Comments on Pens Fatales: Good Hair Is the Best Revenge

Can I just say, I love that cover!

2010-03-01T01:00:51.771-08:00

Can I just say, I *love* that cover!

Ooh, this really hits home for me. I am actually d...

2010-02-26T20:11:14.306-08:00

Ooh, this really hits home for me. I am actually dealing with the fallout (grow-out?) of a disastrous haircut right now (see here for overly extensive details), and getting my fictional hands on the guy who charged me an obscene amount of money for it has a definite appeal.

To make things worse, as it grows out I am terribly afraid that it inexorably making its way towards being a mullet.

LOL Kate, as usual, your clever wit has me gigglin...

2010-02-26T19:52:21.590-08:00

LOL Kate, as usual, your clever wit has me giggling and imagining all sorts of fun things. I once had a hairdresser decide my hair was too thick, so she took the thinning shears in hand. You could see scalp when she was finished.

So as much as I feel for you in the horrors of Bitsy, I'm going to have to substitute my own hairdresser for any and all torture ;-)

But I will scream and dance and whoop it up for your awesome and so well deserved success!!! I'm over the moon happy for your SECOND visit to the New York Times, baby!!!!

Gigi, I swear I just answered you, but my post has...

2010-02-26T15:41:26.688-08:00

Gigi, I swear I just answered you, but my post hasn't appeared yet. I'm going to wait a moment to see if it shows up...

Miss Anna, As always you make me laugh! I love those new book titles! Maybe Brooklyn Wainwright will turn her back on historic books and become a hairstylist... and yet murder will follow her, wherever she goes!

Yes, it truly is a dream come true to see my name on the New York Times list. And then for my name to be up there three weeks in a row! You just can't imagine how wonderful (and surreal) that feels. I'm delighted that readers seem to love the Bibliophile Mysteries.

Hi, Gigi! I've had a great time with the Pens ...

2010-02-26T15:35:50.196-08:00

Hi, Gigi! I've had a great time with the Pens Fatales today. I appreciate the warm welcome!

You nailed the problem - the hairdressers give you hope. They make you believe that this time, things will be different. Sigh....

Hi Kate! Hi Fatales! For some reason, I've got...

2010-02-26T15:29:36.705-08:00

Hi Kate! Hi Fatales! For some reason, I've got the suspicion, Miss Carlyle, that your next book will be called IF BOBS COULD KILL or HOMICIDE IN HAIRDRYER. I had to laugh at your description of Bitsy - the version of that in my life would be a couple of very gay men over the years who clearly thought I needed jazzing up. Which is probably true but there's jazzing and there's frightening the horses and you can guess which one they chose for me. You can be my whinny...um, I mean WITNESS! Congratulations on your New York Times showing for IF BOOKS COULD KILL! I'm so excited for you - that must be like a dream come true! Unlike the nightmare of a bad haircut...

Hi Kate! So nice to have you here today. Like Juli...

2010-02-26T13:38:43.931-08:00

Hi Kate! So nice to have you here today. Like Julie and Rachael, I hear ya on the hair dresser revenge -- with my untamable curly hair, you'd think they would just admit defeat. But no, they try to give me hope! I got my hopes up last year when one of them cut short tendrils cut along the sides of my face -- but as soon as I got home, the locks of hair attached themselves right back to their regular position in my mess of hair!

Rachael, how fun! Please post a picture!!! Martha...

2010-02-26T10:42:57.279-08:00

Rachael, how fun! Please post a picture!!!

Martha, LOL!!! And? Now that you have more insurance, have you followed your impulses? Please dish!

Speaking of bad hair... I've been responding t...

2010-02-26T10:41:51.122-08:00

Speaking of bad hair... I've been responding to comments today from airports, which are never good for my hairstyle. Rushing around, leaning against my seat, and no easy access to a comb. I'm heading out on book tour which, I have to say, is so much fun! If anyone is in the Scottsdale area, I hope you'll come see me tonight at 7 at the Poisoned Pen bookstore. And if we have any Texans in the crowd... I'll be at Murder by the Book at 4:30 pm tomorrow (Saturday). I'd love to see you there!

And if you're not in either of those areas, then please come say hi to me on my Facebook page! Facebook.com/KateCarlisleBooks

Kate that is one of my FAVORITE movie scenes, and ...

2010-02-26T08:42:46.927-08:00

Kate that is one of my FAVORITE movie scenes, and as a kid I watched it and breathlessly waited for the day that I, too, could have MORE INSURANCE!!!!

I just thought I'd mention that at this very m...

