The Uber Abode : Talk with the Authors

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Carrie's AJ> I'm here!
Sobbie> hi ya
Carrie Carr> I'm here too
Carrie's AJ> AND I got to use the name I wanted...YEEHAW!
Sobbie> cool
Carrie's AJ> Hi, Sobbie!
Sobbie> now you have to be in charge
Carrie's AJ> NO WAY!!!
Carrie Carr> *snicker*
Sobbie> nice shower?
Carrie Carr> *g*
Carrie Carr> very
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> had a nice nap this evening, too *g*
Sobbie> cool
Carrie Carr> good thing I set the alarm clock :)
Sobbie> (cant wait to see this in the transcript)
Carrie Carr> heheheh
Sobbie> yep
Carrie's AJ> nice nap...yep..nice!
Sobbie> well I was bad....
Sobbie> I only got through the first 2.5 stories
Carrie Carr> poor thing
Sobbie> and never got to roadkill
Carrie's AJ> awww...
Carrie Carr> *sniff* I see
Carrie Carr> :)
Sobbie> hey i tried
Carrie Carr> things like that happen
Sobbie> and I think i have read all the way through love's journey
Carrie's AJ> Lois Hart wants a copy of the transcript for tonight
Sobbie> oh ok
Carrie's AJ> Good, can I raz her from time to time tonight so she can read it in the transcript?
Sobbie> absolutly
Carrie's AJ> Cool!
Sobbie> hi where
where2> hi
Carrie's AJ> Welcome!
Carrie Carr> hi there, where!
where2> hi
Carrie's AJ> We're a little slow getting started tonight.
Sobbie> yeah
Carrie's AJ> Hi, Rachel, glad you could make it.
Sobbie> Hi Rachel
Carrie Carr> Hey there, Rachel!
Rachel> thanks, I finally figured it out
Sobbie> lol
Sobbie> and I thought you were the techy
Rachel> only a programmer
Carrie's AJ> Another computer geek! YES!!
Carrie's AJ> And programmers rule!
Rachel> hi Carrie....I'm also with UberAbode
Carrie Carr> great to meet you, Rachel
Rachel> I'm the one that checks your site everynight for an update
Carrie Carr> oops..sorry about that *g*
Rachel> so....when is the next update?
Carrie Carr> umm
Carrie Carr> in a bit *g*
Carrie Carr> things have been a bit hectic around here lately
Sobbie> maybe if you didnt stay so clean you could get some writing done
Carrie's AJ> It's the naps!
Carrie Carr> *snicker*
Carrie Carr> showers are very..umm..theraputic
Sobbie> oh ok
Carrie's AJ> So are the naps...ask Lex and Amanda
Sobbie> hi lordmax
Carrie Carr> hello, lordmax
Sobbie> yeah they seem to nap at least once a chapter
Carrie's AJ> Greetings, LordMax...we humbly bow in your presence
Rachel> Carrie....so how many stories are going to be in this series?
Sobbie> looks like you get the whole uberabode crew tonight Carrie
Carrie Carr> I'm not too sure - every time I think I'm finished, another one pops up
Carrie Carr> the more the merrier, I say
Carrie's AJ> Hello, Lois! (Just thought I'd do that for when she gets the transcript!)
Carrie's AJ> As long as it's not 'Redneck' you can be known by anything you want...
Carrie Carr> AJ has a thing for rednecks...
Carrie's AJ> just one...
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> thanks, hon
redback> sorry to those who said hello to lordmax..... apparently that is me but I didn't know!!!
redback> hello all...... *S*
Sobbie> lol
Carrie's AJ> Carrie and I are sitting here back to back, reliving our old courting days...
Sobbie> dont you just love new programs
Rachel> can we ask AJ question too?
Carrie's AJ> Sure
Rachel> AJ...when's your next update?
Carrie Carr> heheheh
Carrie's AJ> well....it was supposed to be this weekend...but I kinda had to take a nap
Carrie Carr> naps are fun
Carrie's AJ> Ask Lex and Amanda
Carrie's AJ> Hey!...ALRIGHTY! "Extra Special Guest!"
Sobbie> tell us a little more about the "courting days"
Sobbie> well you were sort of an unexpected addition and VERY welcome
Carrie's AJ> I lived in Illinois..Carrie lived here in Texas
Carrie Carr> talk about long distance!
Carrie's AJ> The 18th of this month will be one year since Carrie and I moved in here.
Carrie Carr> we'd sit and talk on AIM for hours
Carrie's AJ> As soon as I got home from work, I'd log on and wait for Carrie to get home. Then we'd talk til bedtime
Carrie's AJ> I don't know how she got any writing done until we finally were able to start living together
Carrie Carr> that's easy... I'd write most of the night
Carrie's AJ> She'd also have email waiting for me each morning when I awoke.
