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gremlinbait - Katie... they have transcripts here 
RobinDOwens - My other crit has a dear friend (and male) in it....I think he'd turn red. He might never speak to me again.
Rose! - Hi Ann!
bryony - Katie, you are a smut magnet
RondaT - Ack, I hope this wasn't supposed to be a moderated chat, Cissy.
Kathleen Nance - If we're almost done, can Winnie reiterate her book summary?
KatBos - Hi Ann.
Mac - Hi, Ann 
gremlinbait - Hi Ann
RondaT - Hi Ann
Cissy - 
Cissy - 
Winnie Griggs - O - website is www.winniegriggs.com
Cissy - 
RobinDOwens - Hey, Ann 
gremlinbait - I think I also need to say goodnight. Happy New Years everyone
Cissy - Nope, Ronda - I asked Winnie early on and she picked free for all
RondaT - Yeah, Bry, I noticed that right off.
Kathleen Nance - good night, Mel. Nice to see you again
Cissy - Great idea, Kathleen - one more blurb for us, Winnie?
Katie MacAlister - My crit partner is male. I'm thinking I may have to buy him this book.
gremlinbait - Keep dry and be safe.
RobinDOwens - Bye, Melanie
Winnie Griggs - Sure:WHATEVER IT TAKES is about a pair of mismatched, headstrong, strangers who enter into a mock-courtship. SHE needs to gain respectability to adopt an orphan she has grown to love, HE needs to satisfy a debt of honor his family owes her. Neither Maddy nor Clay have matrimony in mind, but when they enter into the pretend engagement, things become a bit too real for comfort. As the line between pretense and reality begin to blur, the sparks that fly threaten to send all their well-laid plans up in smoke..
RondaT - Nite Mel and Happy New Years to you!
Mary f - Happy new year to you as well Mel
Rose! - Happy New Years Melanie! 
KatBos - Night Mel!
Katie MacAlister - Night Melanie!
AnnLawrence - I'm so late @$#$# I missed everything!
Winnie Griggs - Bye Mel
RondaT - Sounds great, Winnie!
KatBos - I best get going as well. Night everybody and happy new year!!
r casteel - Hi Ann
Cissy - yep, Ann, you missed all the penis talk
RobinDOwens - Winnie, is this the one with paranormal?
Rose! - Nite Kat!
Winnie Griggs - Thanks Ronda
Kathleen Nance - Good night, Kathy
RondaT - I'm up for chatting a while longer
bryony - it's a MOST educational book Katie, for either gender
Mary f - We missed ya Ann!
Winnie Griggs - Nope - the paranormal is still in the proposal stage
Katie MacAlister - You got that down pat, Winnie!
r casteel - Rose, Check your off-line msg's
RondaT - Nite Kathy, HNY!!!!!!!
Rose! - K rod! LOL
AnnLawrence - I was birthday shopping for my kids...
RondaT - I'm going to show the book to my husband and ask if he can do any of those tricks...
Winnie Griggs - Katie - cut and paste makes it easy
val - I'm back off to attempt to go back to sleep as it's almost 3am and my swine of a boss actually expects me to work tomorrow! take care everyone and have a happy new year - congrats again Mac hope this is your year!
bryony - Ronda doesn't seem to want to share it with her family though *muffled sob*
Kathleen Nance - Val -- thanks for joining us. Sweet dreams
RobinDOwens - Oh, no WONDER I was confused....
Winnie Griggs - Ann - I got kids with birthdays close to Christmas too
Mac - LOL @ Ronda
Mary f - Night Val sleep well
AnnLawrence - Bye Val...please email me!!
Mac - later, val ty.
AnnLawrence - So you're broke too Winnie!
Winnie Griggs - Bye Val - Happy New Year
RondaT - I'm sure my thirteen year old son would run screaming from the room, Bry. My eighteen year old daughter too, but only after she studied the pics for a while
RobinDOwens - I love marriage of convenience (courtship) and friend books...sounds like a double whammy for me
Mary f - Bry would you share it with yours?
O - What is the name of the book
RondaT - Nite Val
Kathleen Nance - I've got a January birthday one, too
RobinDOwens - BRY, JUST EMAILED HIGH PRIORITY.
val - Ann I have e-mailed you! It was from my yahoo account.
