Shawn_M__Casey: HA!

Evan: Hi Jenny

Shawn_M__Casey: There go those darn computers again

Billie_Jo_Mod: AHHHH - yep this chatroom does not like when other windows are open

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL Shawn

amysmith98 entered the room.

Billie_Jo_Mod: Hey Amy!

Jennybrat: I always have other windows open

Shawn_M__Casey: I must be lucky. I have other windoes open every time I'm here

amysmith98: hi all

Shawn_M__Casey: Hi, Amy

Jennybrat: Hi Amy

Billie_Jo_Mod: I have six open :-)

Evan: Hi, Amy

Shawn_M__Casey: Live dangerously!

Shawn_M__Casey: You are brave, BJ, after that major crash

Shawn_M__Casey: ROFL I thougth your avatar was the all seeing eye, BJ. I see it's just a snail

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL - yeah I know but unfortunately when I am modding I need to have all these stupid files open

Billie_Jo_Mod: We will give it a couple more minutes for the late comers to get here

Billie_Jo_Mod: Is everyone faring these storms ok?

Shawn_M__Casey: It's been very mild here in NY. (so far)

Billie_Jo_Mod: THAT'S GOOD

Billie_Jo_Mod: WE HAD SOME PRETTY NASTY STORMS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO HERE IN OHIO

Evan: Sleet yesterday,  here in New Engalnd

Shawn_M__Casey: Where in OH, BJ?

Billie_Jo_Mod: BRRR EVAN

Billie_Jo_Mod: COLUMBUS

Shawn_M__Casey: I have distant cousins south of Columbus

Evan: I've been to OSU.

Billie_Jo_Mod: IT'S A GREAT COLLEGE

Evan: It is. I applied there

Billie_Jo_Mod: BUT THEY TAKE THEIR FOOTBALL VERY SERIOUS DOWN HERE - LOL

Billie_Jo_Mod: DO YOU EVER GET AROUND THIS AREA SHAWN?

Evan: I went to Penn State.

Billie_Jo_Mod: PENN STATE IS A GREAT SCHOOL TOO

Becky entered the room.

Casey446 entered the room.

Shawn_M__Casey: I haven't been in over eight years. I'd like to come. I like those relatives a lot. Not surprising, as they're very distant relatives

Billie_Jo_Mod: HEY BECKY

Becky: Hey Jo Jo

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL SHAWN

Shawn_M__Casey: Hi, Becky and Casey

Casey446: Hi, Shawn

Becky: Hey Shawn

Billie_Jo_Mod: YOU EVER GET DOWN THIS WAY....GIVE ME A HOLLER AND WE WILL DO LUNCH

Billie_Jo_Mod: OK LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED

Shawn_M__Casey: I definitely will.

Becky: This chat is off to a slow start

Evan: I hear the Columbus has the best buffalo chicken wings  in the country

Shawn_M__Casey: last time I was there, I saw the Blue Angels

Billie_Jo_Mod: WELCOME TO OUR CHAT WITH SHAWN CASEY AND EVAN TREVANE

Lauren entered the room.

Billie_Jo_Mod: HA EVAN - YOU CAN'T FIND THEM DOWN HERE

Shawn_M__Casey: Hi, Lauren

Billie_Jo_Mod: HEY LAUREN

Lauren: Hello

Jennybrat: Hi Lauren

Billie_Jo_Mod: SHAWN AND EVAN WILL BE CHATTING ABOUT THEIR BOOKS TONIGHT!!!

Billie_Jo_Mod: OK SHAWN AND EVAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT THE PICKLE, MY LITTLE FRIEND

Evan: Hi, Everyone

Billie_Jo_Mod: www.trevaneandcasey.com

Casey446: Hi, Evan

Billie_Jo_Mod: http://spaces.msn.com/evanandshawn/

Billie_Jo_Mod: THIS IS SUCH A GREAT BOOK

Lauren: Hello Evan

Billie_Jo_Mod: DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE BLURB IN?

Evan: Hi, Lauren

Shawn_M__Casey: Thanks so much, BJ

Shawn_M__Casey: oh sure

amysmith98: .

Billie_Jo_Mod: The eighth victim in the Bicycle Chain murders is

Billie_Jo_Mod: found dead on his living room floor grasping a paper

Billie_Jo_Mod: bag containing a pickle. This latest clue takes

Billie_Jo_Mod: Detective Jack Carter on a journey that changes his

Billie_Jo_Mod: life forever and teaches him that things are not

Billie_Jo_Mod: always what they seem.

Billie_Jo_Mod: THE END

Shawn_M__Casey: You can find the opening on our blog

Evan: As, I recall, Pickels started out as a challange to write a short story

Evan: What was that about, Shawn. An exploding Pickle?

Billie_Jo_Mod: HOW DID YOU TWO COME UP WITH THIS PLOT?

Shawn_M__Casey: Right. Evan told me to write it and I told him to writ it

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL

Shawn_M__Casey: How did you do that, Evan?

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!

Shawn_M__Casey: Evan writes most of the first drafts

Evan: I started writing, and it all came to me when I remembered one line from a Firesign Theater skit.

