Comments on Jeri Smith-Ready: Interview with Nancy Haddock, author of LA VIDA VA...

Congrats to Diana Cosby, who just won a signed cop...

2008-06-09T05:05:00.000+04:30

Congrats to Diana Cosby, who just won a signed copy of LA VIDA VAMPIRE! Diana, please send your mailing address to me at jeri AT jerismithready DOT com, and I'll pass it on to Nancy.

Thanks to everyone who commented and gave such great ideas for vampire hobbies, and especially thanks to Nancy for being such a wonderful and generous guest!

Amber, how great to see you! How is your weather t...

2008-06-06T23:31:00.000+04:30

Amber, how great to see you! How is your weather these days - has spring spung?

You had your copy of La Vida reasonably soon - no long after it was out. Unless I have my time way off, which could be the case. I know it's a long wait for the sequel, but I hope it'll be worth it. The characters had lots of surprises for me in this book. Glimpses into Cesca and Saber's pasts, glimpses into

Hello, cpullum!I hope you're having a FAB Friday! ...

2008-06-06T23:11:00.000+04:30

Hello, cpullum!

I hope you're having a FAB Friday! Thank you so much for stopping by to visit and comment!

You know, writing can be a chore, and it's certainly a job. But I do get a kick out of finding out what characters are going to do next. I have the attitude (and mental picture) of knocking on Cesca's door and asking if she's ready to come out an play. Sure, sometimes I

Hello Nancy! It is great to see you having interv...

2008-06-06T12:14:00.000+04:30

Hello Nancy! It is great to see you having interviews and contests everywhere!

I can't wait for the end book in May! I hope it comes out sooner but then again I always have to wait seeing as I am so far away!

My favorite part of the interview was when she sa...

2008-06-06T07:28:00.000+04:30

My favorite part of the interview was when she said "That I had a total blast writing a light paranormal mystery romance set in St. Augustine!" I love a writer that enjoys what they do!
cpullum@yahoo.com

Grins, Jess!I do thank Jeri for inviting me to blo...

2008-06-06T07:18:00.000+04:30

Grins, Jess!

I do thank Jeri for inviting me to blog with her, and for being such a terrific interviewer and a lovely hostess!

Tomorrow is Friday - drawing day! Best of luck to you all, and I do sincerely thank you for visiting with me this week. We generated some fantastic hobby ideas for paranormal characters, and I've made connections I treasure.

Have a terrific

LOL Nancy, don't thank me, thank Jeri for the inte...

2008-06-06T01:57:00.000+04:30

LOL Nancy, don't thank me, thank Jeri for the interview. I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't read about it here on the blog! :)

Hi Rae Ann!Although it was somewhat easier to know...

2008-06-05T20:37:00.000+04:30

Hi Rae Ann!

Although it was somewhat easier to know the characters so well when I wrote the adaptation, I honestly think it's easier for me to start from scratch. New story, new characters.

The biggest difference between writing a screenplay and a novel is that you must SHOW everything in action or dialogue. No handy introspection/ internal dialogue to convey nuances.

Nancy, I see in an earlier comment that you write ...

2008-06-05T18:21:00.000+04:30

Nancy, I see in an earlier comment that you write screenplays. Was it easier to adapt your novel to a screenplay or start from scratch on a new story? What is the biggest difference in screenplay writing & novel writing? Just curious.

Okay, Neringa, go Red Sox! :)Jacksonville only has...

2008-06-05T06:45:00.000+04:30

Okay, Neringa, go Red Sox! :)

Jacksonville only has a farm team, the Suns, but I hear they play good ball. Of course, they feed to the Dodgers. :))

Thanks for stopping by, Neringa. Love you!

Light,
Nancy

Hi, Liviania!A vamp who embroiders - love it! And,...

2008-06-05T06:43:00.000+04:30

Hi, Liviania!

A vamp who embroiders - love it! And, hey, lots of the female vamps of a cartain age might well have had that skill!

In Cesca sequel, she has made blackout drapes with surfboards on the panels. Even though she's only a little allergic to the sun. :)

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a wonderful rest of the week!

Light,
Nancy

Although I love your book, your characters, St Aug...

2008-06-05T05:16:00.000+04:30

Although I love your book, your characters, St Augustine's, but really, Nancy... I say go Red Sox!
:-)
Neringa

I think we need more vamps that can embroider. Th...

