Romance Cafe - Single in the City 12/01/01 at Writerspace

Romance Cafe - Single in the City 12/01/01

HeatherMac - I started writing because I read TONS of Harlequin Romances and thought it would be the coolest thing in the world to write one.
Wild Woman - What are Red Ink books?
Spite - where do we go to sign up for this contest "Dating Disasters"
Sabrina Moses - - from 67.24.163.13 on 12/1 at 9:33pm EST
mahismart - Hi Rose, How are you?
KGabriel - I chose to start writing because I've been cursed with a wild imagination my entire life and I wanted to turn that into an advantage<g>
IsabelSharpe - Sabrina, Cathy Yardley who has a Blaze out this month sold to Red Dress Ink. She's fabulous.
LeeHyat - Cara, that's very interesting. How do you flesh your hero out? Do you follow a formula?
Chessie - LOL, I'm a too spite.
tami - Madeline Baker writes Indian Romance, under the name Amanda Ashley she writes romances
Tori Carrington - logged on - from 205.188.192.37 on 12/1 at 9:33pm EST
KGabriel - You can sign up at www.singleinthecity.org
Spite - Heather, did you have a mentor??? Or a favorite author and has he/she changed in your eyes now that you are a writer...???
IsabelSharpe - Heather, do you find it hard to switch from sensual to sweet when you write?
Tori Carrington - Hi Guys!
Shauna - Red Dress Ink; there supposed to be like the Bridgett Jones Diary. Single woman in a large city, not necassarily finding romance at the end.
LeeHyat - http.www.singleinthecity.org , Spite
CCaro - Oh Spite, you don't know what you are missing!!!!! Check out Penelope Williamson. She doesn't write vam novels. She is an OUTSTANDING romamce writer. She wrote Once in a Blue Moon, my all time fav romance. Incredible lovestory. Also, The Passions of Emma!!
HeatherMac - I've heard good things about the Red Dress Ink books. I like that kind of story.
Rosedust2 - I'm fine Mahi. And you?
Spite - Thank you Lee @ Tori
LeeHyat - Hi Tony and Lori! Welcome to the Romance Cafe chat! Tonight we're chatting with romance authors Kristin Gabriel, Cara Summers and Heather MacAllister about their new Harlequin Temptation mini-series, "Single in the City"! Please note there is No Protocol so find a comfy seat, put your legs up, grab a margarita and join in the fun whenever you're ready. Thanks and enjoy the chat!
Chessie - Hiya Tori
tami - no Chessie, not into Vamps............
Sabrina Moses - logged on - from 67.24.163.13 on 12/1 at 9:34pm EST
HeatherMac - Mentor? No. All by myself!
Sabrina Moses - I got burpped again
IsabelSharpe - Shauna, but still happy ending!
Wild Woman - Hi Tori
tami - Hi Tony and Lori
Sandy V - Hi Tony & Lori
Spite - does she have a website Ccaro???
HeatherMac - No problem changing from sensual to sweet, though I'm not writing for that line anymore.
Tori Carrington - Thanks Lee
Spite - Bummer Sabrina...
Cara Summers - No, I wish I knew a formula that would make it easier. Usually, I get to know my character by letting them talk and act in the scene. When I first started writing I was more in control of them But now I get to know them as I go along. And then I have to go back and change things, of course. Sigh.
mahismart - I am fine, Rose.
Sabrina Moses - Thanks, mahismart, for signing up
IsabelSharpe - Heather, which line?
Spite - Good for you then...How long b4 you were published?
Chessie - To be completely honest, Shapeshifters are my favorite paranormal books. That is why I write them. LOL
tami - Hi Tony and Lori
IsabelSharpe - i.e. which line aren't you writing for anymore?
LeeHyat - my pleasure, T&L
HeatherMac - I only write for Temptation now.
Cara Summers - Hi Tony and Lori!
Rosedust2 - Can I ask a really hard question? How do you keep all those spin offs and lines seperate? How do you decide who to submit to ? Duh. I would be dizzy with decision makeing
Chessie - Hi Tony and Lori
CCaro - Penelope Williamson? I don't know. Her books are available at Amazon.com. Make sure you read Once in a Blue Moon. I have read that story so many times. It is incredible. I wrote a review for it at Amazon, too.
