tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post1645230362963209481..comments2023-10-28T02:55:02.630-07:00Comments on Much Cheaper Than Therapy: Interview with Brenda NovakMuch Cheaper Than Therapyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02054311381186592152noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-4326648980107106432008-07-17T14:25:00.000-07:002008-07-17T14:25:00.000-07:00Thanks so much! I'm thrilled to get the book! I w...Thanks so much! I'm thrilled to get the book! I was staring at it in the bookstore yesterday (mostly because Brenda's books are very close to mine alphabetically and I still get a thrill from seeing mine on the shelf, since usually, you have to go to customer service and ask them to order them.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to starting the trilogy. It's a long plane ride from Orlando to San Francisco!Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-38856669490337096922008-07-17T14:13:00.000-07:002008-07-17T14:13:00.000-07:00Congratulations to Terry O'Dell, who has won a cop...Congratulations to Terry O'Dell, who has won a copy of Brenda's book. Thanks for joining us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-61864893483509161352008-07-14T10:54:00.000-07:002008-07-14T10:54:00.000-07:00Brenda,It's nice to see you again, if only virtual...Brenda,<BR/><BR/>It's nice to see you again, if only virtually. We'll probably bump into each other in San Francisco. In the meantime, I wish you over the top sales for your series. TRUST ME sounds mesmerizing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-43391292811056502412008-07-14T00:02:00.000-07:002008-07-14T00:02:00.000-07:00Okay y'all this is a tad late but i wanted to let ...Okay y'all this is a tad late but i wanted to let Brneda know I read TRUST ME and I am fixing to read STOP ME. Thanks to my niece Laura who purchased the second book for me. Kathy CrouchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-46643813626863069552008-07-12T09:35:00.000-07:002008-07-12T09:35:00.000-07:00Brenda, I loved TRUST ME! As usual, your characte...Brenda, I loved TRUST ME! As usual, your characters just drew me in. And the suspense kept me turning the pages. No need to enter me in the drawing, since I already have the book. ;-) <BR/><BR/>I'd also highly recommend the Stillwater (Dead) Series to anyone who hasn't yet read it. You're in for a treat!<BR/><BR/>CarrieCarrie Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356245135154656096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-54510148780514393872008-07-12T08:58:00.000-07:002008-07-12T08:58:00.000-07:00Hi, Brenda. Thanks for stopping by MCTT. I can't ...Hi, Brenda. Thanks for stopping by MCTT. I can't wait to read all three books.<BR/><BR/>I had the chance to here you speak at the Romantic Times Convention, and I wanted to thank you for such an informative and entertaining workshop. <BR/><BR/>Wishing you the best in your career!H.D. Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430261022575627638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-7625595412703311362008-07-11T22:16:00.000-07:002008-07-11T22:16:00.000-07:00I'm waiting for the last book to hit the store she...I'm waiting for the last book to hit the store shelves since, like Terry,<BR/>I prefer to read a series back to<BR/>back. Thanks again for the wonderful<BR/>auction which I enjoy every year!<BR/><BR/>Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-67473901533418097332008-07-11T20:07:00.000-07:002008-07-11T20:07:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by MCTT.I love the premise of ...Thanks for stopping by MCTT.<BR/>I love the premise of your new series. Can't wait to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-18152292454782369602008-07-11T18:45:00.000-07:002008-07-11T18:45:00.000-07:00Brenda, yet again such interesting stories and awe...Brenda, yet again such interesting stories and awesome titles. Can't wait to read these.Jill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427195661910894382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-49684528821082509902008-07-11T17:20:00.000-07:002008-07-11T17:20:00.000-07:00Hi Brenda!Your books are so good!I want to congrat...Hi Brenda!<BR/><BR/>Your books are so good!<BR/><BR/>I want to congratulate you on all the money you've raised for diabetes research. Having a diabetic sister as well as losing two friends to the disease makes your successful fight against this insidious problem very special to me. Thank you so much.<BR/><BR/>Keep writing, and keep fighting! 8-)<BR/><BR/>ShelleyShelley Mosleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984446620343236310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-12194251549006512572008-07-11T16:28:00.000-07:002008-07-11T16:28:00.000-07:00Brenda,I like all three ideas for the books...how ...Brenda,<BR/>I like all three ideas for the books...how long have you been writing, how many books have you published and in what genres; who do you publish with these days? Kate (Kathryn Meyer Griffith)Kathryn Meyer Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034564063539239120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-68255111532156078912008-07-11T16:14:00.000-07:002008-07-11T16:14:00.000-07:00Great to have you here at MCTT, Brenda. Big congra...Great to have you here at MCTT, Brenda. Big congrats on achieving the NYT bestseller list! I'm looking forward to reading your new series. :}Author Kathryne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206690509533777067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-47263442637539803502008-07-11T16:02:00.000-07:002008-07-11T16:02:00.000-07:00Brenda,I love suspense and I will definitely be lo...Brenda,<BR/><BR/>I love suspense and I will definitely be looking for all 3 of your books. They all sound wonderful expecially WATCH ME.