Date: October 15, 2006 01:19 pm Title: Liz
Nice. These are very sexy, sweet little stories. I love imagining how Jim and Pam would interact together, and I think this is pretty accurate. I loved Pam and her Elizabeth Taylor nightgown. And Pam going out to wine-lunches with Kelly! Awesome.
Author's Response:
Pleased that you think this rings true. And re: nightgown - I may be dating myself here, but I have a distinct image in my head of La Liz (waaay pre-Michael Jackson years) being the very essence of WOMAN. Ever see Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? Then you know the very slip! Thanks!!!
10 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 12:07 pm Title: Hot as a Very Hot Thing
Jim is adorably unassuming, and I love Pam's reaction to it. It is also very funny to hear Pam retell lunching with Kelly. :)
Author's Response: I do get a kick out of these too as well. Thanks! (and also for being such a dedicated reviewer!)
10 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 11:53 am Title: Hot as a Very Hot Thing
Many different sides to Jim....all of them beautifully written. Another great read:)
Author's Response: Thanks! And yeah, Jim is a man of many parts...okay that sounds too smutty. 'Different sides' is much better.
10 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 11:51 am Title: Hot as a Very Hot Thing
I want to say this is adorable - which doesn't quite sound....right considering some of the subject matter but it doesn't matter. It's still true. There's a sweetness to your version of steaminess that I just simply adore.
Author's Response: Honestly, I find it difficult not to make them sweet - even while steamy. The steam just works so much better for me when I can sense that connection between them (love? adoration? completion? recognition? all of the above?) Glad you like it too!
10 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 11:22 am Title: Hot as a Very Hot Thing
I like that "Hot as a very hot thing" that describes Jim perfectly.
Author's Response: Actually, that line has been in my head for ages - maybe since the first time I was at a loss for words to describe JH/JK. Glad it works for you too.
10 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 10:35 am Title: Hot as a Very Hot Thing
Ah, good fluffy fun. I know this is all about the Happy!Jam, but I love the way you elaborated on the Kelly-Pam burgeoning friendship. I just warms me right up.
Author's Response: So glad! It's kind of a relief to write happy JAM. And, Pam needs a girlfriend at work. Thanks!
10 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 10:26 am Title: Hot as a Very Hot Thing
What a treat! I love coming to this site and seeing a story or series I love is updated! This was fabulous. I love the idea that Pam likes Kelly enough to be her friend, but still thinks she is kind of vapid and funny and wants to share it with Jim. Yum. And I don't think I have to tell you how much I love the end. Yay! =)
Author's Response: Love that Kelly...and I'm going with the idea that chatty waters run deep (ish.) And re: your comment - I just noticed a trend in how all these bits end. I am tragically naughty. Thanks for the feedback!
9 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 09:24 am Title: Liz
Mmmm, sleepy, sexy jammy-ness. Nice.
Author's Response: I do have a special fondess for sleepy JAM love. Thanks for agreeing!
9 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 08:51 am Title: Persuasion
These are great! The first one is so sweet and the second is really cute. This line: ‘You made it do that!’- killed me. Hee!
Author's Response: I got a kick out of imagining Jim's face when she said that line. Ha. Glad you enjoyed!
10 [Report This]Date: October 15, 2006 07:44 am Title: Persuasion
Beautimous. I love the John Krasinski/Kinsey reference! Very nice work indeed
Author's Response: Beautimous, huh? I just threw that Kinsey reference in to amuse myself - should have known all you JK afficionados would pick it right up! Thanks so much!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 11:53 pm Title: Persuasion
Love the Kinsey reference! I need you to write more of these. Thank you. =)
Author's Response: Well, who could forget JK in Kinsey? (Probably 98% or the non-Office obsessed movie going public you say?) Thanks again, and stay tuned!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 11:48 pm Title: Liz
He didn’t know what to do with his legs if they weren’t intertwined with hers. He couldn’t find a comfortable place for his hands if she wasn’t there to hold.
Oh, Colette! Beautiful. Really beautiful! What a uniquely specific scenario - well done!
Author's Response:
That's exactly what I intended - very specific little moments that provide just a glimpse of what they could be like (if only.) Thanks so much for saying that! More in the works.
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 11:11 pm Title: Persuasion
Naked Jim and a Kinsey reference? Bravo!
Author's Response:
I even amused myself with the Kinsey thing - glad you noticed! What the world needs is more Naked Jim - I just might have to make that happen. Thanks!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 09:59 pm Title: Liz
Wonderful story. I really enjoyed this. I'm sure Liz would be proud:)
Author's Response: Think Liz Taylor a la Butterfield 8, or Giant. In other words WOMAN. Thanks again - off to read your newest!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 09:57 pm Title: Persuasion
Wonderful idea and fantastic execution. This was sweet, funny, and hot.
Author's Response:
Sweet, funny and hot - a fluff writer's dream! Thanks so much. I kind of dug the idea too, but thought it was too silly to stand as a 'story' - just an amusing moment. Thanks so much!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 09:41 pm Title: Persuasion
I love shy Jim and I love relentless Pam :) More please!
