tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post8760596768842593596..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: How to impress a mystery writerKathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-91483299630889449992008-03-14T12:46:00.000-05:002008-03-14T12:46:00.000-05:00Drunk Charcoal Walking, the sport of kings. ;) ~G...Drunk Charcoal Walking, the sport of kings. ;) <BR/><BR/>~GemmaGemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-72024123153820754232008-03-14T12:45:00.000-05:002008-03-14T12:45:00.000-05:00So glad the date went well, Terrio! Hmm... too nic...So glad the date went well, Terrio! Hmm... too nice. Well, better than too short or too stinky or too... um... piratey, right? ;)Gemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-67370107088170425892008-03-11T10:14:00.000-05:002008-03-11T10:14:00.000-05:00i walked on fire once.......I was drunk and it was...i walked on fire once.......I was drunk and it was charcoal from the BBQ......wanna go out?<BR/><BR/>JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-52778342886296398982008-03-10T08:46:00.000-05:002008-03-10T08:46:00.000-05:00Hey Gemma - quick update.Date went really well. H...Hey Gemma - quick update.<BR/><BR/>Date went really well. He thinks I'm great. He's really nice. Maybe too nice. *sigh* I'd give my right arm to feel a spark of anything these days. LOL!Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-42204815213991050332008-03-10T04:23:00.000-05:002008-03-10T04:23:00.000-05:00Lol Gemma.Thanks for the cheer up.My moms work hir...Lol Gemma.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the cheer up.<BR/><BR/>My moms work hired a fire dancer one year for her company party and he was tall dark and HOT, all the ladies were up front trying to get a closer look at him.<BR/><BR/>No crime scene stories here though.<BR/><BR/>Hugs, Danettedanettebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080821348744144432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-74777230155191733722008-03-09T16:29:00.000-05:002008-03-09T16:29:00.000-05:00Thanks, Blondie! I have a couple lined up for thi...Thanks, Blondie! I have a couple lined up for this week, so I'll let you know how it goes!<BR/><BR/>~GemmaGemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-48766637368685201682008-03-09T16:27:00.000-05:002008-03-09T16:27:00.000-05:00I'm beginning to think that your criteria for dati...<I>I'm beginning to think that your criteria for dating a man must include "be amusing blog material"!</I><BR/><BR/>I'll admit, I'm so much more attracted to out-of-the-ordinary guys. Anyone with an odd hobby or job or interesting life story automatically piques my interest. Maybe why I have a hard time finding a ‘nice guy’ to settle down with. Lol! <BR/><BR/>~GemmaGemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-80788455985539220412008-03-09T08:10:00.000-05:002008-03-09T08:10:00.000-05:00Hey, sorry to hear about your date going down the ...Hey, sorry to hear about your date going down the drain. But hey, it's like you said, he wasn't that cute anyways...right? At least you got a good story out of it. Better luck for next time.Blondie0409https://www.blogger.com/profile/00886569868896673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-60101892808660407832008-03-09T00:17:00.000-06:002008-03-09T00:17:00.000-06:00You forgot to mention just how it was you happened...You forgot to mention just how it was you happened to meet a FIRE DANCER??? I'm beginning to think that your criteria for dating a man must include "be amusing blog material"! <BR/><BR/>And by the way, I could totally imagine Maddie reacting to finding a dead body the way your fire dancer did :)Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-74263872177930336682008-03-08T23:14:00.000-06:002008-03-08T23:14:00.000-06:00Most of the dead bodies I've run into were the re...Most of the dead bodies I've run into were the result of vehicle accidents (seriously, no pun intended, honest!)<BR/><BR/>Lots of crimes related to motor vehicle code violations, drunk driving, possession, etc. Later I got to investigate white collar crime at the Iowa DofJ.<BR/><BR/>I'll be waiting to see a Fire Dancer show up in one of your books, Gemma!<BR/><BR/>~Bullet Hole~Kathy Bacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-56286786537571774462008-03-08T20:19:00.000-06:002008-03-08T20:19:00.000-06:00Lol, Gemma!I'd been the same way.Crime Scene Chris...Lol, Gemma!<BR/><BR/>I'd been the same way.