Comments on: Wild Ride, the Collage (in Progress) http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/ More than you ever wanted to hear from Bestselling Author Jenny Crusie. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120472 Jenny Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:06:39 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120472 They're demon possessed teddy bears. Of course. They’re demon possessed teddy bears.
Of course.

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]]> By: Bridget http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120471 Bridget Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:52:47 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120471 No, Marta. Bob's your uncle. No, Marta.

Bob’s your uncle.

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]]> By: Hoosier Cherry Annie http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120349 Hoosier Cherry Annie Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:25:36 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120349 Great collage! The angry bears in a tree... I love and fear them at the same time. (Or are they aliens?) Great collage! The angry bears in a tree… I love and fear them at the same time. (Or are they aliens?)

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]]> By: Marta http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120157 Marta Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:16:21 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120157 After Jenny identified the Bob-like picture as Robin Williams, I found a more recent pic of RW where his expression is similar to Bob's website pic and split-framed them side by side. How shall I phrase this . . . Robin, Bob's your nephew. After Jenny identified the Bob-like picture as Robin Williams, I found a more recent pic of RW where his expression is similar to Bob’s website pic and split-framed them side by side. How shall I phrase this . . . Robin, Bob’s your nephew.

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]]> By: Kira http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120139 Kira Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:33:20 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120139 About the Ohio-ism - I understand what you're saying, I really do, but until I started reading your blog, I had no idea that people say that, anywhere in the English-speaking world. Unless one knows that, it's not cute or regional, it's just not English. At least this time, I knew enough not think it was a typo. About the Ohio-ism – I understand what you’re saying, I really do, but until I started reading your blog, I had no idea that people say that, anywhere in the English-speaking world. Unless one knows that, it’s not cute or regional, it’s just not English.

At least this time, I knew enough not think it was a typo.

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]]> By: Micki http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120110 Micki Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:10:07 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120110 (-: Hmmm. Maybe, Marta, you and I are playing different kinds of chess. Your version sounds a lot more fun! (Esp. if it includes snogging in the closet everytime the white queen makes a move, LOL!) (Ref: Faking It) Chess has a lot of imagery attached to it (Look at what Lewis Carroll did with it, for example.) So . . . while I'm thinking strategy, surprise moves by the opponent, and a clear-cut victory for whoever wins (unless it's checkmate, of course, but I HATE checkmate stories), it's entirely possible that a pawn is just a pawn. Note, one of the pawn is like a king that has been checkmated, and now is fallen . . . . (-: I'm probably reading too much into the collage. What I *ought* to do is go look at the D&G collages, and then re-read the book, looking for collage references. I'm working in the dark (with my own imagination) with this collage (-:. Micki (-: Hmmm. Maybe, Marta, you and I are playing different kinds of chess. Your version sounds a lot more fun! (Esp. if it includes snogging in the closet everytime the white queen makes a move, LOL!) (Ref: Faking It)

Chess has a lot of imagery attached to it (Look at what Lewis Carroll did with it, for example.) So . . . while I’m thinking strategy, surprise moves by the opponent, and a clear-cut victory for whoever wins (unless it’s checkmate, of course, but I HATE checkmate stories), it’s entirely possible that a pawn is just a pawn. Note, one of the pawn is like a king that has been checkmated, and now is fallen . . . .

(-: I’m probably reading too much into the collage. What I *ought* to do is go look at the D&G collages, and then re-read the book, looking for collage references. I’m working in the dark (with my own imagination) with this collage (-:.

Micki

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]]> By: JulieB http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120098 JulieB Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:38:41 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120098 Oh! I see "Bob." I just made the connection with the mermaid and remembered the early posts about mermaids, and nuns? Well, maybe I remembered incorrectly, but as you say, it's all there. I can't wait to see how everything developed. Also, I really like the second image in the fortune-telling booth. I can't wait to see what the cards say! :) Oh! I see “Bob.”
I just made the connection with the mermaid and remembered the early posts about mermaids, and nuns? Well, maybe I remembered incorrectly, but as you say, it’s all there. I can’t wait to see how everything developed.
Also, I really like the second image in the fortune-telling booth. I can’t wait to see what the cards say! :)

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]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120092 Jenny Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:01:20 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120092 I had to go look, Marta. That's Robin Williams in his Mork years. I had a really good reason for picking Williams, but it's a spoiler. Yes, I realize you'll have forgotten whatever I say in a year, but it will still be up here. The internet is forever. I had to go look, Marta. That’s Robin Williams in his Mork years. I had a really good reason for picking Williams, but it’s a spoiler. Yes, I realize you’ll have forgotten whatever I say in a year, but it will still be up here. The internet is forever.

