tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post8746789037040210269..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Special Guest: Imelda Evans talks about MelbourneAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-65958890118103375692012-12-04T14:27:32.703+11:002012-12-04T14:27:32.703+11:00Ah, Joanne, the Langham is one of my favourite pla...Ah, Joanne, the Langham is one of my favourite places full stop! It's so gorgeous I feel pampered just walking in there. It was a great place to have a conference and that was a fun one! Thanks for the congrats!<br /><br />Annie, I love to recognise a location in a book or even a movie. I get a thrill out of it, whether it's somewhere I've visited or somewhere I've lived. I hope other people enjoy visualising the locations in mine! I'm tickled that you recognised the gallery, although it's only the feel not the location that I used in the book. I don't know what the rent is on that shop in the centre of the city, but I thought it was probably more than my young gallery owner could afford, so I wasn't too specific!<br /><br />Eleni, thank you! I hope you like it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410600166713090364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-50315929195385904072012-12-02T12:02:27.309+11:002012-12-02T12:02:27.309+11:00Congrats on your release, Imelda.
I've been ac...Congrats on your release, Imelda.<br />I've been across the ditch to Melbourne a few times now and it is absolutely my fav Australian city. In fact, my favorite RWA conference was in Melbourne a few years back at the Langham. A lovely introduction to the city. Joanne Ghttp://www.joannehill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-72985875289723946872012-12-02T07:02:24.040+11:002012-12-02T07:02:24.040+11:00Hi Imelda,
Thanks for sharing some of the backgr...Hi Imelda, <br /><br />Thanks for sharing some of the background to your book. I love how places and feed into and even inspire some stories. Having the setting in your head is a great way to make the story and the characters real, I find. It was interesting hearing you talk about this location and realising I know it. Not well, as I'm not a Melbourne local, but enough to recognise it. I'll have to pop in next time I'm there. Good luck with the book release!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-43851549444744456942012-12-01T20:30:15.776+11:002012-12-01T20:30:15.776+11:00Looking forward to reading, Rules are for Breaking...Looking forward to reading, Rules are for Breaking, Imelda. Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-24535924376017998052012-12-01T17:58:23.567+11:002012-12-01T17:58:23.567+11:00Congrats on the book! It sounds good.Congrats on the book! It sounds good.bn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-73478826364747679562012-12-01T11:41:32.858+11:002012-12-01T11:41:32.858+11:00Thanks Robyn, I hope you like it!
Thank you too R...Thanks Robyn, I hope you like it!<br /><br />Thank you too Rachel! I love the sound of a hotel with a lighthouse. I wanted to live in a lighthouse when I was a child. I loved the idea of a tower and the isolation (pick the person who grew up in a big family). My buildings aren't quite that romantic!<br /><br />Thanks for having me! It was quite illuminating writing this post and you guys are so lovely. It's been fun! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410600166713090364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-74958055044421056392012-12-01T10:04:44.689+11:002012-12-01T10:04:44.689+11:00Imelda, thanks for visiting us at the LoveCats! Yo...Imelda, thanks for visiting us at the LoveCats! Your book sounds fabulous. <br /><br />Buildings have been important in some of my books too - in Million-Dollar Amnesia Scandal the hero and heroine both have claim to a grand old hotel with a lighthouse on the grounds. Pretty much the whole story takes place there. I had such a clear idea of what it all looked like, partly thanks to photos of real lighthouses and old hotels as well as photos of the Connecticut coastline.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading Rules Are For Breaking!Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-4642081407150931942012-12-01T01:43:00.652+11:002012-12-01T01:43:00.652+11:00Hey Imelda! Congrats on the release of Rules Are F...Hey Imelda! Congrats on the release of Rules Are For Breaking. It's so great to help celebrate. The conflict between your Hero and heroine sounds brilliant. Can't wait to read it. =)<br />PS I love Melbourne too. Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-17559459131896644492012-11-30T22:10:50.038+11:002012-11-30T22:10:50.038+11:00Thanks Leah! And I wouldn't worry. I don'...Thanks Leah! And I wouldn't worry. I don't necessarily describe them all in detail. The tall one in this story is an exception, as it's a plot point, of sorts. I just have to have them clear in MY head. I get all antsy if I don't know where they go when they get up and storm out of the room! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410600166713090364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-73121439167050818292012-11-30T22:07:32.891+11:002012-11-30T22:07:32.891+11:00No, Michelle, it does not! I must remedy that imm...No, Michelle, it does not! I must remedy that immediately! Although it does have deep Chesterfields and blood red velvet wing chairs and those ladder things that roll along the bookshelves. I like this game! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410600166713090364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-24403296998492598832012-11-30T17:42:06.668+11:002012-11-30T17:42:06.668+11:00Ah, Imelda, does your library have a mezzanine lev...Ah, Imelda, does your library have a mezzanine level, wrought iron scrollwork and lots of wood panelling?<br /><br />Yes, there's far too much fun to be had with that game!