tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post171009804110730240..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: Special Guest: Cynthia Justlin!Kathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-17525845965262490852012-02-17T03:56:28.965-06:002012-02-17T03:56:28.965-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-35402174058965936912012-02-16T22:18:21.000-06:002012-02-16T22:18:21.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-51680443444237623222011-04-03T23:47:36.413-05:002011-04-03T23:47:36.413-05:00Thanks Amanda and Cynthia.
I'll give it a try...Thanks Amanda and Cynthia.<br /><br />I'll give it a try.<br /><br />JoanieJoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123183642221632377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-80484115619670001352011-04-03T15:54:23.143-05:002011-04-03T15:54:23.143-05:00Congrats on your release Cynthia, it sounds awesom...Congrats on your release Cynthia, it sounds awesome!<br /><br />I don't have kids of my own, but my sis' two are like my own. I'm more mama bear about them than she is and I get ready to rumble if someone even looks at either of them cross eyed. I very rarely have to say/do anything, but I'm always prepared.Sasha Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793938318639666127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-479882801479244122011-04-03T14:50:42.642-05:002011-04-03T14:50:42.642-05:00Joanie,
If I had to guestimate...I'd probably...Joanie,<br /><br />If I had to guestimate...I'd probably go with 60% suspense, 40% romance? I like my romantic suspense to be more about the plot twists and turns than the romance. Although the romance is integral to the story, I wouldn't consider myself a very explicit writer, so it's fairly tame. :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-42943020723720202042011-04-03T14:46:28.307-05:002011-04-03T14:46:28.307-05:00@Tina -- Yay! Another fellow geek. LOL. And I neve...@Tina -- Yay! Another fellow geek. LOL. And I never really thought about how band/orchestra is the one class where you don't have to talk. Now I know why it was my favorite! :)<br /><br />@Vanessa -- Hope my book was able to calm you down. ;) Animal cruelty is one of my hot buttons too.Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-70479016758363985052011-04-03T14:38:11.922-05:002011-04-03T14:38:11.922-05:00Joanie,
I'm not Cynthia, so she could probab...Joanie, <br /><br />I'm not Cynthia, so she could probably answer it better than me, but the suspense element was definitely heavier than the romance element.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-35210091797382039202011-04-03T02:42:08.332-05:002011-04-03T02:42:08.332-05:00Cynthia,
I don't normally go for the romance ...Cynthia,<br /><br />I don't normally go for the romance genre, so could you give me an idea how much of your novel is the romance part and how much is the search for the son?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />JoanieJoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123183642221632377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-17243221861873734122011-04-01T23:58:01.657-05:002011-04-01T23:58:01.657-05:00Hi, my Ruby sisters Cynthia and Amanda!
Cynthia, ...Hi, my Ruby sisters Cynthia and Amanda!<br /><br />Cynthia, congrats on the release of Her Own Best Enemy! I know I'll relate to Grace because I grew up painfully shy. <br /><br />What gets me growling is animal cruelty. I can't watch Animal Cops without crying and/or wanting to confront the neglectful and barbaric owners. Oh, dear, I'm getting all worked up about it now! I think I'd better just go and start reading your book to calm down. <br /><br />~ VanessaVanessa Barneveldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761556191210621130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-47774451004532393242011-04-01T20:20:00.901-05:002011-04-01T20:20:00.901-05:00I'm a band geek too, Cynthia (clarinet)! I thi...I'm a band geek too, Cynthia (clarinet)! I think that's where all the shy ones headed in high school, lol. It's the one class where no one has to talk (since everyone's mouths are busy playing their instruments).<br /><br />Love the blurb! You've definitely got me intrigued!Tina Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842456040220092910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-29995352682148483962011-04-01T19:32:52.040-05:002011-04-01T19:32:52.040-05:00@Jenna -- Thanks for dropping by, Jenna! Haven'...@Jenna -- Thanks for dropping by, Jenna! Haven't seen you in awhile! :)<br /><br />@Miriam -- Hi Miriam, thanks for commenting. Injustice is a great thing to get your inner grizzly going. I appreciate you stopping by!Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-62154687058402192072011-04-01T17:25:49.367-05:002011-04-01T17:25:49.367-05:00Injustice of any kind gets me going.
Great gues...Injustice of any kind gets me going. <br /><br />Great guest blog, Cynthia!<br /><br />Miriam Minger, AuthorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-12974412677338552402011-04-01T17:00:00.849-05:002011-04-01T17:00:00.849-05:00Congrats! I hadn't heard the news on teh relea...Congrats! I hadn't heard the news on teh release and popped over from Facebook :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880106055269169399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-35771385219332145632011-04-01T16:45:16.266-05:002011-04-01T16:45:16.266-05:00@Jeannie -- Power to the shy girls! We're awes...@Jeannie -- Power to the shy girls! We're awesome! *G* I don't think I could picture any of the guys in my high school as spec ops, but then again, I hung out with the band/orchestra 'geeks' and the drama 'freaks'. Not quite spec ops material. LOL.Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-18454353535601186362011-04-01T16:02:44.426-05:002011-04-01T16:02:44.426-05:00Congrats on the release Cynthia!
