tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post405655409163570481..comments2023-08-16T07:25:02.989-05:00Comments on Romance Gems: IT'S RAINING MEN! MY FAVORITE KIND OF APRIL SHOWERS. By Kathleen Lawless @kathleenlawlessJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-70353970841124923882021-04-12T11:29:11.462-05:002021-04-12T11:29:11.462-05:00I'll happily pass that baton over to Marcia. ...I'll happily pass that baton over to Marcia. I remember that Ally McBeal episode! That series was ground-breaking in its day.kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-47128180206811347402021-04-12T11:26:46.040-05:002021-04-12T11:26:46.040-05:00It is a fun song!It is a fun song!kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-18096673398186908802021-04-12T09:55:45.453-05:002021-04-12T09:55:45.453-05:00Wow, is there a Guinness record for first dates? I...Wow, is there a Guinness record for first dates? If not you could be it. You really know how to catch attention with your posts. I remember a Ally McBeal episode where they all went to the bar downstairs and dance to that song.Nora LeDuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111518752602850802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-9549839208890290552021-04-11T22:02:22.143-05:002021-04-11T22:02:22.143-05:0080 dates? I now have you beat and most are still n...80 dates? I now have you beat and most are still not worth a second round. Imagine being married to a Walter? I was. Luckily he used his middle name. I like the baby name books with the years when certain names are popular. Anytime I meet anyone with a different name I like, I jot it down. After a while you start recycling. Marcia King-Gamblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678950827449893074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-1399073669940392722021-04-11T20:57:07.311-05:002021-04-11T20:57:07.311-05:00Oh, dear, that song is now stuck in my head! Great...Oh, dear, that song is now stuck in my head! Great soundtrack for your post!Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-30317370475632857362021-04-11T20:50:26.171-05:002021-04-11T20:50:26.171-05:00Oh, yes. Me as well. But it was fodder for books...Oh, yes. Me as well. But it was fodder for books.kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-49552334863904257052021-04-11T20:49:57.241-05:002021-04-11T20:49:57.241-05:00That sounds like a fun lady lunch! Wish I had bee...That sounds like a fun lady lunch! Wish I had been there! Oh, but then we'd have heroes with the same names.kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-55285477727210772552021-04-11T20:48:32.746-05:002021-04-11T20:48:32.746-05:00Thanks, Liz. Some of those heroes are so difficult...Thanks, Liz. Some of those heroes are so difficult!kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-63266890187056063172021-04-11T20:48:07.230-05:002021-04-11T20:48:07.230-05:00Of course, Caroline. Glad you are feeling better....Of course, Caroline. Glad you are feeling better. I think about those hard consonants. Maybe I was at the same RWA conference. Definitely some letters are hard and some are soft. kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-37256600465183870892021-04-11T19:42:34.926-05:002021-04-11T19:42:34.926-05:00Eighty first dates? I give you credit for persever...Eighty first dates? I give you credit for perseverance and I'm glad you don't have to do that anymore!Hannah Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585576526345438345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-83056123967758925192021-04-11T19:42:12.944-05:002021-04-11T19:42:12.944-05:00Long ago, in my lunch lady days, the ladies and I ...Long ago, in my lunch lady days, the ladies and I sat around one day and came up with names that made you think of attractive men. We did the same for beautiful women, but we had more fun with the men! ;) Now that I have over twenty books out, though, the list is dwindling. I used the "It's Raining Men" song in one of my books where the ladies went for a bachelorette party to a male revue. I played with the idea a bit, too, by having my naïve heroine not know that "It's Raining Men" is commonly used in shows like this, while everyone else knew, including the hero and his friends. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Kathleen! As I look at the forecast here in the Midwest, it appears we picked an apropos theme for the month! MJ Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921672646433078203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-66833044235879264862021-04-11T18:37:29.683-05:002021-04-11T18:37:29.683-05:00I have so much trouble naming men—it’s as if they ...I have so much trouble naming men—it’s as if they don’t answer until I get it right! Nice post, Kathleen.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-54206498125932852022021-04-11T16:46:00.921-05:002021-04-11T16:46:00.921-05:00At the first RWA conference I attended, I was in a...At the first RWA conference I attended, I was in a seminar taught by someone whose name I've forgotten. A shame, because she was very helpful and was, I'm sure, someone I'd be impressed to know I'd met. She suggested that readers identify more with heroes with names including hard consonants. I try to incorporate that rule. Thanks for including my book in the graphic, Kathleen. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-85059376059456843002021-04-11T14:47:13.309-05:002021-04-11T14:47:13.309-05:00The interesting thing about names is how cyclical ...The interesting thing about names is how cyclical they are. Names I would have considered too old fashioned for my children are now back in vogue. kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-76793915386437386652021-04-11T11:38:33.773-05:002021-04-11T11:38:33.773-05:00Names, names, and more names! It REALLY IS challen...Names, names, and more names! It REALLY IS challenging. Love your post, Kathleen, and I bow in homage to your skill in writing historicals. I enjoy seeing all the different names our Gems authors have in their books. Lately, I've chosen more common names for my heroes...the guy next door sort of thing. Choosing names from history is much more difficult, at least for me. Thank God for the internet! LOLKathryn Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210913950491846725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-58750487444325791672021-04-11T11:21:37.353-05:002021-04-11T11:21:37.353-05:00What a fun way to make your hero unique and memora...What a fun way to make your hero unique and memorable! I love it.kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-64928558986116988142021-04-11T10:56:08.341-05:002021-04-11T10:56:08.341-05:00I have a tendency to use typical names unless my h...I have a tendency to use typical names unless my hero has a background where he'd need something more unique. Like TJ Bannister in True Dreams. His parents are famous rock and troll superstars. They'd never name a child something common. His real name is True Jam Bannister. kari lemorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836561395137916595noreply@blogger.com