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]]> By: Marta http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120085 Marta Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120085 Isn't Tilda and Davy's relationship in Faking It very chess like? Isn’t Tilda and Davy’s relationship in Faking It very chess like?

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]]> By: Marta http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120083 Marta Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:49:16 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120083 Now, granted, we're all looking at the reduced-size version, but if that's not Bob at about 11 o'clock from the 's' in scream, he'd do for a decoy. Jenny, are you sure you weren't subconsciously thinking dart board when you picked it? In the heat of artistic differences, maybe? Micki, I meant Miles and Ekaterin are on the same side of the main game in ACC, playing against Richars Vorrutyer. Now, granted, we’re all looking at the reduced-size version, but if that’s not Bob at about 11 o’clock from the ‘s’ in scream, he’d do for a decoy. Jenny, are you sure you weren’t subconsciously thinking dart board when you picked it? In the heat of artistic differences, maybe?

Micki, I meant Miles and Ekaterin are on the same side of the main game in ACC, playing against Richars Vorrutyer.

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]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120073 Jenny Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:27:37 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120073 Nope. Their characters are pretty much set now. He does annoy her, but it's more because he's terminally tactless, or as Bob would put it, honest. I'm just going to have to trust my readers. Fingers crossed. Nope. Their characters are pretty much set now. He does annoy her, but it’s more because he’s terminally tactless, or as Bob would put it, honest.

I’m just going to have to trust my readers. Fingers crossed.

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]]> By: wendy http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120072 wendy Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:20:23 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120072 Mmmmmmm. Clive Mmmmmmm. Clive

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]]> By: Sara http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120062 Sara Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:56:58 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120062 Okay, so if it's THAT big of a deal (and I still don't think it ought to be), maybe give her a huge pet peeve, a true one but not something gross, and have him be a regular "insert peeve" commiter. Not something cutely annoying, but something that really would bother one in 100 people in a romantic partner. He bites his fingernails or something. Okay, so if it’s THAT big of a deal (and I still don’t think it ought to be), maybe give her a huge pet peeve, a true one but not something gross, and have him be a regular “insert peeve” commiter. Not something cutely annoying, but something that really would bother one in 100 people in a romantic partner. He bites his fingernails or something.

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]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120049 Jenny Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:13:42 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120049 The heart is about Mab's character arc, Julie. Internal, not external. And Kira, it didn't slip through, I put the Ohio-ism back. D&G is set in Southern Ohio, and two of the three women have lived there all their lives. They'd speak in Ohio-isms. And in other news, lots of romance novels have no sex scenes. If the story doesn't demand it, then there's no reason to put one in just because it's a romance novel. Which this one isn't. Hi, Bob. The heart is about Mab’s character arc, Julie. Internal, not external.

And Kira, it didn’t slip through, I put the Ohio-ism back. D&G is set in Southern Ohio, and two of the three women have lived there all their lives. They’d speak in Ohio-isms.

And in other news, lots of romance novels have no sex scenes. If the story doesn’t demand it, then there’s no reason to put one in just because it’s a romance novel. Which this one isn’t.

Hi, Bob.

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]]> By: JulieB http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120048 JulieB Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:51:04 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120048 Actually, I was just teasing you about the woman with the heart. I figured it was MAB. I think maybe your subconscience is telling you something about the not-a-romance storyline. I don't know what though... :) And I'm only picking on that because I with I'd come up with the prologue comment. Actually, I was just teasing you about the woman with the heart. I figured it was MAB.
I think maybe your subconscience is telling you something about the not-a-romance storyline. I don’t know what though… :)
And I’m only picking on that because I with I’d come up with the prologue comment.

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]]> By: Kira http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120031 Kira Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:47:30 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120031 No sex? Then you'd better make sure it doesn't get filed under Romance! Dark cover, nothing cute. So, they're like, a team? Destined to fight evil together? There has to be partnership chemistry between them at least, no? I've been wondering - how does one get to be a beta reader? BTW, in D&G an Ohio-ism slipped through the editors, something like "needs painted". No sex? Then you’d better make sure it doesn’t get filed under Romance! Dark cover, nothing cute.

