tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post8228620170628839649..comments2023-11-18T04:41:02.841-08:00Comments on LauraFrantz.net: abbyLaura Frantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-91834644169947817282010-03-19T07:08:41.019-07:002010-03-19T07:08:41.019-07:00Laurie, Oh yes, she certainly has that "spark...Laurie, Oh yes, she certainly has that "sparkle of defiance." Love that! It's positively book-worthy:) And if you ever do paint little Abby I will be first in line to buy it!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-75315377139467466522010-03-18T17:02:58.565-07:002010-03-18T17:02:58.565-07:00She is precious with that sparkle of defiance foun...She is precious with that sparkle of defiance found in all of us. would love to paint her. So fun to put faces with characters to see what is truly in your mind!Laurie Justus Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080385841467711304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-20213265326363603782010-03-15T08:28:13.392-07:002010-03-15T08:28:13.392-07:00Rhonda, Great to hear from you! I got your message...Rhonda, Great to hear from you! I got your message by phone Saturday - we were gone all day for a fiddling gig. Paul thinks he's bringing his fiddle to Gatlinburg. NOT! Thanks so much for the call! I just wanted to know I'm thinking of you. And don't you dare do a thing for my birthday - think I'll just let this slip under the radar:) I sure miss you and can't wait to see you all. Our kids won't know each other as they've grown so very much!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-73413442337028940312010-03-14T16:02:11.940-07:002010-03-14T16:02:11.940-07:00That little girl is adorable! I love her hair and ...That little girl is adorable! I love her hair and her whole look......unique looking but quite pretty! I bet she would be a very interesting character in a book....she looks very smart, and mischievous, ha. Thank you so much for that unexpected wonderful Starbucks gift card!! You shouldn't be sending that to me, but me to you. Thanks so much and your card and note were lovely! I can't wait to see all of you in December and am excited you have your plane fare etc. already. Time flies & I will remember your bday in April for sure. Hi to Randy and the boys from us too! :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242968660440257094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-85033354208295088252010-03-09T16:10:31.411-08:002010-03-09T16:10:31.411-08:00Fresh eyes, indeed, Britt. I sometimes lament that...Fresh eyes, indeed, Britt. I sometimes lament that I'll never come to my book with the eyes of a new reader. Thank heavens for crit partners and critique groups! They make us tougher and better in the long run. <br />Hope your WIP is going well this week. I need to catch up on my blog reading and you're one of them:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-53168546775214977622010-03-09T16:04:16.607-08:002010-03-09T16:04:16.607-08:00Renee, Woo-hoo! Glad to see you again! So looking ...Renee, Woo-hoo! Glad to see you again! So looking forward to next week and your bloggy party! We're sure to have fun:) Hey, I did the pioneer thing too. No surprises there, I guess! Bless you.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-55072524492806927252010-03-09T15:52:49.809-08:002010-03-09T15:52:49.809-08:00Hahaha so cute! Reminds me of when I was little dr...Hahaha so cute! Reminds me of when I was little dressing up for my towns local festival, Pioneer Days!<br /><br />XOXO~ ReneeRenee (BlacknGoldGirlsBookSpot)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701232799625814028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-13332321498192031982010-03-09T15:25:59.386-08:002010-03-09T15:25:59.386-08:00Lori, I hope you have pictures! I think red would ...Lori, I hope you have pictures! I think red would be preferable to gray, too:) Maybe we should do a double dare, cut our long blonde hair, and go red together! LOL, as they say!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-64785754947827460002010-03-09T15:04:43.981-08:002010-03-09T15:04:43.981-08:00Lorna, I would gladly take orange like your blesse...Lorna, I would gladly take orange like your blessed brother:) And Abby is absolutely beautiful, isn't she?! I just want to SQUEEZE her and make her smile. I hope I'm blessed with a red-headed grandbaby one day as Randy's mom is a redhead. Somehow it skipped a couple of generations but I'm hoping...<br /><br />I'm chuckling at your story of how husbands and our writing sometimes make a poor mix. Amen to that! I'll take an impartial critique partner any day:)<br /><br />I pray that book is humming along for you and that trip you and Judy are about to embark on results in a ton of fun:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-49637760204777051042010-03-09T13:02:33.678-08:002010-03-09T13:02:33.678-08:00Laura, my dark blond hair doesn't hold a darke...Laura, my dark blond hair doesn't hold a darker color for more than a week when it's long, but when I was growing it out post chemo, and it was still very short, I sported dark reddish brown hair and LOVED it! I'll go back to that color if I ever have short hair again. Before it goes gray, that is!Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-79940337512246357042010-03-09T12:58:39.342-08:002010-03-09T12:58:39.342-08:00Laura, Abby is a doll! My younger brother had brig...Laura, Abby is a doll! My younger brother had bright red hair (orange) the whole time growing up, but no curls. He got so tired of everyone always touching his head to feel it. <br /><br />Naming a third baby? Just the thought is exciting.<br /><br />I loved the quote, and it's so true. Once, I let my hubby read my chapter and we got in a fight. I let other people read them now.Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658473250718768593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-18208975132255877252010-03-09T11:10:51.050-08:002010-03-09T11:10:51.050-08:00A beautiful child!
