tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post4108807068347061207..comments2023-07-30T04:17:57.421-06:00Comments on Beth Groundwater: Today's Mystery Author Guest: Ellen ByerrumBeth Groundwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-86135297085902039342013-02-25T20:04:37.216-07:002013-02-25T20:04:37.216-07:00Ellen,
I've just started Hostile Makeover, whe...Ellen,<br />I've just started Hostile Makeover, where you introduce a character named Tate Penfield. I live in Boulder where Penfield Tate was a long-ago mayor and neighbor. Did you know him? Did you grow up here or attend the University here? (Either way, I'm a big fan and appreciate both your writing and your fashion advice!)Theanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-33989771145438281632013-02-23T22:56:41.794-07:002013-02-23T22:56:41.794-07:00Ellen -
I've just started Hostile Makeover, wh...Ellen -<br />I've just started Hostile Makeover, where you introduce a character named Tate Penfield. I live in Boulder, Colorado, and knew Penfield Tate, our former mayor and neighbor. Did you go to university here and know the Tate family, or is it just an incredible coincidence? (Either way, I'm a big fan of your books!)Theanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-51056616703727418752013-02-07T21:33:14.075-07:002013-02-07T21:33:14.075-07:00So my husband and I put the names in a hat and Jil...So my husband and I put the names in a hat and Jill Woods is the winner of an autographed copy of Veiled Revenge. Congratulations, Jill. E-mail me at ebyerrum@yahoo.com and send me your mailing address and a copy will be in the mail this week. If the Post Office is still open this Saturday,Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-34733938132317206752013-02-07T11:46:58.917-07:002013-02-07T11:46:58.917-07:00I hope this makes it through blogger as I was havi...I hope this makes it through blogger as I was having trouble. Beth, I wanted to thank you for having me today and yesterday, it's been great to meet new readers.<br /><br />Andrea, thanks for reading the books. It's so gratifying when people enjoy the fashion in the books,despite their calms. I love the way what we wear tells stories about us. It's not all about dropping names of designer labels, which I don't care for. And please let me know what you think of The Children Didn't See Anything, my middle grade mystery. <br /><br />Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-88151045870202843352013-02-07T09:41:17.247-07:002013-02-07T09:41:17.247-07:00I've heard we may have a blogger problem this ...I've heard we may have a blogger problem this morning. If anyone has a problem posting a comment, feel free to email it to me at beth07 AT bethgroundwater.com, and I'll post it for you.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-70559858530505412332013-02-06T23:24:05.664-07:002013-02-06T23:24:05.664-07:00Ellen, just bought the new book today on the way h...Ellen, just bought the new book today on the way home from work, didn't know there would be a chance to win an autographed copy. I love books set in D.C. and that is why I read the first one, I wasn't so sure about the fashion aspect. I have learned a lot from Lacey about what fashion means and love the trunk (because it's part of Lacey's story). Your characters are wonderful and this is one of my favorite series. I loved the two titles that Lifetime did, I watched and rewatched them. Love Lacey's friends, the workplace she's in, good and bad, the good mysteries and in the movies, the hunks! I can enjoy eye-candy even if I'm not crazy about romance themes in books! Thank you for the great series. I work in a school library, so will be looking at your novella for the younger crowd.Andrea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-48673101359084640492013-02-06T20:50:15.681-07:002013-02-06T20:50:15.681-07:00I first heard if you wheni saw your movies on Life...I first heard if you wheni saw your movies on Lifetime. I recorded them both and so wish more were to come! I never watch lifetime and was thrilled to stumble across your work in the process.<br /><br />Caradube@bellsouth.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-14457843760782933492013-02-06T19:07:07.815-07:002013-02-06T19:07:07.815-07:00Thanks for your wonderful comments, everyone, and ...Thanks for your wonderful comments, everyone, and for making Ellen feel welcome here! Keep those comments (and contest entries) coming through tomorrow and check back in the evening here to see if Ellen has drawn YOUR name as the winner of an autographed copy of VEILED REVENGE.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-56741549792259104542013-02-06T14:58:29.721-07:002013-02-06T14:58:29.721-07:00I've been in and out today. I'm gratified ...I've been in and out today. I'm gratified by your comments and hope you enjoy the books. I do love to shop at vintage stores, so shopping with Lacey's readers would be fun and informative. Though we can always do via fiction. Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-49330392070001831572013-02-06T14:15:25.082-07:002013-02-06T14:15:25.082-07:00Thanks for the entertaining and informative interv...Thanks for the entertaining and informative interview. I laughed, sighed and ordered one of your earlier books. (I would love to receive a copy of Veiled Revenge.)<br /><br />Suggest that you don't use too much butt glue, or you may need some Butt Paste.<br /><br />I would love to go shopping with you sometime.Julie Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066007111058838543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-85611853886007250942013-02-06T14:14:08.917-07:002013-02-06T14:14:08.917-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Julie Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066007111058838543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-13480481731667830322013-02-06T11:59:07.457-07:002013-02-06T11:59:07.457-07:00Great interview. Love this series - would love my...Great interview. Love this series - would love my own copy of Veiled Revengecmgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779431120639412116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-42777212611186305642013-02-06T11:36:32.143-07:002013-02-06T11:36:32.143-07:00A new author to me - will be interesting to visit ...A new author to me - will be interesting to visit Ellen's writing.muffsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164156723585392011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-32781392871944089052013-02-06T10:07:19.076-07:002013-02-06T10:07:19.076-07:00Hey,Maria,
