BR/>However. The sexy red cover did bring in some new readers, just because they liked the look of the cover. So that was a plus.Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-49375936890958656462008-04-16T15:59:00.000-05:002008-04-16T15:59:00.000-05:00Hi CaitNice to see you here! I take that you and W...Hi Cait<BR/>Nice to see you here! I take that you and Wilson travel everywhere together, must be a good friend. Those baby feet in the photo must be your new grand baby in Lexington.<BR/><BR/>I know I really enjoy reading paranormal or supernatural books but I am not sure about it all. Sometimes things happen that make you wonder about it. I guess you can say I am in between believing and not believing, but really enjoy reading about it.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-74868893376873228632008-04-16T15:26:00.000-05:002008-04-16T15:26:00.000-05:00Oops. I've been working so much with agent issues ...Oops. I've been working so much with agent issues that I used agent in my original post, rather than ancient relic.<BR/><BR/>We have a top bookseller, gone this week to RT. Kathy Ross of Half-Price Books New and Used in Springfield, MO can really sell books, very neat large store. Anyway, she knows her business and says vampire sales are really strong now. Which is good to know. She noted the changes in storylines, etc. Very knowledgeable bookseller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-88052335590067641932008-04-16T15:02:00.000-05:002008-04-16T15:02:00.000-05:00Hi, Michele. Good for you.BTW, congratulations all...Hi, Michele. Good for you.<BR/><BR/>BTW, congratulations all you Riders on your awards. Really great lineup. I was behind this a.m., but am catching up.<BR/><BR/>So...I've been studying the banner. No one uses finger-toenail polish? And what's on that charm bracelet?<BR/><BR/>Last night, I watched I am Legend. Really good movie. <BR/><BR/>Again, congrats on all your awards , group.Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-44693451473864692212008-04-16T14:59:00.000-05:002008-04-16T14:59:00.000-05:00Cait, do you think the subject of a reading has to...Cait, do you think the subject of a reading has to be open, too. We've done psychic readings "just for fun" and they always read Clyde better than they do me.<BR/><BR/>I'm down for FOR HER EYES ONLY. I love the blue and the purple covers. The red one, not so much. We have tons of books around the house, and with little hands and big eyes taking over around here...suffice it to say, the questions have already got me scrambling. "Nana, what are they doing?" (I can say this because I know the red isn't Cait's favorite cover.)Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-45043008330819439202008-04-16T14:53:00.000-05:002008-04-16T14:53:00.000-05:00My opinions on the paranormal and supernatural cha...My opinions on the paranormal and supernatural change all the time. I shouldn't admit to not believing blood-sucking vampires exist (because I write about them). But then, just because I"ve never met one doesn't mean there isn't the possibility one, or many might exist.<BR/>I am a firm believer in intuition and simply becoming aware that we are all connected through the greater subconscious. Some people are more able to tap into the intuition than others, which may make them appear 'supernatural' to others, but we've all got it within us. :-)Michele Haufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255612473985897103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-41661537148611488572008-04-16T14:00:00.000-05:002008-04-16T14:00:00.000-05:00BTW4:So many posters have noted the feminine conne...BTW4:<BR/>So many posters have noted the feminine connection. Mm. Good title. I'd better stash that one.<BR/><BR/>There's a theory somewhere that the female lines carry more of the mystic.<BR/><BR/>In Celtic designs there is a three pattern. Some say this is the female stages of life: the girl, mother/adult woman, crone.<BR/><BR/>My gosh. Who wants to be a crone? I'm using plenty of moisturizer to prevent that!Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-51171752093715792822008-04-16T13:55:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:55:00.000-05:00Hi, Melissa. I love to read, too. Nora's Blood Bro...Hi, Melissa. I love to read, too. Nora's Blood Brothers is on my list next. I have a friend who loves audio books.<BR/><BR/>Ok, may as well get into this since M opened the door: You have to "open." Or that's what I wrote in my trilogy. None of the triplets want their gifts, and need to "open" by necessity. In we real-life people, I think we need to condition ourselves to be receptive to what is around us and listen to the silence. Sometimes we don't take the time or have the patience, but usually it's there. Have you ever known a really, honestly sympathetic person? Or a person who seems to do well with animals, or whose plants grow better? That person probably is an intuitive to some degree. So as a non-professional who shouts disclaimer at every theory, whatever, M. :) I'd say Listen. Feel. <BR/><BR/>Now about this psychic at lunch the other day, the one with the spirit guides. She was a little terrifying when she talked about feeling a woman (who wasn't there). This woman had long white hair that almost reached her ankles. Yada yada. Ok, that would have been my maternal grandmother, who wore her hair in braids wrapped around her head. German, you know. I saw her hair down that one time. It was white and reached her ankles. This psychic knew nothing about me, but the reading continued. Pretty scary.Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-63905404667998602302008-04-16T13:25:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:25:00.000-05:00Excellent blog!! I am totally fascinated by the p...Excellent blog!! I am totally fascinated by the paranomal. I can't say that I've personally ever experienced it, but I believe there are waaaaaaaaaaaaayyy to many unexplainable things that have and do occur to not realize there's a whole lot more going on around this world than the naked eye can see. So, yeah, I believe.