tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post6305561820305307256..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Edie Ramer: Love, Life and Fiction in a Small TownLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-36905448502276058352013-01-31T17:52:26.100-08:002013-01-31T17:52:26.100-08:00Pat, it sounds like you have the best of both worl...Pat, it sounds like you have the best of both worlds: a place where everyone knows your name, and lots of restaurants and places to shop. Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-13173596725265742532013-01-31T17:37:30.063-08:002013-01-31T17:37:30.063-08:00Melissa, that sounds like a horrible place. I'...Melissa, that sounds like a horrible place. I've actually never lived in a small town, though we might in the future. We often visit a small community by a lake, and so far not much gossip except about how the fishing is and complaints about the weeds in the lake.Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-14076269317655796182013-01-31T17:33:41.177-08:002013-01-31T17:33:41.177-08:00Small towns are great to visit, but I've lived...Small towns are great to visit, but I've lived<br />in a big city all my life and I am totally used<br />to that type of living! I live in the suburbs<br />and that's not that far from small town life.<br />Everyone knows your name!<br /><br />Pat C.Pat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-29455740887087639082013-01-31T17:07:48.802-08:002013-01-31T17:07:48.802-08:00Oh, goodness. To be honest? My parents thought it ...Oh, goodness. To be honest? My parents thought it would be a good idea to move to a small town (so I could grow up in a "safe" environment), and I hated every minute. The gossip was terrible, and anyone who was remotely "different" was the subject of it. I booked it out of there with dispatch and never looked back. So, I'm not a huge fan of small towns in television shows,Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964273930628647763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-27271914511890853332013-01-31T09:46:12.945-08:002013-01-31T09:46:12.945-08:00Erin, so glad you enjoyed the post. The Andy Griff...Erin, so glad you enjoyed the post. The Andy Griffith show has held up. The actors, the story, and the town are still wonderful. And I really like it that Andy is never the 'dumb dad' that you see in so many TV shows now.Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-77907647688363308482013-01-31T09:43:23.210-08:002013-01-31T09:43:23.210-08:00Michelle, I've actually never read the Cedar C...Michelle, I've actually never read the Cedar Cove series, though I loved the Friday Harbor books. I've heard that the Lucky Harbor books are great, and I should try them and Debbie Macomber's series. Thanks for the recommend!Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-1335890819095759922013-01-31T09:41:28.232-08:002013-01-31T09:41:28.232-08:00Mary, that's funny. I certainly don't thin...Mary, that's funny. I certainly don't think Cabot Cove is a healthy place to visit. As for Miss Marple, I'd love to sit down with her and chat about village life. I bet she'd have some stories to tell me.Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-27796289262973044142013-01-31T09:08:09.878-08:002013-01-31T09:08:09.878-08:00Thanks for the fun post and giveaway! I've alw...Thanks for the fun post and giveaway! I've always loved the Andy Griffin show :)erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-36315898220530053902013-01-31T06:38:37.270-08:002013-01-31T06:38:37.270-08:00Like you, I love Lisa Kleypas' Friday Harbor s...Like you, I love Lisa Kleypas' Friday Harbor series and Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove. A new "small town" series that I'm addicted to is Jill Shalvis' Lucky Harbor series. Gotta' love nosy neighbors & quirky characters! <br /><br />Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522419759633979256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-36081450502444834012013-01-31T00:14:02.721-08:002013-01-31T00:14:02.721-08:00I always loved watching MURDER, SHE WROTE with Ang...I always loved watching MURDER, SHE WROTE with Angela Lansbury. I kind of figured that if I saw Jessica Fletcher anywhere in the vicinity, and the same goes for Miss Marple, I'd make myself scarce.