So, they’re like, a team? Destined to fight evil together? There has to be partnership chemistry between them at least, no?

I’ve been wondering – how does one get to be a beta reader?

BTW, in D&G an Ohio-ism slipped through the editors, something like “needs painted”.

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]]> By: DownUnderGal http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120024 DownUnderGal Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:33:10 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120024 No sex....hmmm. Nah - it'll still be great. No sex….hmmm.
Nah – it’ll still be great.

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]]> By: Micki http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120015 Micki Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:05:00 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120015 Marta, I'll have to re-read The Grand Sophy -- I remember that one being really good, but I didn't pick up on the chess bits. (-: But ACC being chess-like? Hmmm. More like a rollercoaster, I thought. Mathematically calculated so you didn't fall out of the car when you hit one of the multiple loop-de-loops, but the rider isn't going to notice that. I will admit, Miles *tried* to use strategy, but it blew up in his face, and only when he let go of the strategy was he able to "win." I'll look up The Eight, Colognegrrl. Oh, I think I thought of a strategy based one -- Maybe Dangerous Liasons? I only saw the movie, ages ago. And, somehow, anything set in that era of France also brings to mind Mel Brook's giant chess set scene in the History of the World. (-: So I may be way off on this one. (-: Sorry for hi-jacking this. I do think it's really interesting that amusement parks are the setting for so many "weird" (or should that be "wyrd") stories. *My* memories of amusement parks are usually quite sunny and happy. But as a child, I guess I didn't really look past the surface to the noir lurking underneath. (-: And even though I don't have any RL noir amusement park memories, I am always very accepting of There's A Dark Side To This Ride stories . . . Big, for example. And I'm pretty sure Ray Bradbury had a travelling carnival in one of his famous stories. (Something Wicked This Way Comes?) Urgh. My memory cells are not working the right way today. Marta, I’ll have to re-read The Grand Sophy — I remember that one being really good, but I didn’t pick up on the chess bits.

(-: But ACC being chess-like? Hmmm. More like a rollercoaster, I thought. Mathematically calculated so you didn’t fall out of the car when you hit one of the multiple loop-de-loops, but the rider isn’t going to notice that. I will admit, Miles *tried* to use strategy, but it blew up in his face, and only when he let go of the strategy was he able to “win.”

I’ll look up The Eight, Colognegrrl.

Oh, I think I thought of a strategy based one — Maybe Dangerous Liasons? I only saw the movie, ages ago. And, somehow, anything set in that era of France also brings to mind Mel Brook’s giant chess set scene in the History of the World. (-: So I may be way off on this one.

(-: Sorry for hi-jacking this. I do think it’s really interesting that amusement parks are the setting for so many “weird” (or should that be “wyrd”) stories. *My* memories of amusement parks are usually quite sunny and happy. But as a child, I guess I didn’t really look past the surface to the noir lurking underneath.

(-: And even though I don’t have any RL noir amusement park memories, I am always very accepting of There’s A Dark Side To This Ride stories . . . Big, for example. And I’m pretty sure Ray Bradbury had a travelling carnival in one of his famous stories. (Something Wicked This Way Comes?)

Urgh. My memory cells are not working the right way today.

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]]> By: Bob http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120011 Bob Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:14:52 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120011 Huh? Huh?

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]]> By: Sheri http://www.arghink.com/2009/03/02/wild-ride-the-collage-in-progress/#comment-120002 Sheri Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:23:30 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=1077#comment-120002 All I can say is "Disneyland this ain't"! I never used to read romance--definitely more into mysteries and such. (Think Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) Then I read a mystery that was also a romance and discovered that there was an entire world of books out there I had never even considered reading before. So maybe Wild Ride will pull in those readers who prefer mystery and mayhem to romance because what romance there is in the book won't be the main focus. This is a good thing--it will broaden everyone's horizons!! See, you are actually doing your readers a favor! And I agree with everyone else--a year seems like such a long time to wait... (sigh) All I can say is “Disneyland this ain’t”! I never used to read romance–definitely more into mysteries and such. (Think Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) Then I read a mystery that was also a romance and discovered that there was an entire world of books out there I had never even considered reading before.

So maybe Wild Ride will pull in those readers who prefer mystery and mayhem to romance because what romance there is in the book won’t be the main focus. This is a good thing–it will broaden everyone’s horizons!! See, you are actually doing your readers a favor! And I agree with everyone else–a year seems like such a long time to wait… (sigh)

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