tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post3389964103012537771..comments2024-03-28T02:25:14.473-05:00Comments on More Agreeably Engaged: Secrets, Secrets and C.P. Odom...Don't Miss This One!Janet Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-56302345872855928002015-01-24T21:48:12.889-06:002015-01-24T21:48:12.889-06:00Wonderful interview. I have been having a lot of f...Wonderful interview. I have been having a lot of fun following your blog tour. Thank you for the giveaway. Cherringtonmb at sbcglobal dot netBeckyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858125894873568419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-17361653261101131262015-01-24T13:11:02.273-06:002015-01-24T13:11:02.273-06:00I don't think you are giving away too many tea...I don't think you are giving away too many teasers, Colin. I'm in the minority where I prefer spoiler to the story more before deciding whether I should read it or not. So thanks for giving an insight into PP&S. It's on my wish list.<br /><br />evangelineace2020(at)yahoo(dot)comLúthien84https://www.blogger.com/profile/15390711363301378521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-21289477107389004812015-01-22T09:43:36.866-06:002015-01-22T09:43:36.866-06:00Oops! And I said I wasn't going to do that in...Oops! And I said I wasn't going to do that in my interview. My bad.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-3661460005620010762015-01-21T07:19:36.142-06:002015-01-21T07:19:36.142-06:00I look forward to reading your book, but I had to ...I look forward to reading your book, but I had to stop reading your self-interview because you were giving away too many secrets!<br /><br />Best of luck with your new title... lesliebdougherty@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571991631594137470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-46354028823917348202015-01-20T23:45:33.129-06:002015-01-20T23:45:33.129-06:00I was thinking more of a hero who ruined himself a...I was thinking more of a hero who ruined himself and redeemed himself and in his new humble frame of mind didn't think he deserved someone like Jane but she chose him anyway. It might be interesting to see Jane doing some pursuing rather than being the passive pursued. She has the temperament to extend grace to any human being. But that would be very out of character for Jane! BrendaNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093149542013696643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-52305526221385227642015-01-20T12:44:23.504-06:002015-01-20T12:44:23.504-06:00Wasn't it great, Gail!? I love it and hope to ...Wasn't it great, Gail!? I love it and hope to have it repeated in the future. Please pat yourself on the back, Colin. You deserve. I'm glad that it was fun for you too.Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-59129419734865561032015-01-20T12:42:32.104-06:002015-01-20T12:42:32.104-06:00I give you my word right now that I will allow you...I give you my word right now that I will allow you similar freedom next time you visit. This has been exactly what I was wanting...fun, fun, fun and a great change of pace. Thank you, kind sir!Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-51817946520319313912015-01-20T12:40:24.084-06:002015-01-20T12:40:24.084-06:00Will do, Colin. No, I guess you would not match hi...Will do, Colin. No, I guess you would not match him up with someone unworthy. He is one of my favorite characters so it will be fun so see how this plays out with Caroline. (one we all love to dislike)Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-37813671680293443922015-01-20T11:35:06.099-06:002015-01-20T11:35:06.099-06:00I'm glad we agree on Bingley - definitely a li...I'm glad we agree on Bingley - definitely a lightweight. I don't think I've read a JAFF story with a persistent Bingley, though, so I can't help you.<br /><br />But as for your wish for Jane to provide healing balm for a hero who has had a rough life, that is an interesting thought, and I hope you don't mind if I tuck it away among my plot bunnies for future reference. But the hero would have to be deserving; a good, solid man who has just had misfortune, perhaps at the hand of an unscrupulous woman who has virtually ruined him and left him deeply reticent and disinclined to ever trust a female again. That might be fun.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-16872135622341646612015-01-20T11:29:13.903-06:002015-01-20T11:29:13.903-06:00Thanks for your comment. And I hope you don't...Thanks for your comment. And I hope you don't think the Colonel is "poor" after you read it. As I said to Janet below, would I match the good Colonel with an unworthy spouse?C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-60438681195021648802015-01-20T11:27:36.445-06:002015-01-20T11:27:36.445-06:00Thanks, Vesper. I had fun playing with these subp...Thanks, Vesper. I had fun playing with these subplots--I hope you find them entertaining.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-72836690328854419432015-01-20T11:26:52.485-06:002015-01-20T11:26:52.485-06:00Good luck with the giveaway, and I hope you read m...Good luck with the giveaway, and I hope you read my book whatever the outcome!C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-18984135636767539502015-01-20T11:25:57.652-06:002015-01-20T11:25:57.652-06:00Please let me know how you feel after you actually...Please let me know how you feel after you actually read the book, Janet. And rest assured that playing with Colonel Fitzwilliam's character is one of my favorite pastimes when writing, both because of his military background and because Austen treated him so briefly that an author has lots of latitude. Would I match up on of my favorite characters with an unworthy spouse? Perish the thought!C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-90555711227328054122015-01-20T11:22:29.859-06:002015-01-20T11:22:29.859-06:00Thanks for your comment and good luck. Cheers.Thanks for your comment and good luck. Cheers.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-234679782950549552015-01-20T11:21:51.270-06:002015-01-20T11:21:51.270-06:00Good luck with the giveaway and with your read, Pa...Good luck with the giveaway and with your read, Pam, no matter how the giveaway goes. Based on your tagline, might I guess you're a fan of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups? Me too -- except I have to buy the suger-free version these days. Old age is not for sissies, as the actress Bette Davis was fond of saying.