Thanks for checking in and asking a t...Hey,Maria, <br /><br />Thanks for checking in and asking a tough question. The answer is it wasn't easy. I was writing a book a year with a full-time job for six years before I was able to leave my job. There were a couple of TV movies that helped me be foolhardy and leave, but they certainly didn't offer the kind of money that people think they would. <br /><br />Basically, I got to the point where something had to go, either the job or the books. I was beyond bone-tired exhaustion. It took me a couple of years just to recover. And looking back, I have no idea how I managed to do both. And I'd like to be more prolific than a book a year, but we'll have to see.<br /><br />There are some days I wish I'd kept the job. But mostly, I'm poorer but happier. Everyone has to make their own choices.Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-85777993254300156762013-02-06T09:57:09.070-07:002013-02-06T09:57:09.070-07:00Ellen, how long were you in that exhausting transi...Ellen, how long were you in that exhausting transition phase of day-jobbing full time while building a fiction career? And what allowed the next step after that? (She asks, before grimly packing a lunch for today's 11-8 shift.)<br /> Thank you for sharing your process! And for the work you do to advance the female sleuth!<br /> Love the account of discouraging writers by example. I've done that at poetry readings, when people say they envied that I was "able" to build a life around writing. One time I was so embittered that I said, to an audience member expressing this very envy, "You, too, could live in low-income housing and put poetry first in your life."Maria from RMMWAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-43028031169012612802013-02-06T08:44:51.066-07:002013-02-06T08:44:51.066-07:00Lishie, I really appreciate your continued support...Lishie, I really appreciate your continued support of my books! Thank you. <br /><br />Renae, I hope you enjoy the characters and the series. It's been both challenging and rewarding.Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-8146273186591222192013-02-06T08:41:32.869-07:002013-02-06T08:41:32.869-07:00I have not read any of this series. I cannot wait ...I have not read any of this series. I cannot wait to start! Sounds great!!!!<br />Renae Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-33025524399159408312013-02-06T08:40:11.942-07:002013-02-06T08:40:11.942-07:00I love this series & always savor the newest o...I love this series & always savor the newest one!!! This time, I pre-ordered the e-book form.Lishiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866517552620964837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-80274916846810619982013-02-06T08:34:33.337-07:002013-02-06T08:34:33.337-07:00Kelly, putting Icing on the cover would be a slipp...Kelly, putting Icing on the cover would be a slippery slope, and it's Felicity Pickles's territory. LOL. I think we all have the urge to dress up sometimes.<br /><br />Hi Kaytee, I was living in Alexandria, VA, when I started the series and I like having Lacey based there. But she does get to travel and has gone to Southern Virginia, Paris, New Orleans, and Colorado. She might not yet be done with traveling to other places and other plots.Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-16857816883279613462013-02-06T08:24:51.777-07:002013-02-06T08:24:51.777-07:00I just finished Killer Hair and am starting the re...I just finished Killer Hair and am starting the rest of the series. I am not a fashionista, not by a long shot, but I really enjoyed the first in the series. I also enjoyed reading the answers Beth asked. How interesting. Question, what made you set your books in DC rather than CO? It seems that most writers living there keep their books centered there. Glad you did the DC thing though. So funny to read about all the helmet heads. Thanks for writing such an interesting series. KayKayteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-76450924367836480322013-02-06T08:22:25.561-07:002013-02-06T08:22:25.561-07:00Great interview! I certainly understand the desir...Great interview! I certainly understand the desire to step away from the rough, tough, fashion challenged female detective. (Although I am a jeans and t-shirt gal myself, I do enjoy dressing up to go out). I have put Killer Hair on my to-read list and would love to win a signed copy of Veiled Revenge to add to my autographed book collection. Maybe you should feature a picture of a frosting rose on the cover of one of your books? :Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185243476527492227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-43225010787057064232013-02-06T08:21:42.712-07:002013-02-06T08:21:42.712-07:00Hi Jill, I've never been to fashion week, but ...Hi Jill, I've never been to fashion week, but it would be fascinating. I need a big new jar of butt glue.<br /><br />I'm so glad you agree about clothes in books, Sasscer. I get very confused when there are no descriptions of characters or what they wear.<br /><br />Donnell Ann, thank you for your good wishes. I'm just getting my high altitude legs after being away for so long. The adjustment takes awhile.<br /><br />Alicia, did you know some people accuse me of writing a bottomless trunk? It may be. I'm gratified that you love the clothes and the trunk.Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-38973999777050687112013-02-06T08:16:57.120-07:002013-02-06T08:16:57.120-07:00Good morning every one.
Perle, I'd love to ch...Good morning every one. <br />Perle, I'd love to check out the Little Professor, if I get to Birmingham. Sounds like a wonderful place to write, by hand or by computer.<br /><br />Anne, yes, I'm so glad that Politics and Prose in D.C., is still hanging in there.It's a great spot. So glad you love Lacey. <br /><br />Hi Nancy. I'm always a little intimidated by how other writers write. I'm sure they all write faster than I do.Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-92192067974419301002013-02-06T07:45:29.160-07:002013-02-06T07:45:29.160-07:00I always look forward to the new books in this ser...I always look forward to the new books in this series. I enjoy Lacey and reading about clothes and the trunk!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617657004497605378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-32630666999205190202013-02-06T07:37:24.055-07:002013-02-06T07:37:24.055-07:00Good morning, Beth, good morning, Ellen, this plot...Good morning, Beth, good morning, Ellen, this plot sounds fascinating, and I love that your characters manipulate the plot -- And how great that you're from Colorado. I love learning about fellow Coloradoans. Best wishes for a fantastic sale-through!Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.com