Shauna - True. The only thing is although they're marked as fiction some bookstores place them in fiction and some have them in romance
Wild Woman - So, who is at the keyboard Tony or Lori?
Chessie - Sorry everyone, I have to go now. I hope to see you all soon.
Sabrina Moses - I'm just epublishing myself ...saves confusion
HeatherMac - I write the kind of books I like to read.
LeeHyat - Shameless plug -- If you aren't already a member of my Romance Cafe loop at Yahoogroups, Please come join us! We'd love to chat with you on the loop too and exchange info on our favorite reads. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RomanceCafe
Sabrina Moses - Bye Chessie
CCaro - By Chessie. Thanks again, hon.
tami - bye chessie
HeatherMac - Bye Chessie
Spite - I'm writing it down....thanks for the rec...
LeeHyat - Night Chessie!! Thanks so much for coming tonight!
Wild Woman - By Chessie, go write.
Chessie - No problem Caro, email me anytime.
Tori Carrington - Hi Cara!
Sabrina Moses - Geez, Lee, I'm on sooo many list already, but if you twist my arm, I might give in
KGabriel - logged on. - from 206.61.216.169 on 12/1 at 9:38pm EST
Chessie - Will do, I have a wolf and a fox that are about to get at eachother's throats. lol. Guess what, the vixen is going to win.
KGabriel - sorry, got disconnected face
TinaF -
Rosedust2 - bye chessie
Spite - Then i guess I'll see you there Sabrina...lol
LeeHyat - welcome back, Kristin!
Oliveria - To all the authors what is all time fav book that you keep reading over and over
IsabelSharpe - Kristin, do the bump gods have it in for you tonight?
CCaro - Spite, I placed a lot of reviews at Amazon and there are some that ARE NOT vampire romances. My e mail is Unsikablesilent@aol.com
Sabrina Moses - Poor Kathy!
Cara Summers - Lee, yes I do plan to have a page for writing advice. That's part of what I'm working on.
tami - thanks for putting that up again Lee, I just signed up..............
LeeHyat - Kristin, need some superglue?
Sabrina Moses - Have a
CCaro - Geez, I can't even spell. It is Unsinkablesilent!!! My fingers are sliding all over the place! <G>
Spite - Thanks, I'll be sure to mail you...
KGabriel - My connection is very temperamental
Chessie - - from 152.163.195.214 on 12/1 at 9:39pm EST
LeeHyat - That's great, Cara! I love that part of an author's website. It's always so helpful to aspiring writers like me ..
HeatherMac - There's an old Temptation by Tiffany White and I can't remember the title!
LeeHyat - Tami, you're most welcome. And thanks for joining!
IsabelSharpe - Kristin, living on a farm in Nebraska, do you find it hard writing about big cities?
KGabriel - Oliveria, I think my all time fav is Lord of Scoundrels
Sabrina Moses - Good one, Isabel
KGabriel - Also like Crusie's What the Lady Wants, and One For the Money
HeatherMac - I like reading Regencies, too.
IsabelSharpe - thanks, Sabrina!
CCaro - Meagan McKinney writes outstanding romances also. She wrote Lions and Lace and When DawnTames the Night. Highly, highly recommended!!!!!!
KGabriel - I grew up in Omaha, and while I realize that's not big to most people, it's the biggest city in Nebraska.
Rosedust2 - Hate to leave such good company, but I have a million things to do before getting to bed. Nice talking with you all. Adios
LeeHyat - I love regencies too.
Spite - too much margarita CCaro??? LOL
Cara Summers - A favorite book that I keep going back to? It's hard -- bu there's an old Nora Roberts Intimate Moment - Suzanna's Surrender that is well thumbed. It was the first book of hers that was condensed in Good Housekeeping. I like the heroine. And she has two kids in it. Maybe that's what pulls me. It's definitely not a Temptation.
IsabelSharpe - Kristin, have you ever set a book on a farm in Nebraska?
Sabrina Moses - at Kathy's answer
CCaro - Bye Rose!
Rosedust2 - - from 12.75.147.72 on 12/1 at 9:41pm EST
Spite - see you Rosedust2
Wild Woman - Night Rosedust2!
