tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post4424674753854205174..comments2024-01-27T17:36:22.877+00:00Comments on Kate Johnson: This is what a Romantic Novelist looks likeKate Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-7076716917322019782011-05-23T19:40:25.128+01:002011-05-23T19:40:25.128+01:00I am enjoying all these posts! I may even have to ...I am enjoying all these posts! I may even have to do one of my own...D.J.Kirkbyhttp://djkirkby.co.uk/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-55323148390033634032011-05-23T17:27:32.172+01:002011-05-23T17:27:32.172+01:00Lisa, you could probably dress as a Vegas Showgirl...Lisa, you could probably dress as a Vegas Showgirl and she'd still be totally unable to see you, since you're not an old lady with a blue rinse!<br /><br />Perhaps we should all buy pearls, sensible shoes, and Dame Edna wigs, and dress up as expected?Kate Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-83844317495312447372011-05-23T17:08:46.214+01:002011-05-23T17:08:46.214+01:00Go Kate! I haven't had the delight of reading ...Go Kate! I haven't had the delight of reading this article, suffice to say could we get the journo to come to conference? I promise to wear my burlesque outfit complete with nipple tassles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-14694372888466935932011-05-23T14:03:42.039+01:002011-05-23T14:03:42.039+01:00Quite right too. You tell 'em, Kate. Never h...Quite right too. You tell 'em, Kate. Never had a blue-rinse in my life, although I do plead occasionally guilty to the support tights bit.<br /><br />Incidentally, I have awarded you a Versatile Blogger award, if you care to pop by my blog, cut and paste and do your thing...Jane Loveringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393411255730345765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-359959966136614352011-05-23T08:39:04.272+01:002011-05-23T08:39:04.272+01:00Meh. Everything the Daily Mail publishes should be...Meh. Everything the Daily Mail publishes should be assumed to be untrue unless proven otherwise. I hold by that and haven't found it steer me wrong yet (though I tend to avoid clicking on DM links, don't want to enrich Viscount Disgusting...).Yonmeihttp://twitter.com/yonmeinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-15835516758359184902011-05-23T07:11:21.182+01:002011-05-23T07:11:21.182+01:00Well said, Kate! I've got a response of my own...Well said, Kate! I've got a response of my own coming up later today.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-41117126441120996262011-05-23T01:02:45.432+01:002011-05-23T01:02:45.432+01:00Well said.
The lady in question is also a commissi...Well said.<br />The lady in question is also a commissioning editor for the Femail pages of the DM. Perhaps we should all pitch suitably pithy feature ideas to her at a syncronised time?Elaine Everesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202264445526075693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-42050872583411303692011-05-22T23:40:23.835+01:002011-05-22T23:40:23.835+01:00Really enjoyed your post Kate and am going to retw...Really enjoyed your post Kate and am going to retweet the hell out of it!<br />I admit to a spot of cross stitch now and then, but only while listening to death metal.Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-617351684766499792011-05-22T20:16:22.069+01:002011-05-22T20:16:22.069+01:00Brilliant Kate xxxxBrilliant Kate xxxxLouise Douglasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-66002200869310086302011-05-22T18:02:44.680+01:002011-05-22T18:02:44.680+01:00The original article is extremely ageist. However...The original article is extremely ageist. However it seems to me that some posting here are similarly afflicted. Age is just a number, after allGeraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-77534821995238050072011-05-22T17:54:13.518+01:002011-05-22T17:54:13.518+01:00I love it Kate!!I love it Kate!!Lorixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670131430773133958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-48500212854240891752011-05-22T17:00:54.412+01:002011-05-22T17:00:54.412+01:00Well done, Kate. Mind you, given the blinkers and...Well done, Kate. Mind you, given the blinkers and the fact she was a bit of a porg (person of restricted growth) her view of you was probably severely restricted. You have to feel sorry for her really.gillinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-18265324670926627452011-05-22T16:23:12.080+01:002011-05-22T16:23:12.080+01:00You go, girl! Love it, wish I'd been there and...You go, girl! Love it, wish I'd been there and a lot of other RNA members in their 30s. The woman should not be bestowed the title of journalist...that piece was NOT journalism!<br /><br />Rachel xRachel Brimble https://www.blogger.com/profile/07704679320900435805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-78058051714121854432011-05-22T16:22:51.572+01:002011-05-22T16:22:51.572+01:00Some romance writers look like Mary Poppins. At le...Some romance writers look like Mary Poppins. At least during the tap recital.Jody W. and Meankittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-23700678274346401312011-05-22T16:22:17.522+01:002011-05-22T16:22:17.522+01:00wow, even for the daily fail that was scraping the...wow, even for the daily fail that was scraping the barrel wasn't it? I can't remember the last time read anything so ageist, insulting and cliched.<br /><br />Loved this post though :)Not From Laplandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165208811776097332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-26690429243764754772011-05-22T16:18:40.979+01:002011-05-22T16:18:40.979+01:00Thanks Kate for a truly wonderful post. I had a go...Thanks Kate for a truly wonderful post. I had a good laugh! Quite a few of my friends were at that party - almost all in their 30s!Romy Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-44819176437925386952011-05-22T16:13:50.830+01:002011-05-22T16:13:50.830+01:00Excellent article, Kate.
I wonder if the Daily M...Excellent article, Kate. <br /><br />I wonder if the Daily Mail will have the courage to print some kind of apology.<br /><br />Pigs. fly. likelihood.Alison Mortonhttp://www.alison-morton.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-46218960001554501282011-05-22T16:13:47.095+01:002011-05-22T16:13:47.095+01:00Excellent piece.Excellent piece.Livbetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10705140.post-70208333892755952712011-05-22T15:59:59.740+01:002011-05-22T15:59:59.740+01:00Exactly it, Kate. xxxExactly it, Kate. xxxJudy Astleynoreply@blogger.com