tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post4928627824684013364..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: FIRE EYES AND WELCOME TO THE PRAIRIE ROSE PUBLICATIONS BLOG by CHERYL PIERSONLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-9401341600004927302014-01-11T23:22:27.230-06:002014-01-11T23:22:27.230-06:00Oh, yes, Sarah, you are so right. Our parents WERE...Oh, yes, Sarah, you are so right. Our parents WERE a lot alike. Not risk-takers at all--do something sensible! LOL I did, but I wrote every minute, just like you. <br /><br />I'm so glad to hear you say how much you loved Fire Eyes. Time Plains Drifter is so different than Fire Eyes, and I've got sequels planned for both of them (someday!) I'm so thrilled that you joined us here at Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-30727844094541387182014-01-11T05:56:39.195-06:002014-01-11T05:56:39.195-06:00Your parents were a lot like mine, Cheryl. Mine wa...Your parents were a lot like mine, Cheryl. Mine wanted me to have a "real" job so I became a critical care nurse. But all the while, I was writing away until I finally sold my book to New Concepts Publishing. My parents endured the Great Depression and were conservative, practical and very traditional. Probably just like yours.<br />Fire Eyes was the first book I ever read of yours. I Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-44964266108663991792014-01-10T23:58:32.937-06:002014-01-10T23:58:32.937-06:00Thank you, Margaret! I'm so glad to see you ov...Thank you, Margaret! I'm so glad to see you over here!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2809306730970462312014-01-10T23:41:12.296-06:002014-01-10T23:41:12.296-06:00Great excerpt Cheryl, very evocative.
Regards
Ma...Great excerpt Cheryl, very evocative.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-92140745622735620632014-01-10T21:25:05.191-06:002014-01-10T21:25:05.191-06:00I'm giving away TWO COPIES of FIRE EYES, and I...I'm giving away TWO COPIES of FIRE EYES, and I want to thank everyone who stopped by and commented on our blog the last couple of days.<br /><br />My winners are SARA BARNARD and CONNIE! If you two will drop me a line at prairierosepublications@yahoo.com and send me your mailing addresses, I will get your books out to you this coming week! <br /><br />Thanks again, everyone, for making thisCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-14192254395304896602014-01-10T21:12:07.493-06:002014-01-10T21:12:07.493-06:00Oh, Doris, my little nine-year-old self is soooo j...Oh, Doris, my little nine-year-old self is soooo jealous of you! LOL Let me tell you, my cousin and I were both just head over heels infatuated. We kept walking by him and sayin, "Hi!" He probably thought we were a couple of idiots. LOL I'm so glad you enjoyed Fire Eyes so much! Thanks so much for always being so supportive, Doris!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-83615776668503477132014-01-10T21:09:02.624-06:002014-01-10T21:09:02.624-06:00I keep saying one of these days I'm going to g...I keep saying one of these days I'm going to go down there and do the big author signing they have there and I want to go see their Chisholm Trail Museum, too. Oh, I remember those days ...but I only had 2 kids, not 4. My had is off to you, lady!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-63162254179554097802014-01-10T21:07:54.493-06:002014-01-10T21:07:54.493-06:00Loraine, "back in the day" they did all ...Loraine, "back in the day" they did all that colorizing of b&w pictures. My mom learned to do it, before color film was so common. I have several 8x10 photos she did the colorizing on--of course, it never did suit her--she was such a perfectionist, she'd always find something she wished she'd done differently. <br /><br />One of these days, I'm going to have a chance toCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-6766131704986827132014-01-10T20:54:48.157-06:002014-01-10T20:54:48.157-06:00Fire Eyes I truly enjoyed. Loved all the tidbits a...Fire Eyes I truly enjoyed. Loved all the tidbits about your life. Oh by the way I've met Larry. Quite the charmer in his later years and still a flirt. Met his wife also. (They came by one of the places I work a couple of years ago and used to live near here) DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-29176332290436098042014-01-10T20:48:52.155-06:002014-01-10T20:48:52.155-06:00I went to the local author day in Duncan 2012! I w...I went to the local author day in Duncan 2012! I was the only one late and toting four kids LOL <br /><br />Love the looks of your book :-)Sara Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09267257394510601006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-78435436561914804302014-01-10T16:59:22.211-06:002014-01-10T16:59:22.211-06:00Cheryl, best of luck to Prairie Rose! Loved Fire E...Cheryl, best of luck to Prairie Rose! Loved Fire Eyes (don't enter me of course, since I have it).