<BR/>And what do I like to read??? I love it ALL!! Shapeshifters, witches, ghosts, seers, psychics, vampires, fae...I just love to read about it. And I like all the different worlds...from Feehan's relatively Dark world, to Christine Warrens funny Others, to Lora Leighs smokin' hot Breeds...and everything in between. But I also love me some great, gritty suspense, historicals, comtemps, romantic comedy...I just love to read, and will try just about anyting.Musings by Mimmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844515214775979393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-84244603684998097122008-04-16T13:18:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:18:00.000-05:00BTW3:My Psychic Triplet trilogy is tagged as Roman...BTW3:<BR/>My Psychic Triplet trilogy is tagged as Romantic Suspense. Nothing like Cindy's great books, so probably should be romantic suspense pychic? :)Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-16743661909232708402008-04-16T13:16:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:16:00.000-05:00Since I'm back in form and spouting off about thin...Since I'm back in form and spouting off about things I have no idea about, I might as well go for it. I'm a go-for-it sort of girl anyway :)<BR/><BR/>I think that all writers/artistic types are somewhat intuitive, absorbing life around them, getting into the streams. Intuitive is probably a better word. There's a lot of word parsing in the psychic biz.:)<BR/><BR/>BTW2, while driving I listened to the WritingShow.com with Paula B who interviewed an agent who had left that biz. Very, very interesting. Most of Paula B.'s interviews are super, and there is great writerly stuff on podcasts. There's one on book promotion that is just great.Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-49515093083440354622008-04-16T13:11:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:11:00.000-05:00Hi, PJ. You might want to read AT THE EDGE first. ...Hi, PJ. You might want to read AT THE EDGE first. Since A STRANGER'S TOUCH has hit well, EDGE has gone back to print, so that's a plus. This trilogy does have a story arc, which is dangerous for writers, a big gamble, a departure as I've said, but I'm pleased with the results.<BR/><BR/>Husbands and wives, definitely connected psychically. As for those who mentioned your sisters, I have a sister who barely murmurs, "I have a feeling..." and all of us stop everything.<BR/><BR/>BTW, have any of you stood in the historical cemetaries on the Oregon Trail? Or at Custer's Last Stand? Talk about eerie feelings.<BR/><BR/>But then, with SILENCE THE WHISPERS and FLASHBACK, I did eerie without psychic, and I love eerie. I'll probably do more of those as I'm a Koontz and King reader.<BR/><BR/>Okay, Kathy, since you've mentioned Clyde, you REALLY, REALLY need to read FOR HER EYES ONLY. REALLY. :)Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-61077016966430497362008-04-16T13:04:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:04:00.000-05:00Hi, everyone. I've just taken a short road trip to...Hi, everyone. I've just taken a short road trip to visit a passing friend and got a little behind on the posts. First of all, thank all of you for making me so welcome. Hey, Betina. You did a great post at Cigars (?), re: Reinvention. There are tons of us now reinventing ourselves. But your step-by-step was great. Repeat: Lots of writers reinventing or trying to. Very difficult passage.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of passages: many of you spoke of your deceased. My take is it's all quasi as I am not a true psychic. I think our parents leave vestiges within us that are communication strings not will to release after death, i.e. Kathleen's umbilicord. Long cord, Kathy :)Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-75911819170289396292008-04-16T12:33:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:33:00.000-05:00Hi Cait! Congrats on hitting the NYT! I have my ...Hi Cait! Congrats on hitting the NYT! I have my copy of A STRANGER'S TOUCH and can't wait to start reading. I'm especially looking forward to trying to recognize all the places around Benton Harbor. Do I need to read AT THE EDGE first?<BR/><BR/>I do believe in psychic connections and the paranormal and have experienced unexplainable things. For example: My husband was my best friend and we shared a very close connection during our 25 years of marriage. I was his caretaker for the last three years of his life and we became even closer. He didn't want a funeral but, instead, asked me to wait until I was ready then have a "celebration of life" for him with our family and friends and lots of good food, drink, memories and laughter. Yellow roses are my favorite flower and I had a beautiful yellow rose bush in my garden that he had given me. It bloomed profusely all summer that year but on the day he died (Sept. 27) it stopped blooming. It stood bare until the day of his "celebration" (Nov. 2). I had been missing him so much, praying that he was finally pain-free and at peace and wishing there was some way he could let me know. When I walked by the rose bush that morning, on my way to get the paper I was startled to see on that bush that had been barren for almost two months a single, perfect yellow rose. I firmly believe to this day that the rose was his way of letting me know he was okay and releasing me to go on with my life, as he had always wanted. I know of no other explanation.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-17765900291855962972008-04-16T10:15:00.000-05:002008-04-16T10:15:00.000-05:00Hey Cait. Welcome and BIG congrats on the NYT! So...Hey Cait. Welcome and BIG congrats on the NYT! So exciting!<BR/><BR/>Seems to me there's so much paranormal, supernatural and psychic stuff out there that I can't even begin to recite things that have happened to me. Would love to get wrapped into some stories like you've done.