tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post6106323221053209498..comments2024-01-20T17:22:00.043-06:00Comments on AJ's Tattered Pages: Welcome fellow Contemporary Western Author, Paty Jager!!AJ Nuesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010557416505335378noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-43168947374855200542012-05-27T19:20:32.168-05:002012-05-27T19:20:32.168-05:00Hi Maggie!
Thanks for stopping in and commenting. ...Hi Maggie!<br />Thanks for stopping in and commenting. Your books have great reasons behind them for why you wrote them. I have expendable in my TBR pile. <br /><br />I'm glad you like my books and thank you for the wishes!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-36341587107732349222012-05-27T15:19:08.186-05:002012-05-27T15:19:08.186-05:00Wow, Paty. I knew you lived out in the eastern par...Wow, Paty. I knew you lived out in the eastern part of the state and farmed, but I didn't know about your upbringing. I can definitely see how the wild west has come through in your writing. I'm sure you'll make a great contemporary mystery author too.<br /><br />My books always generate from a more psychological place or a science question, and my characters tend to reflect what is going on in my life. For example, in EXPENDABLE I was working for a medical research college and had lots of questions. At the same time my son was in Iraq I feared for his safety and his sanity. It was that fear that had me write a veteran with PTSD solving a problem around the misuse of genetic research and a heroine who was caught in the middle of a murder mystery. I think all writers bring themselves to the creative process--some in more direct ways (like your westerns) and others in more indirect ways (like your wonder at what makes people tick).<br /><br />I love your books and I wish you a long and successful career in many genres.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-24615322811808884222012-05-25T22:26:10.247-05:002012-05-25T22:26:10.247-05:00Have fun AJ!
Hi S.L., Thank you for the kind word...Have fun AJ!<br /><br />Hi S.L., Thank you for the kind words and stopping in.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-59914365821828114032012-05-25T19:59:32.505-05:002012-05-25T19:59:32.505-05:00Patty, you are the real deal.
No wonder you do suc...Patty, you are the real deal.<br />No wonder you do such a realistic description of things most of us only read about these days.<br /><br />A wonderful interview and post.<br />And I love the picture.Sandy L. Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842054004791220450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-71242101328133133682012-05-25T16:05:40.643-05:002012-05-25T16:05:40.643-05:00Just popping on real quick to say thanks again, Pa...Just popping on real quick to say thanks again, Paty! Off now for a camping weekend with the family! Hugs, hon!!AJ Nuesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010557416505335378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-69680979745882866912012-05-25T14:16:56.886-05:002012-05-25T14:16:56.886-05:00Hi Lynne, LOL on the American Gothic pic! I was sh...Hi Lynne, LOL on the American Gothic pic! I was shy too and stayed on the edges of things watching. I think it does help a writer make believable characters.<br /><br />Hi Katherine! Thanks!<br /><br />LOL AJ.<br /><br />Hey Susan! We have several things in common. Thank you, I hope the switching works as well as it's been fun.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-90922170532325526822012-05-25T12:48:48.174-05:002012-05-25T12:48:48.174-05:00Hi, Paty! Like you, I wrote plays and stories when...Hi, Paty! Like you, I wrote plays and stories when I was a child and had a short horror story I wrote in high school praised as the best in my class. It was too long for the teacher to read out loud though. lol<br /><br />I was always drawn to science fiction when young and love the idea of time travel.<br /><br />It was as an adult that I discovered a love of history. I spent ten years as a civilian Civil War reenactor, while my husband did the military side. Much of the history of that was has ended up in my historical romances and I have one time travel out, with another under contract. <br /><br />I do want to eventually branch out into other genres, but haven't decided what that will be yet. <br /><br />Love your historicals! And good luck switching genres.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-60865500936713228172012-05-25T12:20:14.018-05:002012-05-25T12:20:14.018-05:00Hi Katherine and Lynne! I told Paty how beautiful ...Hi Katherine and Lynne! I told Paty how beautiful she is, but she didn't believe me. Thanks for backing me up, guys! Paty...Pthththth. Told you so. ;-)AJ Nuesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010557416505335378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-57981981291341466322012-05-25T12:12:24.843-05:002012-05-25T12:12:24.843-05:00Hi Paty and AJ. What a great way to grow up, Paty...Hi Paty and AJ. What a great way to grow up, Paty. Of course, I say that from the comfort of my furnace heated home. LOL. Great photo you and your horse.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-21668892248732030672012-05-25T11:09:35.183-05:002012-05-25T11:09:35.183-05:00Hi AJ and Paty! I love your new picture, Paty - v...Hi AJ and Paty! I love your new picture, Paty - very American Gothic (but without a pitchfork, and you are much more beautiful than the original lady, and your horse is also more gorgeous than the old guy in that picture. LOL - so I guess it really isn't anything like it after all.) :/<br /><br />So - I was always a shy young girl, preferring to observe than participate. I guess all those years of people watching have paid off in my writing. Watching and listening is important for believable dialogue and character traits. Since i write about everyday kind of people that works for me!<br /><br />I loved reading about your history, Paty.Lynne Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156587180087372120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-82670009192119933222012-05-25T09:01:31.102-05:002012-05-25T09:01:31.102-05:00AJ, Thanks for having me here!
Ava, that is true...AJ, Thanks for having me here! <br /><br />Ava, that is true in all writers. There is no way you can put feelings and characters on a page without putting a piece of you in there. That's why its an art. Thanks for commenting!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-19965599192123467072012-05-25T08:53:27.491-05:002012-05-25T08:53:27.491-05:00Hi Ava! Thanks for stopping by. I can't tell y...Hi Ava! Thanks for stopping by. I can't tell you the reader friends I have that always tell me...that heroine is so you. I can totally hear you talking whenever she has dialogue. LOL I think a part of me is in each of them as well. Good think I'm sorta crazy...let's me be lots of people at once. LOLAJ Nuesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010557416505335378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027106411642785964.post-62171266809119106032012-05-25T08:22:12.928-05:002012-05-25T08:22:12.928-05:00Hi Paty and AJ, what a great subject!
I have foun...Hi Paty and AJ, what a great subject!<br /><br />I have found that no matter how far departed from myself I believe my characters are they all have a piece of my life experience. As a military brat I was always trying to fit in and so are my heroines! The amazing thing is readers can pick up-and relate to-our theme even when we are clueless. :-)<br /><br />BestAva Bleuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967020250216456817noreply@blogger.com