tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post5687182349611454410..comments2024-02-19T15:25:57.626+11:00Comments on Breathless In the Bush: 5 Quotes from the RWA Get Fresh Conference 2015HelzKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01921987291520604201noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-87486319778570858832015-10-12T13:49:49.582+11:002015-10-12T13:49:49.582+11:00So glad it helped, Marilyn! Sometimes it's jus...So glad it helped, Marilyn! Sometimes it's just a matter of the right words at the right time. :)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-26108476013996110162015-10-01T09:55:59.916+10:002015-10-01T09:55:59.916+10:00Thanks so much for dropping in, Rachel! I have to ...Thanks so much for dropping in, Rachel! I have to say I got a lot more from your workshop than just the quote I used, but even though I'd heard similar sayings before, your words resonated with me at the time because I'd been struggling with a secondary character who I couldn't make come to life. I went back and gave him a history and a lot of things fell into place. So I owe you a big thank you! And good luck with the release of The Finn Factor!Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-66178493539163271632015-09-30T18:12:45.048+10:002015-09-30T18:12:45.048+10:00Hi Marilyn! Wasn't it a great conference? I al...Hi Marilyn! Wasn't it a great conference? I always get heaps out of them. <br />So glad you enjoyed the characters workshop, though I can't claim that quote - it's one that's been around a while that I just repeated. It's a good one!Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-80748239914143371052015-09-30T08:43:10.968+10:002015-09-30T08:43:10.968+10:00Hi Karen, thanks for dropping by. My sentiments ex...Hi Karen, thanks for dropping by. My sentiments exactly.<br />Here's another quote you might enjoy: ''Writing a book is easy; just ask anyone who hasn't done it.'' :)Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-56613515065885684252015-09-30T06:51:28.289+10:002015-09-30T06:51:28.289+10:00Hi Marilyn, great post. I laughed at the road kill...Hi Marilyn, great post. I laughed at the road kill comment as well... I can really relate to having to put writing first. Easier said than done sometimes and finding that balance is something I struggle with all the time. Once I start writing I don't want to stop and everything else - housework especially - gets put second. I am now trying to write between certain times, or for so many hours and then do something else... Balance. If only books didn't take so long to write...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772971731747379071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-73741780585805769152015-09-29T14:56:46.531+10:002015-09-29T14:56:46.531+10:00Hi Mary Jo! We felt so privileged to have you atte...Hi Mary Jo! We felt so privileged to have you attend the conference this year and it was wonderful to meet you. You summed up two full days of sessions, lunches, dinners, socialising and dancing so well with the roadkill statement, which is why I wanted to end my post with it. Thanks so much for dropping by.Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-36448387512220015262015-09-29T11:35:21.807+10:002015-09-29T11:35:21.807+10:00It was a great conference, wasn't it Marilyn? ...It was a great conference, wasn't it Marilyn? And wasn't I write about feeling like roadkill? *G* There is so much stimulation, so much to learn, so many great people--pretty overwhelming for us introverts. And worth every road flattened moment. *G*Mary Jo Putneyhttp://www.maryjoputney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-14757211993585829592015-09-29T08:56:02.214+10:002015-09-29T08:56:02.214+10:00Hi Sharon! I haven't heard that quote before b...Hi Sharon! I haven't heard that quote before but it perfectly describes the type of romance I love. Thanks so much for sharing.Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-89458743539304327022015-09-29T08:31:21.714+10:002015-09-29T08:31:21.714+10:00Hi Maryiln,
