tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post4566488937165315952..comments2023-11-02T05:07:44.211-07:00Comments on Books, Boys, Buzz...: Fire & IceYoung Adult Authorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12093024348425287064noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-50820561199109619112008-02-26T06:14:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:14:00.000-08:00TLC, great question! :) I have family in the Spo...TLC, great question! :) <BR/><BR/>I have family in the Spokane area, and we've visited a few times in the past 10 years, so when I mentally traveling for a new (yet familiar enough) location, eastern Washington came to mind.<BR/><BR/>Ditto for THE ABC's of KISSING BOYS, which is set in Duluth, Minnesota.<BR/><BR/>And my newest book takes place in upstate New York, where my husband grew up, so again, I've spent enough time there to get the lay of the land.TinaFerrarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356148823775352938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-70671535958998354822008-02-25T18:42:00.000-08:002008-02-25T18:42:00.000-08:00[Hi Rae!!!]Yes, I definitely noticed the climate c...[Hi Rae!!!]<BR/><BR/>Yes, I definitely noticed the climate change between PROM DRESS and HOTTIE. It was very well done. I did wonder, just out of curiosity, <I>why</I> you chose to set HOTTIE in Washington state. Hmmm?<BR/><BR/>OH. MY. GODS. takes place on a Greek isle in the Mediterranean, so the weather is mild (very SoCal-ish, but without the traffic).Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11356017077011774393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-38928385530236078802008-02-25T15:44:00.000-08:002008-02-25T15:44:00.000-08:00Thanks, TJ, Steph & Janie.And Rae, so glad you lov...Thanks, TJ, Steph & Janie.<BR/><BR/>And Rae, so glad you loved PROM DRESS! And yeah, the weather sounds like a major factor there in Houston, whether it's what's expected or a freak storm. :) Best of luck with your submission!TinaFerrarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356148823775352938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-43562494807224429612008-02-25T13:57:00.000-08:002008-02-25T13:57:00.000-08:00Hey Tina,First of all, I loved Prom Dress! Okay, f...Hey Tina,<BR/><BR/>First of all, I loved Prom Dress! Okay, for the novel I'm editing now (and getting ready to send out), Fountain of Many Wishes, the setting is here in Houston, where it gets VERY hot...especially in the spring and summer. One of the wishes my character's friends make is that it snows...in April...and I'm not talking about the one inch snow we get during the once-in-a-blue-moon times it does snow here. It snows like it does up north...like, say Chicago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135321683287094579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-39090918138728959872008-02-25T12:55:00.000-08:002008-02-25T12:55:00.000-08:00Hi, Setting the season is really important in the ...Hi,<BR/> Setting the season is really important in the picture book I'm working on. After your blog, I think I'll be more aware of the seasons in the books I'm reading.<BR/><BR/>JanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-46501327121527445232008-02-25T08:34:00.000-08:002008-02-25T08:34:00.000-08:00That's hot, Tina.(get it, fire & ice, hot, hahahah...That's hot, Tina.(get it, fire & ice, hot, hahahaha) And I love that first picture. I used weather a little more in Twisted Sisters. It is almost impossible not to incorporate it since our weather has been so crazy the last few years!stephhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836703686468306571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-17058785997610840362008-02-25T06:30:00.000-08:002008-02-25T06:30:00.000-08:00Using season is a great way to help anchor a scene...Using season is a great way to help anchor a scene. It can add a lot to the mood of the story and even be involved in the plot. <BR/>TeriTJ Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140694185848604747noreply@blogger.com