S.E.’s Comments (group member since Jan 16, 2013)

S.E.’s comments from the S. E. Lund - Author group.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "my boss loves the show and he sometimes shares on team meeting...LOL
as a team i believe we got him some Walking dead action figures for x-mas... "

My former boss is a huge Johnny Depp fan and she had a life-sized cardboard cutout of Captain Jack in her office for the longest time.

Alisa wrote: "I've been following this author since she was self publishing books for 99 cents each on amazon. I just walked by Death's Angel in paperbook at Barnes & Noble. Can't wait to be able to say that about you too! "

Aww, that's so sweet! TY!

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Except for the erotica element to Dominion, that's the only series that can compare..."

You mean not all PNR books have explicit sex? :)

I honestly don't know if I want to read PNR books without sex in them any more. There has to be the right amount of it, which is admittedly a hard balance to find and not every reader will want as much sex as the next, but still... For me? Now? I want the explicitness.

I no longer care for books that have sex take place off stage like it usually does in many novels I read. I read a lot of espionage and suspense and science fiction and fantasy. There is not a lot of sex and if there are references to it, they are just that and the sex takes place off stage. I don't want erotica, not that there's anything wrong with it, and at times, it may be very enjoyable, but I am a plot/story/character driven reader and I want a plot/story/character with my sex. Or should I say, I want sex with my plot and story and character.

Alisa wrote: "Yep...sex in the clouds. He's an archangel come to earth to find his archess. He was the angel of death & for some reason when he got here he became the first vampire. He has lot's of powers inc..."

Oh CRAP. I am unable to resist that description... HOW CAN I WRITE MY OWN BOOKS WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT BOOKS I WANT TO READ?

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Hmm... Those are very interesting points, Paris & you might be on to something. I'm sure this is where E chimes in & says that more is revealed in books 4&5. lol!"

yes we wait ..."

Have they had time to truly love each other?

Alisa wrote: "Well I think Julien may seem like a "bad" boy stereotype on the surface but if you really look at who does truely bad things to Eve (ie lies, secrets, etc....no matter the motivation behind it) the..."

It comes back to means and ends again. Michel is truly honourable in all he does, but what is the price he pays and is willing to pay? Does he make the right choice? Events in Book 4 will be even more a test for him and for his bond to Julien and Eve's feelings for him. There will be some happiness for them all, but also heartbreak and regret.

Alisa wrote: "I think by book three my only draw to Michel for Eve was just how sorry I felt for him over the horrible life he had. I just wanted him to be happy. If it was up to me, I would find a way for Michel to become the priest he always wanted to be & to finally have peace & then Julien & Eve be together. (just sayin.......lol) "

Thanks for the food for thought! Michel is a rather tortured soul. Julien, as Michel himself says, has adjusted to life as a vampire and to modernity. MIchel is still medieval and still a priest at heart. He tries to be modern, but he has this continuing sense of loss. His life is consumed by his mission in a way that Julien's isn't. Michel fights to retain that part of his life that he lost when he was turned and feels guilt about the life he must accept because he is a vampire.

Julien is more adaptable. Julien likes being a vampire. He enjoys it. He's able to adjust to it, especially given his special status as a vampire hunting vampire.

I was interested in exploring how different identical twins can be despite sharing almost identical genetic inheritances. Julien was born a few moments before Michel and that has made all the difference. In a way that will be revealed in Book 4...

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "I have to say, that I thought this book would make me team J, especially after he gets her back... it almost did, but now I'm towards the end & even more in the fence then I was before! lol "

Good! I have succeeded in my evil plot to make you undecided!

YES PLEASE!!! Send me an email with them and I will make the changes immediately.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "do you write with pen name to prevent others who may judge you for your subject matter causing problems in your RL"

Yes, because I have a fairly respectable position in government working in a professional job and only a couple of colleagues know I write and they don't know what my pen name is. I don't think I could look my boss in the eye if she knew what I write. LOL. She's quite the cultured reader and as much as I love writing what I write and take it seriously, I don't want to risk people knowing. If I can retire from government and take up writing full-time, I won't give a crap what anyone thinks but right now, I have to keep my three lives separate (Policy Analyst, writer, climate blogger).

