tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post7281661002757595577..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: THE FRIENDS INSIDE MY HEAD and a Giveaway by Charlene Sands Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-60170043813240927192014-04-03T18:00:39.390-07:002014-04-03T18:00:39.390-07:00George Clooney and Cameron Diaz.
lag110 at mchsi...George Clooney and Cameron Diaz. <br /><br />lag110 at mchsi dot comlag123https://www.blogger.com/profile/12337928476396088989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-50033119234972458302014-04-03T03:53:29.430-07:002014-04-03T03:53:29.430-07:00Enjoyed your post Charlene. I'd imagine my cha...Enjoyed your post Charlene. I'd imagine my characters would stay with me also.<br />I'd choose Tom Mison from the Sleepy Hollow TV show and Katia Winter (who plays his wife on the show. <br />Carol L<br />Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) comCarol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-18239900706686522672014-04-02T10:44:33.967-07:002014-04-02T10:44:33.967-07:00This post was brilliant, Charlene! It speaks to in...This post was brilliant, Charlene! It speaks to in so many ways. One time, my hero was in my dream. I was so excited that he was real (and gorgeous) and that I got to spend time with him. I'm the same way with not really knowing my characters and how they react to certain situations until about half way through. I just love being surprised by them. Hands down, for my current novel, my hero Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761999251764603015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-66540440348424258122014-04-02T05:48:19.354-07:002014-04-02T05:48:19.354-07:00I think so. I think she was one of the friends (no...I think so. I think she was one of the friends (non-vampire or werewolf).Kate Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-48623750121698251812014-04-01T22:31:12.899-07:002014-04-01T22:31:12.899-07:00Hi Pamela - And beautiful everything else! Ha! Hi Pamela - And beautiful everything else! Ha! Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-58114067658098767632014-04-01T22:30:32.848-07:002014-04-01T22:30:32.848-07:00Hi Kate,
I guess you are a super fan of Channing ...Hi Kate, <br />I guess you are a super fan of Channing Tatum! I kinda feel that very same way about Chris Hemsworth!! And Anna Kendrick, do I know her from Twilight movies? <br />Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-63325893856396479192014-04-01T22:28:57.044-07:002014-04-01T22:28:57.044-07:00Oh Wow, Laney4. Never thought of that, but they a...Oh Wow, Laney4. Never thought of that, but they are so funny and cute together!! Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-40188284016349132312014-04-01T21:20:22.686-07:002014-04-01T21:20:22.686-07:00Okay, my eyes are so bad I totally read Matt BONER...Okay, my eyes are so bad I totally read Matt BONER. LMAOKate Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-84060616846589551272014-04-01T21:19:31.802-07:002014-04-01T21:19:31.802-07:00I think maybe Anna Kendrick (from Pitch Perfect) a...I think maybe Anna Kendrick (from Pitch Perfect) and Channing Tatum. Yeah. Or ME and Channing. Even better. The movie would tank because I can't act my way out of a paper bag, but I wouldn't care. I'd have had kissing scenes with CHANNING TATUM. Kate Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-83251918920747266132014-04-01T19:46:34.556-07:002014-04-01T19:46:34.556-07:00Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Love their che...Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Love their chemistry when they host country music award shows.Laney4https://www.blogger.com/profile/06990122242183752771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-21471323532014283332014-04-01T18:30:30.619-07:002014-04-01T18:30:30.619-07:00Ah Chris Hemsworth - he of the beautiful shoulders...Ah Chris Hemsworth - he of the beautiful shoulders. Good pick!Pamela DuMond, D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15880017372940084226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-79056087872096705432014-04-01T18:01:56.544-07:002014-04-01T18:01:56.544-07:00Hi Charlene! Hmm… my latest casting includes Matt ...Hi Charlene! Hmm… my latest casting includes Matt Bomer and Olivia Wilde. And I had the best time with them! Think you could write me alongside Chris Hemsworth next time? ;) Loved reading this post! Robin Bielmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698398964715542642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-53709112022005703202014-04-01T14:11:04.205-07:002014-04-01T14:11:04.205-07:00Hi Erin -- Oh another Chris Hemsworth fan? I thin...Hi Erin -- Oh another Chris Hemsworth fan? I think I'm totally smitten. And Jennifer Lawrence is an amazing actress. She's got a lot going for her! <br />Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-27722672089838340682014-04-01T14:10:05.733-07:002014-04-01T14:10:05.733-07:00Hi Linda- Yep, when I write a series, I do miss th...Hi Linda- Yep, when I write a series, I do miss the family and the location when I'm done. I think it's harder for me to set a new location for a series, than to create characters. I sort of fall in love with the place too. But it's nice for you as an author to have them with you for the duration of the series. Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-8837855622000026802014-04-01T14:08:21.308-07:002014-04-01T14:08:21.308-07:00Hi Sam - oh well, where would you be, if your char...Hi Sam - oh well, where would you be, if your characters DID behave? Certainly not a Rita finalist!! I often struggle to like my characters in the beginning...because I have to live with them for months and it wouldn't be fun if they were creepy people. <br /> Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-59052876596595136222014-04-01T14:04:53.602-07:002014-04-01T14:04:53.602-07:00Hi Robena - I'm thinking that Ryan and Jennif...Hi Robena - I'm thinking that Ryan and Jennifer...a good choice. I love her acting and he's adorable. Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-34761003204589749552014-04-01T14:03:36.798-07:002014-04-01T14:03:36.798-07:00Hi J.L. Oh, yeah, please have hubby read this......Hi J.L. Oh, yeah, please have hubby read this...and Matthew and Lucy...a great pairing too. Thanks for the congrats!! Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-11485344465912011362014-04-01T14:01:12.048-07:002014-04-01T14:01:12.048-07:00Hi Lynne - I have that too, the scene is working j...Hi Lynne - I have that too, the scene is working just great in my head and then bam, when I get in front of the computer, I lose it. Makes me crazy. I need a tape recorder 24/7 to log into those times. Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-86654322973706051462014-04-01T13:59:33.312-07:002014-04-01T13:59:33.312-07:00OH, Josh Hollaway is an amazing choice! And how i...OH, Josh Hollaway is an amazing choice! And how interesting to pair him with Judy Garland, as we knew her in The Wizard of Oz! Charlene Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790830556654967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-14578007325279757222014-04-01T13:29:27.003-07:002014-04-01T13:29:27.003-07:00Thanks for a great post! and congrats on the new r...Thanks for a great post! and congrats on the new release :) I'd have to pick Chris Helmsworth and Jennifer Lawrence.erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2552377859611956122014-04-01T11:20:52.380-07:002014-04-01T11:20:52.380-07:00I definitely identify with your relationship with ...I definitely identify with your relationship with your characters, Charlene. And since I write ongoing mystery series as well as romances, some of my characters stay with me for a long time. It's always sad to see them leave!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-23174300210881913332014-04-01T10:49:43.924-07:002014-04-01T10:49:43.924-07:00Hi Charlene,
I go through the same sad period wh...Hi Charlene, <br /><br />I go through the same sad period when I finish a story and have to say goodbye to my characters. I also worry about meeting my new characters. Will I like them? Will we do fun things together as I figure out their story, or is it going to be all work?! <br /><br />As for casting my latest...I mentally cast Elisha Cuthbert as my stripper-turned-actress heroine and Sam Sam Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705518962394643795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-61786603735879844242014-04-01T09:50:48.378-07:002014-04-01T09:50:48.378-07:00I love this, Charlene. And I get it! Our character...I love this, Charlene. And I get it! Our characters do enter our lives and become friends, even if only for the length of that book. We have to learn to get quiet, and get out of their way, so that we can truly hear their voices. In my latest story I'd go with Ryan Reynolds and Jennifer Lawrence.Robena Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389730409379890816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-26329093111410750512014-04-01T09:03:11.894-07:002014-04-01T09:03:11.894-07:00Hello Charlene,
I loved your post. You summed up m...Hello Charlene,<br />I loved your post. You summed up my own writing relationship with my characters quite nicely. I'm going to have my hubby read this because he thinks I'm a little but strange. My characters for my book would be the flirty Matthew McConaughey and the spitfire Lucy Liu. BTW-Love the LARA picture. Congrats on The Texas Renegade Returns being selected as an RT top pick!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715599820238281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-67115538211532949092014-04-01T08:21:52.722-07:002014-04-01T08:21:52.722-07:00Hi Charlene!
I totally understand your friends ins...Hi Charlene!<br />I totally understand your friends inside your head. What drives me batty is when they're talking up a storm all day while I'm out or away from my computer, having fabulous conversations, and when I finally get in front of the computer, go mute. Dang it! Then I have to depend on my memory - and it always sounds better in my head.<br />I LOVE how your hero ripped the Lynne Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156587180087372120noreply@blogger.com