tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post8760187235830175259..comments2023-11-02T05:00:35.159-07:00Comments on A Pen for Your Thoughts and Mine: Have You Met Mona Yet?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-47601655871872219802015-09-08T00:47:05.505-07:002015-09-08T00:47:05.505-07:00hard to believe I am very happy to be joined comme...hard to believe I am very happy to be joined commented here, it makes an experience for me khangkung<br /><br /><a href="http://nuabicaramengobati23.blogspot.com/2014/04/cara-mengobati-penyakit-leukimia-pada.html" rel="nofollow">cara mengobati penyakit leukimia pada anak</a>,<a href="http://nuabicaramengobati23.blogspot.com/2014/04/cara-mengobati-luka-diabetes-kering.html" rel="nofollow">cara mengobati luka diabetes terbaik</a>,<a href="http://nuabiherbald23.blogspot.com/2014/03/cara-menghancurkan-batu-ginjal-secara.html" rel="nofollow">cara mengahancurkan batu ginjal secara alami tanpa operasi</a>,<a href="http://nuabiherbald23.blogspot.com/2014/03/obat-pengapuran-tulang-herbal-terbaik.html" rel="nofollow">obat pengapuran tulang herbal</a>,<a href="http://nuabiherbald23.blogspot.com/2014/03/obat-difteri-herbal-terampuh.html" rel="nofollow">obat difteri herbal</a>,<a href="http://nuabiherbal23.blogspot.com/2014/03/obat-gangguan-pencernaan-herbal-terbaik.html" rel="nofollow">obat gangguan pencernaan herbal terbaik</a>,<a href="http://nuabiherbal23.blogspot.com/2014/02/obat-chikungunya-tradisional-tanpa.html" rel="nofollow">obat chikungunya tradisional</a>,<a href="http://nuabiherbal23.blogspot.com/2014/02/obat-penyumbatan-pembuluh-darah-herbal.html" rel="nofollow">obat penyumbatan pembuluh darah herbal</a>,<a href="http://nuabiherbal23.blogspot.com/2014/02/obat-campak-tradisional-untuk-anak.html" rel="nofollow">obat campak tradisional untuk anak</a>Obiuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938735174176879718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-41381561414377072552009-12-08T10:48:54.427-08:002009-12-08T10:48:54.427-08:00I think when they are well researched and reader c...I think when they are well researched and reader can tell!!! When they read the book and know when they pick up a history book and they will find similar facts in there!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.workfromhomeindia.biz" rel="nofollow"> Work from home India </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-4340228162663085212009-12-01T08:47:23.197-08:002009-12-01T08:47:23.197-08:00Sorry for using annonymous, but my head is full of...Sorry for using annonymous, but my head is full of cotton with a cold and I couldn't get the password... right. Ah well. Hugs from a non-germy distance, MonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-86532521313510506232009-12-01T08:45:18.316-08:002009-12-01T08:45:18.316-08:00HI ALL! I'm sending in Too Rich for a Bride th...HI ALL! I'm sending in Too Rich for a Bride this week, so I've had my head down finishing Book 2 in the series. Thanks so much for all your great comments. It blesses me to know that a few of you were inspired by my long wait to see a novel published. Keep on keeping on. And how fun that so many of us are sisters of the heart when it comes to reading historicals. I love an authentic transport to another time and place, especially the 1800's. Blessings, MonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-89785066782052824692009-12-01T08:43:28.795-08:002009-12-01T08:43:28.795-08:00HI ALL! I'm sending in Too Rich for a Bride th...HI ALL! I'm sending in Too Rich for a Bride this week, so I've had my head down finishing Book 2 in the series. Thanks so much for all your great comments. It blesses me to know that a few of you were inspired by my long wait to see a novel published. Keep on keeping on. And how fun that so many of us are sisters of the heart when it comes to reading historicals. I love an authentic transport to another time and place, especially the 1800's. Blessings, MonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-32331807728713475782009-11-30T22:24:37.133-08:002009-11-30T22:24:37.133-08:00I love historical books! But what makes them great...I love historical books! But what makes them great? I think when they are well researched and reader can tell!!! When they read the book and know when they pick up a history book and they will find similar facts in there! I remember reading a historical novel and then an autobiography of the same time period and place. I was thrilled to discover the author of the fiction book had her done her research well and it was so nice