Cherish wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Wendy wrote: "Yes, one of Eve's struggles to me (perhaps the major one) is about faith in anything other than what she can see, touch and prove rather than just faith in a particular r..."

Yeah it's amazing what living for four or five decades does to your perspective on life. I found turning 40 was a real game changer for me.

My father was determined to find my books, and he did, but he promised not to read them. He wanted to but I asked him not to. My mother said, "Don't worry, dear. We won't read your books if you don't want us to." Yeah, riiiight -- like I believe that LOL! I said that if they weren't paranormal romance readers, they wouldn't like them.

I don't know if either of them has read the books and is pretending not to to spare my feelings (I'd be MORTIFIED if my father read them but my mother gets the vampire thing and has read FSOG. My father does look a bit funny at me now and then LOL! He's just really pleased that I am writing and enjoying myself. We have had some very frank discussions about sex and sexuality and he understands the interest in kink and the forbidden. And I think he generally understands that women want explicit sex in their books along with other elements. Now that I am a grown woman, that is. He was freaked about me dating when I was a teen.

It was editing - DAMN - one of those continuity glitches that was caught in editing (I remember seeing it in the edits sent back to me by my editors) but was not corrected... let me rephrase that -- I neglected to correct it!

Cherish wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Those cats are going to get a regular visitor mentioned in the book so that readers who are cat lovers won't feel so angsted! LOL!"

We and the cats thank you ;)"

LOL I talked to my dad about this at lunch (I have lunch with my parents each Saturday) and he said "Why doesn't Eve bring the cats to Michel's place? Or Julien's place?"

I told him, after a long pause while I formulated an answer, that Eve wanted to keep her apartment as a place for herself separate from the twins so she could keep her identity but that maybe, when Eve is able to make a choice, her cats will come and live with her and whomever she decides to be with.

Trying to read along with you Brandy. Just found a mistake and fixed it. GOOD LORD...

Cherish wrote: "I'm curious, though. Everyone seems to prefer the male characters and, yet, I understand the story is told from the female's perspective? That is interesting. Generally, for psychological reasons, one tends to side with the narrator, but that doesn't seem to be the case, here. "

I wasn't a big fan of Anastasia. (view spoiler)[The virgin at 24 and beautiful and having never masturbated before part of her character didn't appeal to me personally. Not that I think there are no virgins at age 24 -- I know there are. Not that you can't be beautiful and a virgin at 24. But the no masturbating part of it? Pushed me beyond my limits. (hide spoiler)] There are a lot of readers who feel real affection towards Anastasia. She has a humorous streak, and is tolerant enough of Christian's foibles that she is able to accept him and love him. I think despite her somewhat annoying traits (for me) I cut her a lot of slack for that. But it was Christian Grey who fascinated me as a character and I bow down in awe of EL James for writing such a great character and giving him such a great romantic character arc.

Bleumoon wrote: "Thank you for the invite! Love the series! It's like visiting old friends with each new book <3! Even though my heart keeps getting broken."

Welcome Bleumoon! Thanks for popping by. Pull up a log and take a place around the campfire. Toast a marshmallow. Where I live, it's currently -20C and bitter cold. I'm pretending I'm in some nice southern climate where it's warm all year round. I refuse to acknowledge reality. :)

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Ok... After what I just read, I guess there goes my theory about Michel..... **sighs**"

Michel will do whatever he believes he must do in order to achieve his end.

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Oh, my God! I just passed the part when they went to Soren's house ([spoilers removed]) & then what happened between J & Eve afterwards... Jeez! If I didn't know any better, I'd think Soren was d..."

Or, (view spoiler)[ he's just forcing the issue, driving her wild by making her realize how impossible her choice is. (hide spoiler)]

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Hey, I just thought of something.... Why can't Eve just [spoilers removed] Maybe one would override the other... lol"

Keep reading! ;)