tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post367137471234136598..comments2023-11-02T15:31:22.535+00:00Comments on Michelle Styles:: The RWA ConferenceMichelle Styleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-29925665502686614832011-07-05T19:39:09.546+01:002011-07-05T19:39:09.546+01:00Hi Michelle, Just wanted to say I saw you in a few...Hi Michelle, Just wanted to say I saw you in a few of the pics on Facebook, and all that hard work you've been putting in has really, really paid off. Thanks for all your various updates, I almost feel like I didn't need to be there (which is a total fib). <br /><br />On your recommendation, I got 2 of Suzanne Bowen's DVDs. The Pilates Perfect Body wasn't a cinch, but I managed the whole thing reasonably okay, since I go to a pilates class most weeks, but after the first 12 minute segment of the Belly Blitz, I was lying gasping like a landed trout on my mat. And the same the next time I tried it, and the next. Surely it must be working!Marguerite Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886711566567879237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-18434789302665603762011-07-05T09:30:13.159+01:002011-07-05T09:30:13.159+01:00Great roundup on the business side of the conferen...Great roundup on the business side of the conference. I just read Sherrilyn Kenyon's keynote speech and am left amazed by her courage and tenacity. Very brave and talented lady.<br /><br />I think Harlequin's historical lines (regular and Love Inspired) are ignored because a lot of writers <i>and</i> industry professionals consider Harlequin a completely separate sphere for romance writing. Ergo, both sides of the equation assume HH has the same guidelines for content as the other category lines, and continue to focus on single title historicals. Plus, I think the average wait time for a submission is a major deterrent for those interested in writing for HH--why wait 6+ months for a response when (agented) submissions to Avon or Berkley receive immediate responses?<br /><br />And is HQN really discontinuing their Spice Briefs line? <br /><br />As for LoveSwept, I read on Dear Author that they are also offering negotiable advances with that royalty rate, which is very very interesting in light of Avon Impulse only offering royalties (or perhaps they do offer advances to their print published authors).Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-31717750629473072662011-07-05T08:26:27.783+01:002011-07-05T08:26:27.783+01:00So glad you had a great, and informative, time at ...So glad you had a great, and informative, time at the RWA. It's interesting about digital. I was reading an old "How To.." book at the weekend and they were saying that they didn't think it would take off! How wrong they were/are. Caroline xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005714506570642538noreply@blogger.com