LeeHyat - All three of you have such neat titles for your books - are these the original ones that you thought of when you wrote your stories? Or were they modified later? How much say does an author have over the title?
LeeHyat - Night Rose!
Spite - Yeah,
Wild Woman - - from 198.81.16.189 on 12/1 at 9:42pm EST
KGabriel - No, although there are lots of comic moments around here. After 17 years, I'm still tryin to adjust ot country life.
Spite - Also, how much say over the cover, I've seen some really GOOD and some really AWFUL
CCaro - Not enough, Spite!!!! LOL Actually, I don't like margaritas. My hubby's uncle made me one and I think I was almost poisoned. I had agonizing cramps later that night!!
HeatherMac - Cara's was hers, I think, and Kristin and I tried to match hers. For a little while, mine was Hot in Houston
Sabrina Moses - Are you running any contests for copies of your books, Ladies?
tami - do each of these books stand alone? Or do they have to be read in order for the full effect?
Cara Summers - I actually came up with Moonstruck in Manhattan -- but I didn't think it would fly. Usually my titles are not Temptationy enough.
KGabriel - I've chosen all my own titles except two. Brenda Chin came up with Seduced In Seattle.
HeatherMac - The books stand alone.
Tori Carrington - Nite Roze
Cara Summers - I think that they all can stand alone. We have to write them that was. But hopefully, you'll want to read all three.
Sabrina Moses - - from 67.24.163.13 on 12/1 at 9:44pm EST
Oliveria - Are there any booksigning in the new Enlgand area?
KGabriel - We turn in an Art Fact Sheet with ideas for the cover, but usually end up with something completely different.
LeeHyat - That's where I am, Kristin. So I can't wait to read yours!! Extra impatient. LOL
CCaro - I have a question for all the authors still present.
HeatherMac - We fill out art fact sheets for the covers, but they do what they want with the information. Believe me, we don't like bad covers, either!!!
Cara Summers - Oliveria, where do you live in Rhode Island? One of my sons lives in Providence now.
Sabrina Moses - logged on - from 67.24.163.13 on 12/1 at 9:45pm EST
Spite - LOL CCaro
HeatherMac - What question, CCaro?
Sabrina Moses - I'm back ...burrrrp again
Oliveria - I live in the "Sliver Lake" area of Providence
KGabriel - Go ahead CCaro
Spite - I can imagine, the cover will make/break my buying it unless it is an auto buy...
LeeHyat - wb Sabrina
CCaro - What won't you put into a story? What limits won't you cross?
Sabrina Moses - I'm having an artist friend of mine doing my cover art.
tami - Cara.,yes, I want to read all three, the reason I asked was because the way my luck is I always buy a book that looks good, only to get halfway through and find there were previous books to it.........I try now to read in order LOL
AnneMallory - logged on - from 199.174.225.99 on 12/1 at 9:46pm EST
CCaro - Some authors will go to such lengths such as rape, etc.
HeatherMac - I hate hearing things like that, Spite.
KGabriel - On my worst-ever cover the hero looked about twelve years old.
LeeHyat - Hi Anne!
IsabelSharpe - LOL Heather! Me too
HeatherMac - I don't like to use certain words
AnneMallory - Hi Lee! Sorry I missed so much.
Oliveria - I live in the "Sliver Lake" area of Providence Sabrina
Sabrina Moses - at Kathy
tami - Sprite, covers never are an issure for me, usually it is the back of the book that makes my decision, some books I have read have TERRIBLE cover art, but if I didnt read it I would have missed a terrific book
LeeHyat - It's true that a cover does influence me but if I know the author or if the blurb sounds interesting, I always disregard the 'bad' cover.
IsabelSharpe - Kristin, Michelle Jerrott who writes hot books for Avon had a book refused from B&N because the h/h looked so young! They said it looked like teen porn.
tami - Hi anne
CCaro - I'm glad you mentioned that Heater. I'm not a prude but I don't want to read such raw words in a ROMANCE. You understand what I am trying to say? For me, it is a definite turn off!
LeeHyat - No problem, Anne! At least you came! <g> That's what counts!
Sabrina Moses - I need to go feed the s
HeatherMac - Also, I don't have much desire to explore the really dark and murky parts of people's personalities.
AnneMallory - Kristin, was that the weekend one? Book was great, but the guy looked very young to me.