Billie_Jo_Mod: WOW

Billie_Jo_Mod: IS IT DIFFICULT TO WRITE AS A TEAM?

Shawn_M__Casey: I havren't found it difficult, but I'd say that's because I have always liked Evan's work, and enjoy reading it more than I do my own

Evan: No. It''s pretty easy once you get past the egos.

Shawn_M__Casey: It definitely takes a lot of planning and consulting

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL

Shawn_M__Casey: I have no ego!

Becky: lol

Billie_Jo_Mod: HOW MANY OTHER BOOKS DO YOU HAVE OUT TOGETHER?

Evan: And we have our own work for our egos to fall back on.

Shawn_M__Casey: No other published works yet. We have three wip's.

Bill_V entered the room.

Billie_Jo_Mod: wELCOME BILL

Shawn_M__Casey: The excerpts can be found on our website.

Bill_V: Thank you

Bill_V: Hello

Billie_Jo_Mod: COOL SHAWN AND EVAN

Evan: Pickles worked out so well, that we took a deep dive and started two novels and a novella

Shawn_M__Casey: With two collaborators, and three egos, we pretty much have ot have a lot going on at one time

Billie_Jo_Mod: I UNDERSTAND THE PICKLE MY LITTLE FRIEND WON AN AWARD....WHICH ONE DID IT WIN?

Shawn_M__Casey: Preditors and Editors 2005 Reader's Choice Poll

Billie_Jo_Mod: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Shawn_M__Casey: Thanks.

Evan: for short story-other

Jennybrat: Congrats

Becky: kewl

Becky: congrats

Billie_Jo_Mod: DO YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF AT ENDS WITH THE PLOT OR HOW YOU THINK YOU SHOULD GO ONE WAY AND THE OTHER PERSON THINKS IT SHOULD GO ANOTHER?

Shawn_M__Casey: We were pretty surprised

Evan: Oh yes.

Shawn_M__Casey: Oh, never!

Billie_Jo_Mod: HAHAHAHA

Bill_V: What is the subject of your new novels

Staci entered the room.

Billie_Jo_Mod: www.trevaneandcasey.com

Billie_Jo_Mod: HEY STACI

Billie_Jo_Mod: http://spaces.msn.com/evanandshawn/

Jennybrat: Hi Staci

Shawn_M__Casey: Full Throttle is a NASCAR themed romantic suspense

Staci: Hey ALL

Shawn_M__Casey: Hi, Staci

Becky: I know it's subject, but isn't it amazing that we actually have guys in the room tonite JoJo?

Becky: Hi Staci

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL BECKY - YEP IT IS PRETTY COOL

Shawn_M__Casey: Knot of the Slain is paranormal suspense

Shawn_M__Casey: and For His Eyes Only is a romantic thriller

Billie_Jo_Mod: OOOH COOOL

Billie_Jo_Mod: AND THESE COME OUT SOON....RIGHT?  (NO PRESSURE) lol

Shawn_M__Casey: The openings of all three novels are posted to our website.

Becky: which is?

Cathie entered the room.

Becky: hey Cathie

Billie_Jo_Mod: www.trevaneandcasey.com

Cathie: evening all

amysmith98: hi cathie

Billie_Jo_Mod: HEY TROUBLE MAKER CATHIE

Shawn_M__Casey: Hi, Cathie

Casey446: What was the line in the Firesign Theatre skit that gave Evan the plot for Pickles?

Billie_Jo_Mod: http://spaces.msn.com/evanandshawn/

Staci: Hey Cathie

Shawn_M__Casey: I'm wondering that too, Casey.

Becky: welcome, glad you came over here after Pink Posse's chat.

Lauren: How does the collaberation process work?

Evan: Rocky Rococo throws something on the desk and asks Nick Danger, "Do you kno wha t this is?"

Billie_Jo_Mod: IF YOU WANT A FACE NEXT TO YOUR NAME, CLICK ON MY PROFILE AT TOP AND THEN THE GRAY BOX TO PICK AN AVATAR

Jennybrat: Hi Cathie

Shawn_M__Casey: We do a lot of brainstorming, characterization, and research. We talk almost daily about one or more of the novels

Billie_Jo_Mod: WOW - VERY COOL

Staci: Face to face or distance?

Shawn_M__Casey: Once we've done our part, we jet it back to the other, and move onto the next

Shawn_M__Casey: Mainly distance, Staci. Evan lives about 150 miles from me

Staci: owch - long distance phone calls and emails

Shawn_M__Casey: We have great phone plans

Billie_Jo_Mod: IT'S NOT VERY COMMON TO HAVE A FEMALE AND MALE DUO TO WRITE A BOOK TOGETHER - IS IT?

Evan: yes

Shawn_M__Casey: It's great to use chat and emails because it leaves a record

Shawn_M__Casey: ROFL  no, BJ, it isn't and especially not romance

Staci: the only ones I know of are hubby wife teams

Billie_Jo_Mod: WOW - WELL I CONGRATULATE YOU ON A JOB WELL DONE

Shawn_M__Casey: Knot of the Slain isn't romance, which is the first novel we started

Becky: I like your nickname JoJo. BJ hmmm?