RondaT - Me, too on the the BD. My son had one the 19th.
bryony - PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS
Winnie Griggs - Broker than Broke - two kids with late Nov birthdays and twins with mid-Jan
RobinDOwens - My God, Ronda, you must have married a gem!
Mac - My youngest will be a year old on the 9th.
RobinDOwens - It's my brother's bday today. I called up and sang. He hung up.
bryony - GOT IT ROBIN GOT IT ROBIN GOT IT ROBIN
RondaT - Wow, Mac, that year went by fast. I remember when he was born
AnnLawrence - Gee val... what is the email address? I may have missed it if I didn't recognize it
Mac - I know...he's still trying to perfect the art of walking...he looks funny, too.
Kathleen Nance - :  uch:: Robin. A function of your singing or your brother?
Delyn - Mac, I'll be alot older than 1 on the 4th. 
RobinDOwens - Well, I have SIX friends in February, and my Mom.
r casteel - Mac did you read 13 yet
AnnLawrence - Savor those moments Mac, they go by so fast!
Cissy - Thanks everyone for a great chat! See you all next week for January books
Cissy - You all stay and have fun - I have to run
RondaT - Robin, I didn't say he would agree to try the tricks simply to humor me...he'd say I'll show you a trick...a hide the salomi trick
Mary f - Ronda dear didn't think my Q to Bry begged for an answer?  \
Kathleen Nance - That was supposed to be an O, not a face. Obviously I don't have icons down
RondaT - Nite Cissy
Winnie Griggs - Bye Cissy - see you Monday (from Ohio)
r casteel - Happy New Year Cissy
Kathleen Nance - Bye, Cissy. Do you know who's on next week?
RobinDOwens - We really never sang around the house...
bryony - I don't have a dh, so can't share with him
Delyn - Night Cissy, Happy New Year!
RondaT - Yes, it did, Mary.....waiting
AnnLawrence - Happy New Year Cissy
Mary f - Happy new year Cissy
RobinDOwens - LOL Ronda!
Delyn - Robin, funny... that's the same reaction I get to my singing.
RondaT - brb--food
RobinDOwens - The cats go away too.....
Mary f - Mel said she was one of them Kathleen! LOL
RobinDOwens - Yes, her Selkie book is out, isn't it?
RobinDOwens - I will definitely have to go get Winnie's book.
Mary f - It does sound wonderful
Winnie Griggs - Thanks Robin!
r casteel - She might be a great writer and have a sexy body but she can't sing for shit. Oh Well! Two out three ain't bad
RobinDOwens - Shoot, next Monday is the 6th, I have a deadline!
Mac - ROFLMAO @ Rod
Kathleen Nance - Mel said her selkies were Feb.(darn, gotta wiat!) I was wondering if there were January books?
Mac - Hi, Trice
RobinDOwens - Are you talking about me, Rod? I'm plump.
Kathleen Nance - Wait
TriceCyn - Hi
Kathleen Nance - Hi, Trice
Delyn - Hi Trice.
O - You can take a break Robin
Mary f - Not sure what they are then 
RobinDOwens - Have to be.
Mary f - Hello Trice
RobinDOwens - Yes, any break in the middle of a 10 page synopsis is a GOOD break.
RobinDOwens - Hi, Trice.
RobinDOwens - But it might end up to be 12-13. All I want to do is say "Trust me, baby.'
Winnie Griggs - Don't the Bliss books debut next month??
AnnLawrence - LOL Robin
r casteel - Robin, sexy has nothing to do with your size, Its how you feel first and second, how you project yourself.
RobinDOwens - Kathleen, do you ever get to the "trust me, baby" part?
RondaT - Oh yeah, I think they do, Winnie
TriceCyn - what are the BLiss books???
RobinDOwens - Thanks Rod. We all need to hear that....I also need to crank up my exercise tape....
Kathleen Nance - Robin -- I get to where I want to write that, but so far I've had to actually write a whole one. Except I did get a 3 book contract on a single synopsis once
RobinDOwens - How about you, Ronda.
RondaT - Oh Robin, I hate doing the synopsis! I'm supposed to be working a couple up and I can't even make myself
AnnLawrence - Yes...Lord of the Hunk whoops...Lord of the Hunt
Kathleen Nance - I try "stuff happens" with my crit partners, too. They don't let me get away with it either
RobinDOwens - LOL Ann.