I didn't get...Congrats on the release Cynthia!<br /><br />I didn't get to read Her Own Best Enemy when Cynthia finaled in the Golden Heart, but I was happy to grab a copy as soon as it was out.<br /><br />I was the shy, awkward girl in high school too. It's making me wonder which of the guys in my class would make the perfect Special Forces operative nowadays. Hmm...I must figure that out at the next high school reunion. <br /><br />Congrats again and can't wait to read. I know it'll be awesome!Jeannie Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714068387571203896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-11083170274321373642011-04-01T16:00:45.930-05:002011-04-01T16:00:45.930-05:00@Anne-Marie: Oh, you're just like me, cursed w...@Anne-Marie: Oh, you're just like me, cursed with the shy gene AND the tall gene. LOL. High school is not much fun when you tower above the boys! *G*<br /><br />@Gwnyln -- I imagine you have quite the inner grizzly, which is awesome! :) I don't imagine I'll ever stop fighting for my sons either.<br /><br />@Autumn -- Thank you!!Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-20631417144650679152011-04-01T15:57:57.801-05:002011-04-01T15:57:57.801-05:00@Debbie -- No!!! Don't remind me of the teenag...@Debbie -- No!!! Don't remind me of the teenage years and the dating dramas! I'm trying to forget they exist. My sons are 10 and 11 1/2. I'm not letting them date til they're 30. :)<br /><br />@Susan -- I love that you stood up for your daughter! Sometimes we have to, otherwise no one else will. *high five*<br /><br />@Kat -- My husband does the same thing about my youngest's grades. He's always telling me how DS really answered the question right and here's why. LOL.Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-28889438602709884832011-04-01T15:54:55.319-05:002011-04-01T15:54:55.319-05:00Ugh! I've been off wading through DMV red tape...Ugh! I've been off wading through DMV red tape all day and am FINALLY getting a chance to play on the internet.<br /><br />@Kris -- Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy the book!<br /><br />@Bev -- Thanks, Bev! I hope I can make lots of readers happy so they'll keep coming back for more. :)<br /><br />@Darynda -- I don't know why I was cursed with the shyness gene. It sucks, because I don't WANT to be shy, but I can't help it. I get flustered very easily. It's the one trait I have to consistently work on!Cynthia Justlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121687923409755007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-61848759915108077322011-04-01T15:20:59.502-05:002011-04-01T15:20:59.502-05:00I started reading Her Own Best Enemy last and was ...I started reading Her Own Best Enemy last and was drawn into right away. I can't to grnadsons are in bed tonight to I can grab a hot cup of tea, put my feet up, and get back to the story. <br /><br />Congrats on your release, Cynthia.Autumn Jordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168172253998245307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-80704257861290865782011-04-01T13:34:55.601-05:002011-04-01T13:34:55.601-05:00Love the excerpt, Cynthia! Looking forward to rea...Love the excerpt, Cynthia! Looking forward to reading the whole story.<br /><br />I'm with you; try and hurt my kids, and you'll think you died and went to hell. And I was worse when they were little! ;-)<br /><br />I think I'll be just as bad with the grands. The rule in our house was always, don't piss Mom off. Yeah, I got me an inner grizzly!Gwynlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131507614528809505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-75663140061682943512011-04-01T12:41:52.859-05:002011-04-01T12:41:52.859-05:00I can soooo relate - to the shy part (especially s...I can soooo relate - to the shy part (especially since I have been 6'2" since age 14 - makes it really hard to fade into the background!) and to the mama bear part. I put myself out there now so that other mama bears know me and I can help my shy kids make friends. And I keep my cubs away from the kids that would hurt them (when possible). While I believe that some of the negative experiences make them stronger and help them learn to relate to others, it's always good to have a mama bear in your corner!Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-80425971440113191622011-04-01T12:18:58.259-05:002011-04-01T12:18:58.259-05:00Thanks for stopping by, everyone! And I'm with...Thanks for stopping by, everyone! And I'm with Kat...buy this book! It's so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-63132482667704073172011-04-01T12:00:11.309-05:002011-04-01T12:00:11.309-05:00No need to enter me in the drawing - I've alre...No need to enter me in the drawing - I've already read it and love it! I'm just here to say BUY THIS BOOK! It's so great.<br /><br />My Mama-bear comes out with my older son's grades. His teacher makes mistakes in grading constantly. Then there's the multiple choice questions with more than one right answer and he picks the one I would have picked, so of course we're both right and she's wrong. So she gets notes from me a couple times a week. You'd think she'd learn by now to just give him a 100 and let it go...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-6341669501323888362011-04-01T11:48:34.054-05:002011-04-01T11:48:34.054-05:00Cynthia, you don't need to be shy, you're ...Cynthia, you don't need to be shy, you're amazing. :) Congratulations on <i>Her Own Best Enemy</i>. The blurb is intriguing.<br /><br />What gets my mama bear instinct going? Don't mess with my kids—period. Once my daughter who has special needs wasn't getting full-time supervision at school and she had . . . let's call it a close call with some older boys. The fellow in charge of funding for supervision got an e-mail CC'd to every member of my government whose e-mail address I could find, including the prime minister. My daughter had full-time supervision within days. (I became known as "something of an activist," but you do what works when your kids' safety is at risk.) Yay to all mama bears!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657017791983284991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-12053414663749187972011-04-01T10:42:06.162-05:002011-04-01T10:42:06.162-05:00sounds like a great read. My hubby is in the mili...sounds like a great read. My hubby is in the military and 2 of my sons too.<br /><br />I am like you and if anyone messes with my kids I will be right in their face! It gets a little harder when the hit the teenage and young adult age. All those dating dramas they go through today! I dont remember it being so harsh when I was in school. Course it is hard to remember that far back... loldebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122805100081752786noreply@blogger.com