Shawn_M__Casey: Thanks!

Becky: I can't imagine why I like it so much. *L*

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL

Shawn_M__Casey: Is that yours as well, Becky?

Evan: I found we can cover much more of the details with the two of us working on it.

Staci: have you ever colab to write with someone else?  Or is this your first?

Cathie: Just the one book not romance?

Jennybrat: Where is your book available for sale?

Shawn_M__Casey: Right, Cathie. The other two are romance.

Cathie: I remember visiting your blog before from being referred there maybe from a romance site

Billie_Jo_Mod: www.trevaneandcasey.com

Shawn_M__Casey: This is my first, Staci

Evan: I have colaborated with a couple others

Billie_Jo_Mod: http://spaces.msn.com/evanandshawn/

Becky: I don't know no one in any of the chats has ever given me a nickname and no it's not. I was thinking along naughtly lines when I said I liked it.

Becky: lol

Shawn_M__Casey: The other books are still in progress, Jenny. Our agent will shop them

Jennybrat: Becky, are you the one who's still in college?

Billie_Jo_Mod: BAD BECKY - MY POOR VIRGIN EYES - LOL  WHERE IS MY WET NOODLE

Staci: I would have liked to been a fly on the wall when you guys decided to write together - it must have been a wild convo

Becky: yes

Cathie: LOL,

Shawn_M__Casey: ROFL Staci is psychic

Becky: I just started college actually

Shawn_M__Casey: It started as a lark, Staci

Becky: I am only 20 after and just turned it in January.

Staci: what can I say - I am ensightful (is that a word?)

Shawn_M__Casey: I've used it

Billie_Jo_Mod: I AGREE WITH STACI - IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HAVE BEEN THERE

Billie_Jo_Mod: YES STACI - LOL

Shawn_M__Casey: Well, a couple of the people in the room now were there

Becky: lol

Shawn_M__Casey: Casey was there

Staci: how do you handle disagreements?  There has to be some?

Staci: biggest stick wins?

Evan: Shawn wins

Billie_Jo_Mod: GOOD QUESTION STACI

Shawn_M__Casey: I always listen to Evan

Billie_Jo_Mod: ROFL EVAN

Billie_Jo_Mod: GOOD MAN!  HAHAHA

Becky: that's the easiest route right Evan?

Shawn_M__Casey: Oh! Now he tells me

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL SHAWN

Cathie: ok two sets of authors here  tonight? I'm confused lol

Billie_Jo_Mod: CATHIE - SHAWN AND EVAN WROTE A BOOK TOGETHER

Billie_Jo_Mod: CALLED THE PICKLE MY LITTLE FRIEND (WHICH IS REALLY GOOD BY THE WAY)

Shawn_M__Casey: I can always picture Evan shaking his head when he's saying 'no, that will open a can of worms we don't want to deal with'

Becky: hmmm Pickle?

Becky: giggles

Jennybrat: I don't see a link to buy on either sites. You're selling directly from your site?

Becky: he he

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL SHAWN

Cathie: oh a humorous books?

Becky: don't mind me my mind is in the gutter because of the silk vault authors

Shawn_M__Casey: No, Jenny. We are still working on the books. These are excerpts from works in progress.

Billie_Jo_Mod: IT'S A MYSTERY WITH ROMANTIC ELEMENTS

Shawn_M__Casey: If you enter our April contest, we'll put you on our mailing list for publicatin

Cathie: PICKLE tho, out now?

Shawn_M__Casey: The Pickle My Little Friend was published by NAD, who recently closed their doors. We have resubbed to another publisher. We're waiting to hear

Evan: The pubisher of Pickels shut down last month and we have to find another for it.

Becky: oh

Billie_Jo_Mod: NAD - STANDS FOR NEW AGE DIMENSIONS

Staci: I am so sorry - that is rough

Staci: and heartbreaking

Becky: thanks for clearing that up JoJo. *grins*

Billie_Jo_Mod: HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE BOTH OF YOU WRITTEN SEPARATELY?

Shawn_M__Casey: We learned a lot at NAD. Melissa was great. We'll find another home

Billie_Jo_Mod: I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU WILL FIND A GOOD HOME FOR IT SHAWN AND EVAN - I KNOW I LOVED IT!

Shawn_M__Casey: I've completed nearly three. I write historical romance

Billie_Jo_Mod: AND OBVIOUS OTHERS DID FOR YOU TO WIN THE 2005 PREDITORS AND EDITORS AWARD

Shawn_M__Casey: Thanks so much, BJ. That's a great compliment!

Fiona entered the room.

amysmith98: hi

Billie_Jo_Mod: WELCOME FIONA

Evan: I have two novels I'm currently rewriting for the umpteenth time.

