Dennis Venter's Comments

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At 12:32am on June 23, 2007, Joan Conwell said…: Thanks for the invitation, Dennis. I'm just so impressed with the accomplishments of everyone on this site!

At 6:34pm on June 20, 2007, Steven Dunne said…: Hi Dennis
Yeah so far so good. I don't know what the situation is where you are but in Britain getting an agent never mind a publisher is impossible unless your book falls into tightly defined parameters which agents think is what's selling at a particular time. If a mainstream publisher came up with an offer I'd more than likely grab it with both hands as the DIY route is time-consuming if interesting. Cheers

At 2:15am on June 20, 2007, Theo Gangi said…: Good to meet you. Keep writing.

At 6:03pm on June 18, 2007, Steven Dunne said…: Great CV Dennis. Always wanted to visit Cape Town and now relations are there perhaps I will. Keep writing.

At 11:23pm on June 13, 2007, Babe King said…: Hey you young whippersnapper, don't go pulling guns on people who are older than dirt! teehee. Many days I feel much older than 106, especially when I'm in edits. :-)

At 10:25pm on June 12, 2007, Dave Zeltserman said…: Hi Dennis, thanks for the invite.--Dave

At 11:18pm on June 6, 2007, Rosie Contreras said…: Hi Dennis, thanks for the comment! I haven't watched FNL yet so I can't respond to whether it's an accurate depiction of small town Texas life. I will say, however, that small town Texas is pretty obsessed with football.

At 10:43pm on June 6, 2007, Marta Stephens said…: Hey Dennis, you asked if my book is available in the UK. Absolutely!! My publisher is British. It's there now. Look on my website under, what else, "Buy it NOW" There are several locations listed including the book depository in London. It's also available through all the Amazons including the UK. So by all means, Buy! Buy! Buy! :)

At 2:15am on June 6, 2007, Tess G said…: Hi Dennis,

I appreciate the invite.

Wow, over 100 TV shows

At 6:05pm on June 5, 2007, James Twining said…: Thanks for the add Dennis. I've never been so cold as when I went to swim with the penguins at Boulders Beach!

At 12:59am on June 2, 2007, Shirley Wells said…: Hi, Dennis, and thanks for the invite. Good to meet you.

At 10:53pm on June 1, 2007, Rosie Contreras said…: Hello! Thank you for befriending me! I look forward to participating on this space and learning more from these interesting folks! - Rose

At 10:34pm on June 1, 2007, Marta Stephens said…: Hi there Dennis! Thanks of inviting me to your group.
Marta

At 10:11pm on May 25, 2007, Pat Mullan said…: Hello Dennis,

South Africa! One place I haven't been to yet - and I stress the word 'yet'. The home of Nelson Mandela, a man I'd sure like to spend an evening with ...

Slan go foill,
Pat.

At 6:57pm on May 25, 2007, Tom Cain said…: No offence, mate, but have you stolen my library and DVD collection? I only ask, because we are consuming eerily similar media! But I guess, 40something white guys with a taste for crime and edgy TV drama, it figures ... Tho' your New stuff is a lot newer than mine! By the weay, here's my tip for enjoying those 'guilty pleasure' TV shows: get a couple of teenage daughters. Then they watch that stuff all day long and you can just catch it 'by accident' ..

At 5:01am on May 9, 2007, Amanda Stevens said…: Thanks for the welcome, Dennis. I'm a big James Lee Burke fan, too. Nobody does southern the way he does.

At 2:32am on April 25, 2007, Pari Noskin Taichert said…: Dennis,
Good to meet you.

Love The Shield, Without a Trace, and Boston Legal --when I'm home.

Love Life on Mars, Rome and The Closer -- when I'm on tour and can get decent cable.

At 4:31am on April 20, 2007, Harley L. Sachs said…: Yes, we did have TV at Borthwick Castle. It was black and white and Scotland had only three stations, but thanks to watching TV and translating Emil Zola's "Sinful Priest" my wife learned English fluently in less than a year. I wrote about it in my memoir, "From Tent to Castle" but that's not for public distribution. My wife says that though the memoir is about our honeymoon, it's more Harley's honeymoon and Ulla went along. It's not romantic.

At 1:14am on April 11, 2007, Michael Koryta said…: Thanks, Dennis! Let me know what you think. I'd offer to reimburse those who hate the books, but chances are my credit limit simply isn't that high...

At 8:56am on April 10, 2007, Patti McCoy Jacob said…: Hi Dennis -

You were right the second time - not a medal but medication when one has seven children.

Actually, I'll tell you a little secret - it gets easier to more you have. I kid you not. When number seven was born, number one was just about to turn 14. And number six had just turned 12. Do you know how much easier it is when you have a bunch of older children to keep the younger children amused when I can't put off folding clothes another day? Or to fetch a diaper? I promise you with all my heart, the more you have, the easier it is.

I love the Vegas CSI. Can't stand the Miami one. You're right about "jumping the sharks." Plus, what criminologist in real life is allowed to wear her hair in any manner other than pulled back, and with her cleavage spilling out? And Caruso's "one-liners" that pretty much make me want to gag. I don't say that lightly since he was a total heart throb for me in NYPD Blues.

Also love Without a Trace and Boston Legal. Shatner and Spader are perfect together.

Cheers,
Patti