2008-06-05T04:36:00.000+04:30

I think we need more vamps that can embroider. They need all those curtains to block out the sun - shouldn't they look lovely?! (Obviously, I couldn't think of anything good.)

Hey, Nick!I believe I may not have stated somethin...

2008-06-05T04:33:00.000+04:30

Hey, Nick!

I believe I may not have stated something clearly. I own the dramatic rights, but the book has not yet been optioned. Interest shown, yes. Optioned, no.

I wrote the adaptatiion because I also write screenplays (unproduced as of yet). I wanted to try my hand at doing the adaptation.

Thanks for the break a leg wishes! Actually, I think it would be GREAT fun to

Nancy,That was a great blog. You're zooming along...

2008-06-05T01:55:00.000+04:30

Nancy,
That was a great blog. You're zooming along the road to success. I didn't know there were movie rights. I was going to give you the regular wish for you know what but now I'll just say break a leg.
Nick G

Jess, wow! Talk about synchronicity! Of all the b...

2008-06-05T00:32:00.000+04:30

Jess, wow! Talk about synchronicity! Of all the books and all the shelves in the store, La Vida was on the shelf where you needed space? You could've selected another book to hold, and you are a sweetheart for picking La Vida. Hugs!

Love your philosophy of making room by buying more books. At home, though, it's buy more bookshelves to house more books. :)

Have a fabulous day,

LOL, Jeri! "No book should ever be put down for ho...

2008-06-05T00:25:00.000+04:30

LOL, Jeri! "No book should ever be put down for housework" sounds like a battle cry to me! :)

Light,
Nancy

Hi Tom!Thank you for the compliment on the book ti...

2008-06-05T00:24:00.000+04:30

Hi Tom!

Thank you for the compliment on the book title, and I hope you'll enjoy La Vida Vampire when you read it.

You're wonderful to stop by, and I wish you a fantastic day!

Light,
Nancy

No idea if the contest is still on, but don't ente...

2008-06-05T00:12:00.000+04:30

No idea if the contest is still on, but don't enter me if it is.

To reiterate, I work in a bookstore and I was shelving in the Romance section today and just could NOT fit a book onto the shelf. I conveniently noticed La Vida Vampire on the shelf I needed to put my book on. I pulled it out, recognizing it from Jeri's interview here, and read the back cover. Then I put the book that

Thanks, Nancy, glad you're enjoying it! My philos...

2008-06-04T15:56:00.000+04:30

Thanks, Nancy, glad you're enjoying it! My philosophy is that no book should ever be put down for housework. :-)

You had me at "La Vida Vampire." What a great tit...

2008-06-04T15:40:00.000+04:30

You had me at "La Vida Vampire." What a great title. I have to read that book.

Tom Gallier

Hi Breanna!Thanks so much for stopping by, and for...

2008-06-04T06:13:00.000+04:30

Hi Breanna!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for your kind comment about La Vida Vampire!

Have a fantastic week!

Light,
Nancy

Jeri, guess whose book I got tonight? Yep, WICKED ...

2008-06-04T06:11:00.000+04:30

Jeri, guess whose book I got tonight? Yep, WICKED GAME, among a few others. Let's just say I was very good to myself at B&N. I'll sweat the bill later. :)

I've barely started the book and LOVE it! I do believe my company will have to live with some dust bunnies, because this will be hard to put down for ANY reason. Certainly not to clean the house!

I'll let Cesca know about a

Hey Nancy!La Vida Vampire sounds completely great....

2008-06-04T03:55:00.000+04:30

Hey Nancy!

La Vida Vampire sounds completely great. I'm always up for a new vampire-ish book. Its definitely going on my list of books to read.

(Thanks for the contest Jeri!)

-Breanna

Well, Joyce Ann, Ciara is a HUGE fan of vampire no...

2008-06-03T23:38:00.000+04:30

Well, Joyce Ann, Ciara is a HUGE fan of vampire novels, and one thing she plans to do is start a review/interview section on the WVMPradio.com website.

And since Ciara's been interviewed by Jackie Kessler's Jezebel and soon to be interviewed by Dante from Adrian Phoenix's A RUSH OF WINGS (as soon as she can figure out what to wear, 'cuz OMG he's so hot), it's possible another wormhole