tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post464135136515546809..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: Connections...Maureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-52934526283585192622010-11-11T23:07:21.840-05:002010-11-11T23:07:21.840-05:00I just saw the Glee episode and it was a good one....I just saw the Glee episode and it was a good one. I hope they do more like that. Along with all the serious stuff, we get Britney's great lines.<br /><br />Will (?): We don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater<br /><br />Britney: Oh, I've done that before.<br /><br />Or something like that. Made me snort.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-9219185535297160962010-11-11T17:09:16.948-05:002010-11-11T17:09:16.948-05:00Loved the look on Kurt's face, and the connect...Loved the look on Kurt's face, and the connections are so important. <br />Honestly, those first few conferences were revelations to me. Talking about writing and books and stories in depth was something I'd never done before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-76096394481434439132010-11-11T12:24:49.656-05:002010-11-11T12:24:49.656-05:00Eileen, I'm sure you were as cute (or cuter) t...Eileen, I'm sure you were as cute (or cuter) than Kurt. :)Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-68426274525341675582010-11-11T12:09:16.613-05:002010-11-11T12:09:16.613-05:00It's true the non-writers don't always get...It's true the non-writers don't always get it, even if they want to try. Interestingly, I think my non-writing friends who are most likely to get it are generally psychologists/therapists. They like to pull apart people's motivations and goals and obstacles as much as we do. I'm not sure what it says about me that I have so many friends who are psychologists and therapists, but there you have it.<br /><br />That said, there's a guy. He's the dad of another kid that's been on a ton of my kid's soccer teams. He always asks me how the books are going. Which should be nice friendly small talk stuff, but there's something in how he does it that gives me the heebie-jeebies. Maybe it's because he stands too close. Or because he seems to want to know my sales numbers and not anything about the creative side.<br /><br />I also find that you can accidentally hijack a situation when people find out you're an author. While I'm thrilled to meet people who read and want to talk about books, I'm always aware that there are times to deflect attention (like someone else's birthday party, for instance!).<br /><br />Going to those first writers conferences was a little like finally finding my own tribe, though. So thrilling. I'm sure I probably looked like Kurt standing there with his face shining and that big smile. Well, maybe not quite that cute, but you get the idea.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-22915794760973554152010-11-11T09:53:56.115-05:002010-11-11T09:53:56.115-05:00I've never really been bullied but I do relate...I've never really been bullied but I do relate to that "no one understands" thing.<br /><br />I think connecting with people who share common experiences is so important. <br /><br />Makes me sad, but I need to hide my writer angst from friends and family with whom I used to share (virtually) everything. They just don't get it and think there's something wrong with me. Well, there is, but that's another topic. ;)Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-22892794404564088232010-11-11T09:34:06.666-05:002010-11-11T09:34:06.666-05:00Karen that sounds awesome. Even just talking to pe...Karen that sounds awesome. Even just talking to people at the breakfast table at NJRW gave me inspirtation. Different writers doing different types of work. All good. I need to do that more. <br /><br />And Molly that was my 2nd conference so I was still in just as much awe!<br /><br />And my family is incredibly supportive too... but they want to know when I'm buying my shore house.Stephanie Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448686465587131952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-55891530736743471322010-11-11T09:14:33.405-05:002010-11-11T09:14:33.405-05:00oh and Karen good luck at the retreat - I think st...oh and Karen good luck at the retreat - I think stepping out of the comfort zone is a great way to get some writing mojo...Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-39265975483160568742010-11-11T09:14:00.908-05:002010-11-11T09:14:00.908-05:00I found you Steph at my first conference - the two...I found you Steph at my first conference - the two of us standing against the wall at that Duets party!!<br /><br />So much of your post makes sense to me - my family are all athletes too and for my 8th grade graduation all I wanted was a typewriter - that I actually used to write stories. And my folks are incredibly supportive but sometimes thier uninformed support can be exasperating "when are you going to be on Oprah?" <br /><br />It's amazing to me how much I DON'T talk about writing with other people in my life. People ask and I tell them and that's it. Like any job, I suppose. But put me around another writer or at a conference - I can talk writing for DAYS.Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-54110199719597623512010-11-11T09:04:38.443-05:002010-11-11T09:04:38.443-05:00I hear you. I'll never forget my first RWA co...I hear you. I'll never forget my first RWA conference either. I spent the entire time walking around in awe and shock - kind of like Kurt on Glee the other night.<br /><br />As I matter of fact, tomorrow I'm totally stepping out of my comfort zone and going to a weekend writing retreat with a bunch of other writers who I don't know. Gulp. <br /><br />But my muse needs some rejuvinating. And I love the connection. So I'm hopeful.Karen Wnoreply@blogger.com