tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post5869389093914419782..comments2024-02-22T10:58:09.776-05:00Comments on Author Expressions: Interview With Alice Duncan: Author/EditorJoyce Elson Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08761334760088495024noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-15396275685336192432011-05-22T12:02:36.189-04:002011-05-22T12:02:36.189-04:00Thanks for dropping by, Jenny! Yup, Deni & I a...Thanks for dropping by, Jenny! Yup, Deni & I are both with Five Star, as authors and editors (but we don't get any breaks. Our works have to be vetted, too).Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-73585771585513646732011-05-22T10:59:37.868-04:002011-05-22T10:59:37.868-04:00Nice interview, Alice! Great to learn more about y...Nice interview, Alice! Great to learn more about your work. I didn't realize you (and Deni) are with Five Star--they publish a mentor of mine, Charles Salzberg. I love finding blog posts like yours, Jacquie--they make all these neat connections.Jenny Milchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410805792044518458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-5083561754347081182011-05-21T13:49:19.427-04:002011-05-21T13:49:19.427-04:00At this point, there's no connection between t...At this point, there's no connection between the Daisy series and the Mercy series, Elizabeth. I actually would suggest starting with the first Daisy (Strong Spirits). As I said before, I wrote the Mercy books because I thought Daisy was dead (did that make any sense?) Anyhow, Daisy continues with Fine Spirits, High Spirits, Hungry Spirits, and this August's Genteel Spirits. Ancient Spirits will be out in January of 2012. They take place in Pasadena, CA.<br /><br />The Mercy books are Lost Among the Angels, Angel's Flight, and next month's Fallen Angels. They take place in Los Angeles.<br /><br />Daisy and Mercy might meet in the future. I haven't decided about that yet.Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-91978503772305228282011-05-21T13:45:54.567-04:002011-05-21T13:45:54.567-04:00Thank you very much, Liz! I do my best.Thank you very much, Liz! I do my best.Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-63576406505559305362011-05-21T13:45:19.110-04:002011-05-21T13:45:19.110-04:00Thanks, Earl! As soon as I get paid next week, I a...Thanks, Earl! As soon as I get paid next week, I aim to get your short stories that Kaye raved about. Wait. I ended that sentence with . . . oh, never mind.Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-7666726446212127772011-05-21T11:09:30.136-04:002011-05-21T11:09:30.136-04:00I have to admit, I have not read any of your books...I have to admit, I have not read any of your books yet, but I do like to start with series that are established, so in the future. Is there a connection between the two series? Does Daisy carry over to the Mercy series?Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-43130333334019756552011-05-21T10:40:05.602-04:002011-05-21T10:40:05.602-04:00Hi, Alice. I admire people who write convincingly ...Hi, Alice. I admire people who write convincingly of another era. You have the knack. Thanks for sharing some of your background. LizElizabeth C. Mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168651327575887089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-77141982821958484492011-05-20T22:48:20.881-04:002011-05-20T22:48:20.881-04:00Hi, Alice. I enjoyed your revealing yourself here....Hi, Alice. I enjoyed your revealing yourself here. Mercy sounds like a heroine I'd like. I'll have to check her out. Best regards.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-27231123438352230932011-05-20T21:05:45.530-04:002011-05-20T21:05:45.530-04:00I've read that, too, Jacquie. He and -- who th...I've read that, too, Jacquie. He and -- who the heck was it? Lillian Hellman -- both.Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-23420634816133832202011-05-20T19:25:56.223-04:002011-05-20T19:25:56.223-04:00I understand Dashielle Hammett was a heavy drinker...I understand Dashielle Hammett was a heavy drinker in real life.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-86542500214142900212011-05-20T18:04:29.802-04:002011-05-20T18:04:29.802-04:00That's true. One book and a bunch of movies. T...That's true. One book and a bunch of movies. They were fun movies, but if Mercy and Ernie ever marry and have a joint career, they aren't going to drink as much as Nick and Nora!Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-73400550818902028602011-05-20T17:43:10.876-04:002011-05-20T17:43:10.876-04:00We can all learn from Nick and Nora Charles. But r...We can all learn from Nick and Nora Charles. But remember, Dashiell Hammett only wrote one slim volume. It was Hollywood that turned The Thin Man into a series.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-76499367386664548012011-05-20T16:48:05.810-04:002011-05-20T16:48:05.810-04:00That's true, Pauline! Maybe Mercy and Ernie co...That's true, Pauline! Maybe Mercy and Ernie could be kind of like Nick & Nora Charles.Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-74655975905067450992011-05-20T15:42:20.266-04:002011-05-20T15:42:20.266-04:00You'll figure it out, just don't do a Jane...You'll figure it out, just don't do a Janet E on the readers. She SO lost me. I do NOT like to feel jerked around. Look at all the successful couple/sleuths in the movies, etc. Its funny, tv writers can start out with a married couple and make it fun, but if asked to take singles and put them together? They can't seem to manage it very well. IMHO of course. LOL!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673963438671468441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-17172152601008269212011-05-20T13:45:00.504-04:002011-05-20T13:45:00.504-04:00I think you're right, Pauline. I just don'...I think you're right, Pauline. I just don't quite know what to do with Ernie and Mercy :-)Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-57494438284660274392011-05-20T10:50:01.741-04:002011-05-20T10:50:01.741-04:00Thanks, Jackie! Lotta good all those books have do...Thanks, Jackie! Lotta good all those books have done me. No, not really. I'm glad to have written them, even if I'm still poor and struggling :-)Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-63473268218758375732011-05-20T10:49:20.829-04:002011-05-20T10:49:20.829-04:00A fun interview! Okay, as far as Moonlighting and ...A fun interview! Okay, as far as Moonlighting and other shows, I think they just did the ST wrong. My opinion, but I think writers forget that married/in love couples can still have ST, just in a different way. My opinion, of course. LOL! <br /><br />I had no idea Deni was acquiring for Tekno. That's very cool.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673963438671468441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-31079128677906854862011-05-20T09:54:00.002-04:002011-05-20T09:54:00.002-04:00Wow! Alice I knew you had more books and under mor...Wow! Alice I knew you had more books and under more names but what a lot and good ones too I'm sure since I've read some of them. I'm really impressed, thanks for sharing.<br />Jackie GriffeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-18835632801048889502011-05-20T09:46:42.495-04:002011-05-20T09:46:42.495-04:00Thanks, everyone!
Stacey, the twenties were a rea...Thanks, everyone!<br /><br />Stacey, the twenties were a really turbulent time all over the world, and the era fascinates me. We hear about the Roaring Twenties all the time, and about flaming youth, F. Scott Fitzgerald and all that. However, so much more was going on. The world had just endured the Great War, which was supposed to be bad enough that we'd learn from our errors and never go to war again (which just goes to show you that humans are mere animals and behave the way human animals behave--we don't learn a danged thing from history). Along with the ghastly war, towards its end, a gigantic influenza pandemic broke out, killing a quarter of what was left of the world's population. A whole bunch of people decided there was no point to anything (hence, the F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway thing). Most of the world was plunged into an economic depression, there were shell-shocked soldiers all over the place, women had just got the vote in 1920, Prohibition had just started, and pretty much everything was up in the air. I could go on and on, but basically, it's a fascinating period in history!Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-85596346212966465302011-05-20T09:45:24.993-04:002011-05-20T09:45:24.993-04:00Enjoyed getting to know more about Alice and her b...Enjoyed getting to know more about Alice and her books. I knew she had published a lot, but never knew how many. WOW!Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-69394157466260164102011-05-20T09:29:04.361-04:002011-05-20T09:29:04.361-04:00Great interview, Jacqueline! And thank you, Alice,...Great interview, Jacqueline! And thank you, Alice, for sharing your background and obviously very successful writing life. I'll look forward to reading your book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-62455736549158104042011-05-20T09:02:30.821-04:002011-05-20T09:02:30.821-04:00I have a question for Alice. Alice, what is it ab...I have a question for Alice. Alice, what is it about the 1920s and California that has you setting many of your novels in that time period and that part of the country?Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336816016806803061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-68611106293524745062011-05-20T08:58:22.425-04:002011-05-20T08:58:22.425-04:00Alice, so good to hear from you about your terrifi...Alice, so good to hear from you about your terrific book. Can't wait to read it!June Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634658458716422436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-85659261109567848342011-05-20T08:23:27.196-04:002011-05-20T08:23:27.196-04:00Jacqueline: Thanks so much for hosting Alice today...Jacqueline: Thanks so much for hosting Alice today. I love the cover of her new book, Fallen Angels. (Sigh, another for my TBR pile.). It's always nice to know a bit about the background of our editors.Joyce Elson Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761334760088495024noreply@blogger.com