tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post933418739879031603..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: How Do You Do, How To?Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-28845427082959276592011-03-11T22:43:52.385-05:002011-03-11T22:43:52.385-05:00Hey, thanks, Cheryl! I really liked Kate's boo...Hey, thanks, Cheryl! I really liked Kate's book - it covered a lot of very complex stuff with great clarity, I thought!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-40692130780015832882011-03-11T21:06:15.989-05:002011-03-11T21:06:15.989-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cheryl Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649774884030889413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-52115652393045768102011-03-11T21:05:50.866-05:002011-03-11T21:05:50.866-05:00Anna, great post. I just went to Book Depository ...Anna, great post. I just went to Book Depository and ordered Kate Walker's 12-Point Guide to Writing Romance on the strength of your post. <br /><br />Thanks so much for taking the time.Cheryl Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649774884030889413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18417967080898043662011-03-11T19:48:47.849-05:002011-03-11T19:48:47.849-05:00Hey, Maree, lovely to see you here! Great list of ...Hey, Maree, lovely to see you here! Great list of recommendations. I'm definitely getting Angela's book - love scenes are such a pivotal part of any romance and they're something I really work on with every book. Some how-to insights will be very welcome! <br /><br />Actually I agree with you - one of the good things about how-tos is that I discover that there are a million ways to write a book and none is more right than another. When I was starting out, I was convinced I did it the wrong way but trying the right way (generally plotting) just didn't work for me. <br /><br />And definitely Jennifer K's book counts!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31800557901570317522011-03-11T19:38:21.605-05:002011-03-11T19:38:21.605-05:00Ooh ooh! I was lucky enough at my first ever overs...Ooh ooh! I was lucky enough at my first ever overseas conference to win a copy of Valerie Parv’s Heart & Craft – that was when I met y’all a couple of years back, BTW. What I love about this book is that there’s no “right” way or “wrong” way. There’s just heaps of insights and sharing secrets and “here’s what worked for me!” It was such a relief to realize that however I write is “okay”. It may not be how others do it, but it’s my process, and it’s still a work in process. <br /><br />Other ones I love are: <br />How I Write by Janet Evanovich with Ina Yalof<br />On Writing by Stephen King<br />Passionate Ink; a guide to writing erotic romance by Angela Knight<br />The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler<br /><br />And does Georgette Heyer’s Regency World by Jennifer Kloester count as a craft book??Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-29388911540673379682011-03-10T22:58:22.039-05:002011-03-10T22:58:22.039-05:00Hey, guys, thanks for a fun day in the lair. Altho...Hey, guys, thanks for a fun day in the lair. Although my Visa card is groaning and asking for a holiday! And a SLUSH FUND (sorry, Slush, had to be said!). Have a great weekend, everybody!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-29134226077857189952011-03-10T22:57:31.654-05:002011-03-10T22:57:31.654-05:00Hey, Slush, you're RIGHT!!!! Does that mean if...Hey, Slush, you're RIGHT!!!! Does that mean if I never get him again, your living room is safe? ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83719453370267052602011-03-10T22:56:55.355-05:002011-03-10T22:56:55.355-05:00Jeanne, actually this has been a really fun day an...Jeanne, actually this has been a really fun day and I've got a whole LIST of books I'm going to get. Including USES FOR CHRISTINE'S KIDNEYS: A PRIMER! ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-15788330179892184972011-03-10T22:44:03.648-05:002011-03-10T22:44:03.648-05:00Jeanne, the chook has been a little nice. He's...Jeanne, the chook has been a little nice. He's beggin' me to send him back to Aussie land. I told him patience is a virtue and he wrecked my living room. <br /><br /><br />Odd though, I sense a pattern. Everytime Anna gets him, I seem to get him the next day...spooky.Landrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16099833600342085109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-40830764928365878642011-03-10T22:24:44.573-05:002011-03-10T22:24:44.573-05:00She's bound and determined to keep those kidne...She's bound and determined to keep those kidney's Christine. She's a tough one that way. Grins.<br /><br />I think I've read Soul's Code, and if I'm remembering it correctly it's much like the Passion Test.<br /><br />Another good one is The Alladin Factor - it's about belief in yourself. Pretty cool. <br /><br />I'm going to look for the book Dianna Love mentioned. That sounds cool.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3609552002590204332011-03-10T21:58:44.295-05:002011-03-10T21:58:44.295-05:00Thinks really hard for about 30 seconds...