Carrie's AJ> I'd read it and call her to wake her up in the morning
Carrie's AJ> We're VERY Lex and Amanda-ish
Rachel> did you guys ever meet during this time?
Carrie Carr> a couple of times
redback> how long did you know each other before you moved in together???
Carrie Carr> I flew up to the Chicago Con in 99, and we met face to face for the first time
Carrie's AJ> We'd known each other long distance for about 5 months at that time
Carrie's AJ> And been in love for 3 of them
Carrie Carr> :)
redback> ...*S*...
Sobbie> :)
Carrie Carr> Then we went to the Pasadena con last year together
Carrie Carr> didn't see many of the festivities, though *g*
Carrie's AJ> HONEYMOON TIME!!!!
Rachel> will both of you be at the Bard's Brunch this year?
Carrie's AJ> Yes
Carrie's AJ> We're looking forward to seeing everyone
Rachel> good...maybe I'll meet you there
Carrie Carr> we'd love it
Carrie's AJ> That would be great!
Carrie Carr> I'm hoping to meet a lot of folks there this year
Carrie's AJ> We've also starting making plans for Dragon Con
Sobbie> :(
Rachel> sorry Sobbie
Sobbie> oh well you will all have nice stories to tell
Carrie's AJ> I think that Carrie should do a chapter or two of Lex and Amanda visiting the Xena Con
Carrie Carr> *shaking head* honey...
Rachel> That would be great!
Carrie's AJ> Stumbling into the Bard's Brunch!
Carrie Carr> I think poor Lex and Amanda need a nice, peaceful vacation
Rachel> If you could Lex off of the ranch
Carrie Carr> that's true...she's a homebody
Rachel> We already have sheep sitters lined up for that time
Sobbie> I think she needs to fly more
Sobbie> not me rachel
Carrie Carr> you into sheep, Rachel?
Sobbie> hmm that could be taken a couple of ways
Carrie's AJ> Well...Elizabeth Cauble could escape and blow the new ranchhouse up...causing Lex and Amanda to fly to Pasadena...
Carrie Carr> *sigh*
redback> lol.....
Carrie's AJ> For some reason...Carrie doesn't go with very many of my ideas for her stories...*Sigh* I DON'T know why...
Carrie Carr> it was her idea that Hubert get what he got recently
Carrie's AJ> YEAH!!!
Rachel> Maybe you should write a spoof consisting of your ideas
Sobbie> well I think amanda might have a thing about eating roadkill
Carrie Carr> *snicker*
Carrie's AJ> I had a little fun with them coming to Inbred, Illinois in RKC
Carrie Carr> that WAS fun
Rachel> oh yeah...I remember
Carrie's AJ> Carrie returned the favor by writing my ex-husband into Love's Journey
Carrie's AJ> he's Hubert's lawyer
Carrie Carr> Lex didn't speak to me for days after that episode
Rachel> Do both of you end up writing at the same time?
Carrie's AJ> Sometimes
Carrie's AJ> I was trying to think of where I wanted Rightful Claims to go next, but all I could think of was Carrie's story
Carrie's AJ> So I told her that I thought that this was a perfect time to beat the living daylights out of Hubert.
Carrie's AJ> I've yet to get back to my story
Carrie Carr> I liked that *g*
Carrie Carr> it's funny, how the littlest ideas get me started, sometimes
Carrie's AJ> She wrote for 4 days and nights
Carrie's AJ> When our daughter is in town, I don't write, I have to make up for it when she's with her dad
redback> so how old is your daughter???
Carrie's AJ> She's 15, 16 in April
redback> a fantastic age!
Sobbie> reminds me of a song I once heard
Carrie Carr> uh, yeah *g*
Carrie's AJ> Oh yeah..."TEEN MOODSWINGS..EMOTIONS FROM HELL"
Carrie's AJ> I remember that song
Carrie Carr> *snicker*
Sobbie> :)
Carrie Carr> poor AJ..I'm prone to moodswings, and so is her daughter
Carrie's AJ> Actually, you never met two more loving people than Carrie and Karen...very tenderhearted.
Carrie's AJ> And very much alike.
Carrie Carr> and you can always tell when I'm in the midst of one - poor Lex always pays for it *g*
Sobbie> uh oh
Carrie's AJ> I had to be in Illinois for two and a half weeks last June...Lex's grandmother bit the dust.
Carrie Carr> *looking away, humming to self*
Carrie's AJ> Good thing that Carrie didn't write when I had my gall bladder surgery!
