Comments on: In The Company Of Writers http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/ Testing the Plot Monkey Blog Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:41:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Julia Quinn wants to do away with the term”Avonization” « Reading While Black http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-29231 Julia Quinn wants to do away with the term”Avonization” « Reading While Black Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:11:11 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-29231 [...] After googling the word “Avonization”, this tidbit from Plot Monkeys in particular caught my eye: The editors all say writing to “trends” is, basically, stupid, because publishers don’t create trends. And that it is not the publishers who are demanding only Regency-era historicals with xyz plotlines, it’s just all the authors are giving them. They say they’re not publishing other things because authors aren’t submitting those types of things. They all sounded like they would love for a fabulous, juicy western to cross their desk. [...] [...] After googling the word “Avonization”, this tidbit from Plot Monkeys in particular caught my eye: The editors all say writing to “trends” is, basically, stupid, because publishers don’t create trends. And that it is not the publishers who are demanding only Regency-era historicals with xyz plotlines, it’s just all the authors are giving them. They say they’re not publishing other things because authors aren’t submitting those types of things. They all sounded like they would love for a fabulous, juicy western to cross their desk. [...]

]]> By: Yolanda http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24216 Yolanda Tue, 01 May 2007 02:12:52 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24216 Thank you Leslie for the great information on the retreat & a belated thank you for She Drives Me Crazy! I actually mananged to hide it from the book thief in my house. :fryingpan: And Congrats Michelle! :party: Thank you Leslie for the great information on the retreat & a belated thank you for She Drives Me Crazy! I actually mananged to hide it from the book thief in my house. And Congrats Michelle!

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24215 Leslie Tue, 01 May 2007 01:02:49 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24215 Yep. The richest monkey in town. Yep. The richest monkey in town.

]]> By: Lori Borrill http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24214 Lori Borrill Tue, 01 May 2007 00:50:29 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24214 Wow, Leslie. You must sort of feel like George Bailey at the end of It's A Wonderful Life. What an outpouring of support! Not that I'm surprised. The posters here have always made good "townfolk". :P Wow, Leslie. You must sort of feel like George Bailey at the end of It’s A Wonderful Life. What an outpouring of support! Not that I’m surprised. The posters here have always made good “townfolk”. :P

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24213 Leslie Tue, 01 May 2007 00:42:50 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24213 More :love2::love2::love2: to Cherylann and Barb. And everyone else! You guys have all made me feel so very special and appreciated today and I REALLY appreciate it!!! Sorry if I sounded whiny... :oops: But thanks for cheering me up, anyway! :cooldance: More :love2::love2::love2: to Cherylann and Barb.

And everyone else! You guys have all made me feel so very special and appreciated today and I REALLY appreciate it!!!

Sorry if I sounded whiny…

But thanks for cheering me up, anyway!

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24212 Leslie Tue, 01 May 2007 00:41:34 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24212 Carol... :love2::love2::love2: to you too! Carol… :love2::love2::love2: to you too!

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24211 Leslie Tue, 01 May 2007 00:41:12 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24211 Michelle--CONGRATS AGAIN! I am so happy for you and the Bellas. It'll be great for you all, great for the industry, and Lifetime is very lucky (and smart) to recognize the importance of romance fiction--and romance readers! Please feel free to leave long comments any old time. :) Michelle–CONGRATS AGAIN! I am so happy for you and the Bellas. It’ll be great for you all, great for the industry, and Lifetime is very lucky (and smart) to recognize the importance of romance fiction–and romance readers!

Please feel free to leave long comments any old time.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24210 Leslie Tue, 01 May 2007 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24210 Jeannie... :love2::love2::love2::love2::love2::love2: Jeannie… :love2::love2::love2::love2::love2::love2:

]]> By: BadBarb http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24209 BadBarb Tue, 01 May 2007 00:35:05 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24209 Leslie I always knew you were somebody. :) I have always said you would be big. :) Kate Duffy is awesome, I have emailed with her for years but actually met her in person in the elevator in Atlanta last year, we talked for five minutes, I didn't even know who she was at first. She was checking out and she said she was leaving the conference that day and I asked her if she was a writer and she said no and introduced herself and I said Oh my gosh hi, and told her who I was and she seemed happy to meet me. :) Sorry I didn't reply sooner but have been doing a lot of catching up. Got sick at work Friday (I am ok now had stomach bug) and spent most of weekend laying around, napping or playing Sims. Barb Leslie I always knew you were somebody. I have always said you would be big.

Kate Duffy is awesome, I have emailed with her for years but actually met her in person in the elevator in Atlanta last year, we talked for five minutes, I didn’t even know who she was at first. She was checking out and she said she was leaving the conference that day and I asked her if she was a writer and she said no and introduced herself and I said Oh my gosh hi, and told her who I was and she seemed happy to meet me.

Sorry I didn’t reply sooner but have been doing a lot of catching up. Got sick at work Friday (I am ok now had stomach bug) and spent most of weekend laying around, napping or playing Sims.

Barb

]]> By: Cherylann http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24208 Cherylann Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:39:36 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/424/in-the-company-of-writers/#comment-24208 Congrats Michelle :cheer: Congrats Michelle

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