NAH!!!...Thinks really hard for about 30 seconds...<br /><br />NAH!!! ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-48564983063260614462011-03-10T21:51:13.575-05:002011-03-10T21:51:13.575-05:00Getting choked up here:) You're a pretty darn ...Getting choked up here:) You're a pretty darn fabulous friend yourself. <br /><br />Now, can I have a kidney back? <br /><br />Please?Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-54636214396871730212011-03-10T20:38:57.087-05:002011-03-10T20:38:57.087-05:00Actually, that IS a scary thought!!!! I was thinki...Actually, that IS a scary thought!!!! I was thinking today what a wonderful friend you are and how much I value our friendship!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31776594833638485942011-03-10T20:38:12.382-05:002011-03-10T20:38:12.382-05:00Jeanne, the Passion Test sounds like it's a bi...Jeanne, the Passion Test sounds like it's a bit like the Soul's Code. I'll have to check it out. I agree with you - I never read a how to writing book and get NOTHING out of it. Even if it's as much as saying, "Well, I wouldn't do it that way. I'd do it this way," which is a result in itself.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3428265595050010702011-03-10T20:34:30.421-05:002011-03-10T20:34:30.421-05:00Oh, what a lovely thing to say, Anna! Thank you. A...Oh, what a lovely thing to say, Anna! Thank you. And I do think it's a boon to humanity. Just imagine if you hadn't started writing again, we would never have met! Now THAT is a scary thought:)Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-46263012397806644202011-03-10T20:16:27.516-05:002011-03-10T20:16:27.516-05:00Anna C said: Jeanne, one day when I visit, you'...Anna C said: <i>Jeanne, one day when I visit, you'll have to take me through your self-help library. I know, I know, we never have enough time to do everything we want to when we get together, but I'd love to see some of your faves in situ. </i><br /><br />With pleasure, Ms. Campbell! Grins. I've read some I don't like, but still got osmething out of them, and some that I really like and got a lot out of. :> For those who don't know what they want to be when they grow up, The Passion Test is a good one. (For me, it just told me what I already knew. Grins.)Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-37956378516255814302011-03-10T20:08:15.573-05:002011-03-10T20:08:15.573-05:00Suzanne, I've heard about Scene and Structure....Suzanne, I've heard about Scene and Structure. I know people who swear by it. It's always sounded a bit daunting to me. I write very much out of my solar plexus and some of those very analytical ways of putting a story together tend to make the voices in my head shut up and sulk. I wonder if that's one of the reasons that I didn't find the Michael Hauge sessions particularly full of lightbulbs. He has a very analytical way of approaching the work too. Mind you, analysis could be a GOOD thing ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9885286435183195292011-03-10T20:06:09.554-05:002011-03-10T20:06:09.554-05:00Hey Anna!
