Monthly Archives: July 2007

Guest blogger: Marissa Doyle

“There’s gold in them thar books!”: Mining History for Story My name is Marissa Doyle, and I’m a history junkie. It all started innocently enough, back when I was about eight. Our local PBS channel showed The Six Wives of … Continue reading

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My Personal Experience

This year’s conference was probably the best for me. I didn’t have any pitches scheduled, and I highlighted a few career workshops I thought would be interesting. I also met many writer friends I know I’ll journey with for many … Continue reading

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Goddesses in Dallas

There were Goddesses in Dallas last week, including my blogging partners and CPs. Everyone’s blog I’ve read has said that the best part of the conference was hanging out with other writers, and they’re right. I laughed until I cried … Continue reading

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Impressions of the RWA National Conference 2007

I’d planned to blog about the industry news I heard at RWA National conference, and I see Theresa set it up nicely for me in her blog yesterday, thanks, T. I write historicals and fantasy, and while I didn’t hear … Continue reading

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Reflections

All the writing loops and blogs (at least the romance ones) have resembled a ghost town this past week. No chatter, no questions, little in the way of comments—it always amazes me how much an impact the national conference has … Continue reading

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Home Again … Briefly

I’m writing this post on the fly. I just got back from RWA Nationals in Texas about three hours ago, had to unpack, repack and get ready to leave for Portland, Oregon first thing tomorrow morning. It’s proving to be … Continue reading

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The week ahead

We’re happy to have Marissa Doyle as our guest blogger on July 21. Hope to see everyone there! A lifelong obsession with history and a writing prompt exercise from her local RWA chapter led Marissa Doyle to write “Bewitching Season”, … Continue reading

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Review: The Husband by Dean Koontz

Author: Dean Koontz Title: The Husband ISBN:000722656X Publisher: Harper Collins Jan 2007 I read this book in about 5 hours, it was so riveting. Mitchell Rafferty is a landscape gardener who gets a phone call to say his wife has … Continue reading

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Messages from the Big D

Blogging from National Michelle: As the only first time conference attender in the group, I had certain preconceptions about National, and I have to say, it has been much better than I thought. There is a friendliness and a mutual … Continue reading

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Lost Memories

There’s an amnesia drug being tested in a very controlled atmosphere now. I caught the story on a news program. To say it sounds borderline science fiction is putting it mildly. If proven, its purpose is to erase painful memories. … Continue reading

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