tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post6652407091474012348..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: The Shy Writer's Conference GuideLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78510688360966347402008-07-27T16:39:00.000-04:002008-07-27T16:39:00.000-04:00Kate - haha, thanks. I think what saved me from be...Kate - haha, thanks. I think what saved me from being more upset was that I didn't want to sit with them, I just wanted the chair. But if I had been a stranger alone and wanting to sit with them, I would have been *crushed.*limecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331447498798826649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-73372642005343017622008-07-25T21:03:00.000-04:002008-07-25T21:03:00.000-04:00Hi Pat! How fun it must've been dancing the Can Ca...Hi Pat! How fun it must've been dancing the Can Can with all the nurses and a fabulous teacher!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the toast! The Banditas will be checking in to share their photos and stories and adventures from the conference so we won't leave you behind!!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1848613559178827942008-07-25T21:00:00.000-04:002008-07-25T21:00:00.000-04:00Aunty Cindy, glad you made it to the party!! And p...Aunty Cindy, glad you made it to the party!! And pardon me while I {{shudder}} at that picture of you and P226! LOL<BR/><BR/>Good comeback to those snooty table wenches! Better keep that crop polished. We might need your services at some point.Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24587505502456935402008-07-25T20:57:00.000-04:002008-07-25T20:57:00.000-04:00Good advice, Jo. When someone catches me deep in t...Good advice, Jo. When someone catches me deep in thought, they usually ask me who died. I've got to remember to smile and stop thinking too deeply. Shouldn't be too hard. :-)Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6155913877288116662008-07-25T20:55:00.000-04:002008-07-25T20:55:00.000-04:00Dianna, thanks for the OJ and Vodka tip! LOLOLDianna, thanks for the OJ and Vodka tip! LOLOLKate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-22810718349704538962008-07-25T19:24:00.000-04:002008-07-25T19:24:00.000-04:00I began life as a frozen-stiff, totally-unable-to-...I began life as a frozen-stiff, totally-unable-to-speak introvert<BR/>which stayed with me through school<BR/>days. I began to defrost about the time Patsy Swayze taught a group of us nursing students to Can Can dance. Later in life when I began another career as a "professional volunteer," I found I was becoming somewhat of an extrovert. Today I sit somewhere on the fence "betwix and between" the two!<BR/><BR/>To those going to RWA, be safe and<BR/>raise a glass on behalf of those<BR/>of us unable to join you!<BR/><BR/>Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51198710427995253922008-07-25T18:43:00.000-04:002008-07-25T18:43:00.000-04:00Jennifer,DITTO on what Jeanne said! Your blog was ...Jennifer,<BR/>DITTO on what Jeanne said! Your blog was also the first place I guested after I sold and I'm forever grateful to you! <BR/><BR/>NO WAY will you be a wallflower! Nor any other Bandita or Bandita Buddy. Just walk up to the nearest Bandita (you'll know us by our bright shiny smiles and our Bandita bling compliments of KJ) and say HI!<BR/><BR/>ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66052547244090907872008-07-25T18:38:00.000-04:002008-07-25T18:38:00.000-04:00WOW! I'm so busy trying to get ready for the confe...WOW! I'm so busy trying to get ready for the conference that I almost missed the party!<BR/><BR/>GREAT blog, Kate!<BR/><BR/>I definitely fall onto the extrovert side on the Meyers/Briggs scale, but I think I'm more like p226 (Aunty pauses to let that scary picture settle in your mind). I don't mind public speaking and I know how to work the crowd when I need to. But I like my down time, too. <BR/><BR/>I have no problem starting a conversation with anyone, anywhere. And as for those stuck in junior high and "saving" seats, I have a comeback: "Fine, I'll just sit here until your friends show up." :-P<BR/><BR/>AC<BR/>polishing up her crop before she packs itLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91618393519405694462008-07-25T18:24:00.001-04:002008-07-25T18:24:00.001-04:00Kate Carlisle said... Dianna, I'm right there with...<I>Kate Carlisle said... <BR/>Dianna, I'm right there with you. My family moved a lot while I was growing up and the first thing I sought out was the closest library. Reading was my outlet and books were my best friends for years! I don't think that's such a bad thing. :-)</I><BR/>I had a heck of a vocabulary but people really look at you funny when you try to talk like that in general, my second husband made fun of me all the time.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-26257492489255385522008-07-25T18:24:00.000-04:002008-07-25T18:24:00.000-04:00Great topic, Kate. I think the most important thi...Great topic, Kate. I think the most important thing is SMILE!! When I'm deep in thought or concentrating on something else, I forget to smile and just look plain grumpy.<BR/><BR/>Eva S, congrats on getting the rooster today!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39091282698567010352008-07-25T18:21:00.000-04:002008-07-25T18:21:00.000-04:00Kate Carlisle said... Thanks, Madame! Yes, I am ra...<I>Kate Carlisle said... <BR/>Thanks, Madame! Yes, I am rather shy and retiring, but I do have some familiarity with the "Dutch courage" that you mention. It always works for me. *g* <BR/><BR/>I have a few breakfast meetings scheduled. I wonder if that's too early to start gathering my courage. Thoughts, anyone? :-)</I><BR/>Put vodka in the orange juice, that should loosen you up!hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11109796387917829322008-07-25T18:00:00.000-04:002008-07-25T18:00:00.000-04:00JenniferYou are going to have so much fun with so ...Jennifer<BR/><BR/>You are going to have so much fun with so many friends and finish that book I would love to read it<BR/><BR/>Have Fun<BR/>HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86326868927541744732008-07-25T17:53:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:53:00.000-04:00And Jennifer's business card will be the thing to ...And Jennifer's business card will be the thing to take away this year! Better bring lots, J! :-)Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51623222518310953322008-07-25T17:51:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:51:00.000-04:00Jennifer, I think wearing that t-shirt is a great ...Jennifer, I think wearing that t-shirt is a great idea! But any way you shake it, you're going to have a blast at conference. Sounds like everyone's looking out for you! :-)Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86861659035373788552008-07-25T17:37:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:37:00.000-04:00Santa, you had me going there ... LOL!I used to ha...Santa, you had me going there ... LOL!