Becky: Hi Fiona

Shawn_M__Casey: Hi, Fiona

Staci: Hey Fiona

Fiona: Hello everyone

Shawn_M__Casey: Evan writes hard sci fi and dark fiction short stories

Billie_Jo_Mod: OH I LOVE DARK FICTION

Shawn_M__Casey: Evan is DEFINITELY the technical man

Shawn_M__Casey: he writes wonderful dark fiction. BJ

Billie_Jo_Mod: ACK SHAWN I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WROTE HISTORICALS - ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE GENRES

Shawn_M__Casey: If i do say so

sonya entered the room.

sonya: hiall

Billie_Jo_Mod: WELCOME SONYA

amysmith98: hi sonya

Shawn_M__Casey: Very cool.

Staci: Hey Sonya

sonya: hi jojo

Jennybrat: Hi Sonya

Cathie: Hi those coming in

Shawn_M__Casey: Hi, Sonya

Cathie: oh on the historicals,  love them!

Shawn_M__Casey: I lvoe writing them

sonya: hi staci and jen cathie and shawn

Evan: Shawn writes excellent h istoricals

Shawn_M__Casey: Isn't he nice?

sonya: hi evan

Staci: awwww - look they are so supportive of each other

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL YES HE IS SHAWN

Evan: Hi Sonya

Shawn_M__Casey: When I first read Evan's work online in our writing group, I fell in love with it.

sonya: so cool

StarLove entered the room.

Shawn_M__Casey: It was

Becky: Hi Starlove

Billie_Jo_Mod: WELCOME STAR

sonya: hi star love

StarLove: Hi all

Staci: Hey Star

Cathie: Hi  Star

StarLove: //1

Shawn_M__Casey: Hi, Star

Evan: That must have bee n the battle scene with the fighter jets.

Shawn_M__Casey: No, it was a Stewart story.

Billie_Jo_Mod: WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS

Staci: did they fly upside down?

Shawn_M__Casey: In the garage. I never remember the name

Shawn_M__Casey: Favotire authors. Dickens, King, Rice, Sandford, Hall--to name a few

sonya: love fighter jet poliets you know that man in uniform

amysmith98: hi star

Casey446: The spaceship in the garage story.

Shawn_M__Casey: That was it, Casey.

sonya: hi amy

Evan: The Accompice

Shawn_M__Casey: Right!

Shawn_M__Casey: Evan rewrote that one since. I't's quite good

sonya: sorry i was late

Billie_Jo_Mod: THAT OK SONYA - YOU ARE FORGIVEN .... THIS TIME <EG>

Jennybrat: Hi Star

Staci: Sonya -  It's okay - you can clean up after

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!

Cathie: lol

Becky: lol

sonya: lol

Shawn_M__Casey: I'm glad I came early

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL SHAWN

Becky: lol

sonya: i have family from out of town so you know how that goes

Shawn_M__Casey: I barely clean my own house

Staci: So what is the one book that is burning inside you guys to get out?  Or is there a character?

Becky: my house isn't cleaned ever

Becky: or almost never

sonya has left the room.

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL SHAWN - CLEAN WHAT IS THAT?

Casey446: How did you secure an agent, and how long did it take you to do so?

Staci: whose house is clean?

Lauren has left the room.

Cathie: So you have alot of books done you mean, like historicals, and waiting on a publisher? (sorry about NAD, I saw it mentioned, didn't know if you had books there or were planning to)

Becky: because I don't really live in it

Staci: if so ...come here and clean mine

Shawn_M__Casey: ROFL Staci. each time I get back to a different book, that's the one that burns. Jesse Evans in For His Eyes Only is a fantastic heroine.

Evan: Shawn has two historicals with her agent.

Shawn_M__Casey: My historicals are with my agent, Cathie. Selling them is her job. I don't worry about that anymore. Thank god!

sonya entered the room.

Billie_Jo_Mod: WB SONYA

Cathie: great!

sonya: alright jojo stop kicking me out

Cathie: How can we get on a mailing list to know when your books are out?

sonya: lol

Shawn_M__Casey: she is anxiously awaiting the books Evan and I are working on. She's read the opening chapters of the two novels

Staci: WB Sonya - stay and we can help clean up later

Billie_Jo_Mod: NOW WOULD I DO THAT >BATTING EYES INNOCENTLY

sonya: lol

Jennybrat: Congrats on getting an agent

Billie_Jo_Mod: AND SHAWN????

Shawn_M__Casey: Enter out contest for April, Cathie, and that gets you in our mailing list

Shawn_M__Casey: Shawn?

sonya: way cooll

Casey446: What is the contest?

Cathie: ok you site again? thanks

Billie_Jo_Mod: www.trevaneandcasey.com

Shawn_M__Casey: Ahh. Simply send your email address to us. We do a drawing the first of May

Billie_Jo_Mod: http://spaces.msn.com/evanandshawn/

sonya: passing out tools of the cleaning tade for later

Shawn_M__Casey: the winner gets an Amazon gift certificate and a copy of The Pickle My Little Friend

Lauren entered the room.

Billie_Jo_Mod: WB LAUREN

Cathie: which link for the contest, I'm confused

Becky: wb Lauren

Lauren: Thank you.