RobinDOwens - Wann pitch.
O - Ann
Mary f - I liked that slip Ann! 
Winnie Griggs - If Nina is still here she can probably explain BLISS better than I can
Kathleen Nance - LOL, Ann
RondaT - Me, Robin? Books coming out? Not til June for me, just had the November Call Of The Moon release
AnnLawrence - Check the art...he's a hunk
Kathleen Nance - Nina left
bryony - Ronda, how's Haidar coming along?
RobinDOwens - When I asked my editor how many pgs she wanted I was desperately hoping she'd say 3. She said 12-13 
Mac - Call of the Moon is absolutely fantastic, too 
Kathleen Nance - Do you have a cover on your website, Ann
Mac - Had to put my 2cents worth in there....lol
Winnie Griggs - Oh, well, I think BLISS is a sort of spoofy, female James Bond type series
RobinDOwens - Well, it's only true, Mac.
AnnLawrence - Yes....http://www.annlawrence.com Jon Paul did it. Wrong dogs but cute guy
bryony - Robin, give her three, maybe she'll be too busy to count them
RondaT - Ann, where is your cover so I can see the hunk?
O - Who is the author?
TriceCyn - OH those books...got a t-shirt from them!!! sorry mind not around right now
RobinDOwens - Ha ha ha.
RondaT - THanks, Mac, AAR got a hold of it and really trashed it, along with Ms. Giggles. Sigh
Delyn - I thought Call of the Moon was a great read also.
Mac - Ignore them, Ronda...PURE and COMPLETE IDIOTS....would know a good book if it hit them between the eyes.
O -  he is a hunk Ann
Delyn - Who is Ms. Giggles?
Kathleen Nance - Oh, Ronda, how could they!?
Mary f - Now Ronda did you miss my comment on Mrs G then?
RobinDOwens - Ooooh. You used a good word. Ecstasy. Ecstasy sells....
r casteel - Hey Trice, my editor liked my new cover, now I just have to get it past the owner.
AnnLawrence - Yes...new guy an actor from the Philly/NY area.
RondaT - Love that cover Ann!! He is a hunk
bryony - Ronda, that's the reason I don't bother with reviews, it's only one person's opinion and books are too subjective
AnnLawrence - How'd you do the tongue O?
RondaT - Thanks, Mac and Delyn. I needed that.
TriceCyn - owner???? who would that be???
r casteel - Tina
Mary f - Ya don't need that cover though Ann autobuy already!
O - slash slash lust no space
RobinDOwens - Oh, AAR, my wonderful d , I rationalized that it was the least experienced critiquer (which it was) but it still hangs around forever. I told Berkley not to bother sending them an ARC, but B. probably will anyway.
TriceCyn - oh ok
RondaT - Kathleen, it seems really simple for them, they do it on all my books.
RobinDOwens - I like his face, more rugged.
AnnLawrence - Thank you Mary! I find it so hard to push my own books. My dh rips his hair out that I hide from promotion
Winnie Griggs - Well, I've got to relinquish the phone line so I'll wish you all a good night and Happy New YeaR
Delyn - Sorry, newbieness showing again... what does AAR stand for?
RobinDOwens - //pant
Kathleen Nance - Bye, Winnie
AnnLawrence - Happy New Year Winnie!
RondaT - Robin, have they given you a bad review, please tell me they have Ms. Rita Winner
Kathleen Nance -
r casteel - lust
Kathleen Nance - Ah, ha -- it worked.
AnnLawrence - //pant cool
RondaT - Nite Winnie, will be reading your book!
RobinDOwens - Take care, Winnie!!!! See you in cyberspace!
dawnie - people
r casteel - Night Winn
Mary f - I don't blame him Ann If you don't "sell" yourself who will?
AnnLawrence - okay got it
Winnie Griggs - Nite all
RobinDOwens - I might go out and get it tonight!
O - Nite Winnie
TriceCyn - Night Winnie
AnnLawrence - I do remember when I just wrote it and put it in a drawer...no stress
TriceCyn - Hi D
Kathleen Nance - Hi, Terri
RobinDOwens - Dawnie
Delyn - Rod, was Tina in answer to my question about who Ms. Giggles is? Tina who, and where would her review show up?