IsabelSharpe - tami, that's reassuring! Except sometimes we hate the back cover blurbs, too! Editors usually write those.
Spite - I'm sorrry Heather........... But now that I've chattered with you, it makes all the difference don't ya know...lol
Sabrina Moses - Thanks, all, it's been fun
Spite - c u Sabrina
KGabriel - CCaro, I tend to stay away from sexual violence against hero/heroine or children
tami - nite Sabrina
IsabelSharpe - bye Sabrina!
LeeHyat - Night Sabrina! Thanks for coming tonight!
KGabriel - Yes, Anne. I call it my Mary Kay LeTourneau book.
Oliveria - bye
Sandy V - bye sabrina
CCaro - Bye Sabrina.
HeatherMac - Right, Kristin.
Sabrina Moses - Night all and don't forget to visit me at http://www.sabrinamoses.com
HeatherMac - Sabrina
Sabrina Moses - - from 67.24.163.13 on 12/1 at 9:50pm EST
IsabelSharpe - Kristin, ROFL!
KGabriel - Bye, Sabrina
Cara Summers - Bye, Sabrina
AnneMallory - ROFL Kristin. It was fine, but the guy looked like someone I grew up with.
tami - Isabel, the editors write those? I guess I learned something new ,
Tori Carrington - Nite Sabrina!
CCaro - K, I read a few historical romances where the hero (in question here) rapes the heroine. I know that certain times in history were pretty brutal but to read about it in a lovestory isn't for me.
Ashley - logged on - from 205.188.197.41 on 12/1 at 9:50pm EST
IsabelSharpe - Tami, Uh huh. And sometimes we just want to WEEP!
KGabriel - Worst of all, the hero was supposed to be the toughest guy at the ranch. He looked like a total wimp.
Shauna - Hi Tori! I have to say I really liked You Sexy Thing!, and the over was probably one of the best I've seen on a Blaze //bg
LeeHyat - Well shoot. We're at the end of our hour. Heather, Kristin and Cara, thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedules to chat with us tonight! Hope you'll drop in to chat with us even when you don't have a new release. I'd love to have you back as a guest at anytime! Thanks again!!
CCaro - Hey K, it must have been some ranch. LOL
LeeHyat - It's been soo much fun chatting with you all!!
tami - Isabel, do they really get off track from your story, or just make it sound uninteresting?
AnneMallory - LOL Kristin. I imagined him as much more macho.
IsabelSharpe - bye Heather, Kristin and Cara! I'm off to eat large quantities of chocolate.
HeatherMac - Isabel
Cara Summers - Thanks for inviting us, Lee. This was fun!
Tori Carrington - Hi Shauna
CCaro - Chocolate sounds soooooooo good right about now!
AnneMallory - Thanks you guys -- so many fave authors in one room.
Ashley - - from 205.188.197.41 on 12/1 at 9:52pm EST
IsabelSharpe - Tami--sometimes, yes! It can be painful. Or they just make it sound stupid when you've poured your little heart into every word <g>
HeatherMac - It was fun!
LeeHyat - Thanks for coming tonight Isabel!! Night!
IsabelSharpe - Heather, THANKS! slurp
Spite - Good luck to you all, and I will be looking forward to your books once they get rid of the Oct stuff...LOL...
LeeHyat - Shameless plug -- If you aren't already a member of my Romance Cafe loop at Yahoogroups, Please come join us! We'd love to chat with you on the loop too and exchange info on our favorite reads. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RomanceCafe
IsabelSharpe - - from 66.32.123.132 on 12/1 at 9:52pm EST
KGabriel - logged on. - from 206.61.216.169 on 12/1 at 9:52pm EST
AnneMallory - And thanks Lee.
CCaro - Good nite to all who are exiting the room!
Shauna - Have a goodnight everyone
TinaF - - from 24.205.57.205 on 12/1 at 9:53pm EST
Shauna - - from 65.80.36.179 on 12/1 at 9:53pm EST
KGabriel - Got kicked off again, but want to say thanks, Leena. Had a fun time!
Tori Carrington - Thanks SH
tami - sheesh.......NOW how do I determine if I 'll like the book (if the author is unfamiliar) and the back of the book doesn't do it justice!!!LOL
Spite - Thanks Lee for the info to Romance Cafe too, if I wasn't there, I wouldn't ever have discovered these chats....