Sobbie> god martha would have bit the dust then
Carrie Carr> *g*
Carrie Carr> I've actually been threatened, good-naturedly, if anything ever happens to Martha
Carrie's AJ> Carrie's mom
Carrie's AJ> She's just like Martha
Carrie Carr> although Mom is a bit less 'country' than Martha
Carrie's AJ> And just like Amanda adores Martha, I adore Carrie's Mom and Dad
Carrie Carr> they look a lot alike, though *g*
Carrie's AJ> And CAN COOK!!!!
Sobbie> can you cook as well as lex aj?
Carrie's AJ> Although, unlike Lex...Carrie is actually allowed to help in the kitchen
Carrie Carr> *g*
Carrie's AJ> I do pretty well
Carrie's AJ> Carrie told me before we began living together that she didn't cook
Sobbie> well I might be afraid to try your stuff
Carrie's AJ> Told me some horror stories
Sobbie> possum is not on my diet
Carrie Carr> not my fault the boiling bag stuck to the bottom of the pan
Carrie Carr> and exploded
redback> lol
Sobbie> oh so lex gets her cooking ability from carrie
Rachel> lol
Sobbie> lol
Carrie's AJ> WEll, when it doesn't result in some kind of accident..it's very tasty
Carrie Carr> it wasn't that big of a mess...
Carrie's AJ> Don't forget the P
Carrie Carr> can't even see those spots, now *g*
Carrie's AJ> pizza, love
Carrie Carr> oh
Carrie Carr> that wasn't my fault, either
Carrie's AJ> The burn marks will fade...in time..
Sobbie> lol
Carrie's AJ> Trouble follows Carrie into the kitchen like trouble follows Lex when she does a fence check
Carrie Carr> have you ever seen what a pressure cooker will do if it's defective?
Carrie Carr> beans look really funny on a ceiling
Sobbie> lol
redback> lol......
Carrie's AJ> But if the taco chips are sturdy enough...you can still use 'em for dip
Carrie Carr> gotta be a bit tall, though
Carrie's AJ> or have a good step ladder
Carrie Carr> I now cook exclusively in a crock pot
Carrie Carr> :)
Carrie Carr> much safer
Rachel> AJ...are you going to write a sequel to RKR?
Carrie's AJ> I've been toying with a sequel
Carrie Carr> *snicker*
Carrie's AJ> Dear Beulah Mae
Carrie's AJ> Rufus' sister's letters to the lovelorn
where2> where in texas are you and your cooking utensils?
Carrie Carr> she wrote a bit right before she went under the knife for her gall bladder surgery
Carrie Carr> we're between Dallas and Fort Worth
Carrie's AJ> We keep moving
Carrie Carr> and so's my crock pot *g*
Carrie Carr> we do not
Carrie's AJ> only when she cooks
Carrie Carr> don't listen to her
Carrie's AJ> it's called 'running for cover'
Carrie Carr> *sigh*
Carrie's AJ> When I read Destiny's Crossing, I thought to myself, "If I ever meet anyone like Lex..I'm theirs."
Carrie's AJ> Then I got to know Carrie.
Carrie's AJ> Lex to the core!
Carrie's AJ> Complete with kitchen skills!
Carrie's AJ> Actually, Carrie is a very good cook.
Carrie Carr> she's just saying that because she's hungry
Carrie's AJ> Oh yeah...I'm so hungry...time for a nap!
Carrie Carr> *shaking head*
redback> so is there more stories after this one with Lex and Amanda ... or will you start a new story???
Carrie Carr> I'm not sure - I don't really map the stories out, but as long as they 'talk' to me, I guess I'll write them
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> although I've considered new characters, just don't seem to get off the ground much
redback> great....
Carrie's AJ> That's fine with me. I really love Lex and Amanda
Carrie's AJ> I don't really want to see their stories end
Carrie's AJ> Oh, I almost forgot..."HI, LOIS!!!!"
Sobbie> lol
redback> Janna Hotchiss... is a great character ... will we be seeing more of her in the future???
Sobbie> you should have made her show for this
Carrie's AJ> Tomorrow afternoon
Carrie Carr> most definitely
Carrie's AJ> Well, Carrie and I get to see her tomorrow afternoon
redback> fantastic...
Carrie Carr> *g*
Carrie Carr> she's one of my favorite new characters
Carrie's AJ> The real life one has become like a little sister to Carrie...although she's older and taller
Rachel> Carrie..did you grow up on a ranch?
redback> so all of the characters in the Lex and Amanda saga are based on real people you know
Carrie Carr> pretty much... I grew up on more of a farm, than a ranch..but we had quite a few different animals
Carrie's AJ> with some characters, their composites of different people
redback> do these people know and have they read your story ???