<BR/><BR/>I used to have people telling me their life stories, too. I'm not sure why. Maybe they knew I was too shy to tell anyone else, so I could be trusted? Who knows? But I know I didn't have that 'come hither' look you're talking about. Oh wait, maybe I did. After all, I was a big party girl in college.*g*Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38391859300208253692008-07-25T17:31:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:31:00.000-04:00Jennifer, we are ALL thrilled to meet you in perso...<I>Jennifer, we are ALL thrilled to meet you in person - or at least I am! I'll forever be your fan because you were the first blog I guested on after I found out I was going to be pubbed. :> Yeah, Jennifer's Random Musings!</I><BR/><BR/>*sniff sniff* Aww...I feel the love.Jennifer Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872094673771046272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-46064302446787359872008-07-25T17:19:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:19:00.000-04:00Maureen!!! My evil twin!!! (Banditas, Maureen is o...Maureen!!! My evil twin!!! <BR/><BR/>(Banditas, Maureen is one of the friendliest people ever. She tries to pretend she's anti-social but she can't help herself. She's such a doll! Now I'd better shut up before she smacks me!)<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, Maureen, there'll be liquor wherever they take you. I'll make sure of it. :-)Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79778712359226315972008-07-25T17:14:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:14:00.000-04:00Jennifer, ditto what Cassondra and Esri said! You ...Jennifer, ditto what Cassondra and Esri said! You will not be alone for long! <BR/><BR/>Jeanne, you could never be obnoxious! But you and Cassondra are definitely evil twins. I wish I had an evil twin...Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-35121869188487103912008-07-25T17:10:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:10:00.000-04:00Okay Cassondra, you're definitely Jeanne's evil tw...Okay Cassondra, you're definitely Jeanne's evil twin. Or maybe she's the evil one. But you both talk to rocks so clearly you're both, um, special. LOL<BR/><BR/>I like your coffee/sugar/cream trick. I might try that!<BR/><BR/>And yes, complimenting the shoes will get you very far with a number of the Banditas! :-)Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-25978493020393639812008-07-25T17:02:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:02:00.000-04:00Oh Jane, I feel your pain! Sometimes it's like my ...Oh Jane, I feel your pain! Sometimes it's like my mind flash freezes, then melts and empties out. I'm left with nothing to say, completely incapable of speaking. It's quite bizarre.<BR/><BR/>Yup, I can relate. :-)Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-80042776090969780772008-07-25T17:00:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:00:00.000-04:00Jennifer, you will not be alone at this conference...Jennifer, you will not be alone at this conference! It's the Lair motto and it extends to the conference. No Bandita shall be alone at conference. Whether you want to be or not! LOL <BR/><BR/>You're going to go home overloaded with great information and ideas, along with faces and names and memories you'll never forget. It's going to be fabulous!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89812946896854499532008-07-25T16:57:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:57:00.000-04:00Esri said: I assume Jennifer Y is Jennifer from J...Esri said: <I>I assume Jennifer Y is Jennifer from Jennifer's Random Musings? She reviews romance and does author interviews on her blog, folks. Definitely check her out.</I><BR/><BR/>Yep, that's me...and I even have pretty little business cards now. LOL <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Esri. And everyone should go read her book, Bound to Love Her! I loved it...kind of made me wish for an elf of my own.<BR/><BR/>Cassondra said: <I>Just walk up to one of us and start talking. (You'll have to say "I'm Jenifer Y from the blog" if it's me, cuz I'm awful at knowing names and faces and avatars and online personas).</I><BR/><BR/>LOL...that's how I have introduced myself at the various signings I have been to. "Hello, I am Jennifer Y. from online. We've (fill-in-the blank with chatted, talked through blogs, etc.)" Most of them recongnize me as soon as I say that. LOL My friends joked that I need a T-shirt that says "Jennifer Y."<BR/><BR/>I am meeting a group of people who have been doing the conference and writing thing for a while so they said they'd help introduce me around...they aren't as shy as me. LOL<BR/><BR/>As for the writing thing...I entered a writing contest on a blog a while back and won...since then I have had a couple of people encouraging me to finish the story, but I need some confidence in myself, I think.Jennifer Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872094673771046272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9063530832955250632008-07-25T16:55:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:55:00.000-04:00LOL Esri! Tequila with scrambled eggs. Yum! Maybe ...LOL Esri! Tequila with scrambled eggs. Yum! Maybe a little Tapitio sauce with that, hmm?<BR/><BR/>I was thinking of a little Baileys in my coffee. How does that sound? HeheheKate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65310887482348941272008-07-25T16:53:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:53:00.000-04:00Virginia, hi! I'm getting better as I get older, t...Virginia, hi! I'm getting better as I get older, too. Thank goodness, right? :-)Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-48519916108945070352008-07-25T16:52:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:52:00.000-04:00Oh, limecello, I'm righteously indignant on your b...Oh, limecello, I'm righteously indignant on your behalf. Those two were just jerks. I'd almost want to turn around and tell them I wouldn't sit next to them on a bet. But I wouldn't because I'm a little too shy for that. But they'll get theirs!! (Kate shakes her fist at the sky.) Humph!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.com