AnneMallory - Lee, will there be a transcript?
LeeHyat - No, thank YOU! Cara, Kristin and Heather, you guys are terrific! Please come visit us again!
tami - thank you authors,for chatting with us
Spite - bye bye
LeeHyat - Anne, Yes, there will be a transcript.
CCaro - Hey Tami, I've read so many GOOD romances where the cover stunk and the back description was really evasive.
HeatherMac - Spite
AnneMallory - Yay. Thanks Lee.
Tori Carrington - Bye Spite
LeeHyat - Spite, my pleasure. I"m glad you enjoy the loop!
LeeHyat - no problem, Anne!
Spite - bye Tori! My washer is a spinnin outta control...lol
tami - I just mainly look for the genre...
Spite - - from 142.166.90.235 on 12/1 at 9:55pm EST
HeatherMac - A last word on the blurbs--sometimes there are elements that will put readers off when the story is good and they'd like it if they tried the book. The blurbs try to avoid mentioning it.
CCaro - It is hard nowadays. You never know if the story is going to live up to your own expectations. Sometimes it does get a good review and I don't like it.
AnneMallory - I hate to keep you guys, but have any of you authors ever had to tone *down* the comedy in a book? Especially in a Temptation?
LeeHyat - that must be difficult, Heather.
tami - most of the books I LOVE get bad reviews so I don't pay attention to reviews anymore
dawnie - logged on - from 209.240.222.32 on 12/1 at 9:56pm EST
HeatherMac - Not in a Temptation, but when I wrote Harlequin Romances, the humor didn't translate to foreign markets.
KGabriel - Same with me, CCaro. That's why I like reader listserves for good word-of-mouth recommendations.
LeeHyat - Tami, I 'don't' write bad reviews!!!
CCaro - True. Sometimes the language or certain scenes turn readers off. I read that Fabio's Pirate was too raw for certain readers. They didn't like the words he used and such.
AnneMallory - I try to read a few paragraphs from the book, rather than relying on blurbs.
LeeHyat - If I don't like a book, i won't review it. but i never trash a book.
LeeHyat - Hi Dawnie!
KGabriel - I've haven't had to yet, Anne.
Cara Summers - I have never had to tone down the comedy -- but my humor isn't really over the top. I had to pump up the humor in my two Duets. And I was encouraged to include humor in my first Blaze.
tami - Lee, me either, but some of these sites are BRUTAL>>>>>>it is sooo discusting
dawnie - room
AnneMallory - Heather, thanks. That's interesting. It's not that I'm SO hilarious that it would be a problem, but it's hard to see the line between a Duets and a funny Temptation sometimes.
CCaro - Hi Dawnie!
LeeHyat - Tami, I totally agree on that.
AnneMallory - Thanks Kristin. Glad to hear it.
Sandy V - - from 205.188.199.169 on 12/1 at 9:58pm EST
Cara Summers - Anne - you're my kindof reader.
AnneMallory - Cara, it's hard to put humor IN sometimes. If it wasn't part of your original plan!
CCaro - Basically, I think we all know what we want in a romance. It is only a matter of finding it. I don't particularly care for erotica but I know that a lot of readers do. Different strokes for different folks.
KGabriel - You're right, Anne. In fact, when they first started the Love & Laughter line which evolved into Duets, they recommended certain Temptations (like J. Crusie's) to read for the right tone.
AnneMallory - LOL. Thanks for the compliment Cara.
tami - caro, I have never tried one...........
LeeHyat - Well, all, I have to run! Family's waiting for dinner! Thanks all for coming tonight and making the chat soo much fun! You guys are the best and I appreciate your support!
AnneMallory - NIght Lee. Thanks
Oliveria has timed out.
CCaro - Geez, I almost forgot. Another GREAT writer is Kinley MacGregor (Sherrilyn Kenyon). Her Master of Desire was a great lovestory. The heroine has such a great sense of humor. Loved her spirit and tenacity to win the hero's love.
LeeHyat - Night!
Cara Summers - Anne, that's true. But my humor usually grows out of characters -- so usually I can find ways to enhance it if it's there in the first place.
tami - Thanks Lee for your hospitality.........
