Dreamspinner Press discussion

All that time waiting for the file to upload. And it was the wrong file. Defeat! The fail! But I shall rise to the challenge! (Later.)

Had fun and glad to meet other Lou fans!

Lou wrote: "Koozebane wrote: "Love Eden Winters' Diversion series, Edmond Manning's Lost and Founds, Tara Lain's Aloysius Tales...and I have the weirdest urge to reread the LM Montgomery Emily series..."

I'm ..."

It's similar to the Anne of Green Gables series in that it takes place on a farm in Prince Edward Island, and that Emily's an orphan (her mom died very young, and her father dies very early on in the first book). The tone is more cynical, though, which actually works better for me. She has to move in with her mom's relatives (her mom had run off with her dad very young and cut all ties, so things had been strained), and the town is one of those very eccentric, ingrown places. (Yikes, it just occured to me that that's probably why I liked GILMORE GIRLS, at least until season five...there are definitely similarities.) Emily wants to be a writer, so a lot of the books are devoted to her diaries (we don't really get to see her stories, though, which is kind of annoying now that I think about it). Book two, which covers her teenaged years at school, is my favorite, since it's the most funny and lighthearted. (Book three is a little too melodramatic romance for my taste.)

Ooh! I love the cover. Definitely worth waiting for and I'll keep a watch for it:) thank you Lou.

Mtsnow13 wrote: "Ooh! I love the cover. Definitely worth waiting for and I'll keep a watch for it:) thank you Lou."

Thanks! Clarification, though, that's not a cover, just my concept trying to give the artists an idea. It is pretty cool though, huh? (Yeah, tooting my own horn! Wish I really had a grip on graphics, but I'm an amateur. Fun to do, though. :)

Sula wrote: "Hi Lou, I am sorry I am so late to the event and missed out on a chance to chat with like fans of your books :-( I would love to review one or all of your books, shall I PM/email you with a reques..."

Sula thanks for stopping by! I'll message you about the book, okay?

Okay, just for anyone waiting for news, I need to take someone to get some medical care, so the winner announcement, etc will be a bit late. But I'll be following up on everything to the best of my ability, as soon as I can! Thanks everyone.

Yikes! Hope everything is okay. (((Hugs)))

Lou wrote: "Okay, just for anyone waiting for news, I need to take someone to get some medical care, so the winner announcement, etc will be a bit late. But I'll be following up on everything to the best of my..."

Hope everything turns out OK there, Lou.

Lou wrote: "Okay, just for anyone waiting for news, I need to take someone to get some medical care, so the winner announcement, etc will be a bit late. But I'll be following up on everything to the best of my..."

I hope things went well and are ok now.

I am back, 18 hours later than predicted with an announcement of the chat-event-only giveaway winners. Everyone, hands in the air for Paul (1st) and Andrea (2nd): Yaaaay! (I'll message the winners privately.)

Congrats Paul and Andrea!

Congrats Paul and Andrea! Yay!