tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post5624297747607451659..comments2023-04-26T04:15:25.976-07:00Comments on One Writer's World: Anita Ray's FutureSusan Oleksiwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-87009726200245848302017-02-25T13:39:57.643-08:002017-02-25T13:39:57.643-08:00Thanks for the kind words, Marian. I have one more...Thanks for the kind words, Marian. I have one more Anita Ray short story coming out in Alfred Hitchcock, sometime in the future. And yes, it will be hard not to write more about Anita and Auntie Meena. Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-10862848833044550782017-02-25T13:38:52.760-08:002017-02-25T13:38:52.760-08:00That's a pretty fun idea, Marian. You and I bo...That's a pretty fun idea, Marian. You and I both know that it's hard to not return to India once we've fallen in love with the place. And since I haven't been to Goa, now I'll have another reason to visit there.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-18151585216338344672017-02-25T13:26:35.776-08:002017-02-25T13:26:35.776-08:00I, of course, have always had a soft spot for Goa....I, of course, have always had a soft spot for Goa. Perhaps we could have my Rosaria O'Reilly meet Anita Ray in Goa. It would give me an excuse to go back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338488144804742560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-19958317743784658212017-02-25T13:24:07.202-08:002017-02-25T13:24:07.202-08:00Well, I for one look forward to more of Anita Ray,...Well, I for one look forward to more of Anita Ray, Susan - perhaps in another incarnation! Such a unique protagonist. The setting and the characters glow with your love of India, which I fully understand. I know you'll write many more stories and mysteries and I suspect you'll have a hard time notincluding the charming Anita Ray and her ditzy Aunt Meena. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338488144804742560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-72423752200857431202017-02-24T06:33:14.300-08:002017-02-24T06:33:14.300-08:00Very true, Pam. I'm struggling with the idea o...Very true, Pam. I'm struggling with the idea of never writing another Anita Ray novel. I can't imagine giving up writing itself. Never! Thanks for commenting.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-60700061732421613502017-02-24T06:11:19.924-08:002017-02-24T06:11:19.924-08:00It's easier to think we'll give up writing...It's easier to think we'll give up writing than actually do it LOL! <br />Good luck and God's blessings<br />PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-58778327964254307512017-02-24T06:09:17.913-08:002017-02-24T06:09:17.913-08:00Thanks, Edith. When I began writing about Anita th...Thanks, Edith. When I began writing about Anita there were few mysteries set in India, and now there are probably a dozen or more. Still, I hope I'll figure out a way to give Anita a future.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-46638985213759753842017-02-24T06:07:24.039-08:002017-02-24T06:07:24.039-08:00I enjoyed your Kim Reynolds series, so I'm sor...I enjoyed your Kim Reynolds series, so I'm sorry to hear there won't be another book. It's interesting how attached we become to our characters; Anita is very real to me. Thanks for commenting.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-78460951958495022452017-02-23T18:08:12.363-08:002017-02-23T18:08:12.363-08:00I hope Anita does find another direction and you a...I hope Anita does find another direction and you another publishing home, Susan. The books are a breath of fresh and exotic air for me and I always look forward to the next one.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-10225029074569651802017-02-23T14:15:48.959-08:002017-02-23T14:15:48.959-08:00Susan,
I agree with Alice. It's a shame to gi...Susan,<br /><br />I agree with Alice. It's a shame to give up on a quality series. Perhaps another publisher will be interested. I have the same problem with the Kim Reynolds mystery series. There are four novels and likely won't be another. But I have special love for this series too.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-441591952378756922017-02-23T10:02:27.657-08:002017-02-23T10:02:27.657-08:00Thank you for this, Alice. I felt like I was whini...Thank you for this, Alice. I felt like I was whining but the feelings are true so I thought I'd put them out there. I figure we all go through these things and I might as well say so. Thank you for the vote of confidence. I'm so glad your Daisy books are still with us. (And I love that "belly-up in the goldfish bowl of publishing." That's why you're popular--because of gems like that. It made me laugh.)Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-12098248171541990882017-02-23T09:58:39.811-08:002017-02-23T09:58:39.811-08:00I feel your pain, Susan. I thought my Daisy books ...I feel your pain, Susan. I thought my Daisy books were belly-up in the goldfish bowl of publishing, and that nearly broke my heart. Fortunately, I found another outlet for them, and I hope you do the same for Anita and Auntie Meena. They're great characters, and you make India a character in the books, too. I love them and hope you are able to write many more of them.Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.com