<BR/><BR/>Crime Scene ChrisieChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-57279178267747352082008-03-08T11:17:00.000-06:002008-03-08T11:17:00.000-06:00Oooo... you must come tell us how it goes, terrio!...Oooo... you must come tell us how it goes, terrio! Good luck, girl!!!<BR/><BR/>~GemmaGemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-55514654570322653532008-03-08T09:01:00.000-06:002008-03-08T09:01:00.000-06:00LOL! I have never personally found a body, but one...LOL! I have never personally found a body, but one of my friends from college did. She was in her house and hear a loud crash outside. When she went out and walked to the main road and then walked down around the curve she found a motorcycle and the guy who flew off of it when he wrecked, very much deceased. Although we are Forensic Science majors, it really shook her up.Lisa St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103230920203368503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-57834583860757337442008-03-07T18:21:00.000-06:002008-03-07T18:21:00.000-06:00Heeheehee. Too funny. As a nurse I tend to get t...Heeheehee. Too funny. As a nurse I tend to get the gory details TOO easily...but I am cracking up imagining this guy's thoughts when you said that!Chicago Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10824131635259985128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-10243396403913663252008-03-07T16:07:00.000-06:002008-03-07T16:07:00.000-06:00OMG! I'd want to know too! As for being like you...OMG! I'd want to know too! As for being like your characters, I get the same thing. I had a grandmother ask me the other days if I write these books because there was an assassin in my family. I blurted out, "No, but that would be totally cool!" She walked away...quickly. <BR/><BR/>Love the blog - I love hearing your hysterical dating stories!<BR/><BR/>LesLeslie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616716802552673056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-75328977086133781362008-03-07T15:36:00.000-06:002008-03-07T15:36:00.000-06:00ROFLMAOThanks, Gemma! I really needed this!ROFLMAO<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Gemma! I really needed this!Suzan Hardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600258874634909988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-50545906150908911802008-03-07T15:26:00.000-06:002008-03-07T15:26:00.000-06:00LOL Gemma! You probably scared him to death. Only...LOL Gemma! You probably scared him to death. Only a mystery writer could scare a fire-walker.<BR/><BR/>Remind me again why I should be happy that I get to date again??????Jana DeLeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351774231244304409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-26042335269349030652008-03-07T14:59:00.000-06:002008-03-07T14:59:00.000-06:00I haven't had any brushes with crime and am sure I...I haven't had any brushes with crime and am sure I don't want to.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-25969935934259672382008-03-07T14:56:00.000-06:002008-03-07T14:56:00.000-06:00I'm doing the first-meet-get-to-know-each-other-ov...I'm doing the first-meet-get-to-know-each-other-over-coffee thing tomorrow. LOL! I hope mine goes better than this one.<BR/><BR/>I have found that most guys think it's cool that I write romance. Though I'm as yet unpubbed so nothing to prove it really. <BR/><BR/>Never stumbled on a dead body. Thank goodness. I don't do well with death.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-35484461003537508702008-03-07T13:58:00.000-06:002008-03-07T13:58:00.000-06:00I'm anxiously (well, impatiently, to be more accur...I'm anxiously (well, impatiently, to be more accurate) waiting for my copy of <I>Alibi in High Heels</I> to arrive. Unfortunately, it probably won't show up until next week. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>I don't think I've ever known anybody who came across a dead body before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-9247883354198710862008-03-07T11:20:00.000-06:002008-03-07T11:20:00.000-06:00Lol! Probably not. Poor boy.~GemmaLol! Probably not. Poor boy.<BR/><BR/>~GemmaGemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-49606809448794487802008-03-07T10:22:00.000-06:002008-03-07T10:22:00.000-06:00*LOL*It probably not the sort of research he had h...*LOL*<BR/><BR/>It probably not the sort of research he had hoped to help you with.Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.com