TerriBrisbin - Hello!
dawnie - Hi terri
Kathleen Nance - Hi, dawnie
Mary f - Hiya D!
AnnLawrence - I have a fever blister from worrying about the upcoming book Am I insane or what?
RobinDOwens - Oh, yeah, Ronda. A D plus. Last year. I laugh at them ha ha (actually I just wince)
RondaT - Hi Terri
dawnie - Hi ya M
r casteel - NO Tina, the owner of EC I have to have her final approval for my new cover.
RobinDOwens - Ann, you're an author. Neurotic Author = Redundant
Mary f - No I think that's normal
RondaT - AAR is this site. http://www.likesbooks.com, Delyn and I don't have Ms. Giggles site
O - How come there is no picutre of you Ann
Kathleen Nance - Delyn, Mrs. Giggles is a reviewer. She lives in Singapore, from what I understand. She writes rather biting reviews. (once suggested the cult of Demeter should send me voodoo dolls)
TriceCyn - brb
AnnLawrence - As a mole...I don't read the reviews.
RondaT - Well, it wasn't an F Robin, but I'm glad to know they were wrong wrong wrong about your book.
Delyn - Oh... thanks for the clarification... is your new cover on your website, Rod?
Mac - Hi, Rebecca
dawnie - Hi rebecca
Mary f - Hello Rebecca nice to see you again
O - Don't worry Mrs Giggles is funny but not taken seriously'
r casteel - yes
Kathleen Nance - Hi, Rebecca
RobinDOwens - Just put in Mrs. Giggles at google and you'll get it. She loves Sue Grant, she hates me....
Rebecca de Winter - Hi you guys! Happy New Year!
AnnLawrence - LOL Robin My daughter drew our family picture on my website. There's one of me at best reviews I'm the gorgeous blond who is a size 2 and has size 5 feet Haha
r casteel - authorsden.com/rcastee'
RondaT - Hi Rebecca
TerriBrisbin - Robin Owens -- Hello! I didn't see you here at first!
AnnLawrence - Happy New Year
Mac - What is funny about someone belittling an author, their books, and the people who read and publish them?
RondaT - Robin, she hates me too.
O -
Delyn - Thanks, both of you... a voodoo doll is a rather dire suggestion for someone to be suggesting as a gift... obviously she hasn't heard about the return x3 rule.
AnnLawrence - That's the big question, Mac.
RondaT - What I don't understand is if they know they hate your stuff, why do they keep reading and reviewing them?
Mary f - what does that say about them? They read them too! LMAO
RobinDOwens - She did have a line or two spoofing HeartMate that I laughed at. But "cheesey" will always haunt me. What the H does cheesey mean?
Mac - As I said before, Ronda, they are complete IDIOTS and truthfully, that's not an appropriate description of them, either.
TriceCyn - back
Mac - Cheesey = lame (sorta)
AnnLawrence - They like the rush of putting someone down.
RobinDOwens - Hi, Terri. Congrats on the sales to H.
Rebecca de Winter - Who did what to whom?
Mary f - Don't worry Robin I  cheese! DON"T LET IT STOP YOU
RondaT - Nothing to me, Mac, not even authors I don't know or books I don't read, or maybe didn't particularly like. It's just my opinion
TerriBrisbin - One of my reviews by Mrs G was interestingly similar to one on another review site -- I wondered if they were the same person....
r casteel - Nothing Mac, nothing at all, first is unprofessional, second it shows their true nature of being a spitful person that has to degrade others to make herself feel important.
AnnLawrence - I'm a cheese lover myself!
AnnLawrence - Cool...what site Terri?
TerriBrisbin - Robin -- thanks! Now I just have to write the books!
RondaT - Oh Terri, spill. I think she's someone maybe connected to AAR
Rebecca de Winter - Are you talking about one particular reviewer?
RobinDOwens - I'm very pleased for you.
O - Do you think the reviews hurt or help your book sales?
RondaT - Terri, tell me about your sales.
Delyn - Rod's right... any reviewer panning a book is unprofessional.
RobinDOwens - Rebecca --- Mrs. Giggles and the All About Romance site.
Mary f - mrs giggles in particular
AnnLawrence - Okay...completely ignorant what's AAR?
TerriBrisbin - Ronda -- I sold two more historicals to Harlequin!