Billie_Jo_Mod: I GUESS FRED IS NOT PLAYING NICE TONIGHT

Shawn_M__Casey: Go to the What's Happening page, Cathie on our website.

sonya: wb

Billie_Jo_Mod: FRED IS OUR RESIDENT GHOST

Becky: oh

Lauren: very petulant

Shawn_M__Casey: Hit the link for our email address and just put the subject as April Contest

Staci: I had to ask about Fred earlier today

sonya: well he is at least picking on two of us instead of just one tonight

Shawn_M__Casey: We are giving away a couple of the books tonight as well

Bill_V: I just got a warning that I might be kicked off for not participating

Bill_V: So there I did it

sonya: way cool

Billie_Jo_Mod: YEP BILL YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING EVERY NOW AND THEN OR IT WILL BOOT YOU

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL BILL

Lauren: yes, I know.

Staci: Ah - so your way to MAKE us chime in

Bill_V: No one can just sit by and observe?

Staci: LOVE IT

Billie_Jo_Mod: YES SHAWN AND EVAN ARE BEING GENEROUS TONIGHT AND GUESS WHO WON THEM

Staci: ME

sonya: or it might boot you for flooding the room too it is picking so talk but not to much lol

Billie_Jo_Mod: SURE BILL - JUST EVERY NOW AND THEN TYPE A . OR SOMETHING AND YOU STAY IN THE ROOM

sonya: jojo won but will share

Cathie: you got a nice blog full of ino

Fiona: No Bill, we must de-lurk at least every 10 minutes.....

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL FIONA

sonya: lol

Becky: I don't think Bill is listening

Evan: Who won?

Shawn_M__Casey: de-lurk ROFL

Cathie: won what and when?

Billie_Jo_Mod: SHAWN AND EVAN - WHO WRITES THE ROMANTIC SCENES IN THE BOOKS?

Shawn_M__Casey: We have everyone's attention now

sonya: lol

Cathie: good question, lol

Becky: lol

Shawn_M__Casey: Ohh! Who does that, Evan?

Becky: that's good

Evan: Shawn does most of it.

Fiona: romantic scenes hmmmmm...

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL - YOU TWO ARE A HOOT

Shawn_M__Casey: Then he really makes them sizzle

Staci: so who does the car race scenes?

Staci: I had to ask...hee hee

Bill_V: de-lurk, I like that

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL STACI

Jennybrat: Jojo will win of course. LOL

Shawn_M__Casey: It's amazing what a man's point of view does for a love scene

sonya: just how romantic are these scenes

Evan: Sometimes I will start it then ask her to finish.

Becky: lol Shawn

Billie_Jo_Mod: COOL EVAN

Shawn_M__Casey: Evan writes all racing scenes. They are superb

Staci: isn't that the way....

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!!

Evan: LOL

Becky: do a little dance......

Shawn_M__Casey: I'm not saying a word

Becky: lol

Becky: shy?

sonya: lol i love that song becky

Becky: no just kidding

Shawn_M__Casey: I ususally need a cigarette after reading his revisions--and I don't smoke!

Bill_V: Wouldn't you have to have some knowledge of racing to write it properly?

Billie_Jo_Mod: WERE YOU EMBARRASSED WHEN YOU WROTE YOUR VERY FIRST SENSUAL SCENE?  WAS IT HARD TO DO <NO PUN INTENDED>

Staci: hee

Becky: lol

amysmith98: lol

sonya: haha

Evan: You do Bill

Becky: lol JoJo

sonya: bad jojo

Staci: especially at a distance?

Shawn_M__Casey: It was a little wierd, for about five seconds

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL SHAWN - YOU GO GIRL

Becky: Are you sure you didn't intend for the pun? he he

Cathie: lol

sonya: lol

Evan: I was emabarassed to sent it to her

Shawn_M__Casey: When you read such good stuff coming back from your partner, you realy do get into the scene

Shawn_M__Casey: It's like reading something knew

Cathie: SO you send back and forth to write? Do you call each other too?

Lauren: .

Becky: lol

Billie_Jo_Mod: ARE EITHER ONE OF YOU DOING ANY OF THE GET TOGETHERS THIS YEAR - LIKE RT OR RWA OR ANYTHING

Staci: so one of you start the scene and then send it on to the other and rewrite...and back and forth like that?

Bill_V: How graphic was it?  I'm getting interested here

Shawn_M__Casey: We do talk on the phone, Cathie. That makes a lot of time in brainstorming

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL BILL

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!! Bill

sonya: do you have special research partners to test out those senual scene

Shawn_M__Casey: Not anything that far away, unfortunately, BJ. We're hoping for that next year

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!

Evan: We send the manuscript back and forth. Also, we work on small parts in chat.

Shawn_M__Casey: Sonya is interested

sonya: lol

Becky: lol

Evan: I have to use my imagination, mostly, sonya

Shawn_M__Casey: Maybe we should start a mailing list

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL

Shawn_M__Casey: I bet that list would fill up realy fast

Becky: Oh poor Bill he's getting pulled into the mania now too.