to know they were not all made up facts. <br />martha(at)lclink(dot)comMartha A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02426112535240400393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-79445849034457085362009-11-30T21:32:24.186-08:002009-11-30T21:32:24.186-08:00Thanks for an inspiring interview!Thanks for an inspiring interview!Bethany Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345327120999157124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-46359965544574747012009-11-28T12:52:54.469-08:002009-11-28T12:52:54.469-08:00Hi Mona it is nice to meet you and to read your in...Hi Mona it is nice to meet you and to read your interview here on pen for thought, may God bless you and you have a very Merry Christmas<br /><br /><br />mamat2730(at)charter(dot)netEdnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132658803192802735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-77078524648000135072009-11-22T18:40:47.841-08:002009-11-22T18:40:47.841-08:00I enjoy historical fiction and my first thought to...I enjoy historical fiction and my first thought to this question would be an accurate sense of time and place, so much so that you can "see" the setting. And the characters have to talk and act in a way common to that period. I recently finished an excellent historical by J. M. Hochstetler called "Daughter of Liberty" - one of the best I've ever read.<br /><br />Mona's book was already on my wish list. I enjoyed the interview and appreciate the chance to win a copy.<br /><br />cjarvis [at] bellsouth [dot] netCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691366747122379190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-36009671601677660742009-11-22T17:18:12.696-08:002009-11-22T17:18:12.696-08:00Great interview.Two Brides Too Many sounds wonderf...Great interview.Two Brides Too Many sounds wonderful. I love escaping to different times and places.Please enter me in the giveaway.augustlily06(at)aim(dot)com.Thank you.Emmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-47167957045544625912009-11-22T15:46:01.414-08:002009-11-22T15:46:01.414-08:00Great interview. I have read this book and it was ...Great interview. I have read this book and it was awesome.<br />tarenn98[at]yahoo[dot]comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-1611237937765771972009-11-22T15:38:01.900-08:002009-11-22T15:38:01.900-08:00I always enjoy leaning about other novelists' ...I always enjoy leaning about other novelists' journeys. I find it so encouraging and I appreciate Monda's advice!<br /><br />Her novel sounds like so much fun; I'd love to be entered into the drawing. While I read some contemporaries, I mostly gravitate toward historicals. The societal norms are different in historicals, whether they're Regencies or set in 1880s Kansas, and those structures are comforting to me, I guess. I love escaping to different times and places.<br /><br />Thanks for the great interview1<br />srdietze at sbcglobal dot netSusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-11120266312200685762009-11-22T15:24:18.454-08:002009-11-22T15:24:18.454-08:00I love historicals set in the late 1800s, but it w...I love historicals set in the late 1800s, but it would be hard to pinpoint why. Maybe because of the slower pace. I especially like books set in the West. Yours sound like one I'd love. Congratulations on your series contracts.<br /><br />fictionfan1[at]cox[dot]netVickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-68207967379777708422009-11-22T13:49:36.489-08:002009-11-22T13:49:36.489-08:00I love historicals. I am sure I would love your bo...I love historicals. I am sure I would love your book, Mona. Please enter me and thanks for a great interview, Shirley. I like this blog. Thanks for all the work.<br />Mary Basker<br />CaliforniaMary Baskerhttp://baskeraus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-26577252015937133902009-11-22T12:50:27.910-08:002009-11-22T12:50:27.910-08:00Very interesting interview. The book sounds fabul...Very interesting interview. The book sounds fabulous! <br />Happy Thanksgiving!Susan Hollawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176243201232863808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-90322081531922058482009-11-22T12:24:59.956-08:002009-11-22T12:24:59.956-08:00What a great interview! I love historicals set in ...What a great interview! I love historicals set in just about any era, whether it be 1800's, all the way to medieval! There is such a sense of honor in medieval times and a sense of simplicity in the early years of our contry. It is a great way to escape into a life not even remotely connected to my own. :) Can't wait to read this book...and I LOVE the cover!