Carrie Carr> Lex and I both built a lot of fence in our youth *g*
Carrie Carr> not really... some of them are folks that I knew as a kid
redback> sorry stories.... *S*
Carrie Carr> :)
Carrie's AJ> Carrie's sister in law had the same maiden name as Amanda..she read the first story and loved it.
Carrie Carr> yeah..that was interesting - I never expected anyone I actually knew to read the story
Carrie Carr> so I used her maiden name, because I liked it
Carrie Carr> I had a great, great grandmother Amanda
Sobbie> did she happen upon the story or did you tell her about it?
Carrie's AJ> Which is funny, cause I did, too
Carrie Carr> umm..I kinda had to tell her about it when I was approached by RAP to publish it *g*
Sobbie> uh oh back to inbred OH
Carrie Carr> thought I'd better ask if it was okay :)
Sobbie> ah ok
Carrie's AJ> She read the published book in one night
Carrie's AJ> couldn't put it down
Sobbie> cool
Carrie Carr> funny thing is, my sister-in-law told me if she ever met Lex, she'd dump my brother *g*
Carrie's AJ> too late!
Sobbie> lol
Carrie's AJ> I got the right sibling!
Rachel> lol
Carrie's AJ> I got the one with the brains, beauty, and personality in the family
Carrie Carr> *shaking head*
Carrie's AJ> Now if she were only rich...*g*
Carrie Carr> :)
Rachel> oh well..can't have everything
Sobbie> you could have her rob a bank
Carrie's AJ> Well, *peeking over my shoulder* I really do have everything!
redback> have you always written or did something inspire you to write ... both AJ and Carrie...
Carrie's AJ> Blame Carrie for my writing
Carrie Carr> thanks, hon
redback> ...*S*...
Sobbie> nah then she'd be put in jail and you would loose everything
Carrie Carr> believe it or not, I used to write fanfic ages ago... just never shared it
Carrie Carr> when I was in high school, I wrote my own little episodes of my favorite tv shows
Rachel> what made you post the story?
redback> so you have a number of stories hidden away that haven't been shared???
Carrie Carr> my old 'Cagney & Lacey' notes went to the big dumpster in the sky, many years ago :)
Rachel> oh..I would've loved to read those
Carrie's AJ> If I'd written things like that...it would have been something like "Cagney and Lacey Meet Mr. Magoo"
Carrie Carr> for some reason, my characters were always a bit more than friends :)
Carrie Carr> scary
Carrie's AJ> I think she began publishing on the web at just the right time
Carrie Carr> I never started out writing Destiny's Bridge to post
redback> so what made you take the step into sharing your stories on the net???
Carrie Carr> it was a dream that kept haunting me, for lack of a better word
Carrie Carr> I was a member of the Merpack list, and everyone was posting little stories and stuff
Carrie Carr> I had a few too many beers one night, and got brave :)
redback> lol
redback> I'm glad you did ....
Rachel> me too
Carrie Carr> thanks :)
Carrie's AJ> me, too. It's how we found each other
Sobbie> mee too
Carrie Carr> the next day, I thought I had lost my mind :)
Sobbie> nope you found your calling
Carrie's AJ> But people started emailing her to tell her they loved the story
Carrie Carr> thanks
Carrie's AJ> She really did.
Carrie's AJ> She's a natural born story teller
Carrie Carr> *blush*
Carrie's AJ> Nothing like being married to a romantic writer like Carrie
Carrie's AJ> She's very creative
Sobbie> makes for nice naps?
Carrie Carr> :)
Carrie's AJ> The best!
Carrie Carr> great naps
Sobbie> So ....
Carrie's AJ> Carrie does sweet things like meeting me at the train in the evening with a rose, and when I get home, a candlelight dinner
Carrie's AJ> very butch, you know
Sobbie> how did you two meet
Sobbie> lol
Carrie's AJ> I stalked her
Carrie Carr> she wrote me about Destiny's Bridge, and how much she liked it
Carrie Carr> I still have the original email
Carrie Carr> :)
Sobbie> :)
Carrie's AJ> Carrie wrote me back
Carrie's AJ> and the conversation has been ongoing since then
Carrie Carr> she talks a lot *g*
Carrie's AJ> I used to have to drag words out of her when we'd chat
Carrie Carr> yup
Carrie's AJ> It was like I was on a mission to get her to open up and talk
Carrie's AJ> Then she invited me to enjoy a grilled steak dinner when I came to visit
Carrie's AJ> I thought, "Yeah, like I'll EVER go to Texas!"