Cathie: lol

sonya: that would be fantastic the mailing list i'm talking about

Bill_V: I'm a veteran, I'm OK

Shawn_M__Casey: I'll do it all in read

Shawn_M__Casey: red

Lauren: ha

sonya: lol

Becky: lol

Casey446: .

Shawn_M__Casey: We are giving away a copy and a second copy with a basket. They are downloads

Staci: Hey Sonya - what is with the gun - I sooo did not do anything to tick you off ...yet

sonya: bloos red huh

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!

Shawn_M__Casey: She wants that mailing list!

Billie_Jo_Mod: DID YOU FIND IT HARDER TO WORK TOGETHER WRITING A NOVEL MORE SO THAN THE SHORT STORIES?

Bill_V: Casey446, are you using invisible ink again?

Staci: hopefully she is just getting into the suspence part and not the bloodthirsty part

sonya: lol

Shawn_M__Casey: Novels are definitely more involved.

Jennybrat: lol

Casey446: Yes, Bill.  That ink keeps me out of trouble.

Shawn_M__Casey: I don't buy that!

Bill_V: Good point

sonya: sister in law here with her kids and it is so not fun lol

Staci: how long does it take to get though a book - or a chapter for that matter with the colab?

Cathie: usually a novel for suspense ones?

Billie_Jo_Mod: WELL I COMMEND YOU TWO FOR WORKING SO WELL TOGETHER, BECAUSE I KNOW I COULD NOT DO IT

sonya: that is what the gun is for put me out of my misery

Staci: try wine

Shawn_M__Casey: We'll have all three novels done end of year, and it took us two years to do these.

Lauren: wine is better

Staci: or a hammer

StarLove has left the room.

Shawn_M__Casey: It's all about the right partner, BJ

Staci: bye Star

Billie_Jo_Mod: WOW!  WELL I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON THEM

sonya: lol i just love you gals lol

Shawn_M__Casey: And we can't wait to get them to you. HA!

Becky: hands on what?

Cathie: does it seem to come faster with the writing/editing the more you write?

Becky: Billie Jo

Staci: cool ....that is not much more than most singles to write.

Billie_Jo_Mod: GOOD QUESTION CATHIE

Evan: It take a couple weeks in calenfer time to draft, and send the revisions back and forth for a chapter.

Shawn_M__Casey: It does, Cathie

Billie_Jo_Mod: YES BECKY

Becky: Hands on what?

Staci: Jo Jo you HAVE TO SHARE

Billie_Jo_Mod: OH SORRY -THEIR BOOKS - LOL

Shawn_M__Casey: Our books, Becky

Lauren: .

Cathie: maybe becomes more coordinated and know each other's writing more?

sonya: i know will you will be in june

Shawn_M__Casey: Becky is stuck on that mailing list idea too

Becky: he he. Sorry mind firmly planted in gutter.

sonya: jojo

Billie_Jo_Mod: I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF READING THE PICKLE MY LITTLE FRIEND AND IT IS A GREAT BOOK :-)

Becky: I am participating in the chat but I am also reading an erotica ebook at the same time

Shawn_M__Casey: A lot of communication is a strong factor, Cathie

Cathie: Do you want your books just print, or is  ebook ok with y ou both?

Jennybrat: You can start a Yahoo or Google group for your mailing list.

Shawn_M__Casey: I love BJ!

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL SHAWN

Shawn_M__Casey: I think I'll hire her

Becky: lol Shawn

Evan: And we know our combined voice better now too.

Becky: oh no youd don't shes ours

sonya: so not fair jojo always gets the good books first lol

Cathie: have it just as a newsletter list easier

Jennybrat: Becky, is that the one you won this morning?

Becky: oops sorry. That sounded so wrong

Becky: yes it is Jenny

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!

Cathie: wtg Becky

Evan: Our combined vioce is very different than our individual voices

Shawn_M__Casey: Very different

sonya: congrats becky

Shawn_M__Casey: My agent was amazed

Billie_Jo_Mod: DO YOU TAKE ON DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES WRITING TOGETHER - THAT'S FASCINATING

Evan: As for me, I've learned to write more in that voice

Staci: do you use the same editor or edit your own?

sonya: great questions ladies

Shawn_M__Casey: I think we do. BJ, and it's always evolving with the other's ideas

Billie_Jo_Mod: WOW - WAY TOO COOL

Shawn_M__Casey: We edit first, then it goes to Casey, our teacher, who is here

Billie_Jo_Mod: www.trevaneandcasey.com

Billie_Jo_Mod: http://spaces.msn.com/evanandshawn/

Becky: brb don't do anything good until i get back

Becky: ya hear? lol

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!

Staci: okay - now LETS PARTY

Billie_Jo_Mod: IT WOULD BE FUN TOO HAVE YOU AND EVAN COME TO THE JUNE GET TOGETHER NEXT YEAR!

sonya: do either of you fight with the characters when the story does not go their way and who wins if you do?