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-79399956172371298182013-01-30T17:25:17.376-08:002013-01-30T17:25:17.376-08:00Barbara, I loved Northern Exposure, too, and never...Barbara, I loved Northern Exposure, too, and never figured out why it was canceled so suddenly. I agree about the gossip. I've read studies that say gossip is actually therapeutic. So I should take it easy on the two gossip queens in my stories. lol Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-57433825552186796642013-01-30T16:52:43.222-08:002013-01-30T16:52:43.222-08:00My favorite small town was Cicely, Alaska from Nor...My favorite small town was Cicely, Alaska from Northern Exposure. I loved all the quirky characters and the challenges they faced with the extreme weather. I've never lived in a small town, but I think it would be fun to know everyone and get into the gossip, as long as it wasn't ever malicious.Barbara E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10042665559975481397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-63919416021856961682013-01-30T13:16:41.041-08:002013-01-30T13:16:41.041-08:00I'll look for it. It used to be on Hallmark ev...I'll look for it. It used to be on Hallmark every night, but I kept forgetting.<br /><br />I think I'm going to have a cat cover for my next book, too. :)Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-36329811465554161202013-01-30T12:46:59.814-08:002013-01-30T12:46:59.814-08:00Well of course I like the cat cover, that's gi...Well of course I like the cat cover, that's given. :-) Yeah, Murder She Wrote is on a channel in the 100s like the mystery channel or something. Sometimes it's on every night of the week and sometimes just here and there. Eliza Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316684202215226525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-62482685118339846302013-01-30T09:25:43.381-08:002013-01-30T09:25:43.381-08:00Marilyn, you know I loved Gilmore Girls. And I lov...Marilyn, you know I loved Gilmore Girls. And I loved that about Jane Austen's books too. She was great with her characterizations. You can find the same personalities today.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-88626976388593486892013-01-30T09:05:18.724-08:002013-01-30T09:05:18.724-08:00Casey, I do remember Northern Lights. It was a gre...Casey, I do remember Northern Lights. It was a great show for a few years. It is easier to write the characters, because I already know them as secondary characters. I don't have to create them. Yet while I'm writing, the characters show parts of them I didn't know before.Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-23907516233706860792013-01-30T08:45:39.878-08:002013-01-30T08:45:39.878-08:00What a fun post!! Thanks, Lee and Edie :).
Edie, I...What a fun post!! Thanks, Lee and Edie :).<br />Edie, I've always really loved stories that take place in small towns, too, in TV shows as well as in books. "Northern Exposure" and the "Gilmore Girls" were particular favorites. And you know what Jane Austen chose country neighborhoods with just a handful of families as her primary setting. You can get a range of human Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-67723264824024272752013-01-30T08:44:03.733-08:002013-01-30T08:44:03.733-08:00Eliza, I didn't know they had Murder She Wrote...Eliza, I didn't know they had Murder She Wrote on TV. I'll have to find out when so I can watch it.<br /><br />It's funny you said you like the cover with the Beagle. I would've thought you'd like the cat cover.Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-5623998247998930792013-01-30T08:11:19.480-08:002013-01-30T08:11:19.480-08:00I love small towns though I think my mom grew up i...I love small towns though I think my mom grew up in the smallest one ever. But that's probably why I will gravitate to series set around small towns. Like Miracle, like Redemption. Cabot Cove and remember Northern Lights? <br /><br />I also think once you set up your original town plan and the characters they become easier to write quickly as you are so familiar with the setting, as writer orAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-35636457129648509412013-01-30T07:45:04.426-08:002013-01-30T07:45:04.426-08:00I have to admit, I watch reruns of Murder She Wrot...I have to admit, I watch reruns of Murder She Wrote. I didn't watch it when it came out in the 80s because I'm sure I was too hip for it. :-) But I like simple, no-brainer, mysteries and I like the dynamics of repeat characters. <br /><br />Oh, the stories I could tell you about the small town of 268 people that I grew up in. It's a book in itself, or probably a series. I'm sure IEliza Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316684202215226525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-63346372153310062352013-01-30T05:46:10.208-08:002013-01-30T05:46:10.208-08:00Lee, thanks for having me as your guest today! It ...Lee, thanks for having me as your guest today! It looks great!Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.com