tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post7409253072551793226..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: Getting Into TroubleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-30826228527854988672010-05-18T23:57:22.627-04:002010-05-18T23:57:22.627-04:00Thanks, everyone, for telling your "beginning...Thanks, everyone, for telling your "beginning" stories. It surprises me how varied they are. It just goes to show that if you're susceptible to the writing bug, it will get you one way or another. There are so many roads to this work, but they all lead to a kind of satisfaction you can't get anywhere else.Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-79484628961950849572010-05-18T10:31:18.976-04:002010-05-18T10:31:18.976-04:00Wow, January 2000 was a good month for writers! I&...Wow, January 2000 was a good month for writers! I've written all my life, but that's when I really began writing for someone other than myself. I started writing a contemporary Pride and Prejudice with a twist of Persuasion and was hooked. I wrote about 330,000 words and someone said "You really need to get this published." As if getting published was easy. I thought she was nuts, but it put the bug in my ear and I never looked back. I got my first offer in July, 2007.Robin Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262933225938609682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-3829991590675426562010-05-17T11:02:46.848-04:002010-05-17T11:02:46.848-04:00I began writing because I couldn't find what I...I began writing because I couldn't find what I wanted to read, but it took me about thirty years to get from that idea to my first published novel!Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-33790438003634980102010-05-17T10:47:13.155-04:002010-05-17T10:47:13.155-04:00I love hearing how it all started for authors. The...I love hearing how it all started for authors. The stories are diverse yet always similar in the instant love and passion that permeates one's heart from the moment the words begin to flow.<br /><br />Everyone knows my story I suppose. I saw a movie that I fell in love with. That began a love affair with Jane Austen and the Regency. That led to reading Austen fanfiction where I searched fruitlessly for the sequel dancing in my head. Reading other writers gave me the courage to type that first sentence - the same one that had been running through my brain for months - and before I knew it I had enough for three novels! The rest is history, as they say. :)Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-7689317747122890402010-05-17T02:29:42.551-04:002010-05-17T02:29:42.551-04:00Love your first line! Glad to know there is anoth...Love your first line! Glad to know there is another slow starter out there like me. I didn't even read romance books into a few years ago, let alone think about trying to write one. Now I wonder what took me so long! At least we got there eventually, and all the other stuff we did before helps us be better writers now (at least that's what I tell myself!).Amanda Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985238568270688021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-6465057964424869762010-05-16T12:35:40.043-04:002010-05-16T12:35:40.043-04:00I think the moment I knew I was meant to be a writ...I think the moment I knew I was meant to be a writer was at 2 a.m., January 2000. I always go to bed early, like before 10. And I didn't want to go to sleep because I was writing my first book and couldn't wait to see what would happen.Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267793335415078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-45646902870317336872010-05-16T10:52:13.411-04:002010-05-16T10:52:13.411-04:00Kathryne - I'll bet that witch story was adora...Kathryne - I'll bet that witch story was adorable! And being "published" at age 6 or 7 must have been a thrill!Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-900487293963115472010-05-16T10:51:13.304-04:002010-05-16T10:51:13.304-04:00Terry, that's so INCREDIBLY cool about "H...Terry, that's so INCREDIBLY cool about "Heart of the Highland Wolf." I can't wait to read it! <br />A man with a wolf tattoo...interesting! Had he read your books? That would be a little scary. <br />I painted for years before I took up writing - I guess I misinterpreted the creative urge. So glad we both discovered what we were obviously meant to do!Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-12254145097218871772010-05-16T10:48:23.721-04:002010-05-16T10:48:23.721-04:00Mary Margret, I agree - age doesn't matter! Ex...Mary Margret, I agree - age doesn't matter! Except I wish I'd discovered the rewards of writing earlier. I just had my chart done by a friend who is an astrologer, and she said that's what I was supposed to do all along!Joanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842031719126899384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-51677726390544968612010-05-16T09:29:35.407-04:002010-05-16T09:29:35.407-04:00I got my first short story published in my school ...I got my first short story published in my school paper when I was in first grade, Joanne. It was about witches. <br />Now many, many years later, I write fantasy.<br />There's a meaning in there somewhere, I'm sure. :}Author Kathryne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206690509533777067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-39720425941958055202010-05-16T08:00:45.635-04:002010-05-16T08:00:45.635-04:00Hey Joanne, I work in a library, standing 8 hours ...Hey Joanne, I work in a library, standing 8 hours a day...so I feel your pain. I learned to wear VERY comfortable shoes. I haven't found a Texas hero yet, but it sounds good. A man with a wolf tattoo asked me out to lunch--providence? Coward that I was, I turned him down. LOL <br /><br />I included you in Heart of the Highland Wolf, as a writer friend who writes about hunky Wyoming cowboys...since the heroine is a romance writer herself who becomes momentarily disillusioned about writing hunky Scots and decides to write about hunky Texas cowboys because her friend writes about hunky Wyoming cowboys! :)<br /><br />I was making up stories and sharing with my friends since I was little. My parents were both artists (as a hobby) and when I tried to paint, they told me to stick to writing. :) And between that and creating award-winning teddy bears that have found homes as far away as Australia, I left the paints alone!Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-75114745460709449772010-05-16T07:53:25.743-04:002010-05-16T07:53:25.743-04:00"A chicken will never break your heart."..."A chicken will never break your heart." LOL Terrific first line and a great story hook, Joanne! <br /><br />As for when I began writing...well...I'm willing to bet you woke up to your writing identity at a younger age than I did--though I don't think age matters.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.com