<br /><br />Funny, that photo of your parents looks eerily similar to artwork my MIL did of her and her husband. Wish I could show you.<br /><br />Anyway, I look forward to your 1,000 page book someday coming out. ;-)LK Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706929624587891992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-19106496093938521522014-01-10T16:30:40.574-06:002014-01-10T16:30:40.574-06:00Thanks, Kristy! I hope you enjoy it. I was so glad...Thanks, Kristy! I hope you enjoy it. I was so glad to be able to add back in some of the things I had to take out the first time around. <br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-83469029822418483532014-01-10T14:48:37.115-06:002014-01-10T14:48:37.115-06:00Hi Cheryl,
Wonderful getting to know you more. I h...Hi Cheryl,<br />Wonderful getting to know you more. I have "Fire Eyes" on my Kindle and now realize I'll need to get to it soon. The excerpt was great.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-62112473876958535282014-01-10T13:52:43.497-06:002014-01-10T13:52:43.497-06:00Tanya! Thanks so much--I'm glad you liked FIRE...Tanya! Thanks so much--I'm glad you liked FIRE EYES so much. I love that pic of Mom and Dad, too. They got married in 1944, so they would have been around 22-23 in this picture.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47654930795214067862014-01-10T13:27:07.708-06:002014-01-10T13:27:07.708-06:00Oh, Connie, I hate to hear that about your first n...Oh, Connie, I hate to hear that about your first novel. I live in fear of mine getting obliterated somehow. I have it on my thumbdrive, but it's upstairs with my husband's stuff. I need to put it on another one and put it in my purse. Have you thought of starting with something shorter, that might get finished? The lengthy ones just seem to go on forever and aren't ever "ready&Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61443323936973075962014-01-10T13:24:37.588-06:002014-01-10T13:24:37.588-06:00Thanks, Troy. That was back when Mom was learning ...Thanks, Troy. That was back when Mom was learning to "colorize" photos. I love that picture, but she always (being the perfectionist that she was) would say, "Well, I got the background too bright..." Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-64193610229488503942014-01-10T12:32:14.549-06:002014-01-10T12:32:14.549-06:00Howdy, my friend. Fire Eyes is an absolute masterp...Howdy, my friend. Fire Eyes is an absolute masterpiece. And I love the pic of your parents! Wishing you much success and love in 2014! xoxoTanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24411915410063664052014-01-10T11:39:12.690-06:002014-01-10T11:39:12.690-06:00Enjoyed the post. I can understand the first novel...Enjoyed the post. I can understand the first novel. Mine never got finished, house fire took hard copy as well as computer. Oh well. I keep trying but never finish. guess I need more work. Would love to get your books. I like your novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-92206676147617370822014-01-10T11:33:55.969-06:002014-01-10T11:33:55.969-06:00What an awesome picture of your parents!What an awesome picture of your parents!Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-57100920032916244782014-01-10T10:46:55.774-06:002014-01-10T10:46:55.774-06:00So true, Jacquie! And the whole time you're at...So true, Jacquie! And the whole time you're at your day job, you just can't wait to get home to write! LOL <br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2621863586611426362014-01-10T05:47:56.371-06:002014-01-10T05:47:56.371-06:00Hot excerpt! ☺
Wow, a thousand-page novel... mak...Hot excerpt! ☺ <br /><br />Wow, a thousand-page novel... makes me sweat just thinking about it. I always have a hard time reaching the four hundred for a 100k-word novel. Isn't it interesting how we work all those "real" jobs for years until we finally actually get to do what was our real job all along?Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com