<BR/><BR/>Was this a passion for you before you started writing these books, or did you get interested in the paranormal once you got ideas for the books and started research?Helen Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680081195181747377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-40969543330434193112008-04-16T09:43:00.000-05:002008-04-16T09:43:00.000-05:00I have strong intuition /connection with my kids. ...I have strong intuition /connection with my kids. I think that umbilical cord leaves some sort of vestige forever implanted.<BR/><BR/>But hubby Clyde has experienced dreams and visions. I've probably told about this one here before, but early in our marriage we were awaken in the middle of the night by the pickup horn blowing. It turned off by itself as soon as he got outside. He came in and said he'd been dreaming about a close friend who was calling for help and he couldn't get to him. The next day he got a call--the guy had drowned.<BR/><BR/>This is the kind of thing I would have doubted had I not been there. I'll always look for the natural explanation. But I have to be open to the existence of the supernatural, and I find it fascinating. Not scary. Spirits don't scare me. And I really want to have an experience of my own that crosses into the physical world--Clyde's had others--but I just have the kind that flits through my head.Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-18062997873043847032008-04-16T09:26:00.000-05:002008-04-16T09:26:00.000-05:00Cait! So glad you're here and congrats on the NYT...Cait! So glad you're here and congrats on the NYT Extended list. So cool! (Also love Wilson.)<BR/><BR/>I really buy into the psychic sisters thing. I only have a brother, but my mom has sisters and is very close to one of my aunts. We always thought they had psychic connections that also extended to their two daughters (my cousin and me). My mom and I are also very close and I think we have a connection that traverses the miles between us. I know when she calls on the phone without checking caller ID and she often calls just as I'm thinking of her.<BR/><BR/>I rarely put anything paranormal-ish in my books (I think I only have one time) but I enjoy reading about things like that.Christie Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036552271272402052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-9357971289871797122008-04-16T08:34:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:34:00.000-05:00My husband has had a few moments of "something." ...My husband has had a few moments of "something." A few years ago #2 son's car had died while he was away at college. So the DH and I drove up for the weekend to help him find a new vehicle. #2 son had said he'd like to have a truck and before we left our house for the five-hour drive, the DH said "I dreamed we'd find a red truck for him. It'll be on the right side of the road after we've come around a curve." <BR/><BR/>I wasn't sure how seriously to take this but kept looking for red trucks on the right side after a curve and found none UNTIL we got to within seven miles of #2 son's town and there, on the right side of the road, coming out of a curve, was a small used car lot with a red truck sitting in the front row.<BR/><BR/>We checked out at least six or eight trucks that weekend and bought the red truck at the little car lot on the right side of the road after the curve.<BR/><BR/>Wish I could exercise a power or two? Sure! I'd like to be able to send thoughts to a couple neighbors and tell them to either buy a bag of Weed-and-Feed or hire a lawn service because I'm tired of their weeds going to seed and messing up my yard. <BR/><BR/>MarilynPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-91906069199463658472008-04-16T08:32:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:32:00.000-05:00Welcome Cait! And congratulations on the NYT! Th...Welcome Cait! And congratulations on the NYT! That is such a feat and so richly deserved!<BR/><BR/>I haven't read any of your trilogy but now I know I'm going to have to pick it up and get busy on it. I'm a "sister" person. My only sibling is my sister and we definitely have some psychic vibes between us. We look a great deal alike and have often said we're like twins born 6 years apart.<BR/><BR/>My dad was an identical twin and had a palpable connection with his brother. I'll never forget the time he arrived at my house after visiting his brother and told me with true anguish: "I can't FEEL him anymore. I think he's dying." My uncle did indeed die about six months later, of an undiagnosed heart condition.<BR/><BR/>I do seem to pick up things from people-- emotions, attitudes, sometimes intentions. But I'm never sure if that's anything paranormal or if it's just heightened empathy-- which my family is known for.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day here, Cait, and be sure to enjoy and celebrate the BIG LIST!Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-41867256567627504962008-04-16T08:29:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:29:00.000-05:00Hi Cait! Welcome to the convertible. You've been...Hi Cait! Welcome to the convertible. You've been on my auto buy list for a very long time and I'm thrilled over your news that you hit the NYT! Good on you!<BR/>I love thinking about the possibility of paranormal or supernatural aspects of 'life' or in this case, after life. But I'm all for Casper the friendly ghost types :o) Seriously, I thinking that the spirit lives on. Can't imagine that when my times comes that I won't have unfinished business, so of course, I like the idea that I might have an avenue to revisit the physical world.Cindy Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311224531297908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-20796099290163296982008-04-16T08:19:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:19:00.000-05:00Good morning, Lois! Welcome!I've had quiet moment...Good morning, Lois! Welcome!<BR/><BR/>I've had quiet moments when I felt like I had some sort of contact with Mama or Daddy, but how do you know whether that's memory at work or the confluence of this moment with eternity?Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.com