Carrie Carr> :)
Carrie's AJ> Did I mention, that she cooks wonderful grilled steaks?!
Sobbie> well I cant think of any reason to go to texas
Carrie's AJ> Just one very important reason for me to be here...She's sitting right behind me.
Sobbie> good reason
Carrie Carr> :)
Carrie's AJ> The best!
Carrie's AJ> I had a 'no flirt' policy online
Carrie's AJ> but it went right out the window when I met Carrie
Carrie Carr> *snicker*
Carrie Carr> she chased me *g*
Carrie's AJ> avidly!
Carrie Carr> luckily, I'm a bit slow *g*
Carrie Carr> no problems catching me
Rachel> and you liked being chased..huh
Carrie's AJ> she likes being CAUGHT
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> oooh, yeah!
Carrie's AJ> I'd see Carrie online and my heart would light right up
Carrie's AJ> I couldn't figure it out
Carrie's AJ> til one night it hit me like a ton of bricks that I was in love with her
redback> love at first type!!!
Carrie's AJ> good un!
Carrie Carr> heheheh...yup!
Carrie Carr> I charmed her with my one and two word answers *g.
Sobbie> kinda like in here?
Carrie's AJ> One word answers like, "YES!"
Carrie Carr> *g* she's so easy
Carrie's AJ> naw...I'm just cheap
Carrie Carr> :)
Carrie's AJ> You know the warm and fuzzy feeling you get when you read Lex and Amanda stories?
Carrie's AJ> I get to live that with Carrie.
Rachel> that's great for both of you
Carrie Carr> it's the best feeling in the world, believe me
Carrie's AJ> not everyone gets to be in love with their very best friend
Carrie's AJ> I cherish that priveledge
Carrie Carr> me too
Rachel> do you beta read each other's work?
Carrie Carr> yes...although she's much better at that sort of thing than I am - my grammar ain't that good *g*
Carrie's AJ> I'll bypass the obvious, 'Poor thing, ailin' badly is she?' comment
Rachel> what do both of you do in RL?
Carrie's AJ> Carrie is a writer
Carrie's AJ> full time now
Carrie Carr> *shakes head*
Carrie's AJ> I'm working as a business analyst in the information systems department of a securities broker-dealer
Sobbie> say that 5 times fast
Carrie's AJ> that that that that that
Carrie Carr> *sigh*
Carrie Carr> you had to say it, didn't you? *g*
Carrie's AJ> Sobbie told me to
Sobbie> lol
Carrie's AJ> I'm very obedient...Mistress Carrie
Carrie Carr> *thud* I can't take her anywhere
Carrie's AJ> OH YES SHE CAN!!!
Carrie's AJ> Hi, Lois!!! You should be here!
Carrie Carr> so...anyone have any ideas they want to see in the next story?
Carrie Carr> *g*
Carrie's AJ> nice save, honey
Sobbie> kill off martha?
Carrie Carr> I'm trying desperately, love
Carrie Carr> WHAT?!?!
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> no thanks..I don't need the hate mail *g*
Sobbie> im kidding really
Sobbie> do you get lots of hate mail?
Carrie Carr> in the first draft of Destiny's Bridge, Amanda's grandfather had been killed
Carrie Carr> thank god I never posted it
Carrie's AJ> She really doesn't, most of her mail is very complementary
Carrie Carr> the worst kind of mail I get, is from people wanting me to put more sex in the stories
Carrie Carr> that's about as bad as it gets
Carrie Carr> I've got nothing but great mail - people are very kind
Rachel> that's good to hear
Carrie's AJ> She gets panic letters when Lex is in trouble
Sobbie> well as the worst bard feeder in the world I think your stuff is great
Carrie Carr> thanks :)
Carrie's AJ> there! you just made up for it, Sobbie
Carrie Carr> you never know where feeding a bard might get you, right, AJ?
Carrie's AJ> some of our best friends have come from feeding the bards
Sobbie> oh so if i feed you more often Carrie.... can I have you?
Carrie Carr> heheheheh...umm..I'll let AJ answer that one *g*
Carrie's AJ> Uh...Sobbie...
Carrie's AJ> can we say, "Over my dead body?
Sobbie> Yes?
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> *g* That's my girl!
Carrie's AJ> Always!
Carrie's AJ> I wrote Lois Hart about Coming Home, how deeply touching it is.
Carrie's AJ> It's worked out into a great friendship
Rachel> yeah...I really like that story
Carrie's AJ> "Janna Hotchkiss" came into our lives when she emailed Carrie and wanted her to sign her copy of Destiny's Crossing
Sobbie> you know I read that and liked it .... but I cant remember which one it is now
Carrie's AJ> Jan is married to Rob, a victim of MS, but falls in love with Terry
Sobbie> got it loved it
Carrie's AJ> The real "Jan" is a wonderful person
Rachel> her new one 'Broken Homes' is good too
Carrie's AJ> Isn't it?
