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The Great Write Way  

A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.


Allyson - Sep 22, 2004 4:40:23 pm PDT #6777 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Maya and I are working out the details for a weekend with Suz Brockmann to kick off her book tour. There'll be some workshops for writers of romance and signings and Q&A and such. We're lining up a couple of other authors for workshoppy things.

It's sort of like a mini-romance writer con.

I'll post the info as soon as everything is solid, but it'll definately be mid-January.


Betsy HP - Sep 22, 2004 4:56:06 pm PDT #6778 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Let me know when you're ready to start promotion. I'm on a big list of Jennifer Crusie fans, many of whom are also Brockmann fans and writers. They'd be glad to know what you're up to.


Amy - Sep 22, 2004 5:13:52 pm PDT #6779 of 10001
Because books.

Scary, Deb. My brother is allergic to bees like that. It was so frightening when he was little.

Allyson, this mini-con will be in California, L.A.? God, I wish I could come -- I love Suzanne Brockmann. She gave the luncheon keynote address at a conference a few years ago, and she's a fantastic speaker.

dcp, I thought the drabble was fine the first time around, but the revision is good, too.


Allyson - Sep 22, 2004 5:29:58 pm PDT #6780 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

It's either Orlando or Atlanta. We're just waiting for the proposals to come back from hotels. It'll be MLK weekend.

ETA: Oh, thanks Betsy. The last one we did was a bed and breakfasty type place in Texas, IIRC. We're planning for 100-125 attendees at this one.


Amy - Sep 22, 2004 6:39:43 pm PDT #6781 of 10001
Because books.

It's either Orlando or Atlanta

East Coast venues! Hmmm. This may be a possibility.


Ginger - Sep 22, 2004 6:41:42 pm PDT #6782 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

That's cool, Allyson. Let me know if you need anything in Atlanta.


deborah grabien - Sep 22, 2004 9:53:12 pm PDT #6783 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Allyson, ought to be a hell of a con. Once it's set, can I pass this on to Jenn (my agent)? She has a nice stable of romance writers she reps.


Amy - Sep 23, 2004 8:40:25 am PDT #6784 of 10001
Because books.

Deb, there's a nice review of The Real Minerva, your friend Mary Sharrat's book, in the new BookPage (which is usually free at local libraries). It sounds like a lovely book.

And I know this should probably go in Lit, but Deb doesn't hang out in there anymore.


deborah grabien - Sep 23, 2004 8:53:58 am PDT #6785 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Amy, I'll pass that on. Mary's doing a thing at Lafayette Books, and our friend Susan Ito is hosting a book party for Mary at her place in the East Bay on 4 October.

Oh, and I have the Bay Area booklaunch party at M is for Mystery all arranged, and will post in, what, press? Beep Me? one of 'em, anyway, as we get closer.

I want to do something back east, damn it.

And right now, I also want to work on vampire book, and can't until Nic takes me for a drive in the LA hills this weekend; I can't write them until I have the setting. And it's driving me fruit.


Deena - Sep 23, 2004 9:06:04 am PDT #6786 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

If it's a case of needing many things to make it worth your while, Deb, I'd arrange a book signing or a library gathering or an anything you want, pretty much, here in Cleveland. It's not quite east, but it's close.