KGabriel - Thanks again, Lee
Barbs - Thanks for the chat all. g'night
Barbs - Thanks for the chat all. g'night
CCaro - G nite, Lee.
HeatherMac - Lee
tami - nite lee
Tori Carrington - Nite Lee!
AnneMallory - Kristin, I'm glad to hear I'm not crazy. I guess it's good to think that there are two lines that might work if it's funny and sensual enough.
Cara Summers - Lee
dawnie - bye lee
AnneMallory - Oh yeah, Cara. That's true. The best kind of humor.
tami - thanks to all the authors that took time to come and chat!
KGabriel - Duets tend to have a comic premise, where Temptations tend to have a sexy premise. But humor is always popular.
tami - nite to all the room..
AnneMallory - We'll turn out the lights, Lee.
KGabriel - Nite, Tami
Cara Summers - tami
Tori Carrington - Nite all and THANKS!
dawnie - sounds like I missed a good chat
HeatherMac - Tori
AnneMallory - That's helpful Kristin. Thanks. Humor that really works can be hard to find, so it's great when you do find it.
tami - - from 66.81.71.202 on 12/1 at 10:03pm EST
KGabriel - Nite, Tori
luv - logged on. - from 24.244.9.187 on 12/1 at 10:03pm EST
dawnie - hi luv
luv - ah, I just missed Tori
CCaro - Hi Luv.
AnneMallory - I think so dawnie. Can't wait to read the transcript.
Cara Summers - Nite Tori
dawnie - me too, I have cara's book
luv - hi back, Elizabeth here sorry I'm late
KGabriel - I agree, Anne. It's so subjective, too, that what works for one person/editor, doesn't work for another.
AnneMallory - Good point. And the idea of writing a synopsis that gets the humor across.....Yikes!
Cara Summers - Dawnie, if I could I'd do a smiley face. You have my book!
dawnie - uhuh, have to read it tho!
AnneMallory - Cara, just checked my to-be-read pile and I have your book too. I'll put it on top.
dawnie - cara, your book is about the skirt right/
HeatherMac - There be a storm a brewin' here. Lights flickering . . .
luv - Anne, are you the author of Fire and Ice, and a friend of Christine Michaels
dawnie - yikes, heather!
CCaro - It was so warm over in my area today. Must have been in the mid to upper 60's today. Very strange!!
Cara Summers - Thanks, Anne. And yes, my book -- all three books in fact are about the skirt that attracts men like a magnet.
HeatherMac - I mention that in case I disappear.
KGabriel - Yes, the synopsis is tough. I think fast pacing is the key. You don't have actually write a funny synopsis, but make show the potential for humorous situations.
AnneMallory - luv, I'm afraid not. Not pubbed yet.
HeatherMac - Try to get your "voice" in the synopsis. Tough, I know.
dawnie - yeah, I read the story that was about you in RT cara, and then had to geet your book, and I want the rest of the series too
luv - I'm sorry, we'll have to fix that situation, Anne
AnneMallory - Kristin, thanks for the tip. And you too Heather. It really is tough.
AnneMallory - LOL Luv. Thanks. I'll need to check out Fire and Ice.
luv - I think I'm thinking Anne Avery. (y'know at my age mentalpause happens frequently
Cara Summers - I agree with Heather. I think the key to a synopsis that sells is to get your "voice" into it.
dawnie - LOL luv I have that a; the time too
Barbs has timed out.
LeeHyat has timed out.
KGabriel - Heather's right about voice. Brenda Chin once said voice is like stand-up comedy. You know the one you like when you hear it.
AnneMallory - Hmm. So Heather, yours is a January release, and that means Kristin's is February?
Cara Summers - Thanks, Dawnie. I hope you enjoy it. I had fun writing it.
CCaro - Have to say Good Nite!! God Bless everyone and take care!
CCaro - - from 205.188.193.34 on 12/1 at 10:11pm EST
HeatherMac - Bye Ccaro
KGabriel - Bye, CCare
Cara Summers - Bye Ccaro
HeatherMac - Right. Mine has a wild New Year's Eve party in it.
AnneMallory - luv, no problem. I'm just glad that there isn't a published writer with the same name.