I like your quote too. Our bo...A beautiful child! <br /><br />I like your quote too. Our books get old to us, don't they? We still love them but sometimes we have to take a step back before working on them again. It's good to have a fresh pair of eyes.Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397116071436885635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-85459816547410858512010-03-08T17:46:34.301-08:002010-03-08T17:46:34.301-08:00Ah, Kav, Wonderful to hear from you. I like to thi...Ah, Kav, Wonderful to hear from you. I like to think she might have Scottish roots! Actually, in this 3rd book she has Irish roots! That's dear to your heart as well, I'm thinking. I, too, am very partial to red hair. But it doesn't cover blonde well, so I'm told:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-10722390634040940492010-03-08T16:59:05.620-08:002010-03-08T16:59:05.620-08:00Abby is adorable! I've always been partial to...Abby is adorable! I've always been partial to red hair...especially curly red hair. My first crush in grade school was a boy named Douglas who had just immigrated from Scotland and he was a red-haired mischief maker! I think Abby might be as well. Looks like she's thinking about it anyway.Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-52821957972201354012010-03-08T15:41:21.922-08:002010-03-08T15:41:21.922-08:00Whoops, typos abound. I meant it was extra fun wri...Whoops, typos abound. I meant it was extra fun writing about one and giving her girly things:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-47322941666563082502010-03-08T15:40:20.374-08:002010-03-08T15:40:20.374-08:00Yes, Stacey, she looks like quite a character, no ...Yes, Stacey, she looks like quite a character, no pun intended:) Love your wording - such depth, indeed. I know you must enjoy your little girl so very much. Since I didn't have one of my own it was extra writing about one and giving her girly things:) <br />Oh, can't wait to send Morrow your way as you are my first winner of CML! I had another winner, Casey from Oregon, of a second copy. June is coming soon! And I should get those bookmarks anyday to include with those books. Thanks so much for your comments here - I sure enjoy them:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-48519281549358854902010-03-08T13:31:09.151-08:002010-03-08T13:31:09.151-08:00She is so adorable, yet she seems to have such dep...She is so adorable, yet she seems to have such depth in her expression. I am sure book #3 is going to be the best yet! Can't wait to read it (or #2- for that matter!!). :)Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459864586004718139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-19821455238894237632010-03-08T10:47:34.713-08:002010-03-08T10:47:34.713-08:00Me, too, Kristen:) Maybe there's a little redh...Me, too, Kristen:) Maybe there's a little redhead in your future! Happy writing and reading and researching to you this week, dear friend!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-79100666064635634392010-03-08T09:54:12.943-08:002010-03-08T09:54:12.943-08:00I want to take her home! Abby is so cute:)I want to take her home! Abby is so cute:)Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683245998938431038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-42400691327795545212010-03-08T08:56:35.453-08:002010-03-08T08:56:35.453-08:00Mary, Great question! It really does surprise me w...Mary, Great question! It really does surprise me when others see my characters differently than I do but guess that is where individual imagination comes in and is so interesting. What REALLY amazes me is when the art team is able to come up with the very heart of your heroine physically and they haven't read the book! But I always spend months praying about the cover prior to this and feel they have some divine inspiration working with them:) It's sure a mystery to me!<br /><br />Sure hope you like Abby as much as I do! Since we are blessed with boys, it's always fun creating a little girl if only between the pages of a book - or then reading about her.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-52353191224990745632010-03-08T08:39:55.701-08:002010-03-08T08:39:55.701-08:00Edna, So glad to hear from you! You're back on...Edna, So glad to hear from you! You're back online after your computer problem at last! You're so blessed to have a curly haired gene in your family. Mine has always been stick straight:) Can't wait for you to meet Abby in book 3! You're on my list for book 2 in June:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-47438739276152612022010-03-08T08:26:11.706-08:002010-03-08T08:26:11.706-08:00I love her curly red hair, my daughter has really ...I love her curly red hair, my daughter has really curly blond hair, A real blond, no dye and she has a dark haired little boy and girl both with curly hair.<br />My hubby is a red head and our youngest son, I love everything about this little girl.<br /><br />Laura you did good....<br /><br />mamat2730(at)charter(dot)netEdnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132658803192802735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-61814279972618128562010-03-08T08:06:28.898-08:002010-03-08T08:06:28.898-08:00Kathleen, It's wonderful to hear from you agai...Kathleen, It's wonderful to hear from you again! I've fallen behind on blog reading and commenting, too. In fact, yesterday/Sunday I kept my laptop off all day and that was a strange experience. It was nice to wake up this morning and hear from friends like you.<br /><br />You ask such good questions about the publishing process, much of which I didn't know till now either. When I submit a manuscript to my publisher on deadline, I always have it titled with what's called a "tentative title". The publishing team (editors and marketers) meet to discuss the book to choose the best title. Sometimes it takes several meetings to get it right and sometimes they stick with the author's choice. In my case, I'm glad they didn't! For Dogwood Winter, the marketing team said that readers don't like sad themes or winter and this would hurt sales. I didn't know this so was glad when they changed it to TFD. Looking back I see that Dogwood Winter tells you nothing about the book, etc.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy Abby's story if you read it. She's sure worked her way into my heart, mute or no:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-4817516668760080502010-03-08T07:57:45.599-08:002010-03-08T07:57:45.599-08:00Heather, I had the exact same feeling when I saw h...Heather, I had the exact same feeling when I saw her - one of pure envy:) I've never done a reenactment though I have period clothing (well, my granny made me some colonial and Civil War dresses and bonnets, a bustle, and mopcap, etc.). One of my favorite authors, Ann Rinaldi, started writing after doing many colonial reenactments on the east coast. She found plenty of fodder for her books and they are so realistic!<br /><br />Oh I love what you said about writing - painting with words. That sounds beautiful! Thank you.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-61345953030812732972010-03-08T07:53:11.100-08:002010-03-08T07:53:11.100-08:00Grumpy or not, little "Abby" is just ado...Grumpy or not, little "Abby" is just adorable! I can't wait to meet her in your book.<br /><br />Now, I am eagerly anticipating the big reveal for your title and cover of Book #3. <br /><br />Since you know your characters and settings so well, does it ever surprise you when someon "sees" them in a different way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com