tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post4559515829554162754..comments2024-01-07T19:33:21.687-05:00Comments on Patricia's Vampire Notes: Lina Gardiner InterviewPatricia Altnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06539199379400548499noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-15780816715564546352008-12-03T21:23:00.000-05:002008-12-03T21:23:00.000-05:00Patricia,I just want to thank you for inviting me ...Patricia,<BR/>I just want to thank you for inviting me as a guest on your blog! <BR/>And thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by and chat. It's been nice talking to all of you. <BR/>Merry Christmas everyone!<BR/><BR/>LinaLina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-73886146136350635252008-12-03T16:03:00.000-05:002008-12-03T16:03:00.000-05:00Hi Tanya,I don't really get writer's block per se,...Hi Tanya,<BR/>I don't really get writer's block per se, but I do get writers' anxiety. I get partway through the book and I start to panic. I do this every book I write. What I do is force myself to write at least 2 pages every day to get myself past the horrors. LOL I'm at that stage in the book I'm writing right now.Lina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-5321722178779770402008-12-03T16:00:00.000-05:002008-12-03T16:00:00.000-05:00Hello Lina,My question is when you're having a cas...Hello Lina,<BR/><BR/>My question is when you're having a case of writers block, what do you do to get out of it? <BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks Patricia for the Interview :)StyleVamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384590106848511290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-15241031317760398462008-12-03T14:08:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:08:00.000-05:00PS... Ruth Schaller left a really great review and...PS... Ruth Schaller left a really great review and it can be seen on my webpage at <BR/>www.linagardiner.com<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the great review Ruth! Much appreciated!!!Lina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-87917525085826634882008-12-03T12:24:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:24:00.000-05:00Hi Crystal GB. Thanks so much for stopping by! Li...Hi Crystal GB. Thanks so much for stopping by! <BR/>LinaLina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-17876829665303361462008-12-03T12:23:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:23:00.000-05:00Patricia,I love to see the settings in stories evo...Patricia,<BR/>I love to see the settings in stories evolve, too. I love it when the book plays out like a movie in your head. <BR/><BR/>In Lillith Saintcrow's Working For The Devil, Dante Valentine series her Urban Paranormal streets are vaguely familar in an alternate reality kind of way.<BR/>Hugs,Lina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-19938651274260715162008-12-03T09:52:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:52:00.000-05:00Great interview. We watch some of the same tv show...Great interview. We watch some of the same tv shows: Fringe and Medium.CrystalGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613282698726922126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-21293959452061456422008-12-03T09:05:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:05:00.000-05:00Posted for markandbron:LINA GARDINER INTERVIEW I a...Posted for markandbron:<BR/><BR/>LINA GARDINER INTERVIEW<BR/> <BR/>I always love to hear about a writer’s personal space. When you fall in love with a series it is fun to picture the writer in their space, diligently plugging away at their next great novel!<BR/> <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>My email: markandbron@bigpond.comPatricia Altnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539199379400548499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-17180195511510770752008-12-03T08:48:00.000-05:002008-12-03T08:48:00.000-05:00Posted for makrandbron:LINA GARDINER INTERVIEW A v...Posted for makrandbron:<BR/><BR/>LINA GARDINER INTERVIEW<BR/> <BR/>A vampire story set in New York! This will be a nice change! As much as I love reading about the South, it is nice to visit somewhere else!<BR/> <BR/> <BR/>My email: markandbron@bigpond.comPatricia Altnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539199379400548499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-89167632119718360172008-12-03T07:40:00.000-05:002008-12-03T07:40:00.000-05:00SciFiGuy:I'm very grateful Patricia offered to do ...SciFiGuy:<BR/>I'm very grateful Patricia offered to do an interview, as well. She's got a fabulous site.<BR/><BR/>I hope you enjoy my books!!Lina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-59170389104534690042008-12-03T07:06:00.000-05:002008-12-03T07:06:00.000-05:00Hi Darby, there's another row of comments further ...Hi Darby, there's another row of comments further down the page. There are 11 comments there and that's where you question came up. Here's what I said...<BR/><BR/>Darby, Sometimes at conferences people get our names mixed up. We write different genres, so it's not a big problem. I've met Lisa a couple of times, at a conference as recently as October. I love her books, too. She's a very nice person.Lina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-88394177297870778482008-12-02T22:14:00.000-05:002008-12-02T22:14:00.000-05:00Hi Lina I am so glad that Patricia has brought us ...Hi Lina I am so glad that Patricia has brought us your interview. I love a good vampire tale and may not have come across your books otherwise.SciFiGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698799262990588869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-76662532923985461362008-12-02T21:57:00.000-05:002008-12-02T21:57:00.000-05:00Lina,I thought I had asked you this question yet I...Lina,<BR/>I thought I had asked you this question yet I cannot find it listed...do people get you confused with the author "Lisa Gardner"? You are both excellent suspense writers!!