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-39932803540292328032015-01-20T11:19:32.935-06:002015-01-20T11:19:32.935-06:00As the interviewer, I am gratified by your complim...As the interviewer, I am gratified by your compliment. As the responder, what do you mean left much to be desired! :-)<br /><br />I must admit to an understanding of your doubt about Wickham--he is such a scoundrel, after all, and I've had him imprisoned in two of my stories and even killed him off in two more. It would take a soul-shattering shock to change THAT man . . . which I tried to provide. Time will tell how well I did.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-27662164191806459042015-01-20T11:16:05.351-06:002015-01-20T11:16:05.351-06:00And thanks for your review on your site, Sophia. ...And thanks for your review on your site, Sophia. I also appreciate your posting your review to Amazon & Goodreads. An honest review, as you said.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-45794422317710045852015-01-20T10:17:34.847-06:002015-01-20T10:17:34.847-06:00I'm gratified by your opinion that my presenta...I'm gratified by your opinion that my presentation of Wickham and Caroline, Joy. It was a worrisome point because I knew I was pushing the envelope. Thanks.<br /><br />I'm also glad that you liked Captain Fitzwilliam, RN. As for how I came up with him, it came from my experience, based on a Marine officer I knew in 1972. He was a Captain who looked and acted as if he had just stepped out of a recruiting poster, graduated with honors from Purdue with an engineering degree, and had a beautiful wife and four children that he adored. I didn't know him personally, since I was only an enlisted puke on a single enlistment and he was a career officer, but I didn't have to search far to find a model for Captain Fitzwilliam. Like your husband, I believe I would have liked that Marine officer for a friend.<br /><br />As for the hoot and a half interview, I hope Janet allows me similar freedom the next time she hosts me. Thanks, Janet!C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-66919518588570773172015-01-20T10:03:04.802-06:002015-01-20T10:03:04.802-06:00My understanding is that the initial order sold ou...My understanding is that the initial order sold out. Shortly after it first popped up on Amazon, I went so far as the point where you enter your credit card info to buy it without any indication it wasn't in stock. But it's certainly not in stock right now.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-24859888399620041642015-01-20T09:58:03.525-06:002015-01-20T09:58:03.525-06:00Thanks for the kind words, Jan. Coming from you, ...Thanks for the kind words, Jan. Coming from you, they mean a lot to me. I'm glad you enjoyed the interview, but I guarantee you I did NOT enjoy finding I'm just as susceptible to writer's block as other authors. I thought, since I'm doing this writing mostly for fun and not to put food on the table, that I wouldn't run into writer's block but I was wrong. I hope you enjoy the book.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-43779921979328563512015-01-20T09:51:39.016-06:002015-01-20T09:51:39.016-06:00Yup, Ceri, now you know I can do confrontation! T...Yup, Ceri, now you know I can do confrontation! There has to be something left of that young man who went off to war in 1970 . . . and wound up as an instructor in a technical school! As for Wickham, rest assured it was no desire of his to reform. It occurs involuntarily as he is blindsided by Reality.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-4003954409531519302015-01-20T09:46:13.973-06:002015-01-20T09:46:13.973-06:00If you find Wickham's rehabilitation hard to b...If you find Wickham's rehabilitation hard to believe, Anji, just imagine how I felt when the idea popped into my head from who knows where. It wasn't planned during the plotting stage. I was actually writing a scene where Wickham is shocked to learn of Elizabeth's engagement to Darcy and wondering about where to go with the scene (my plot just included that scene and then abandoned Wickham). I had this sudden idea of doing something with Wickham unlike anything I had done previously. I rejected it several times because I couldn't figure out how to make it work before finally coming up with my "solution." I hope you find it believable.C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-14137870731540253712015-01-20T09:29:17.284-06:002015-01-20T09:29:17.284-06:00I think it's the schizophrenic side of my pers...I think it's the schizophrenic side of my personality kicking in . . . :-)C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-21348973757700027682015-01-20T09:28:01.330-06:002015-01-20T09:28:01.330-06:00Yup, it's a brand new book, just written last ...Yup, it's a brand new book, just written last year (2014). I hope you enjoy your readathon!C. P. (Colin) Odomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915442268239406024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-33818752758679990402015-01-20T02:42:45.666-06:002015-01-20T02:42:45.666-06:00Lately I've been feeling the same way as this ...Lately I've been feeling the same way as this comment- "But then, I’ve never been a Bingley fan. He has no depth of passion like Darcy and no constancy; in short, a lightweight. He doesn’t deserve Jane." <br />I'm sure I've read a JAFF book where Bingley ignores Darcy & Caroline's advice and pursues Jane anyway but I can't remember the title... it's annoying! I think it's just that I've read so many books they are all blending together now!<br />I would actually like to read a story where Jane, who is all that is good and kind and lovely, gets together with a was-once-bad-but-now-reformed hero. I think she would be a balm to a hero who had had a rough life and was deserving of some peace and love finally. <br />Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. I admit I have been stalking this book through the blogs! :)<br /><br />brendapwood at gmail dot comBrendaNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093149542013696643noreply@blogger.com