Comments on: Guest blogger Carrie Lofty

By: London Mabel

London Mabel — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:27:50 +0000

I love Georgia Nicolson and her little sister Libby from the Angus Thongs teen series. They are both hell on wheels, which is perhaps why they “lobe” each other so much.

By: A. Y. Stratton

A. Y. Stratton — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:08:27 +0000

Carrie, I really enjoyed reading how your family affected the way you plotted your books.

As the mother of two daughters and one son, I watched the girls battle it out at the dinner table. They absolutely could NOT go out the door on the way to school without a tiff that rattled the house.

Then they got married and had kids–and became each other’s advisor. Maybe I should put some of that in a book too. Thanks!

By: Moth

Moth — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:29:56 +0000

I know me and my sister HATED each other in high school. She was actively cruel to me sometimes, and yet when someone messed with me she took their head off. Even during the most tense moments of our relationship with each other I knew at the end of the day she would have my back.

And now we’re both older and more mellow and she’s really my best friend in the whole world. So there’s definitely hope for Ada and Meg, I’m sure.

I can’t really think of any pairs of siblings that actively hated each other in straight romance… hmm.

I know Amy in Welcome to Temptation is a little witch who sets my teeth on edge, but she doesn’t hate her sister, she’s just super selfish. I think tense familial relations in Romance tend to be more between mothers and daughters than sisters.

By: Linda Rader

Linda Rader — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:22:00 +0000

Although I didn’t have a sister (3 brothers) my WIP has two sisters and their relationship is the crux of the plot. I like stories about sisters. I have many favorites, Gone with the Wind is one. Brazen Virtue by Nora Roberts is another. I love Jayne Ann Krentz because of her family relationships. And I always liked the movie Practical Magic for the strong sister tie.

By: Edie Ramer

Edie Ramer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:24:16 +0000

I just realized my WIP has a sister relationship! Nothing like mine, thank God. The one in my book is tough. I’m mean to my characters.

By: Liz Kreger

Liz Kreger — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:18:32 +0000

Now why didn’t I think of P&P or Little Women? Both classics and both favorites.

By: Christie Craig

Christie Craig — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:29:54 +0000

I didn’t have a sister growing up. And I always dreamed of what it would be like to have that close bond. However, I know that close bonds don’t just happen. And in fiction I too love to bring out the issues that can pop up in families.

It’s funny that when I stop and think about it, none of my heroines have sisters. Hmm… I guess we really do write what we know.

By: Edie Ramer

Edie Ramer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:26:42 +0000

I’m excited because I’m the first to say LITTLE WOMEN. One of my fav books of all time, and a big part of it was the sisters’ relationship (although they weren’t pairs). Just thinking about the book, I want to read it again. Another one is PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Elizabeth and Jane’s relationship drive the story. And there are Jane and Elizabeth’s sillier younger sisters.

You can tell I love sister books! I’m looking forward to reading Scoundrel’s Kiss!

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:13:36 +0000

Carrie, I love reading about those complicated family relationships! I loved Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah, but it was about two friends. I haven’t read a sister related one in quite a awhile, so I’m blank on that one.

Great having you at Magical today!

By: Cynthia Eden

Cynthia Eden — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:55:48 +0000

I think your ladies sound great! And a little rivalry can be a good thing, right? Congrats on your new release!