tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post2256035249887458418..comments2024-03-29T07:13:35.033+00:00Comments on RJ Scott - Author: Relief Valve blog tour - JL MerrowRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12451151020470211560noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-56051155262168626332014-04-03T15:30:27.389+01:002014-04-03T15:30:27.389+01:00Aw, thank you! You've made my day! :DAw, thank you! You've made my day! :DJL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-48708266338859938392014-03-29T22:09:09.753+00:002014-03-29T22:09:09.753+00:00I don't need to be entered to win anything, ju...I don't need to be entered to win anything, just wanted to say that I adored this book! I stayed up till dawn finishing it. Excited to see what comes next for these guys! :-Dhollis shilohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585509044252127013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-51015113271981272152014-03-29T19:34:06.883+00:002014-03-29T19:34:06.883+00:00All animals are equal,eh? Thanks for commenting. :...All animals are equal,eh? Thanks for commenting. :)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-12055351714785933012014-03-29T19:33:26.196+00:002014-03-29T19:33:26.196+00:00I've heard ferrets can be affectionate, like c...I've heard ferrets can be affectionate, like cats, but I must admit I've never really had any contact with them apart from watching ferret races at the annual Village Day. :)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-20968669862010448362014-03-29T17:45:10.632+00:002014-03-29T17:45:10.632+00:00Don't have a fav
bn100candg at hotmail dot co...Don't have a fav<br /><br />bn100candg at hotmail dot combn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-19355412116782414852014-03-29T07:53:27.535+00:002014-03-29T07:53:27.535+00:00I just read a novel in which the heroine was given...I just read a novel in which the heroine was given a pet ermine by one of her (for want of a better word) fans. It's every bit as unpredictable and prone to bite as the ferrets I've known. I like ferrets: you can't grown up around northern agricultural shows without encountering an awful lot of them, but I'm never convinced whether they make particularly good pets (as opposed to working animals).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-6119205189543387842014-03-28T22:36:56.040+00:002014-03-28T22:36:56.040+00:00You're inspiring me to write a pet with a stor...You're inspiring me to write a pet with a story of searing pathos.... ;)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-74742252219322010842014-03-28T05:18:24.084+00:002014-03-28T05:18:24.084+00:00No, I don't have a favorite fictional animal. ...No, I don't have a favorite fictional animal. I like to read them in a story, but for me they are mostly background additions to move a story a long.<br /><br />penumbrareads(at)gmail(dot)comwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250191153847238392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-13938042604683351702014-03-27T20:31:27.237+00:002014-03-27T20:31:27.237+00:00Well, I like to think my fictional pets behave lik...Well, I like to think my fictional pets behave like animals - Tom's cats are always pestering for food, and Wolverine in Hard Tail even threw up behind the sofa - but I know what you mean. I guess it's easy to get carried away and anthropomorphise them. <br /><br />Love Sushi as a fish name! ;) After Goldie (see above) died, we worried Fishy would be lonely. So we bought Chippy to keep him company. *g*JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-55090176439333892992014-03-27T20:02:35.809+00:002014-03-27T20:02:35.809+00:00Fictional animals are not my cuppa te- oh, sorry ...Fictional animals are not my cuppa te- oh, sorry - coffee. They're too often written as actually responding/talking to the human - and yes, it might happen occasionally that your dog woofs at just the right time when you're talking or your cat meows, but why do they never get in the way or beg for food or a walk or do SOMETHING that animals actually do? <br />*sigh* let them BE animals, for Frigg's sake! <br /><br />BTW - knew a guy whose fish was named Sushi. HeheAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003013725337060711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-38264225392137383682014-03-27T09:27:37.812+00:002014-03-27T09:27:37.812+00:00You can't get much cuter than a kitten, it'...You can't get much cuter than a kitten, it's true! And I'll have to check Naked Tails out - we don't have any possums in this neck of the woods, so they're an animal I know nothing about. :)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-64853842941632993852014-03-27T09:20:06.043+00:002014-03-27T09:20:06.043+00:00Thanks, Antonia! I guess I see pets as just more s...Thanks, Antonia! I guess I see pets as just more secondary characters, and I've always felt secondary characters are where an author can have a lot of fun - you can be a lot freer with them than you can with main characters. :)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-6333850030129919212014-03-27T05:55:50.859+00:002014-03-27T05:55:50.859+00:00After reading Naked Tails by Eden Winters, I'...After reading Naked Tails by Eden Winters, I've kind of liked possums. I also love cats in fictional stories. I use to have a cat growing up and when it had kittens, my mother gave them away. But I still remember all cuteness and feeling when we the at first arrived.<br /><br />humhumbum AT yahoo DOT comH.B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-31373873678541737092014-03-26T22:28:25.324+00:002014-03-26T22:28:25.324+00:00I don't have any pets myself but I do like rea...I don't have any pets myself but I do like reading about them. The pets in your books are always great - distinct characters themselves and so much fun to read about. I enjoyed reading about Tom's cats and Jude's dog!<br />amaquilante(at)gmail(dot)comAntoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531824751122340051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-62755085784856289222014-03-26T16:43:12.723+00:002014-03-26T16:43:12.723+00:00Aw, poor misunderstood mutt! ;)