AnneMallory - Night Caro!
luv - logged on. - from 24.244.9.187 on 12/1 at 10:12pm EST
AnneMallory - Kristin, is Brenda your editor? She sounds great, but also quite intimidating.
luv - I think too we've chatted before and that's why your name's so familiar
Tori Carrington has timed out.
AnneMallory - Heather, it sounds fun.
AnneMallory - Well, it's nice to see you again luv. Good name for this chatroom.
KGabriel - Yes. Malle Vallik was my first editor, then I got Brenda. She's great, tho, and incredibly supportive of her authors.
HeatherMac - Okay, I'm waiting to hear if Brenda is intimidating.
luv - Thanks Anne
Cara Summers - Nope, Brenda has never intimidated me. She's great to work with. And she has a great eye as an editor. And she's very supportive.
AnneMallory - LOL Heather. Yes, Kristin. She sounds very professional. I like that she seems to have very high standards. I just hope she likes MY voice.
luv - Cara that'sso important
HeatherMac - But have you ever done any sports with her?
AnneMallory - Cara, that's terrific to hear also. Good to have someone like Benda on your side
Cara Summers - Yes, it is. Brenda's the best.
mahismart has timed out.
HeatherMac - Kayaking?
HeatherMac - THEN she's intimidating.
dawnie - room all this talk of books makes me want to finish mine!
Cara Summers - No, she hasn't taken me white water rafting or horseback riding or anything like that. But I did tell her we'de go rollerblading the next time she came to Syracuse or if I go to Toronto.
luv - then go for it, Dawnie. I finished mine last Sunday at 8.28
AnneMallory - Oh man, Heather. Nobody told me there was a sports test!
dawnie - - from 209.240.222.32 on 12/1 at 10:19pm EST
HeatherMac - Only with Brenda
HeatherMac - Seriously, she's great.
AnneMallory - Eeks. I'll start training.
Kristin - logged on. - from 206.61.216.199 on 12/1 at 10:20pm EST
HeatherMac - Kristin, you are having a time of it.
AnneMallory - Re-hi Kristin. It's hard to stay on tonight.
Kristin - I've never done sports with her, but I did almost have a car accident while driving her to a tour of Boys Town
HeatherMac - Congrats on finishing the book, luv
Kristin - I hate this computer
HeatherMac - I got her lost. I get all my editors lost.
Kristin - LOL! I think she told me about that.
luv - Thanks Heather
AnneMallory - Oh man Kristin. That's memorable. Good thing you were already signed.
AnneMallory - And congrats luv. That's terrific news.
HeatherMac - I got a fab map for my birthday.
sunbeam - logged on - from 152.163.213.199 on 12/1 at 10:23pm EST
Kristin - I navigate by landmarks
luv - hi sunbeam
KGabriel has timed out.
HeatherMac -
AnneMallory - LOL Heather. Sounds like a hint. But at least is't useful
HeatherMac - Kristin, your ghost is gone.
Kristin -
AnneMallory - People have different ways of navigating. I need to understand the big picture -- can't do it step by step.
Kristin - She's probably going to haunt my husband.
Cara Summers - Good night everyone. It's almost ten thirty where I am, and I'm about to turn into a pumpkin! This has been fun!
HeatherMac -
HeatherMac - Sorry.
AnneMallory - Night Cara.
Kristin - Nite, Cara!
luv - Night Cara
HeatherMac - Nite!
Kristin - I'd better go, too, before I get kicked off again.
AnneMallory - Good idea.
Kristin - Nite everyone!
Cara Summers - - from 209.217.195.144 on 12/1 at 10:26pm EST
AnneMallory - Night Kristin!
Cara Summers - - from 209.217.195.144 on 12/1 at 10:26pm EST
HeatherMac - And I'm signing off, too. Bye!
AnneMallory - And good night Heather. Thanks to you guys for doing this!
HeatherMac -
Kristin - - from 206.61.216.199 on 12/1 at 10:27pm EST
AnneMallory - Night all! See you later!
luv - s
HeatherMac - Don't forget to visit our website www.singleinthecity.org
HeatherMac - Bye!
AnneMallory - - from 199.174.225.99 on 12/1 at 10:28pm EST
HeatherMac - - from 65.69.3.66 on 12/1 at 10:28pm EST

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