Comments on: Golden Lines from RWA 2015

By: carrienichols

carrienichols — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:41:19 +0000

Thanks for the gems from these workshops! I loved Virginia Kantra's EMOTION:MORE THAN WORDS workshop. I came away with several gems including "Don't write the emotion but the trigger and make it universal (for the reader) but also unique to the character." and "Use significant, specific details because that's how we're meant to be in the world--present and in awe."

By: Julie Glover

Julie Glover — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 14:51:40 +0000

Great stuff here, Fae! Um, and thanks (I think) for the pic of me dressed as Batgirl. Ain't my family proud? I just finished typing up my RWA workshop notes yesterday, and here are two of my favorite golden nuggets of wisdom! SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY: USING HUMOR TO ENHANCE YOUR NOVELS with Kristan Higgins and Tracy Brogan: "We laugh because we’re surprised—the unexpected. We don’t plan to laugh." RIDING THE WAVE: FINDING, FOLLOWING, AND CREATING TRENDS IN YA with Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Wolff, and Sophie Jordan: "Finding a trend isn’t about what’s selling with books, but what’s happening in society."

By: Winona Cross

Winona Cross — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:47:48 +0000

Thanks for this!

By: Fae Rowen

Fae Rowen — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:40:34 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Yes, Jeanne, there was a lot of great information--if you got there early enough to get a chair so you could take notes!

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 23:53:26 +0000

We went to a lot of the same workshops! And they were terrific!

By: Fae Rowen

Fae Rowen — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:01:29 +0000

In reply to Susan Dunn. Thanks, Susan. It's a date in San Diego!

By: Laura Drake

Laura Drake — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:34:32 +0000

In reply to Susan Dunn. Of course, Susan! I can't believe I didn't the last time I saw you! My bad. We'll fix that in San Diego!

By: Susan Dunn

Susan Dunn — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:13:44 +0000

Best of luck with the submissions, Fae

By: Susan Dunn

Susan Dunn — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:10:11 +0000

Hauge sounds as though he gave basically the same workshop as in Anaheim. Yes, that is true about the identity. This woman is the only one who sees that! This is the only man who understand what I'm all about. xoxo
Fae, maybe Laura will introduce me at @RWA2016 San Diego. Pretty pls, Laura. 🙂

By: Fae Rowen

Fae Rowen — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 14:19:31 +0000

Too early for the laughs from the added photo, Laura! Thanks. And thank you for adding more info from the Michael Hauge workshop. It was worth the price of admission to the conference.I had eight pages of notes, and it was hard culling them down. to just a few lines.