<br /><br />:-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-53896527265258733422012-11-30T17:03:46.629+11:002012-11-30T17:03:46.629+11:00Welcome Imelda, and congrats on the release of Rul...Welcome Imelda, and congrats on the release of Rules are for Breaking!<br /><br />Great post, although I am now terribly aware how vague I am with the descriptions of buildings in my books! Oh dear :)Leah Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541640223609201519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-61781900862445561362012-11-30T15:49:43.426+11:002012-11-30T15:49:43.426+11:00Thank you Helen! I do love that it's so easy ...Thank you Helen! I do love that it's so easy to buy books online. (I have stopped recording my purchases in the budget spreadsheet. Shhh!) I hope you like it. It was fun writing this post and I found out some things I didn't know myself while doing so!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410600166713090364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-68712656962980627942012-11-30T15:44:11.812+11:002012-11-30T15:44:11.812+11:00Hi Imelda - congratulations on the release of Rule...Hi Imelda - congratulations on the release of Rules Are or Breaking - I am about to fire up my kindle and add it to my TBR read pile. Fabulous interview and lovely to have you visit LoveCats. :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-67316857202088099192012-11-30T14:17:54.538+11:002012-11-30T14:17:54.538+11:00Thanks, everyone and thanks for having me, Lovecat...Thanks, everyone and thanks for having me, Lovecats! <br /><br />Sharon, I hope you like it. I did explore Melbourne. When we moved here, first I didn't have a job and then I worked right in the city. There is nothing like being there day in day out to really insert a city under your skin. Although I didn't use heaps of landmarks and none by name, I think the 'feel' of Melbourne is in the story. Jo is very much a Melbourne girl!<br /><br />Jennifer I hope you like Jo's story as well! You remind me a bit of her, actually. Not in colouring, obviously, but in style. I think you'd get on well!<br /><br />Thanks Michelle, I'm kind of taken with the cover too. I think the Destiny covers are gorgeous. And were we perhaps separated at birth? I thought I was the only person to draw up fantasy house plans! I must show you the one with the library some time... Re Pellegrini's, it's run by actual Italians and I don't think it's possible for an Italian man to speak to a woman without flirting a bit. I grew up in Fremantle, which has Italians like Melbourne has Greeks, so I feel at home there!<br /><br />Nas, thank you! I hope you like it, when you can shoehorn it into your busy reading schedule! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410600166713090364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-51086285852416841642012-11-30T12:53:16.225+11:002012-11-30T12:53:16.225+11:00Hi Imelda!
Congratulations! Rules Are For Breakin...Hi Imelda!<br /><br />Congratulations! Rules Are For Breaking sound wonderful and I'm looking forward to reading it!<br /><br />All the best!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-48401107255129931552012-11-30T12:26:22.686+11:002012-11-30T12:26:22.686+11:00Imelda, many congratulations on the release of Rul...Imelda, many congratulations on the release of Rules Are For Breaking. I LOVE the cover! <br /><br />I hear you on the real estate lust. One of my favourite idle-moment games is to draw up the floor plan of my dream house. I find the more over the top I can get the better. There's just so much fun to be had. :-)<br /><br />P.S. And I love the sound of Pellegrini's -- it must be that side order of flirting. ;-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-33624835071509586032012-11-30T11:35:26.904+11:002012-11-30T11:35:26.904+11:00Imelda, I've only had the chance to the first ...Imelda, I've only had the chance to the first couple of paras of Rules are for Breaking and I really like Jo already! Great story about finding that gallery and using the setting so many years later. I've done that too. Jennifer St Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115014191040562984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-59626035944376536362012-11-30T11:25:03.350+11:002012-11-30T11:25:03.350+11:00Hi Imelda!
Fabulous to have you on the LoveCats! R...Hi Imelda!<br />Fabulous to have you on the LoveCats! Rules Are For Breaking sounds terrific (adding to my to-buy list right now!) and it's a great cover!<br /><br />LOL on your real estate fantasies! It sounds like you really explored Melbourne and found all sorts of wonderful places.<br /><br />I did laugh at your advice about not annoying a writer because they store everything up for potential use in a book! We do, don't we!<br /><br />Good luck with Rules Are For Breaking! I'm sure it will be a smash hit!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-86812184154278748622012-11-30T09:06:12.065+11:002012-11-30T09:06:12.065+11:00Aren't you a love? Thank you!
It's funn...Aren't you a love? Thank you!<br /><br />It's funny, because I hadn't actually thought about their juxtaposed buildings until I wrote this post. Must have been the girls in the basement who did that! But it's true that I do have real estate fantasies. And I'm ridiculously picky about setting, especially since a lot of it doesn't actually get into the book. I even drew a floorplan of Jo's flat... Is there a name for the condition, do you think? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410600166713090364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-29971278153746268952012-11-30T08:49:21.822+11:002012-11-30T08:49:21.822+11:00Hi Ladies & Imelda, great post. Rules are for ...Hi Ladies & Imelda, great post. Rules are for Breaking is wonderful. I truly loved the character of Jo. I think your building metaphors are mighty interesting and appropriate. If anyone hasn't read Rules are for Breaking yet then they should get a move on! It's fantastic.Kylie Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266641348443886411noreply@blogger.com