Author's Response: You know, I think the real challenge would be to come up with an un-lovable Jim! And, I'm trying to make Pam more assertive in these bits - and if that means her getting Jim out of his clothes, so be it. Thanks for being such a faithful reviewer!!!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 09:24 pm Title: Persuasion
Mmmm, model Jim. Pam had no choice but to insist so much. ;) I just love these little mood pieces. It is just fun to read about a little (fluffy) slice of life.
Author's Response: Yeah, the model Jim image had plagued me too long - I needed to unleash it (no pun, really) on the rest of you. Glad you're enjoying these and thanks for being such good reviewer - love to get feedback!
9 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 08:55 pm Title: Persuasion
Yes. I think we're all in need of some wonderful fluff like this. And what beautifully written fluff it is.
Seriously, I love reading, thinking about Jim and Pam like this, beyond the angst. And you've captured their voices and banter perfectly. Can't wait to read more.
Author's Response:
Happy to provide the fluff - lord knows I've been the purveyor of enough angst around here. Really glad to hear that their voices came through for you...slippery things those voices! Thanks for your lovely comments!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 08:30 pm Title: Persuasion
Mkay, first of all, let us pause at this:
‘You seriously don’t think that me sitting there totally exposed, with you studying every inch, might be a slightly erotic situation?’
*cough*
So unrealistic, Colette, really. As if....
So I can't even sustain the joke. Brilliance once again. I swear, you just own their voices, their easy rapport....how wonderful it would be if they finally let go and were together. (I'm angry at Greg Daniels tonight.) :o)
Seriously - brilliant, as usual. You should totally post all your snippets.
And by the way - only you could write an author's note that's so breathtaking it could stand alone as a brief fic.
Seriously.
Awesome!
Author's Response:
Well, glad you were entertained. I kind of thought you might get a kick out of this one. And I know what you mean - who'd want to see Jim naked? Outrageous, I tell you. A zillion thanks for your way too generous comments!
Trying to be patient with G. Daniels...but meanwhile, I need to keep myself amused...hence these little ditties. More on the way.
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 07:45 pm Title: Liz
Oh this was simply lovely. Sexy, sweet, with just the right amount of steam.
Can't wait to see what else you have in store!
Author's Response:
Many thanks....and you don't have to wait long. Just posted the next bit...really silly, but I just can't help myself.
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 12:57 pm Title: Liz
Yay for this. You always write steamy Jim and Pam so well...such a (dirty!) treat to read.
Author's Response: Well, thanks. Stay tuned!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 12:35 pm Title: Liz
Very sexy. I hope there is more to come soon.
Author's Response:
Thanks! And ask and ye shall receive....shortly, I hope.
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 12:25 pm Title: Liz
Ah me. This merits a moment of silence and a sigh before I can even begin to review it.
Okay.
So here's the thing about your fics: I know they'll always be delicous - just the perfect meld of steam and absolutely on the mark characterizations.
This?
‘Wow...hello to you too,’ he said huskily, pulling back from her mouth and gazing adoringly at her the way he did when he found something she’d done truly amazing.
I could just see that. And I love that you draw attention here to the contrast between the facade she presents to the world and the heat that's there for Jim and only Jim. Because I like to believe that that is the way these two would really be.
I also think you're absolutely right to note this as a sexual awakening for Pam in the sense that Jim notices everything and that for her, that's something new altogether. ....Which of course would make her that much more hungry for him.
Hokay....need not drink wine on a Saturday afternoon. :o)
Seriously, though, my only complaint about you is that you don't post a story every week.
Actually, I was telling my husband last night that sometimes I feel guilty, because I write and post in such a hurry, and it's all in an effort to both live vicariously through Pam (read: make her do and say the things with/to Jm that I would, given the chance), as well as to try to explore the moments on the show. As I told my husband, there are so many incredible writers on this board - your name and nomadshan's came to mind immediately, though there are others - and I feel like the Danielle Steele to you guys's....Kate Chopin. Or Colette. :o)
All this to say: You are absolutely awesome, both as a writer and as a thoughtful reviewer. So thank you.
Author's Response:
In the words of JH, Wow. Seriously. As usual, you've picked out some of the precise elements that really drove this piece. Damn, you're good.
And a damn good writer too - which makes your comments here especially meaningful. In case my effusive reviews haven't been too obvious - I adore your stories...like drop everything, got to read a new chapter, to hell with my 'real work,' what husband and kids? kind of adore. And believe me, I also admire how prolific you are. That's a talent unto itself. So, thank you, merci, gracias, grazie...okay, out of languages (but couldn't let potato chip girl have all the glory!) And stay tuned for more vignettes soon.
BTW, to be mentioned even in the same universe as the real Colette, or Kate C. is shocking. And v. much appreciated.
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 12:19 pm Title: Liz
Wow! The pacing of the story was perfectly sensual. I can't wait to read more little gems! :)
Author's Response:
What a great comment - I really like that some sensuality came through along with the more 'obvious' elements. Thanks much!
10 [Report This]Date: October 14, 2006 11:45 am Title: Liz
You are one of my favorite authors. More please :)
Author's Response:
That is so sweet. I wasn't sure if anyone was around today reading. Happily you're here! More bits to come soon - later this afternoon or early evening.