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692052679465841877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-57476096646349480862008-07-11T12:28:00.000-07:002008-07-11T12:28:00.000-07:00While I'm here, I thought I'd tell everyone about ...While I'm here, I thought I'd tell everyone about a couple of fun things I have going over at my Web site. First, I'm sponsoring a That's What Friends are For Contest. The winner will receive a 7-Day Royal Caribbean Cruise for two, and all you have to do to enter is drop by my web site and write a short paragraph telling me why your friend deserves to win this trip. I pick a semi-finalist each Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-91809807073967457472008-07-11T12:24:00.000-07:002008-07-11T12:24:00.000-07:00Oops, forgot to answer your question. This is goin...Oops, forgot to answer your question. This is going to sound really lame, but I didn't do anything. I've been so swamped with finishing up the auction and with trying to catch up on my current WIP that I didn't dare take the time. Also, I'd just returned from Europe, so I felt as if I'd already been pretty good to myself. LOL<BR/><BR/>It actually didn't feel real until I received a huge vase of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-32152714464235973212008-07-11T12:22:00.000-07:002008-07-11T12:22:00.000-07:00Hi Kim--Thanks for plugging the auction. I'm alrea...Hi Kim--<BR/><BR/>Thanks for plugging the auction. I'm already on the hunt for items I can auction off next year. I have a darling Trumpette basket (high end baby stuff). My neighbors own Trumpette, so they did it up nice. The piggy bank alone sells for $100 retail (and it's darling).<BR/><BR/>I know Lauren Hawkeye, my Canadian friend and fellow author, is already gearing up for her Treasure Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-82203048151619494852008-07-11T12:20:00.000-07:002008-07-11T12:20:00.000-07:00Hi Cher--Great to see you! :-)BrendaHi Cher--<BR/><BR/>Great to see you! :-)<BR/><BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-79124247174666801752008-07-11T11:47:00.000-07:002008-07-11T11:47:00.000-07:00Hi Brenda,Thanks for blogging with us today. Two t...Hi Brenda,<BR/>Thanks for blogging with us today. Two things for you. First, how did you celebrate when you made the best sellers lists? Two, thanks so much for your auction. I'm loving my new jewelry. People, make sure you check out Brenda's auction for diabetes that takes place each May. There's lots of nifty things to bid on and if you're lucky like me, you even win a few. Much Cheaper Than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-57029951821001686422008-07-11T11:44:00.000-07:002008-07-11T11:44:00.000-07:00Hi Brenda!Just wanted to stop by and say hi. The b...Hi Brenda!<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to stop by and say hi. The books sound awesome, can't wait to read them all.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day,<BR/><BR/>Cher<BR/>www.chergorman.comCher Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224759236951233721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-60273630527826768632008-07-11T08:30:00.000-07:002008-07-11T08:30:00.000-07:00Thanks for the detailed response -- and I'm sure I...Thanks for the detailed response -- and I'm sure I'll like the series.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-17587955644516687842008-07-11T08:00:00.000-07:002008-07-11T08:00:00.000-07:00Hi Terry--I've had that same thing happen to me--w...Hi Terry--<BR/><BR/>I've had that same thing happen to me--where I name someone in a previous book only to find out they need space time with another character I didn't foresee and their names are too similar (or start with the same letter). LOL<BR/><BR/>Because I'm not a big plotter, I don't plot them all out at once. I establish who these characters are and then have to stick with that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-55136521274641811912008-07-11T07:54:00.000-07:002008-07-11T07:54:00.000-07:00Hi Pamela--I'm glad the books sound great. You can...Hi Pamela--<BR/><BR/>I'm glad the books sound great. You can get a little sample at eharlequin.com. I wrote a prequal to the first book which they've got up on their site. It will be on my site in another couple of weeks. (It's also in the June issue of RT BOOK Review Magazine, if you happen to have that laying around. LOL)<BR/><BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-39817694536016597062008-07-11T06:25:00.000-07:002008-07-11T06:25:00.000-07:00Hi, Brenda -- Anal me is going to wait until the t...Hi, Brenda -- Anal me is going to wait until the third release and then read them all back to back. At least there's not a year between books.<BR/><BR/>When you're writing such linked books for back to back releases, do you plot all 3 at once so you make sure you haven't set up something you regret because you can't change it? <BR/><BR/>Little things (I ended up with too many "J" names in a Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413375430298785234.post-58326763858792738632008-07-11T06:13:00.000-07:002008-07-11T06:13:00.000-07:00Brenda, Wow, all three sounds great. Looking for...Brenda,<BR/> Wow, all three sounds great. Looking forward to reading them.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.com