RobinDOwens - I was hoping I'd be too little to attract Mrs. G.
RobinDOwens - for Terri!
Mary f - All about Romance
r casteel - congrats to Terri
Rebecca de Winter - I haven't heard of it.
TerriBrisbin - The other site was The Romance Reader actually
Kathleen Nance - Congratulations, Terri!
AnnLawrence - Robin!!
TerriBrisbin - The review wasn't nasty -- but both that one and Mrs. G missed the whole point and used the exact same words to describe it!
RobinDOwens - Yes, Ann?
RondaT - I'm not even sure they make a difference O. I buy more from word of mouth from other readers rather than reviews
O - I lie that site Romance Reader
AnnLawrence - Yes, Terri, drinking to you now! //cocktail
Delyn - Rod, I'm not getting any pictures on your website... all those stupid white blocks with red "x"s in them... left click with show picture doesn't work either.
RondaT - Oh, well they have been known for some pretty snarly reviews, too, Terri
Mary f - I made the mistake of finding they're reader only yahoo group  I've never seen a cattier bunch
RobinDOwens - Oh, I get it. Ann this was WAY before HeartMate got nominated for a RITA....
TerriBrisbin - Delyn -- I think a good reviewer can let you know exactly how they felt without belittling an author or their work...
AnnLawrence - Robin...you are not little!
RondaT - Ahhhh, Terri. Interesting
Rebecca de Winter - That's not good, Terri. I'm not sure reviews are all that important.
O - I like Romance Reader and Romantic times for review they are fair
RobinDOwens - Ann it's // drink
r casteel - http://authorsden.com/rcasteel
RobinDOwens - True, Terri.
RondaT - Rod, are you hinting?
dawnie - I just read a book review to get some info about the plot of the book to see if itsounds intresting to me
RobinDOwens - Though I must admit I had a new experience at the chat on Sat night.
AnnLawrence - I agree Terri. Be objective, give an opinion, but leave out the unkindness. OUr day job might be heart surgeon just when you need to go under the knife...
Delyn - Terri, to a point you are right... but a reviewer needs to remember that they are a reader also... and not allow personal preferences (esp. dislikes) to skew their review. I have read books, and not been thrilled with the story... and then returned at a later point in time, and found that the book was fine.
TerriBrisbin - Ann -- LOL!
Rebecca de Winter - When I was young and read books, there were no reviews. I read everything and made my decisions. I still read what I want and don't worry about one reviewer's subjective opinion. It's nice if they like the book, but you can't win them all, and of course, there are some nasty reviews. It's too bad.
AnnLawrence - What happened Robin?
Kathleen Nance - I don't think a bad review/pan is necessarily unprofessional (much as I don't like them <g), but it depends upon how it's written. A thoughtful commentary on what they didn't think worked vs a slam against the author herself.
r casteel - No delyn said she couldn't get in to see my new cover and I gave her the addy
RondaT - I went and marked you again Rod. I had to toss all my favorites and start over due to puter problems
RobinDOwens - Someone said they didn't care for HeartMate. Naturally, I nearly swoooooonnnnned. LOL Anyway, she couldn't get past the talking cat. What can you say....people have different tastes. I told her I had another talking cat in Heart Thief so not to bother to buy...
AnnLawrence - As they say...no review is the only bad review...
Mac - Rod, should I reveal my new pen name and website or wait?
Delyn - Rod, I'm getting in the site, just not getting any pictures... and I know that I've seen them in the past.
TerriBrisbin - Kathleen -- exactly! I agree with you
Mary f - I never let them influence me What's wrong with having your own opininon?
RondaT - dud, sorry, I thought maybe we'd all just give our sites. http://www.rondathompson.com
r casteel - wait
AnnLawrence - My cat talks. Maybe she just isn't a good listener.
Mac - Ok...we'll do.
RobinDOwens - Sure, Mac. Do you have a site?
RondaT - Well, I've heard you either want an A or an F from AAR, cause everyone on that list will buy the book to see if they agree. Shrug
Delyn - Yeah... but Robin, I like the talking "cat".
Mac - I have two....though one needs some updating.
AnnLawrence - http://www.annlawrence.com Read my LOTH (that's hunt/or hunk...your preference) and enter my contest and cross your fingers it does as well as Lord of the Mist
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