2010-02-26T08:42:00.506-08:00

I just thought I'd mention that at this very minute as I'm looking at comments, I'm putting streaks of hot pink in my hair for fun.
:)

Sophie, I would love to see your big hair pics! An...

2010-02-26T08:28:16.747-08:00

Sophie, I would love to see your big hair pics! And you need to immediately send this blog link to Sandee. She will be SOOO flattered at your compliments! I bet she'll even forward it to all her friends. She should be very proud to have such a hearty testimonial. Guess we won't kill her today. :)

Juliet, Argh! Computers! I hate when everything ge...

2010-02-26T08:25:18.206-08:00

Juliet, Argh! Computers! I hate when everything gets deleted mid-post. Or worse, when you're just about to click the button. SOOO frustrating! Let's add computer engineers to our list of murder victims for the day. After all, they impact our hairdos, too - they make us pull our hair out by the roots!

I love that your hair behaved perfectly on your wedding day. So sorry the marriage didn't last, but after all, a picture is forever!

Rachael, Oh, ouch! Major sympathy! I can't ima...

2010-02-26T08:22:37.169-08:00

Rachael, Oh, ouch! Major sympathy! I can't imagine cutting my own hair! And your hair looks adorable, too! How do you do it? I'm very impressed.

P.S. I think your "big hair" picture is ...

2010-02-26T07:47:01.684-08:00

P.S. I think your "big hair" picture is adorable! We should all post our big hair pictures...although my big hair barely fit into the photo....

Oh Kate, that was hilarious!! First of all, you a...

2010-02-26T07:46:14.335-08:00

Oh Kate, that was hilarious!! First of all, you are a beautiful woman with great hair. I don't know if that involves a lot of work or not, but whatever you're doing, it's working.

I wish I could share my hair gal with you. Her name is Sandee and I have been going to her for over a decade. She used to work in the little salon tucked in my health club and it was a convenience thing because my kids were little. But she "got" me- she understood right away that I DON'T GET HAIR - seriously - I'm completely hair challenged. I don't know what would look nice on me and I don't know how to fix hair and I don't know what color to get and and and...so I told her back then and continue to tell her to this day to do what she thinks is best, and she's done it! I just sit there and ready gossip magazines and Sandee and I talk about whatever's happened since the last time we saw each other, and after a while my hair looks great, and I always wonder if Sandee heaves a little sigh when I leave because she knows I won't be able to keep it up or style it the way she did. When I bring Junior in for her cuts, I've usually got a sloppy ponytail, and even *then* Sandee doesn't bat an eye. I think she's happy that Junior is much much more interested in her hair, so the two of them can talk styles and so forth.

Anyway, I wish everyone had a Sandee. Hair is such a personal and compelling issue for most women. Seriously I think it's hard for even the most evolved of us to have a great day if our hair is messed up. Rachael, I sooo got what you were saying. After a bad perm (80s!) I put my hair in a t-shirt twisted turban style for 3 days.

Anyway Kate I think I get to see you real soon, right? - so you know I'll be checking out the 'do :)

Hi Kate! So good to see you here! I just wrote a...

2010-02-26T07:02:07.782-08:00

Hi Kate! So good to see you here! I just wrote a looooong comment which Yahoo decided to delete, so if they both show up for some reason, please don't think I'm nuts ;-)
I'm with you on the hair stories and the loathing of a certain type of hair dresser...I was born with an unruly mop of curly hair, which sounds cute in romance stories but in real life often makes me look like I wander the city street with all my belongings in a stolen baby stroller, muttering to myself about life on Mars. The only hairdresser who was able to coax it into behaving was Rocco, who wore black leather pants and was closed down for dealing coke out of his back room. One thing, though: on my wedding day, my hair behaved perfectly, all by itself! The marriage didn't last, but I still love the photos;-)

Hi Kate, thanks for being here! My worst hair st...

2010-02-26T06:59:02.353-08:00

Hi Kate, thanks for being here!

My worst hair story: A cut SO BAD, so short that I thought I looked like a boy. I cried all the way home. I finally put on lots of eyeliner and lipstick and went to work. When I got there, the first cop I saw (a good friend) told me, "Wow, that haircut kinda makes you look like a man." That sent me into a crying jag that last for three days. That was nine years ago and I HAVE CUT AND DYED MY OWN HAIR EVER SINCE. This is true.

Good morning, everyone! I'm thrilled to be wit...

2010-02-26T04:53:34.134-08:00

Good morning, everyone! I'm thrilled to be with the Pens Fatales today. Looking forward to hearing from you!