Billie_Jo_Mod: SONYA'S QUESTION IS THE LAST

Shawn_M__Casey: That sounds fantastic, BJ

Evan: Shawn does, sonya

Shawn_M__Casey: Yes! They make me angry on a consistent basis

Shawn_M__Casey: Then, when Evan gets it, he gets thrown

Staci: humph - she likes Sonya best ...or it's cuz she has a gun

Billie_Jo_Mod: GLAD I AM NOT A CHARACTER - HAHA

Evan: Then I twist it up some more and throw it back

sonya: just get out the wet noodle and whip them into shape shawn

Shawn_M__Casey: He does, too!

Becky: Ok back

Becky: You can begin now

Shawn_M__Casey: it's me they whip

Billie_Jo_Mod: STACI WANTS TO KNOW:  DO YOU USE THE SAME EDITOR OR EDIT YOUR OWN

sonya: lol

Staci: awwww - she DOES LIKE ME

Shawn_M__Casey: We edit our own, then send it to Casey, then we reedit, and send to our agent

Becky: lol Staci

Staci: but Casey does that right?

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL STACI - I WUBS YOU

Staci: see I listen...er read

Shawn_M__Casey: She does

Bill_V: .

sonya: we luvb you staci

Billie_Jo_Mod: SHAWN AND EVAN - WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THE GIVEAWAYS NOW?

Staci: awww - somebody needs to

Shawn_M__Casey: Sure!

Lauren: .

Becky: thanks for waiting

sonya: memmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Billie_Jo_Mod: OK HERE IT GOES

Becky: i lubs you guys

Shawn_M__Casey: We're going to make this really fun

Fiona: lol

Becky: I want tit

Becky: it*

Evan: Go ahead, Shawn

sonya: lol

Shawn_M__Casey: HA!! Now tha'ts distracting

Billie_Jo_Mod: SHAWN AND EVAN ARE GIVING AWAY FOR THE FIRST PRIZE A DOWNLOAD OF THE PICKLE MY LITTLE FRIEND

Evan: Fire away

Billie_Jo_Mod: LISTEN UP

amysmith98: k

sonya: ok

Becky: ok

Staci: me too

Billie_Jo_Mod: SHAWN IS THERE A SPECIAL WAY YOU WANT TO DO THIS?

Cathie: Are you near each other? if you answer this, you can ignore  it, but how did you find each other?

Staci: I have been thinking of veggies all day

sonya: lol

Shawn_M__Casey: For this one, we'd like everyone to shout out major cities in Texas. First one to hit the one we're thinking of, wins

Cathie: lol Staci

Becky: lol Staci

Staci: TEXAS!

sonya: huston

Evan: We meet in a writer's group

Lauren: galvaston\

Staci: I live there

amysmith98: dallas

sonya: dallas

Staci: Austin

Shawn_M__Casey: Yes!

Fiona: fort worth

Shawn_M__Casey: DAllas

Staci: San Antionia

Billie_Jo_Mod: YLL STOP WHEN SOME ONE DOES

Cathie: cool

Billie_Jo_Mod: STOP

Shawn_M__Casey: Who said that?

Cathie: what was the question?

Billie_Jo_Mod: CONGRATS AMY

amysmith98: thank you

Fiona: wtg amy!

Evan: amysmith

Cathie: Oh bummer where was the question, LOL

Becky: I don't know any cities in Texas besides Dallas, Galvaston, and Houston

Cathie: wtg Amy

Billie_Jo_Mod: WHERE SHOULD SHE EMAIL YOU SHAWN AND EVAN

sonya: wtg amy

Staci: I am near Austin

Shawn_M__Casey: Dallas is the city our characters in Full Throttle have their base in

Staci: Good going AMY

sonya: what one won lol

Staci: ah - cool

Becky: and by the time I finally got it typed they were all gone. wtg Amy

Shawn_M__Casey: evanandshawn@trevaneandcasey.com

Lauren: .

sonya: lol

Cathie: lol, I didn't know it was a contest,laughing

Shawn_M__Casey: For the second giveaway....

Cathie: Yeah Amy!!

Billie_Jo_Mod: THE SECOND PRIZE IS A DOWNLOAD OF THE BOOK AND A PICKLE THEMED BASKET

Shawn_M__Casey: Is everyone ready?

Billie_Jo_Mod: HOW ARE WE DONG THIS ONE SHAWN

Becky: yep

Cathie: sure

Shawn_M__Casey: We're looking for a condiment. First one to guess, wins

Billie_Jo_Mod: HAHAHAHA

Shawn_M__Casey: food condiment

Lauren: pickles

Fiona: ketchup

Becky: relish

Cathie: mustard

sonya: mustard

Staci: may

Cathie: mayo

Becky: onions

Cathie: relish

Staci: tomatoes

sonya: tomato

Shawn_M__Casey: relish!

Billie_Jo_Mod: STOP

Shawn_M__Casey: CAthie

Cathie: salad dressing

amysmith98: congrats cathie

Cathie: oh wow

Becky: I said it first

Billie_Jo_Mod: CONGRATS BECKY

Cathie: cool!!!

Fiona: wtg Cathie!

Jennybrat: Congrats, Becky

amysmith98: congrats becky

Billie_Jo_Mod: WAIT

sonya: wtg becky

Cathie: Congrats Becky then, LOL

Fiona: no, Becky, sorry!

