tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post6484399027945725668..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: The Sentinel MageAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-41263917428414693422011-08-15T00:01:54.483+10:002011-08-15T00:01:54.483+10:00Loved the book When is the next one coming out?Loved the book When is the next one coming out?Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-77806371499757104152011-02-10T20:18:17.526+11:002011-02-10T20:18:17.526+11:00Thanks, Anna!Thanks, Anna!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-72110066881429132042011-02-10T08:01:28.636+11:002011-02-10T08:01:28.636+11:00Hi Emily --
Just wanted to say congrats on your re...Hi Emily --<br />Just wanted to say congrats on your release and that I absolutely LOVE your cover. Defintely going on my TBR.Anna Hacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448179667690075629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-24933458025746062852011-02-08T19:17:37.003+11:002011-02-08T19:17:37.003+11:00Good try, Robbie, but alas ... it was not to be ;-...Good try, Robbie, but alas ... it was not to be ;-) You're absolutely right, though -- all fiction is about escaping into another world -- which is why I love it so much!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-84147772111865367712011-02-08T19:16:35.490+11:002011-02-08T19:16:35.490+11:00Thanks, Sharon! Yeah, I love the three images -- a...Thanks, Sharon! Yeah, I love the three images -- and the footprint is perfect!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-64474802068205482362011-02-08T17:12:35.934+11:002011-02-08T17:12:35.934+11:00Em, what a fabulous sounding story!! :Robbie clear...Em, what a fabulous sounding story!! :Robbie clears her throat before reciting her answer because she wants to win the book: I love fantasy because fiction is all about escaping into another world and fantasy is that times a thousand. =)Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-54892852177585700342011-02-08T15:14:34.664+11:002011-02-08T15:14:34.664+11:00Awesome to read about your latest fantasy novel, E...Awesome to read about your latest fantasy novel, Emily, and to hear a bit about how you combined the story lines for the trilogy. I imagine it must have been demanding work but also incredibly rewarding!<br /><br />I love the three pictures - the foot made me smile but it's a perfect symbol for a shoeless orphan's story.<br /><br />I enjoy reading fantasy - it's that pure escape to another world.Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-37350213064443808982011-02-08T13:22:30.134+11:002011-02-08T13:22:30.134+11:00I love your comment about blending humanity and re...I love your comment about blending humanity and real life with a new world, Catherine. Yes, fantasy does stretch reality to its very limits -- I'd never thought of it like that before!<br /><br />The weaving was fun with this first book, but I have a feeling it'll be a whole lot more challenging for the next books, when the storylines start colliding with each other!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-57065538528277769662011-02-08T12:20:00.557+11:002011-02-08T12:20:00.557+11:00Oh Emily, your book sounds breath-taking and your ...Oh Emily, your book sounds breath-taking and your process hair-raising! Wow... writing three threads and weaving them together must be quite a feat. I can't wait to read your trilogy.<br /><br />I love fantasy because it blends humanity and real life so completely into a new world or dimension. It's like fantasy stretches reality to the very limits. I love that.<br /><br />Happy release day, Emily.<br /><br />CathCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322007107036171737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-47536031613327022582011-02-08T05:06:52.569+11:002011-02-08T05:06:52.569+11:00Waving right back at you, Amanda -- lovely to see ...Waving right back at you, Amanda -- lovely to see you here! It sounds like you come from a fantasy-loving family and were trained at a young age! Yeah, I agree -- a good quest makes all the difference!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-42556372838716871372011-02-07T19:17:38.590+11:002011-02-07T19:17:38.590+11:00Hey Emily
Waves from sunny Napier!!!
