tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post2918290241453072135..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: JUNE IS THE TIME FOR WEDDINGS by Sarah J. McNealLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-7059376575235050102019-06-06T19:57:52.683-05:002019-06-06T19:57:52.683-05:00Tracy, I am a fan of your work. I'd love to se...Tracy, I am a fan of your work. I'd love to see what you would do with a romance after marriage story.<br />Thank you so much for dropping in and commenting.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-71970794215606337742019-06-06T19:54:00.946-05:002019-06-06T19:54:00.946-05:00Beverly, I like that title. It's those seeming...Beverly, I like that title. It's those seemingly mismatched couples that turn out to be the best. Oh, I think you'll get it finished. Cheryl is a great help when it comes to those kinds of decisions. So get crackin' on it.<br />Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-92071836830896173672019-06-06T16:24:43.337-05:002019-06-06T16:24:43.337-05:00Yes, The Deaconess Hires A Gunman. That is if it s...Yes, The Deaconess Hires A Gunman. That is if it stays at that. Since I first titled it, I've added a few more, but still go back to the original. I'll see what Cheryl thinks if I ever finish it. Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76167087013092396182019-06-06T13:15:03.521-05:002019-06-06T13:15:03.521-05:00Good blog, Sarah! Like you, I'm a romantic. I ...Good blog, Sarah! Like you, I'm a romantic. I go for the falling in love before the wedding. But you've piqued my interest. Maybe I'll try another kind of marriage. Thanks!Tracy Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324834317261795076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-26379645610282543362019-06-06T12:14:33.617-05:002019-06-06T12:14:33.617-05:00C.A. I have written the wedding first and then the...C.A. I have written the wedding first and then the trouble. In Harmonica Joe's Reluctant Bride, Harmonica Joe and Lola were married right at the beginning by accident, but then they spent the beginnings of that weird marriage trying to establish trust and figure each other out.<br /><br />In the book It's Only Make Believe, the wedding has just occurred at the opening of the story, but Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-1906604447506810192019-06-06T12:04:09.098-05:002019-06-06T12:04:09.098-05:00Beverly, I do like the unique situation with marri...Beverly, I do like the unique situation with marriages of desperation. Both sides have a problem that needs fixin' and I love it when they work together to fix the problems together.<br />Do you have a title for your WIP?<br />Thank you so much for your positive comments about my work. It's so important to me to have a good story to tell and to tell it well. I'm constantly working to Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18843687782666747372019-06-06T11:13:43.142-05:002019-06-06T11:13:43.142-05:00Who doesn't love a wedding, but the idea that ...Who doesn't love a wedding, but the idea that the wedding is just the beginning, and not the end, adds an extra frisson. Add to that the idea that they are from opposing sides of a conflict gives some wonderful barriers to overcome. Wonderful examples given here. C.A.Asbreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342631407475364397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-503271894587955462019-06-06T10:04:22.736-05:002019-06-06T10:04:22.736-05:00Sarah, I too love weddings, whether in real life o...Sarah, I too love weddings, whether in real life or in a book. I love including them in my writing and I especially enjoy mail order brides. Two people worlds apart in their upbringing, outlooks, and any backgrounds that may or may not influence them, yet the two finally fall in love--oh my! So I thoroughly enjoy the ones that have a cloud of some kind hanging over their heads, while they Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-14130836219171687022019-06-05T20:17:47.481-05:002019-06-05T20:17:47.481-05:00Cheryl, a happy ending is the promise every romanc...Cheryl, a happy ending is the promise every romance writer makes to their readers. You have so successfully done that in every story you have written even when the end looks pretty dang grim...and of course, that's the exciting ride I love.<br />I read every single Outlander book. By the time I got to the Fiery Cross, it had lost some of its former appeal. I really didn't like it that sheSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-52713897504222280462019-06-05T19:33:12.765-05:002019-06-05T19:33:12.765-05:00Sarah, I love marriages that might be "forced...Sarah, I love marriages that might be "forced" due to circumstances but you just know that everything is going to work out for them. To me, if everything is smooth from the beginning there's really no "story" to tell. So there has to be some conflict, and I don't like couples that fight constantly--so there has to be some kind of outside force that they are fighting Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com