KW Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Hi Maureen! I choose now based on recommedation. I've become so stretched in my time that any reading I do is like eating dessert: it has to be an absolute favorite for me to indulge. Right now I'm reading Loretta Chase, a well-loved author in the romance genre. LORD OF SCOUNDRELS ( complete with nearly naked cover and blowing hair ) was recommended over and over again on by readers. I couldn't ignore it. So far it's pretty good, but it's a historical and I prefer contemp reading for the most part. And the COVER! Yikes! I leave it turned upside down when not in use! KW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Thanks Katherine. I'll be quiet now ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Oh, PLEASE don't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hi again! KW, how do you organise all your research info. I know you can get software which helps you categorize everything in blocks, but maybe the old methods are better? PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hello Purple PoppY! Organize research????????????// ROTFL! My research up to this point has all percolated in my head and stays there, only to come out when I draw it out...lol. For the ballroom research I took a little, discreet notebook in my purse and took notes of dresses, dance moves. music, etc. Until I started watching DVD's of shows -- which made it easier to come up with ideas for color, texture, movement and drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Do you keep notes anywhere about your characters, or do they live entirely in your head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hi Michelle, Usually by the time I get ready to put something on paper, I know the characters intimately because they've existed inside of me for quite some time. During a project, I think about them constantly...unable to think of much else until their story is told. And I don't just visualize them within the perameters of the scenes I intend to or have already created, I see them everywhere, which helps give them depth and fleshes them out more thoroughly by the time words hit the paper. KW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 Can you tell us briefly a little about being self published? What made you decide to take that route, and what has been the positive and negative aspects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hi Michelle. My husband wanted to publish information NF books for as long as I can remember, so we opened Grove Creek Publishing. http://www.grovecreekpublishing.com/ It just happens that we're pubbing my fiction work first. It's one of many businesses my husband has started. He's quite the businessman. I've enjoy what I've learned about the publishing business so far and there is much more to learn. As with many professions, some people don't see you as a "real" writer unless you pub with a big house. Some don't see a singer as a real singer unless they have fame and a name and a CD. The lounge singers don't count. The actor that isn't on a TV show or in movies regularly isn't a "real" actor either. The cook that isn't in a famous restaurant isn't a chef, he's still just a cook. Ridiculous that we have to fight these inaccurate ideas. KW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Yes it is ridiculous, but sadly that is a very valid point KW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Not true or real or valid (?) even, icecream, but a myth. Think of it this way: a couple wants for nothing more than to have children but because of reasons out of their control, they are unable. They love children, want a family, and adopt. Are they real parents? Of course. The example shows how absurd the whole, "if you're not validated by your peers, you aren't IT" whatever it may be. Well, now that I've beaten the literal DEAD horse into the ground, lol... KW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 I do love that little angry smilie.. so expressive! How do you go about promoting your books.. and which aspect has been most enjoyable? (Well, obviously, it'll be joining here....! hehe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Not true or real or valid (?) even, icecream, but a myth. Think of it this way: a couple wants for nothing more than to have children but because of reasons out of their control, they are unable. They love children, want a family, and adopt. Are they real parents? Of course. The example shows how absurd the whole, "if you're not validated by your peers, you aren't IT" whatever it may be. Well, now that I've beaten the literal DEAD horse into the ground, lol... KW I knew what you were saying KW. I actually agreed with you. I think you misunderstood, but I am not the best at expressing myself. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Icecream...i hope my post didn't come off as...heated. LOL. I'd never want to melt you!!!!!!!!!! We take arrows from all sides, and sometimes they are shot out without care or thought to an artist and what they are trying to accomplish, how far they have come and the struggle it has taken to get there. Promote? I join loops, forums, lists, groups, gather reviews...maintain my websites...it robs my day of everything else, even writing at this point, which I dislike very much but am wont to do if I want to meet people. Thanks for not being offended by my reply. The part of me that is frustrated by the process sometimes taints the tone of my correspondence. KW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 As we're approaching the end of the month, I'd like to extend a big thank you to Katherine for answering our questions. Don;t forget the competition at the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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