tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post1017258107535928473..comments2023-05-12T06:37:48.238-04:00Comments on Manuscript Mavens: Who You Talkin' To?Erica Ridleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-77460100714716962372007-11-14T18:29:00.000-05:002007-11-14T18:29:00.000-05:00What I found surprising is that I can write to aut...What I found surprising is that I can write to authors, and they actually reply. And some of them actually take a personal interest and read my blogs - bless them :-)<BR/><BR/>Have a lovely day! :-)Tez Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399027286593758485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-47260681656990841682007-11-08T16:53:00.000-05:002007-11-08T16:53:00.000-05:00I was an addict long before I became addicted to r...I was an addict long before I became addicted to romance novels. How scary is that? <BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I loved connecting with other aspiring authors and you are so right, it's crack! <BR/><BR/>I have several places I haunt more than others, like Candice Hern's Message board, Romance Divas and Elizabeth Boyle's blog. I can't get enough of these sites!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-39861861522491904892007-11-08T16:46:00.000-05:002007-11-08T16:46:00.000-05:00It was Match.com, Lacey. I'd been a member for ab...It was Match.com, Lacey. I'd been a member for about six months, and only found completely incompatible men. One night I decided to do a hard-target search. I took off the distance filters and searched by my favorite author. I got maybe five hits. It would probably be more romantic if I said he was the only one I contacted, but it was between him and another guy. After sending pages and pages of letters to each one, my husband became the favorite. Six weeks of talking online and on the phone, he flew me out to meet him. By the time the weekend was over, marriage was pretty much a foregone conclusion. Six weeks after that he flew to visit me, and we got married. *happy sigh* It's been the best decision I ever made.<BR/><BR/>Sorry I rambled on. Thanks for asking. I love telling that story. =oDB.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-77954142974056473082007-11-08T16:33:00.000-05:002007-11-08T16:33:00.000-05:00Lacey, a wonderful blog. :)I love all the things ...Lacey, a wonderful blog. :)<BR/><BR/>I love all the things you mention about the internet!!! Do I have to choose one of these?! <BR/><BR/>Though, if I didn't spend as much time on it, I would probably have finished my WIP by now. But, maybe not either, cause I didn't do so well when I was on my own before... Chicken or egg there, I suppose.Marnee Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533816213473440342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-70097156360192535392007-11-08T14:55:00.000-05:002007-11-08T14:55:00.000-05:00Gillian: We should add ARC to urbandictionary or W...Gillian: We should add ARC to urbandictionary or Wikipedia or something. But then, I guess we'd be giving away this delicious secret, so maybe not...<BR/><BR/>Christine, I don't remember Kermit but even when I went to college I didn't use email that often, even though it was readily available. "Community" is really the keyword here, I think. A bunch of like-minded people clicking Refresh or Send/Receive is what makes this thing so darn addictive.<BR/><BR/>Carrie, having kept up with your blog for many months now, I would say you definitely have an interesting blog! Hey, that's pretty much how *we* met...<BR/><BR/>Darcy, are you saying the internet is like a Bad Boy? :-P<BR/><BR/>B.E., I'd love to know how you met your husband online. eHarmony?<BR/><BR/>Bill, you always make me laugh.lacey kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748864831060027009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-80817274103381241452007-11-08T11:29:00.000-05:002007-11-08T11:29:00.000-05:00it's my day so we have to go along with what I wan...<I>it's my day so we have to go along with what I want to talk about</I><BR/><BR/>I do so love a woman who knows her own mind! ;-)Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-47425522997422816902007-11-08T11:05:00.000-05:002007-11-08T11:05:00.000-05:00I got addicted to a forum last year. I detoxed my...I got addicted to a forum last year. I detoxed myself. I'm probably addicted to blogging now, but since it seems to be helping my life rather than hurting it, I'm not too worried.<BR/><BR/>I've met lots of people from online, but not since I started writing. Heck, I met my husband online. One of these days, I'd like to meet some of you. I'd like to someday meet <I>in person</I> my CP - who's a great gal but lives 1500 miles away. Someday.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-49553856299531384022007-11-08T11:03:00.000-05:002007-11-08T11:03:00.000-05:00I should have included this in my post yesterday, ...I should have included this in my post yesterday, but the Internet and its various and wonderful possibilities can be a bit intimidating. I'm attracted and repelled by the same time, which I guess is the danger of an addiction right? Ooh, I love that. I'd like that. Must have that. Wait, too much is baaaad. Must show restraint, must have control. Gaaaah!<BR/><BR/>Great, great post. And the Avon Forum board is the best place ever. That's where I met Maven Lacey! And I can't remember how I got there except that it was when I too got serious about writing an actual book.<BR/><BR/>Carrie, you are too funny!Darcy Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819984559001912841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-45486657862974549352007-11-08T09:21:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:21:00.000-05:00I'm the type of person who loves to read blog arch...I'm the type of person who loves to read blog archives, esp of newly sold/published writers. Recently, I did this and then I *totally* felt like I knew this person (I'm talking archives from 2003 -- took me a week of reading during odd moments) and yet to them I'm a total stranger. I've never figured out a way to reconcile this :) <BR/><BR/>Makes me wish I had a more exciting blog archive :)Carrie Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751498516235657725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-6383261485644601582007-11-08T08:58:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:58:00.000-05:00Gillian, I'd have to say there are other groups th...Gillian, I'd have to say there are other groups that are supportive, just depends on the forum I suppose.<BR/><BR/>When I first got email, I was in college and it was on a server called Kermit. I remember it because of Kermit the Frog obviously, but it was boring. I never talked to anyone other than people I knew who had email, all 5 of them.<BR/><BR/>I didn't even know about romance- on-the-web until much, much later after I actually wrote something, realized I could make other writer friends, and got DSL.<BR/><BR/>I have several friends from the internet, most I've met in real life, 1 or 2 are email/phone friends. For someone as paranoid and introverted as I am, that's an acomplishment.<BR/><BR/>Now, I'm serious when I say I couldn't live without it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-64753148828420034452007-11-08T06:29:00.000-05:002007-11-08T06:29:00.000-05:00Never posted on line in my life before Fanlit. And...Never posted on line in my life before Fanlit. And I too had never heard the term ARC (and it took me an embarrassingly long time to figure it out!). I remember the first story I posted; I also knew NOTHING about formatting, and if anyone had been snarky or condescending about it, that would have been it; I would have run for the hills. But everyone was so darn nice, explaining everything to me.<BR/>I wonder if it's just the community of romance writers that are so supportive, or if other interest groups are as well.Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.com