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Cleaning out my desk I found copies of old press releases, a reminder of just how long I've been doing this. Reading them made me laugh, in the same way that you laugh when you see yourself in an old photograph. My first press release bubbles over with the enthusiasm of the newly published. The press release for the multi-author booksigning was well-written (it attracted widespread media coverage), but gave me pause as I reflected on the career ups & downs that the participating authors have experienced in the intervening years.
The less said about the "From tea cups to enchanted swords" press release, the better, I believe.
December is a time for reflection. Time to take stock of the past year--what my goals were for 2005 and how well I did against them. The local romance writers group used to have a routine for this. Each January members wrote down their goals for the year and sealed them in envelopes which were given to the president for safekeeping. Then, at the December holiday party, you were given back your envelope to open so you could assess your progress.
After a while this ritual was discarded since many people felt that the gap between their goals and achievements was depressing, and they wanted to focus on positive affirmations instead. But they kept the tradition of the holiday party :-) and that will be coming up on Monday night.
Later this month I'll take a look at where I am, and post that to my livejournal. I have the sense that 2005 was a very, very good year for me, but it's worth capturing this, in preparation for setting my goals for 2006.
The less said about the "From tea cups to enchanted swords" press release, the better, I believe.
December is a time for reflection. Time to take stock of the past year--what my goals were for 2005 and how well I did against them. The local romance writers group used to have a routine for this. Each January members wrote down their goals for the year and sealed them in envelopes which were given to the president for safekeeping. Then, at the December holiday party, you were given back your envelope to open so you could assess your progress.
After a while this ritual was discarded since many people felt that the gap between their goals and achievements was depressing, and they wanted to focus on positive affirmations instead. But they kept the tradition of the holiday party :-) and that will be coming up on Monday night.
Later this month I'll take a look at where I am, and post that to my livejournal. I have the sense that 2005 was a very, very good year for me, but it's worth capturing this, in preparation for setting my goals for 2006.
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A belated "Nice to meet you at WFC," but I've been traveling. But I wanted to mention that today I spent a pleasant evening with The Wrong Mr. Wright.
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This is why it is helpful to experience history in cities that are a) walkable and b) understand the value of having numerous fine drinking establishments. A little culture, a little beer, some nifty artifacts, another stop for beer....
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BTW, picked up The Irish Earl and Lord Freddie (and saw another, but I had only enough cash for two plus the Heyer I'd never read before).
---L.
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I have mixed emotions about my final two Regencies. Creatively I was at the point where I wanted to tell a different type of story, but my new editor had rejected a proposal for a more serious Regency, and informed me that they were only interested in "light & fluffy" stories. At the time I felt it important to keep my career moving, so I sent in a proposal for two light & fluffy Regencies, which they then bought. But I really struggled writing them, and to this day I can't tell whether or not they are any good.
Devlin's Luck was written in the gap between A Most Suitable Duchess and The Wrong Mr. Wright. Fortunately for me,