tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post4808122279512805984..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: FIRE EYES--PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE by Cheryl PiersonCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-28781634191020351772012-07-28T14:35:30.028-05:002012-07-28T14:35:30.028-05:00HI LYN! It's great to have you here with us on...HI LYN! It's great to have you here with us on the Sweethearts crew. I'm so glad to welcome you! Thanks so much for your comments about Fire Eyes. I really love that story, and I hope that I can do it justice in the sequels when I get to write them. Travis has a story I really want to get out there. LOL<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-14894609709122697152012-07-28T12:21:41.828-05:002012-07-28T12:21:41.828-05:00Hi, Cheryl. We've "met" on Facebook&...Hi, Cheryl. We've "met" on Facebook's Western Historical Romance Book Club, but I'd like to introduce myself to you here. Especially since I've been invited to join you and your wonderful sistershood of sweethearts.<br /><br />The Fire Eyes excerpt is just terrific, and I admire you for taking back control and going with your heart. Being a self-published indie author, I haven't gone through the trad publishing process, but I do know how painful it is to cut out vital chunks of a story. Best wishes with your new, restored version of Fire Eyes!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-26466559124583341032012-07-28T10:34:44.297-05:002012-07-28T10:34:44.297-05:00Celia, that is soooo sweet of you--it just means s...Celia, that is soooo sweet of you--it just means so much, coming from you. I still love the cover too. It will always have a special place in my heart since it was for my very first novel and was soooo gorgeous! <br /><br />I still have my contemporary work there at The Wild Rose Press, because I absolutely ADORE my editor, Lori Graham--very professional and one of the nicest people. Also, TWRP's Crimson line is one of the best anywhere, anytime. I tend to write "gritty" no matter what genre I'm writing in, and that's the perfect line for my contemporaries, because there is some violence, bloodshed, and cursing, which is all part of life and which make the stories more realistic--Lori has been wornderful to work with, giving me lots of good advice to "smooth out the rough edges" and really make the stories come alive even more. <br /><br />Can't say enough good things about TWRP. It's a great company and I will be forever grateful to them for giving me a chance, and I love the fantastic working relationship I have with them that continues on three years after the publication of FIRE EYES in the beginning! <br /><br />Thanks, Celia! You always say the nicest things.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-5211924222322070072012-07-28T10:26:33.929-05:002012-07-28T10:26:33.929-05:00Thank you, Caroline. I can't say enough good t...Thank you, Caroline. I can't say enough good things about my editor, Helen Andrew. She's since left TWRP and is a wonderful writer in her own right in the western genre--something I'm so glad she chose to do AFTER she left her editing job, which, in my opinion, is the right and ethical thing to do. Helen is the person I really owe my success to--she worked with me and turned FIRE EYES into a much better story than I had in the beginning (lots of mistakes with the "headhopping" issues!) But as you know, I tend to write in lots of subplots and there just wasn't room for those in the guidelines. Good luck with your Indie publishing venture! I'm a chicken when it comes to that. LOL <br />Hugs,<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-18554068288371032512012-07-28T10:24:16.102-05:002012-07-28T10:24:16.102-05:00One of the best things I like to read is about an ...One of the best things I like to read is about an author's journey of writing a book. Often the writing, rewriting, rerouting, re this or that,becomes a fascinating tale in itself. I know your loved TWRP, as many of us do, but there comes a time to move into or onto another avenue or level. I'm very proud of you for sticking to your guns, believing in the whole story against a current editor and publisher. We have that choice--cut and slash and burn, or return it to your control and do what you wanted in the first place.<br />I still love that cover. When I looked at it early on, I wondered, what kind of writer puts together such a dramatic story?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-88847755833297185642012-07-28T08:43:06.063-05:002012-07-28T08:43:06.063-05:00Cheryl, I just reclaimmed rights to two of my TWRP...Cheryl, I just reclaimmed rights to two of my TWRP books. I do love the people at TWRP, but, like you, want to have a little more control of the book. I'm indie publishing the two and my husband is working on the new covers as I write this. Best of luck with all your wonderful books!Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com