Carrie's AJ> She's being published by RAP, too
Carrie's AJ> and they're taking orders for it.
Sobbie> uh oh I'm going to be in trouble .... again
Carrie Carr> subtle, babe...
Carrie's AJ> This commercial break was brought to you by, Friends of Lois Hart.
Rachel> so...That's the 'Lois' !!!!
Carrie's AJ> Yep!
Carrie's AJ> By the way...since we're here...you can pre-order Hope's Path, too.
Sobbie> subtle
Carrie's AJ> and RAP announced that Carrie's third book is going to be published.
Carrie Carr> isn't she, though
Rachel> gotta get on that site and catch up with my orders
Carrie's AJ> Definitely
Carrie's AJ> I think one of the neatest perks about Carrie being published is trading autographed books with other bards
Carrie's AJ> It sure beats how I got an autographed copy of Little Piece of Paradise by Midgit a year ago at The Bard's Brunch
where2> is a concern that fewer books will be sold, since the work is published for free on the web?
Rachel> How's it feel to get published?
Sobbie> I think the best thing about the entire fan fiction world is how much everyone suports each other
Carrie Carr> it's really not that much of a concern to me - I've always written for the enjoyment of it, not for the money
Carrie Carr> I don't think it would be fair to the people who have supported me online, to put the stories exclusively in print
Rachel> I buy them to show support to the bards for all of the enjoyment I've gotten
Carrie Carr> when RAP approached me to be published, I honestly thought it was a joke
Sobbie> Is there a large differece between web copy and published copy?
Carrie Carr> I soon found out they were completely serious, and I've never worked with a better bunch of peopel
Sobbie> No Joke your excelent
Carrie Carr> thanks :)
Carrie Carr> the published copy does tend to have a few more little scenes in it
where2> certainly the web ff lets more people get to know writers-- faster
Carrie's AJ> RAP assigns an editor to go though the book with a fine tooth comb, Carrie's editor is one of the best ever
Carrie Carr> I'll be reading along, editing, and realize that I could add a little something here, or there, that I didn't think of before
Sobbie> oh ok
Carrie Carr> although the additions to the printed version doesn't change the story, just maybe adds a bit of background
Carrie Carr> it wasn't like that much in the first book, but Hope's Path will have a few new little scenes
Carrie Carr> and the editor I was assigned with this one is awesome!
Carrie Carr> :)
Carrie Carr> yeah..RAP is churning out some excellent stuff right now - she's got a great staff
Carrie Carr> I'm just thrilled to have gotten in on the ground floor of such a good publisher
Carrie's AJ> The relationship has been very good for Carrie.
Carrie's AJ> and it gave RAP a book that really helped them to get off the ground
Sobbie> do you think that when Xena quits that fan fiction espcially uber fanfiction will change
Sobbie> or die out?
Carrie Carr> I think that Uber fanfic has already changed - people are really developing their own ideas and their own characters
Carrie's AJ> I agree.
Carrie's AJ> Mostly everything that I was reading two years ago was X&G
Carrie Carr> I don't think it's a fad - as long as people will read the stories, I think folks will write
Rachel> well..I'll keep on reading them
where2> great that so many new of small publishers have grown out of ff... following the disappearance of so many just a few years ago...
Carrie's AJ> I think that the fire that has been started in the imaginations of people be a long time in dying out.
Sobbie> I dont think I could stop reading them
Carrie's AJ> They fullfill a need
Carrie Carr> it's always amazed me, how a 'chop-socky' action show could bring so many diverse people together
Carrie's AJ> Can you imagine?
Rachel> It has been amazing
Carrie Carr> I've made some of the best friends of my life because of Xena..and I'll always be grateful
Carrie's AJ> I remember telling my daughter that we were DEFINITELY NOT watching a tv show about a prehistoric biker chic
Sobbie> Yeah it has totally changed my life
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> I honestly don't think that they had any idea the effect it would have on people
Carrie's AJ> Well, we watched it, and like you, it changed my life
Rachel> I bet you thank her now
Carrie's AJ> I told her that
Carrie Carr> me too
Carrie's AJ> If we hadn't watched Xena, I never would have figured out that I'm gay
Carrie's AJ> But one look at those legs!
Rachel> Xena helped that?
Carrie's AJ> I KNEW I wasn't straight
Sobbie> yeah it was hard to start watching
Sobbie> but now I dont know how to live without the community
Sobbie> Xena turned you gay?
where2> what need(s) do you see ff meeting?
