Comments on: Get Out from Behind the Keyboard https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: jamesr403 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152532 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:08:47 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152532 In reply to Miffie Seideman.

I felt so sorry for the people on the committee, who had worked for -- what? Two years at least, to get the convention and then do all of the planning. They had T. Jefferson Parker as a headliner! Then it was shut down after one day. Tragic!

]]> By: Miffie Seideman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152520 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 19:01:26 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152520 In reply to jamesr403.

I love going to San Diego. I’ll have to give them a visit!

]]> By: jamesr403 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152414 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:43:55 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152414 In reply to dholcomb1.

Thank you, Denise. This was an enjoyable essay to write -- in my mind I got out from behind the keyboard!
Thanks again.

]]> By: dholcomb1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152410 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:11:18 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152410 Very sound advice.

denise

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152402 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 22:41:16 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152402 In reply to jamesr403.

Amen, James! And the PRISM books are fabulous, y'all.

]]> By: jamesr403 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152400 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 04:26:04 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152400 In reply to faerowen.

Aw, shucks, Fae. Glad it worked out.
For those who don't know, Fae writes the P.R.I.S.M. sf novels. Worth checking out! And she is living proof of the value of getting out from behind the keyboard.

]]> By: faerowen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152399 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 03:31:35 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152399 Hi James!
I have it on very good authority, that friend of your wife took your advice to heart and found "her tribe" at RWA and the Orange County Chapter of RWA years ago. And she will thank you forever for telling her where to go to find "genre specific" help!

]]> By: jamesr403 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152398 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 01:59:25 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152398 In reply to deleyna.

I talked to Burke's daughter later and she said her sister made the hats! She was glad I bought one, and I have treasured it ever since. Thanks for the opportunity to share the story.
Oh, the agent I met. Nice lady, big Hollywood agency, she changed jobs & there was no room for me. Oh, well.

]]> By: deleyna https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152397 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 01:50:57 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152397 In reply to jamesr403.

Isn't it amazing how a little thing like a hat can help make a connection? Wonderful!

]]> By: jamesr403 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/03/get-out-from-behind-the-keyboard/#comment-152396 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 01:49:35 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=44819#comment-152396 In reply to Miffie Seideman.

You're not he only one who needs to get back to in-person events, Miffie. The last live event I went to was Left Coast Crime in San Diego in March of 2020. I was scheduled for a panel discussion, book signing, and hosting a table at dinner. Well, a fan took me out for pizza after my panel on Thursday. When I got back to the hotel I had a message from Mysterious Galaxy saying they were packing up my books & the convention was over. I didn't know if I should be disappointed or delighted that I got to do my panel. And that's just about it for live events. I'm ready to get back to them! I'll keep an eye out, maybe we'll bump into each other.

Thanks for contributing!

PS And Mysterious Galaxy, the convention bookstore, was awesome! Sent me a royalty check and everything. If you're in San Diego, stop in.

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