I'm so...Hey Emily<br /><br />Waves from sunny Napier!!! <br /><br />I'm so happy that your new book is out - you know what a massive fan I am!!!! I've been reading fantasy books for as long as I can remember - my dad made me read The Hobbit when I was ten!!!! There are so many things I love about them but for me the best bit is the quest - gotta love a good quest!!!!Amanda Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026754208576877438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-8253141125367509172011-02-07T19:16:29.086+11:002011-02-07T19:16:29.086+11:00Thanks, Kylie! I was very pleased that my publishe...Thanks, Kylie! I was very pleased that my publisher decided to go with the chapter images -- I had them in my manuscript, but it was their call to include them in the book.<br /><br />Yes, the getting lost in another world is absolutely the sign of a good book, regardless of genre. Fortunately, there are lots of good writers out there. I look forward to reading one of your fantasy novels one day!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-16016007020839446342011-02-07T19:02:48.399+11:002011-02-07T19:02:48.399+11:00I love the complexity of the story lines and the f...I love the complexity of the story lines and the fact you (the author) has the freedom to explore secondary characters and weave their stories into the main plot.<br /><br />More simply, I love getting lost in another world and the adventures of the characters. The sign of a good book is when I'm interrupted during the reading of it (for whatever reason) I look up and it takes me a few seconds to orientate myself to reality. <br /><br />It's great being so sucked in to the character's world you have trouble distinguishing your own! LOL<br /><br />Emily, your cover for the book is gorgeous and the chapter marks are excellent. They're like the added little touch that completes the experience.Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-53540153249390506222011-02-07T17:10:02.765+11:002011-02-07T17:10:02.765+11:00Thanks, Kerri, so glad you like the cover -- she r...Thanks, Kerri, so glad you like the cover -- she really draws the eye, doesn't she? Oh, yes, I'm a sucker for happily-ever-after endings too -- whatever the genre!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-32144220723112241202011-02-07T17:08:36.639+11:002011-02-07T17:08:36.639+11:00Yes, Anita, that whole completely-removed-from-rea...Yes, Anita, that whole completely-removed-from-reality thing is fabulous, isn't it! You can forget about the laundry and the shopping and the dishes and hang out with guys who wield swords and mages who can cast spells. Wonderful!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-19445290422884378102011-02-07T16:56:22.201+11:002011-02-07T16:56:22.201+11:00I wish I had the imagination for a world of fantas...I wish I had the imagination for a world of fantasy. I'm a true sucker for the forever after though.<br />Well Done and the cover looks great!<br />Kez<br /><br /><br />www.kerri-williams.com<br />'TAKING BACK HIS WIDOW'<br />Eternal Press 7th feb 2011<br />http://kerriwilliams-writerofromance.blogspot.com<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jQLAgGcxiQAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231732357746804509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-83712728481323644972011-02-07T15:17:20.813+11:002011-02-07T15:17:20.813+11:00I love fantasy. Discovered it as a teenager and st...I love fantasy. Discovered it as a teenager and still love it now. Why? I think because I can lose myself totally in the world - doesn't matter what is happening in my life on Earth, in the book there's magic, sword fights, quests etc - completely removed from this reality.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-50447323781061423112011-02-07T14:35:59.487+11:002011-02-07T14:35:59.487+11:00Thanks, Mel -- and yes, I totally agree about shap...Thanks, Mel -- and yes, I totally agree about shapeshifters. They definitely have that X factor! If I could pick a special power, it would definitely be shapeshifting!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-25017192424437267502011-02-07T14:08:30.563+11:002011-02-07T14:08:30.563+11:00Emily your book sounds fantastic!!
What's not ...Emily your book sounds fantastic!!<br />What's not to love about a fantasy? It's something so very unique created straight out of a person's imagination. <br />And shape shifters *sigh* gotta love that!Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-5227316180542432952011-02-07T10:36:45.438+11:002011-02-07T10:36:45.438+11:00Hi there, Rachel -- I just about missed your comme...Hi there, Rachel -- I just about missed your comment! I read the first Dune book when I was a teenager and reread it again recently. Fabulously written, but a lot darker than I remembered. So many people die! But boy, did Herbert know how to world-build. He was a master at it!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-3812611548908301862011-02-07T10:34:03.350+11:002011-02-07T10:34:03.350+11:00Thanks, She. Yeah, I agree with you about leaving ...Thanks, She. Yeah, I agree with you about leaving a world that's well-drawn. Sometimes, when I finish a book or series that I've loved, I almost feel like I'm mourning the characters, because I know that's The End Forever. (And when it's really hard to let go, I often continue their stories in my head!)Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-91421332382448640092011-02-07T10:31:10.839+11:002011-02-07T10:31:10.839+11:00Hi Beck -- glad you love fantasy! It was fun weavi...Hi Beck -- glad you love fantasy! It was fun weaving the story threads together, but it's going to get trickier in the next books, when the characters start colliding and tangling with each other!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-29676323822611029322011-02-07T10:29:36.881+11:002011-02-07T10:29:36.881+11:00Hi Danielle -- and thanks for your comment. I can ...Hi Danielle -- and thanks for your comment. I can just see you looking up from your book--and then sneaking back into your fantasy world! I have to admit that I use reading as an escape. I love entering another world and forgetting my problems!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-53961016370899979332011-02-07T10:27:17.815+11:002011-02-07T10:27:17.815+11:00Emily, I loved fantasy when I was a teenager - I r...Emily, I loved fantasy when I was a teenager - I remember being totally obsessed with the Dune series on Christmas holidays. But haven't read as many recently. I think The Sentinel Mage might just change that for me. :)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-84184057431052021152011-02-07T10:26:22.313+11:002011-02-07T10:26:22.313+11:00Hello, Michelle! Yep, fantasy tends to be high sta...Hello, Michelle! Yep, fantasy tends to be high stakes -- good and evil can be so much more potent than in ordinary life. Lots of fun to read (and write!).Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.com