Carrie Carr> I think that the communities will evolve, but many will stay
Carrie's AJ> No...just helped all the pieces of the puzzle to fit together so I got a clearer picture of myself.
Carrie Carr> fanfic caters to the people who need to connect to the characters they read about
Carrie Carr> I know that's what does it for me
Sobbie> well that is a good thing
Carrie's AJ> and the uber fanfic helps them to fit the image they see in tv into a venue that's closer to the lives they live
Carrie Carr> even though I'm not a secret agent, or an undercover cop, or anything like that, I know that in fanfic, I'll see people I can identify with
Carrie's AJ> What I'm excited about is the 'beyond uber'
Carrie's AJ> the stories that show the growth that the writing has done
Sobbie> yeah that is where things seem to be heading
Carrie's AJ> more original stories like Lois' and Carries
redback> well there has been an increasing number of original fiction out there.....
Carrie's AJ> and a lot of it is excellent
Sobbie> I read one of the reveiws on one of the online bookstores
redback> is there no problem with the publishing with the characters resembling X & G.....
Carrie's AJ> I prefer to see more original characters be published.
Sobbie> and someone complained that all the lead characters were tall dark with blue eyes and the other short blond with green eyes
Carrie's AJ> I had fun with that concept in Road Kill Cafe
Carrie's AJ> kept having X&G Ubers show up, until finally X&G showed up
Sobbie> you had fun with a lot of concepts in roadkill
Rachel> a couple of months ago I was reading a Naiad novel and found myself trying to figure out which character was Xena and witch was Gab
Carrie Carr> I think that especially once Xena is off the air, those that continue to write may try to branch out more
Sobbie> lol rachel
Carrie Carr> I know that I look for the same thing,Rachel
Rachel> Then they mentioned brown eyes...boy I was pissed
Carrie Carr> heheheh
Peamist> Carrie I got here can't believe it
Sobbie> lol
where2> lol
Carrie Carr> good for you!
Carrie's AJ> Who are you, and what did you do with GUEST0508?
Sobbie> but rachel you have brown eyes
Carrie Carr> I have brown eyes, too *pout*
Rachel> I know...how boring
Carrie's AJ> beautiful brown eyes!
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> :)
redback> lol
Carrie's AJ> I have green eyes
Sobbie> are you short and blond?
Carrie Carr> would anyone have trouble reading stories that didn't have the archtypes?
Carrie Carr> she's short
Carrie Carr> sorta
Carrie's AJ> 5'5" and curly brunette
Carrie Carr> :)
Carrie Carr> cute, too
Carrie's AJ> thanks, love
where2> heavens no!! nearly drove me nuts that all the lead characters looked alike the first 50-60 ff i read
redback> no not really....... as long as the story was good... and had a plot!
Carrie's AJ> But my grandpa was blonde, does that count?
Sobbie> It would be hard to get past the archtype but I could get past it over time
Peamist> I'm Linda they gave me this name
Rachel> I wouldn't if I knew not to look for the archtypes
Carrie's AJ> HEY!!! LINDA!!!
Carrie Carr> Linda!
Carrie Carr> cool
Carrie's AJ> LINDA WHO?
Carrie's AJ> Just kidding...
Carrie's AJ> Hi, Linda!
Sobbie> hi linda
redback> hey linda
where2> sometimes when all is the same except eye color, it's confusing now *g*
Carrie Carr> I figure that the next story I write, will have characters that aren't X&G related at all
Sobbie> :( are we going to loose lex and amanda?
Carrie Carr> nah... but I may have to branch out a bit, so they don't bore everyone to death *g*
Carrie's AJ> She didn't think people were still interested in Lex and Amanda when she finished Love's Journey
Rachel> I think we can stand a few more Lex & Amanda stories
Carrie Carr> really?
Sobbie> well I hate it when a good series dies
Rachel> oh yeah
Carrie Carr> I do have folks asking when they're gonna have kids *g* - I think that's a bit premature
Sobbie> i do too carrie
redback> wouldn't that give Amanda's mother a heart attack!
Sobbie> but ya gotta ease up on lex a bit or she wont live through much more
redback> to have grand kids
Carrie Carr> I know.. poor Lex... I can't help it though - she's just a walking trouble magnet
Carrie's AJ> Of course, Carrie has NOTHING to base that on...
Sobbie> lol
Rachel> i wondered
Carrie Carr> I'm a bit accident prone *g*
Carrie's AJ> Just check our bathroom and count the ace bandages
Carrie's AJ> the crutches in the closet
Sobbie> lol
redback> lol
Carrie's AJ> the 2 slings
Carrie Carr> the matching slings *g*
Carrie Carr> one of them is AJ's *g*
Carrie Carr> I'm not the one who has a neck brace
Carrie's AJ> You said it was sexy!