I might have to check out these books, ...Hey Anna!<br /><br />I might have to check out these books, but I'm not much of a self help or how to person when it comes to reading.<br /><br />Having said that I do have one book that I thought was excellent. Bickman's Scene and Structure. Had little and major epiphenies while reading it the first time. And I re-read it periodically to refresh my brain!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-25537886370448585162011-03-10T20:01:11.858-05:002011-03-10T20:01:11.858-05:00Jeanne, one day when I visit, you'll have to t...Jeanne, one day when I visit, you'll have to take me through your self-help library. I know, I know, we never have enough time to do everything we want to when we get together, but I'd love to see some of your faves in situ. <br /><br />Jeanne, Hauge is doing a weekend of workshops for RWOz this month in Sydney. Again, it's expensive, but people have been lining up to go. Not sure I'd pay all that money to hear him again - I think he's just not my cup of tea, perhaps he works better for planners! Mind you, this particular talk I went to was geared very much to film scripts and there are essential differences, among them 100 pages of script versus 400 pages of novel! He's concentrating on romance and romantic comedy on the workshops he's doing in Sydney this year. I look forward to hearing what people think of it.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77533249418750832672011-03-10T19:33:33.340-05:002011-03-10T19:33:33.340-05:00Anna S said: I have to FF through the Vogler bits...Anna S said: <i> I have to FF through the Vogler bits! Yet others swear by Vogler.</i><br /><br />Me too, Anna. There's something about his manner too, that's offputting to me. But, as you said, a lot of folks love him and feel that way about Hauge. Grins.<br /><br />Hauge did a workshop at Moonlight and Magnolias last fall and he's coming to DC this fall (2011) and I'm going. I swear, every time I hear him speak I learn something new.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18083081150079175232011-03-10T19:31:09.778-05:002011-03-10T19:31:09.778-05:00Hey Slush! Great job on nabbing the bird. How...Hey Slush! Great job on nabbing the bird. How's he been for you today?<br /><br />I love self help books, and how to's and exploring the psyche. :><br /><br />My favs, which I think someone else mentioned, are the Artist Way books by Julia Cameron. Of course, for personal development, you can't beat my friend Tony Robbins. I've done his Mastery University. Loved it! Walked on fire, jumped off a 30' telephone pole. Big fun. Oh, and I really like Jack Canfield too.<br /><br />Just read one called Attracting Perfect Customers. Really excellent.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88455507213823220222011-03-10T18:04:18.515-05:002011-03-10T18:04:18.515-05:00Christine, I love your theories - and they're ...Christine, I love your theories - and they're often so subtle and profound, I think about them for a long time after our conversations. Seriously! Not just buttering you up, Bandita. I think you have a really sharp and perceptive eye for writing and for what's happening in the genre.<br /><br />Aren't you lovely about Women Who Run with the Wolves being such a boon to humanity, LOL! Actually we've spoken a couple of times in the comments about the right book at the right time. I think WWRWTW (lots of Ws in that acronym!) hit me at exactly the right time. A year earlier, I would have thought it was a complete waste of space. A year later, I mightn't have needed it quite so badly.<br /><br />I've got one of the Julia Camerons (and a very similar one by Twyla Tharp) - just saw it, the Artist's Way. I know people who adore JC! Maybe I should try her again. Strangely, I'm fairly at home with the touchy feely stuff.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23092213214211906462011-03-10T17:45:05.669-05:002011-03-10T17:45:05.669-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1578288427947466772011-03-10T17:37:41.165-05:002011-03-10T17:37:41.165-05:00Anna, I don't really like how the Vogler has b...Anna, I don't really like how the Vogler has become SUCH a blueprint for stories. I swear when I'm watching movies, I can tick off the stages. You know, the invitation to adventure, the first challenge, the return with the elixir, etc. Definitely removes me from the story rather than involves me, whereas I think people who use that hero's journey structure instinctively use it MUCH more naturally and without the jarring signposts on the way. I really have an affinity with Jungian psychology and a lot of Joseph Campbell/Vogler is based on Jung's ideas. I really think a lot of whether a H2 appeals to you is to do with temperament.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78767059084097058562011-03-10T17:35:31.942-05:002011-03-10T17:35:31.942-05:00Beth, interesting you're another War of Art fa...Beth, interesting you're another War of Art fan. As I said, it has a great pedigree in terms of people who love it. Maybe I should read it again - could just have been me at the time and it not working then. Might work now. I agree with you about the Damn Good Novels double, especially the first one which really spoke to me. Probably because I was in a fairly literary environment at the time where my taste for genre fiction was considered beneath my dignity. He's so fresh and practical and happy to call a spade a spade, isn't he?Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.com