tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post7467083731167141316..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: Eat Hard for BreakfastMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-41184481184007414462010-08-12T23:32:04.809-04:002010-08-12T23:32:04.809-04:00Sounds like you had an amazing time. I hope to ca...Sounds like you had an amazing time. I hope to catch up with you, Maureen, next year. You all looked so beautiful :)L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-64513602023114343412010-08-10T18:57:13.252-04:002010-08-10T18:57:13.252-04:00Awesome stuff, Maureen! I wish I had been there. N...Awesome stuff, Maureen! I wish I had been there. NYC is marked on next year's calendar! I've already picked the shoes. :-)Alli Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363202163419352155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-50222260974705777022010-08-05T01:58:18.068-04:002010-08-05T01:58:18.068-04:00I would be so happy to share the Eileen Spotlight ...I would be so happy to share the Eileen Spotlight with you, Shoop! Can't wait to see you!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-29353383302142392292010-08-05T00:46:13.741-04:002010-08-05T00:46:13.741-04:00Eileen C. ... We wish you were the other Eileen in...Eileen C. ... We wish you were the other Eileen in the room, too. It's been too long since I've seen you!!!<br /><br />Marilyn, as always LOVELY to see you, too. You're always a calm in my conference storm.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-5933999263027300052010-08-04T21:48:59.906-04:002010-08-04T21:48:59.906-04:00Maureen, it was WONDERFUL to get to see you at the...Maureen, it was WONDERFUL to get to see you at the conference (I'm mad at myself for not snapping a photo of you and Molly Saturday night...) and, Molly, CONGRATS again on your RITA -- I was thrilled for you!!Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-39275994997074522052010-08-04T21:30:02.087-04:002010-08-04T21:30:02.087-04:00Oh how I wish I could have been the other Eileen i...Oh how I wish I could have been the other Eileen in the room. It sounds like you had an amazing time.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967828178034612278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-60301641841448815892010-08-04T17:56:35.656-04:002010-08-04T17:56:35.656-04:00LOL. Steph, yes, that quote from Rocki was another...LOL. Steph, yes, that quote from Rocki was another highlight of the conference, (even if it was in the lobby after), "Go to the f**cking gym!"<br /><br />Words to live by.<br /> <br />Re the name tags... I got home and noticed that all my dresses are snagged at the front. :( I wish I'd been one of the smart ones who clipped them up higher.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-23912260199913132832010-08-04T16:31:53.821-04:002010-08-04T16:31:53.821-04:00Three cheers for bi9g nights!Three cheers for bi9g nights!Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-37199264847261789452010-08-04T16:30:31.737-04:002010-08-04T16:30:31.737-04:00But next year could someone tell me take off me fr...But next year could someone tell me take off me freakin' name tag?Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-14781087535763807932010-08-04T16:24:57.673-04:002010-08-04T16:24:57.673-04:00The photo of me kissing Molly is the best picture ...The photo of me kissing Molly is the best picture of me from the entire conference I love it!<br /><br />And, oh, yes, Ride the Hard! I thought we were getting it as Tramp Stamp tattoos, though? No possibility of THAT being misread, right? <br /><br />I did like Nora's speech. I often skip those luncheons, but she made enduring the rubber chicken totally worth it. <br /><br />Maureen, I remember the very first chick lit party from before there was a chick lit chapter and it was just a loop run by Deanna Carlyle. NYC 2003! There must have been 40 of us in her hotel room, drinking champagne shoulder to shoulder. You couldn't move. It was awesome.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-39795277357419013442010-08-04T14:25:49.065-04:002010-08-04T14:25:49.065-04:00The photos are awesome... except for the ones with...The photos are awesome... except for the ones with ME IN THEM!!!!<br /><br />I really hate being confronted with the truth.<br /><br />But in the immortal words of Roxanne St. Clair... "You don't want to wear spanx... go to the f***ing gym!"<br /><br />That was so awesome. And kind of speaks to the "hard" thing.<br /><br />There is no easy. You want success... write. You want to publish... keep writing. You want to look fabulous... go to the gym.<br /><br />Is everything in life worth having... hard???<br /><br />Wow... that's so profound.Stephanie Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448686465587131952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-59596401477902960392010-08-04T14:00:53.836-04:002010-08-04T14:00:53.836-04:00Oh, I'm getting it from Eileen - to be sure. T...Oh, I'm getting it from Eileen - to be sure. That's a wonderful picture. <br /><br />I want an eat the hard shirt - I thought the speech was great and frankly, as much as people might begrudge her her success, the woman works really hard. Eight hours a day, most days. I don't work that hard.<br /><br />The congrats are wonderful guys thanks so much - and the photos are awesome! Thank you Maureen!Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-21086268719499291702010-08-04T12:23:16.291-04:002010-08-04T12:23:16.291-04:00Congrats on the win!
I just had an idea...do you...Congrats on the win! <br /><br />I just had an idea...do you suppose Nora Roberts is going to make a T-shirt that says "Eat the hard", or "Ride the hard"? Cause I would so wear it.Danica Avethttp://danicaavet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-4250174423565628962010-08-04T11:55:06.542-04:002010-08-04T11:55:06.542-04:00I so wish I could have been there. but I do love t...I so wish I could have been there. but I do love the Eat Hard, ha ha! I do love how straightforward that is. I don't trust a book that writes easily... and it's been a long, long time since I've written one I thought was easy to write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-14408669931667187432010-08-04T10:28:46.805-04:002010-08-04T10:28:46.805-04:00Love the pictures!Love the pictures!Leia Ricehttp://www.leiarice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-52682915581412039672010-08-04T10:04:40.523-04:002010-08-04T10:04:40.523-04:00I miss you already, Maureen! We just need to start...I miss you already, Maureen! We just need to start meeting in the middle during the year. Once a year isn't enough! And it was fabulous finally meeting Molly. And Eileen! Two great gals that I kinda wanna stalk now. (shhh. It's not stalking if it's on the internetz, right?) <br /><br />Congrats Molly for the big win! Wish I had been there to see it, but I ended up taking Saturday night to myself.The Girl You Used to Knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785178792832979385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-88650331408721813452010-08-04T09:58:15.749-04:002010-08-04T09:58:15.749-04:00What a wonderful post and huge congrats to Molly f...What a wonderful post and huge congrats to Molly for the Rita win. Wish I could have been there at the chicklit party.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-9628440391901227052010-08-04T09:57:08.227-04:002010-08-04T09:57:08.227-04:00Maureen:
To reiterate what I said last Saturday: ...Maureen:<br /><br />To reiterate what I said last Saturday: Your dress was awesome! And it was great to see you.Megan Framptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196738392230684978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-40579748197647796222010-08-04T09:47:41.545-04:002010-08-04T09:47:41.545-04:00I can't believe I left the Harlequin party off...I can't believe I left the Harlequin party off my list is highlights. What a night. Thanks to Molly for taking me as her guest. Made me want to write for Harlequin, big time. Those gals know how to party!Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.com