Carrie Carr> *shakes head*
Carrie's AJ> The 2 knee braces?
Carrie Carr> umm
Rachel> do you heal as fast as Lex?
Carrie Carr> well, who would read a story with the lead characters sitting around watching tv night after night?
Carrie Carr> not quite, Rachel.. I need a sling for a paper cut *g*
Carrie's AJ> but I get to play doctor a lot
Carrie's AJ> I gave Carrie a Xena sword for Christmas, and included two bandages in the wrapping paper
Rachel> AJ..I guess that's your calling in life
Sobbie> well not watching tv all the time.... but sometimes it does get a bit far fetched with so many things happening to the lead characters
Carrie's AJ> You should hang around us more...it's not as far fetched as it may seem
Sobbie> ahhh ok
Carrie's AJ> Carrie bumped her elbow in January...she's in an arm brace right now for it
Carrie's AJ> blew out a tendon
Carrie's AJ> poor thing
Carrie Carr> I'm getting old *sigh*
Carrie's AJ> Did you ever read WordWarrior's 'Bad Sex'?
Carrie's AJ> hehehehheh
Carrie's AJ> we say, "OUCH!" a lot
redback> lol
Sobbie> lol
Carrie Carr> not my fault
Carrie's AJ> naps can be hazardous to your health
Carrie Carr> heheheheh...but well worth it, believe me
Sobbie> showers?
Carrie's AJ> them, too!
Carrie's AJ> but sometimes, you just gotta risk it!
Sobbie> lol
Carrie's AJ> I'm sure that Carrie's arm will heal up just fine...as long as I can keep from sinking my elbow into that wounded tendon when we snuggle down
Rachel> ok...that brings up another question..what are your ages?
Carrie's AJ> I didn't know she could curse in Lithuanian!
Carrie Carr> I'm 37...going on 70, it feels like at times *g*
Carrie's AJ> I'm 47, and I know where the best prices are on hair dye!
redback> ...*S*....
Carrie's AJ> I'm a cradle robber
Rachel> damn...I'm still the oldest
Sobbie> lol
Sobbie> and the shortest?
Rachel> yep...probably
Carrie's AJ> Not if Midgit had made it here
Carrie's AJ> *g*
Carrie's AJ> I don't really think about our age differences that much...
Rachel> don't worry AJ, I have a partner that's 37 too
Carrie's AJ> ALL RIGHT!
Rachel> I get asked if she's my son
Carrie's AJ> Carrie and I came from such completely different backgrounds and we're 10 years apart in ages, but you never saw two people who fit together better
Carrie's AJ> OOOH! your son?
Carrie's AJ> OUCH!
Rachel> especially if we're shopping for clothes
Carrie Carr> well, I still get carded for beer sometimes *g*
Carrie's AJ> So, do I, hon, remember?
Carrie's AJ> That waitress got a really big tip that night!
redback> lol
Carrie's AJ> Carrie makes me feel young
Carrie Carr> she's young where it counts, as far as I'm concerned. Age never mattered to me
Carrie's AJ> We've got a good balance between us
Carrie's AJ> Carrie's mom is two years older than my oldest sister
Carrie Carr> and AJ is the same age as my mother's favorite brother *g*
Carrie's AJ> I tend to think of her mother as more of a big sister.
Carrie's AJ> Her dad calls me his daughter, though, even though he's only 10 years older than me.
Carrie's AJ> They're both very sweet
redback> they sound it
Rachel> so..both of you...we'll see an update soon I hope?
Carrie Carr> I'm hoping so... things have been a bit wild here at home lately, so I haven't had a lot of time
Carrie's AJ> I'm sure of it.
Carrie's AJ> But don't worry, Lex and Amanda will start whispering to her soon
Carrie's AJ> Meanwhile, it's time to say goodnight.
Sobbie> night AJ thank you for comming
Carrie's AJ> We want to thank you for having us here tonight.
Rachel> I've really enjoyed this...thanks you two
where2> yes, thanks
Carrie Carr> it was a lot of fun, everyone...
Sobbie> Night Carrie thank you very much for joining us tonight
redback> it has been great thanks for chatting with us... *S*
Carrie's AJ> Our pleasure!
redback> good night...
Carrie's AJ> Good night
Carrie Carr> thanks - good night, all!
Peamist> night
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We would like to thank all the people who participated in this chat ...
and especially the author who was willing to talk to us all ...Carrie Carr ...
and Carrie's AJ as a special guest.
thank you