<BR/>Thanks so much for your time,<BR/>Darby<BR/>darbyscloset at yahoo dot comdarbysclosethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307627314923598305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-55521128740847105832008-12-02T20:33:00.000-05:002008-12-02T20:33:00.000-05:00Hi Misty!! Nice to see you here.I'm a fan of yours...Hi Misty!! Nice to see you here.<BR/><BR/>I'm a fan of yours, too. You're such a sweetie. <BR/>My new series is a sort of a paranormal thriller that will evolve into paranormal mysteries as the books progress. <BR/>Hey, you're good. You got more out of me than anyone else. LOLLina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-73801867256462153212008-12-02T20:08:00.000-05:002008-12-02T20:08:00.000-05:00Hey Lina! Great interview. You know I'm a fan. Sin...Hey Lina! Great interview. You know I'm a fan. Since I love mystery and thrillers and paranormal, I hope your new series includes some of each. You do a great job developing characters and keeping the suspense up. I highly recommend your books to everyone!<BR/><BR/>Misty Evans<BR/>www.readmistyevans.comMisty Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234289226913401133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-81962753270388711422008-12-02T20:01:00.000-05:002008-12-02T20:01:00.000-05:00Hi Carmen,Good question.You are actually the first...Hi Carmen,<BR/>Good question.<BR/>You are actually the first person to mention the aspect of religion in the story. But I think you're right the story evolves in such a way that the religious element just seems natural to the story. In fact it's crucial to the plot.Lina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-76908706221903128522008-12-02T19:26:00.000-05:002008-12-02T19:26:00.000-05:00I was wonder how people respond to you mixing in ...I was wonder how people respond to you mixing in religion ( a priest) and anything paranormal together. Most of the people I have met who are religious tend to not believe in anything paranormal. I have not read your book yet so maybe I'm asking something that is explained in there.<BR/><BR/> Thanks,<BR/><BR/>hdtermite (at) yahoo (dot) comCarmen Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068639342226821913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-90122289194038535652008-12-02T18:46:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:46:00.000-05:00Hi Cathy,I like Fringe and Medium as well. I'm gl...Hi Cathy,<BR/>I like Fringe and Medium as well. I'm glad paranormal programming is still so hot. The only downside for me is I'm watcing too much television because of it. LOLLina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-44324097618265623912008-12-02T18:44:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:44:00.000-05:00Hello Donna,Thanks very much! I hope you enjoy th...Hello Donna,<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much! I hope you enjoy the books. I'm sure you'll enjoy Cherry Adair, too.<BR/>Why vampires? Okay, I have to tell the truth, I was a huge fan of Christopher Lee's vampire films in the 70s. As well I read most of of Dan Ross, who wrote the Dark Shadows books.<BR/><BR/>My new series is hush hush right now. LOLLina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-91217197831393830612008-12-02T18:24:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:24:00.000-05:00Love paranormal romance stories and enjoy movies a...Love paranormal romance stories and enjoy movies and tv shows that have a paranormal theme. I've been watching Fringe this season too and looking forward to more Medium.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241176727327684251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-36618252691504020852008-12-02T18:09:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:09:00.000-05:00Great interview.The world you have created sounds ...Great interview.<BR/><BR/>The world you have created sounds fascinating. I cant wait to get my hands on copies of your books.<BR/><BR/>Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Lyndsay Sands, Christopher Moore are some of my favorite writers. I am going to have to look up Cherry Adair now too.<BR/><BR/>With your prior interest in the unknown what made you choose to write about vampires versus all the other paranormal creatures out there? (Not that this is a bad thing, vampires are my favorite, just wondering.) Cant we have just a small hint about the new series? Is it paranormal in basis too?donnashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468804026216474775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-59247858826325654552008-12-02T18:07:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:07:00.000-05:00Hi Wanda M.Oh yes, I have three full-length thrill...Hi Wanda M.<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, I have three full-length thriller/Mystery novels written and another one with a teensy paranormal element that is vying to be written. I haven't been sending them off to publishers lately because I've been so busy with paranormal, but I LOVE writing them, too. Some day...sighLina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-71498395685108967942008-12-02T18:03:00.000-05:002008-12-02T18:03:00.000-05:00I love reading books about and watching vampire mo...I love reading books about and watching vampire movies! Grave Illusions sounds very intriguing. I also love a good crime thriller novel. My question to Mrs. Gardiner is: Would a crime thriller be in your plans in the near or not so near future? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-12508455700772747012008-12-02T16:44:00.000-05:002008-12-02T16:44:00.000-05:00Jackie:PS Thanks for spreading the word, hon!Jackie:<BR/><BR/>PS Thanks for spreading the word, hon!Lina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-19747195999475479332008-12-02T16:41:00.000-05:002008-12-02T16:41:00.000-05:00Hi Wanda,You are so right about Tess Gerritsen. S...Hi Wanda,<BR/>You are so right about Tess Gerritsen. She's an amazing writer and a lovely person, too.<BR/>I'm a huge fan.Lina Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888611491128255307noreply@blogger.com