For some reason, i...Aw, poor misunderstood mutt! ;)<br />For some reason, it always tickles me to see dogs called Dog and cats called Cat, etc. (I was once part-owner of a couple of goldfish, which we imaginitively dubbed Goldie and Fishy...)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-31067496319525817552014-03-26T16:15:45.371+00:002014-03-26T16:15:45.371+00:00Even though he's not in a book, I always felt ...Even though he's not in a book, I always felt for Sprocket the dog on FRAGGLE ROCK...poor guy was the only one who knew about the Fraggles, and Doc thought he was crazy. I still want a Muppet dog for a pet, drat it! (Right now I'm also amused by Cat Lucky in Eden Winters' CORRUPTION...)<br /><br />Trix, vitajex(At)Aol(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-71558734309110627372014-03-26T11:37:01.205+00:002014-03-26T11:37:01.205+00:00LOL! Tom's not miffed you mentioned the cats f...LOL! Tom's not miffed you mentioned the cats first. Honest. ;D<br />And I hope you enjoy Relief Valve! JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-11656091397377079352014-03-26T11:20:07.120+00:002014-03-26T11:20:07.120+00:00Cats in fiction, I love 'em all. And dogs. O...Cats in fiction, I love 'em all. And dogs. Oh hell, I'm basically indiscriminate and love all animals fictional or real. I've bought Relief Valve because I loved Pressure Head, and I look forward to reading more about Tom's cats. And the lovely fellows, too.zunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077422188521809334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-81195773971156887722014-03-26T11:14:25.011+00:002014-03-26T11:14:25.011+00:00Heh, I wonder if your friend ever had a student qu...Heh, I wonder if your friend ever had a student quite like Jude? ;P Glad you enjoyed the book!<br /><br />I'd have to confess, dogs can be great - particularly Bubbles, whom I adore - but cats are definitely my pet of choice. JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-78443777629433003482014-03-26T11:08:23.040+00:002014-03-26T11:08:23.040+00:00I loved the Cheshire Cat - what on earth was Lewis...I loved the Cheshire Cat - what on earth was Lewis Carroll on? ;) In case you weren't aware, he also appears in Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels (although apparently, due to boundary changes he is now technically referred to as the Unitary Authority of Warrington Cat) which are well worth a read. :)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-30191065465649950602014-03-26T10:59:37.460+00:002014-03-26T10:59:37.460+00:00I recently saw the film of a stage production of W...I recently saw the film of a stage production of War Horse, and I have to say, those equine characters were marvellous. I'd always been a bit "meh" about the idea of puppet horses, having just seen pictures of them, but when you saw them in motion they were incredible--they lived and breathed, and you totally forgot they weren't real horses. <br /><br />And heh, you'd have to be careful if you picked the owl over the phone. It'd make playing Angry Birds a lot more hazardous to your health! ;)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-64898995412684601582014-03-26T10:48:59.689+00:002014-03-26T10:48:59.689+00:00Heh, yes - fictional animals are much more likely ...Heh, yes - fictional animals are much more likely to do what you want them to!<br /><br />A bit like men, really! ;)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-69778390719798345052014-03-26T10:43:46.723+00:002014-03-26T10:43:46.723+00:00Ferrets are cute, but I've never actually know...Ferrets are cute, but I've never actually known anyone who's had one - I wonder if they're more common as pets in the US? And oh, yes, parrots! I'm actually surprised I've never used a parrot. They have a lot of comic potential... *schemes* ;)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-72307297101791928422014-03-26T01:03:36.445+00:002014-03-26T01:03:36.445+00:00I am the proud mama of 4 motley cats; I'm very...I am the proud mama of 4 motley cats; I'm very well trained to attend their various needs! :) Off the top of my head, I love Bella, Rand's dog that adopted Stef in Mary Calmes' After the Sunset. JL, I gotta tell you that Slam! was a fantastic book. I work with a lady that teaches karate (no idea what belt she is but she's waaaay up there) and read some of those sections to her. She loved it! <br /><br />marsha483@gmail.comMarshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106230377241412829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-7408179139851478302014-03-25T23:47:38.267+00:002014-03-25T23:47:38.267+00:00As a devoted cat person, I love all cats in fictio...As a devoted cat person, I love all cats in fiction, starting with the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland when I was a child and catless. I find animals in fiction very humanizing and illustrative of character. I've read most of JL's works and I follow RJ daily.<br /><br />skadlec1@yahoo.comSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330489202176919596noreply@blogger.com