tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post8648387684542699835..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: Josh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-81882758182804573322014-12-04T07:14:05.187-08:002014-12-04T07:14:05.187-08:00I'm adding "kindness in an orange t-shirt...I'm adding "kindness in an orange t-shirt" to my business card. :)<br /><br />(BTW, someday I will take a photo of my closet. There is way more orange than one person should be allowed to own.)Kristopherhttp://www.bolobooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-65648276499742297052014-12-04T06:58:16.050-08:002014-12-04T06:58:16.050-08:00Great post, Catriona! Great points—and love the la...Great post, Catriona! Great points—and love the last one about talking to fans about shared interests in other writers. (And I like your comment here too about Kristpher being "kindness in an orange t-shirt.") <br />:-)Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-11627008929073577612014-12-04T06:38:29.948-08:002014-12-04T06:38:29.948-08:00Kristopher - you are kindness in an orange t-shirt...Kristopher - you are kindness in an orange t-shirt. And thanks for agreeing that going to jamborees is work!Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-56814781710502622372014-12-04T05:25:35.185-08:002014-12-04T05:25:35.185-08:00I'd say you are closer to "being Louise P...I'd say you are closer to "being Louise Penny" than you think Catriona. (That's a facetious statement of course, because you can be, and should only be, yourself.) <br /><br />There are some authors, and I include you and Louise in this mix, who seem to slowly rise higher and higher on the consciousness of readers year upon year. It's nothing one can put a finger on, but it is real. <br /><br />Of course, it all starts with writing damn good books, but I have to think that attending conferences and meeting fans consistently is the hallmark of both Louise's journey and now, yours.<br /><br />You always have a smile, regardless of if you are talking to a fan, a potential fan, or someone who likely has no interest in your style of book. There are some authors - I won't name names - who write books that just are not my taste, but they are super great people who engage with the public regularly. When I meet fans who I know like those type books, I am always saying "have you read..." even though I myself am not a fan.<br /><br />And that brings us back to WORD OF MOUTHKristopherhttp://www.bolobooks.comnoreply@blogger.com