The following quote from William Faul...Hi Maryiln, <br />The following quote from William Faulkner rings true for me in the romances I love to read, the way I try to write, and in life generally. I think it sums up something of the essential essence of an inspiring romantic novel. "You don't love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults."Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-83021638846375104372015-09-29T08:14:52.547+10:002015-09-29T08:14:52.547+10:00That's a great quote, isn't it, Malvina? A...That's a great quote, isn't it, Malvina? And so true! Life is intervening in my writing at the moment so any chance I get I write a few lines. It all adds up eventually. :)Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-84567264338639613352015-09-29T08:09:35.126+10:002015-09-29T08:09:35.126+10:00Hi Enisa! I hear what you're saying. Too much ...Hi Enisa! I hear what you're saying. Too much emotion and it can become 'overload'; just the right amount and you can have your reader feeling everything your character feels. Great advice from Fiona Brand! Thanks for sharing.Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-45975671825132416122015-09-29T06:23:56.099+10:002015-09-29T06:23:56.099+10:00I love the inspirational quote from Nora Roberts w...I love the inspirational quote from Nora Roberts which says you can't fix a blank page...or words to that effect. Love the RWA conferences, they are such fun. There's something for everyone there.Malvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643063300200396369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-37677830908955600472015-09-28T21:57:32.824+10:002015-09-28T21:57:32.824+10:00Hi Marilyn. I love our conferences. The talks, wor...Hi Marilyn. I love our conferences. The talks, workshops, pitch sessions and getting together with writer friends give me an extra 'buzz' and I'm all excited about writing when I get home. That's always a plus when you sit by the computer to work on your story. I'll have to say my personal light bulb moment came some years back. Knowing how important emotion is in romance novels, I always ensured I had plenty in my stories. NOT a good thing, as author Fiona Brand informed me. Add too much emotion and you're hitting the reader over the head with it and the emotion then loses its impact. It's advice I always remember as I write.Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-92124204178728291852015-09-28T15:58:03.221+10:002015-09-28T15:58:03.221+10:00Aah, crafting the blurb. It's such an art, isn...Aah, crafting the blurb. It's such an art, isn't it - enticing the reader by tantalising them with questions they can only find the answers to by buying and reading your book? And all within 10-20 seconds (or so I've read). I didn't go to that session but it definitely sounds worthwhile. Good luck with your future blurb-writing, Cassandra!Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-60625445073674312772015-09-28T15:41:24.259+10:002015-09-28T15:41:24.259+10:00I enjoyed many of the conference talks an workshop...I enjoyed many of the conference talks an workshops at conference, but I went to a lot of marketing and social media workshops but one of the workshops that gave me so much info was the Dark Art of the blurb by Kate Cuthbert and Ainslie Paton. The lightbulb moment I got from this session is that I need to think differently when writing a blurb. It's marketing and has to be treated as such.Cassandra Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818025453828445251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-82068364378512459872015-09-28T12:22:58.014+10:002015-09-28T12:22:58.014+10:00Hi Angela! How lovely to see you here. What I love...Hi Angela! How lovely to see you here. What I loved about your session was that it was so damn practical. My debut book with Harlequin MIRA comes out early next year and I've been putting into practice a lot of your ideas to target my ideal audience (without becoming a ''buy my book'' author).<br />Like you, I enjoyed C. S. Pacat's session and took copious notes to help with current wip.<br />Writers Helping Writers is one of my favourite sites, full of exceptional resources. And good luck with One Stop for Writers, too, which goes 'live' next week, I believe (not that you'll need it :) ).Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-34196513221504650582015-09-28T11:21:46.175+10:002015-09-28T11:21:46.175+10:00It's hard to believe the conference was just o...It's hard to believe the conference was just over a month ago...what a terrific time I had, and what a pleasure to hang out with Aussie writers. Thanks so much for the snippet from my talk. :) <br /><br />One session I enjoyed was C.S. Pacat's Narrative Traction. Very good session, and a different take from "tension on every page." <br /><br />Happy writing, Marilyn! <br /><br />Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-66722147810832222152015-09-28T08:20:22.543+10:002015-09-28T08:20:22.543+10:00Good morning everyone! It's a gorgeous spring ...Good morning everyone! It's a gorgeous spring day here; hope you are as lucky! I'd love to hear of any light bulb moments you had at the conference (or anywhere else for that matter :) ). xxMarilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.com