tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post4201739529711921500..comments2023-05-12T06:37:48.238-04:00Comments on Manuscript Mavens: Confessions of a Forum JunkieErica Ridleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-49416074189175080412007-11-07T00:31:00.000-05:002007-11-07T00:31:00.000-05:00Oh I'm bad. A bad, bad girl. I join and re-join co...Oh I'm bad. A bad, bad girl. I join and re-join communities like crazy. If I have an idea for a thriller, I immediately search for a thriller community. When I had an idea for a historical mystery series, I pounded the pavement to find a group of his-myst writers. Then I end up chucking most of them when I'm like "I can do this on my own". But then I succumb to the disease all over again. I'm terrible.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-66320797632221542312007-11-06T13:05:00.000-05:002007-11-06T13:05:00.000-05:00I love the blogs and the online friends I've met t...I love the blogs and the online friends I've met through them. For a while it took most of my writing time. <BR/><BR/>Now, I look at them in the morning (I don't write early, sorry CL) and during the day when I get the chance.<BR/><BR/>At night I no longer open email until I'm through writing for the night. It's the only way I can keep from spending most of the time there instead of in the story.<BR/><BR/>It's working for now... :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521384704019863926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-49271379140473720152007-11-06T12:03:00.000-05:002007-11-06T12:03:00.000-05:00Oops! Bill manages to spell chocolate as it is pro...Oops! Bill manages to spell chocolate as it is pronounced rather than checking the dictionary in his eagerness to open the parcel.Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-74688427224720752552007-11-06T12:01:00.000-05:002007-11-06T12:01:00.000-05:00As if to punctuate my earlier remarks, I am please...As if to punctuate my earlier remarks, I am pleased to report that a CARE package has arrived by pony express from Maven Darcy in Portland. I suspect food for the body (choclate-covered macadamia nuts) as well as for the spirit (books).<BR/><BR/>Whatever would I do without you guys??!!Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-26984427968829583242007-11-06T11:24:00.000-05:002007-11-06T11:24:00.000-05:00Too many, and I find as soon as I start become mor...Too many, and I find as soon as I start become more involved in them my writing suffers. Therefore, after Wednesday, it's back to being scarce!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-78109831687207499912007-11-06T11:19:00.000-05:002007-11-06T11:19:00.000-05:00Oh. Do we blog to avoid scenes? *mind you I am NOT...Oh. Do we blog to avoid scenes? *mind you I am NOT doing that now. Nope. Not me...*<BR/><BR/>I belong to several as well. AbsoluteWrite, a yahoo group for marketing, the blogs I stalk, the RWA loops... on top of that are the social networking sites. I also have a niche market I stay active on. Those are forums for fans of Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera. Since a forthcoming novel of mine continues that work, I stay active in those communities (and folks in those forums have come to expect me to be there.)<BR/> Now I am branching out to blogs about autism as I research my fourth book (and the one I am avoiding right now...)<BR/><BR/>My Live Journal is followed by many new writers and I update that to show them the process of taking an idea to publication. Enter being a author for the Unusual Historicals blog and the need for me to get a blogger account too.<BR/><BR/>Which made me meet the Mavens. I met you through a chapter member's blog. I have learned much with your topics in addition to being comforted by the fact that some of the things I think as a writer are universal. That is what keeps me coming back. <BR/><BR/>Like today...I am blogging to avoid killing a character and wrapping up a book. <BR/><BR/>But she really has to die. ;)Jennifer Linforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301074863198334749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-42329843975168103332007-11-06T10:55:00.000-05:002007-11-06T10:55:00.000-05:00When I look back on it, I've learned a TON from th...<I>When I look back on it, I've learned a TON from these groups and now I feel like it's my job to share what I know with others.</I><BR/><BR/>I totally agree, Carrie. Not that I know it all, by any means, but I sure feel I've garnered a ton of insight and information compared to where I started.<BR/><BR/>That said, I was chatting with our Friday guest yesterday and let's just say I learned a few things I hadn't known before that really surprised me. But mostly in a good way :)!Jackie Barbosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904049760374126059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-53533339020066482632007-11-06T10:52:00.000-05:002007-11-06T10:52:00.000-05:00Oh, Bill. /Le swoonI believe I'm beginning to unde...Oh, Bill. <BR/><BR/>/Le swoon<BR/><BR/>I believe I'm beginning to understand the appeal of polygamy :).Jackie Barbosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904049760374126059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-4828412627523571892007-11-06T09:57:00.000-05:002007-11-06T09:57:00.000-05:00Bill, you rock! =)Bill, you rock! =)Erica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-50567649774980588842007-11-06T09:33:00.001-05:002007-11-06T09:33:00.001-05:00Ah, Jacquie, you have raised the dilemma of the mo...Ah, Jacquie, you have raised the dilemma of the modern writer in the internet age. It begins slowly, as illustrated below:<BR/><BR/>Bill reads Diana Peterfreund's SSG1, loves it, and from the dust jacket discovers her blog.<BR/><BR/>Bill decides to leave a comment on her blog. Has to join Blogspot in order to do so.<BR/><BR/>Having joined B'spot, Bill feels compelled to start a blog of his own.<BR/><BR/>Pretty soon the operation of time and chance (with a dash of providence thrown in) leads Bill to discover the Mavens. And suddenly nothing is ever the same again....<BR/><BR/>I don't "belong" to any online groups per se, but I sure do spend a lot of time visiting around. It has become one of the most rewarding parts of my already rich life, and makes me wonder how I ever managed BTM (Before the Mavens). You guys are the best!!Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-13908901218136581962007-11-06T09:33:00.000-05:002007-11-06T09:33:00.000-05:00I agree--I've learned sooo much from online groups...I agree--I've learned sooo much from online groups. (And blogs... While Miss Snark was in business, I spent a good hour each day clicking refresh. *g)Erica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-86492573521042148192007-11-06T09:01:00.000-05:002007-11-06T09:01:00.000-05:00How many online groups do I belong to? Snort! To...How many online groups do I belong to? Snort! Too many to keep up with! And you're right, it's really easy to spend time with the groups rather than write -- I constantly struggle with that balance. I also spend a lot of time blog-hopping and my new addiction are message boards: AbsoluteWrite and VerlaKay.<BR/><BR/>When I look back on it, I've learned a TON from these groups and now I feel like it's my job to share what I know with others.Carrie Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751498516235657725noreply@blogger.com