Lovely Rita!!

Posted by on Aug 3, 2008 in dish | 6 comments So I’m on the plane from San Francisco to Atlanta when I realize the blonde woman sitting across the aisle and one row back from me is reading a Silhouette Desire. That, and the fact that she also has a laptop handy, prompt me to ask if she’s been at the RWA Conference. She tells me she has, and that she’s also noticed me reading my manuscript on my laptop. Then she puts out...
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RWA National: Day 3 Recap

Posted by on Aug 2, 2008 in dish | 10 comments Workshops again. Up today:Pump Up Your ProductivityCindi Meyers I don’t think any of this information was new to me (I’m always trying to figure out how to better manage my time, with mixed success), but it’s always helpful to listen to how someone else presents it in case they find the right crack in the ol’ cortex. Three major steps:Keep a time log to identify major...
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RWA National: Day 2 Recap

Posted by on Aug 1, 2008 in dish | 1 comment Workshops today, and lots of them. Some notes:The Art of VoiceTeresa Elliott Brown, Catherine Kean, and Nancy Robards Thompson, along with industry professionals Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency, and Tessa Woodward, Assistant Editor at Avon Books I kicked off the day by moderating this workshop because they asked me to, and they’re my friends. But I have to say without the...
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RWA National: Day 1 Recap

Posted by on Jul 31, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Squeezed in a treat before the conference got into full swing by traveling to the Woman Impressionists exhibit at the Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum. That’s Avon assistant editor Tessa Woodward on the right, with my “Art of Voice” buddies Nancy Robards Thompson, Teresa Elliott Brown, and Catherine Kean.Seeing so many gorgeous paintings in one place, all by women artists,...
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Musings: Miss Potter

Posted by on Jul 3, 2008 in dish | 0 comments I’m a sucker for movies about writers, so when I saw previews for Miss Potter, I knew I’d want to see it. Of course, like most thoughtful movies about women, it lasted all of two nanoseconds in the theaters, so I had to wait for it to scale the Netflix queue. It was worth the wait.Miss Potter, of course, is the Beatrix Potter of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck fame. This movie is...
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