Shawn_M__Casey: Ahh, didn't see you, Becky

Staci: Congrads

Cathie ( lol

Shawn_M__Casey: Good going

Billie_Jo_Mod: WHERE SHOULD BECKY EMAIL YOU SHAWN

Cathie ( lol

Becky: She can have the basket I just want the download. lol

Shawn_M__Casey: evanandshawn@trevaneandcasey.com

Cathie: wtg Becky

Cathie: no you take both Becky

Cathie: hugs

Staci: man - I need to brush up on my condiments

Shawn_M__Casey: Oh, now I like Becky

sonya: lol

Cathie: lol Staci

Billie_Jo_Mod: THANK YOU SHAWN AND EVAN FOR CHATTING WITH US TONIGHT AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR OTHER BOOKS TO COME OUT

Evan: LOL

Billie_Jo_Mod: THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN!!

Shawn_M__Casey: Thanks so much, BJ

Becky: One problem I can't give out my address

Cathie: thanks shawn and evan great chatting with you both!

Fiona: LOL....thanks guys

Jennybrat: Thanks for the chat

Evan: Thanks for having us

sonya: night  all thanks for the chat

Billie_Jo_Mod: THANK YOU CHATTERS

Shawn_M__Casey: No, Becky?

Becky: I live in a campass

Staci: Get out quick or you have to clean with Sonya

Lauren: thank you.  good luck.

Becky: I live on a campass

sonya has left the room.

Becky: It's not allowed

Shawn_M__Casey: Do you have friends, Becky?

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL STACI

Staci: hey - she left

Staci: so not fair

Evan: I'll load the dishwasher

Cathie: yeah have it sent to family

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL EVAN

Staci: awww - I like him more and more

Shawn_M__Casey: He is so good!

Becky: They would flip

Cathie: lol

Fiona: Thank BJ....night all

Billie_Jo_Mod: I AM GETTING THE DRINKS OUT

Billie_Jo_Mod: YW FIONA

Cathie: mmm whats to drink?

Fiona has left the room.

Evan: Open bar?

Jennybrat: A p ickle basket, I'm sure they would love it.

Staci: heck - If he catches the trash - he is WONDERFUL

Bill_V: So, when is the give away?

Lauren: ha, bill

Billie_Jo_Mod: ALREADY DONE BILL - LOL

Becky: lol

Staci: I got chips, salsa and queso

Staci: TEXAS GIRL

Shawn_M__Casey: Bill's read the book

Bill_V: Just kidding

Becky: Cathie you still here?

Evan: If you got'em, smoke 'em

Billie_Jo_Mod: OK YOU GOT ME BILL

Cathie: yep

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL EVAN

Cathie: getting a drink, LOL

Becky: I may sound like a woosey but I think you should take the basket.

Billie_Jo_Mod: THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR AGREEING TO CHAT WITH US!!

Shawn_M__Casey: Anytime

Staci: We appreciate your coming by to visit

Billie_Jo_Mod: I HOPE YOU TWO WILL COME BACK AGAIN

Becky: where do I email you at

Cathie: nah you don't I understand and whatever they'd like to do

Evan: Thank you  for coming everyone

Cathie: thanks shawn and evan

Shawn_M__Casey: evanandshawn@trevaneandcasey.com

Billie_Jo_Mod: THANK YOU CHATTERS!

Casey446: A

Bill_V: Thank you

Becky: send Cathie the basket please

Shawn_M__Casey: We can easily send it to Cathie.

Jennybrat: Nite

Billie_Jo_Mod: NIGHTJENNY

Shawn_M__Casey: Cathie, send us your address

amysmith98: night jenny

Bill_V has left the room.

Becky: wtg Cathie

Cathie: will do, thanks

Shawn_M__Casey: Great

Staci: okay - going to go and throw the kid in the trash

Becky: bye y'all

Staci: er...bath

Billie_Jo_Mod: LOL STACI -

Billie_Jo_Mod: NIGHT

Jennybrat has left the room.

Casey446: Thanks, Shawn and Evan.  This was fun and interesting.

amysmith98: thanks for the chat

Becky: what should I put in subject area?

amysmith98: night everyone

Staci: he is 7 and in martial arts - my trash can couldn't hold him

Billie_Jo_Mod: UH OH THERE IS THE INTERESTING WORD - LOL

Shawn_M__Casey: tIt was great being here

Lauren: Take care.

Staci: THANKS again!

Billie_Jo_Mod: RJ CHAT BECKY

Lauren: Thanks and good night.

amysmith98 has left the room.

Lauren has left the room.

Becky has left the room.

Staci has left the room.

Billie_Jo_Mod: I HOPE YOU HAD FUN SHAWN AND EVAN

Shawn_M__Casey: I had a super time. Thanks so much for having us

Evan: I did. Thanks for having us.

Shawn_M__Casey: I'd love a copy of the chat, or do you post them, BJ?

Billie_Jo_Mod: YOU ARE WELCOME!!  ANYTIME