<br />sherrinda(at)gmail(dot)comSherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-31208281821732523572009-11-22T11:19:09.271-08:002009-11-22T11:19:09.271-08:00This interview was a great inspiration to me to ke...This interview was a great inspiration to me to keep up my writing and not be discouraged! Thank you! Please enter me to win a copy.<br />Deborah M.<br />debbiejeanm[at]gmail[dot]comDeborah Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988100121160531753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-46142908664784682352009-11-21T17:06:51.525-08:002009-11-21T17:06:51.525-08:00I would love to read this book. Please enter me. T...I would love to read this book. Please enter me. Thanks!!<br />jackie.smith(at)dishmail(dot)netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-56844468163815767052009-11-21T10:26:54.195-08:002009-11-21T10:26:54.195-08:00TWENTY YEARS to get her novel published! Yikes. I ...TWENTY YEARS to get her novel published! Yikes. I think most authors talk to their characters, so it's nice to hear someone say it OUT LOUD. Very interesting interview. Thanks for posting it.Tamaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-40525740805657281062009-11-21T08:28:39.549-08:002009-11-21T08:28:39.549-08:00Such great comments already coming in! It is so ne...Such great comments already coming in! It is so neat to hear what you all have to say about the whys and the whats and those things that catch your attention about reading or writing. <br />Keep 'em coming. Mona and I look forward to seeing more! <br />Blessings all,<br />ShirleyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237137146322873116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-83665662145262572542009-11-21T07:17:10.822-08:002009-11-21T07:17:10.822-08:00Many thanks to all who have read the interview and...Many thanks to all who have read the interview and entered to win a copy of Two Brides Too Many. So fun for this historical novelist to hear why you like reading historicals. Thanks, MonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-21634611606025146142009-11-20T09:26:56.423-08:002009-11-20T09:26:56.423-08:00Wow!! I would love to read this book!! Please ente...Wow!! I would love to read this book!! Please enter me. To answer Mona's question, I like historical novels a lot. As to why?? That is hard to answer:) But one reason why is I like reading about times that have passed. To me, if an author has done their research, it is very interesting and an insight into those times. Again, thanks for a great interview!! If I don't win this, I will have to put it on my wish-list:) Thanks!<br />esterried[at]yahoo[dot]comGiveaway Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276720906524112349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-30948332390813716952009-11-20T07:19:40.132-08:002009-11-20T07:19:40.132-08:00Great interview!Great interview!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111576612128164411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-64170509224966642282009-11-19T18:09:18.809-08:002009-11-19T18:09:18.809-08:00I think a great historical novel is made great whe...I think a great historical novel is made great when you find yourself actually IN the book with the characters. You are able to walk the streets, see the clothing, smell the horses, and forget the technology of today. A great historical novel will make you feel like you know the characters and the setting they are in. I'm really looking forward to reading your book, Mona!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103824887484411035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-20813745000413999442009-11-19T16:29:42.496-08:002009-11-19T16:29:42.496-08:00Hi Mona! I love this post! I don't read tons o...Hi Mona! I love this post! I don't read tons of historical novels, but I've read two in the last week! (An Amanda Quick and a Karen Hawkins) What I love most is the sense of adventure that historicals can deliver! Characters do things I've never done, and some of the outrageous things they say, or the language they say it in, is so different from today that it makes me laugh out loud! I love adventures and laughing out loud when I read, and I love it when a great historical novel gives me that!<br /><br />Looking forward to reading your first adult novel, Mona! :)Kitty Bucholtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372033109959440355noreply@blogger.com