A few weeks ago I did a conference call visit with a book group in Pennsylvania to discuss Pajama Girls. It was arranged by Wanda (who stops by here once in a while), who also hosted the group that evening. Everybody came in pajamas. Even Sue F., who is 71. We had a great discussion; they asked a lot of good questions and were very polite when I rambled off into subsidiary topics. All in all, a great cyber-meetng.
I have two more book group meetings this month, one cyber and one in person. Please keep this in mind — if you have a book group that is reading something of mine, I am happy to visit. Technology makes these things possible. My only requirement is that the group actually read someting of mine. Just drop me an email and we’ll get organized.
Via the glowingly radiant Robyn Bender, this link to a really interesting post about the similarities between writing and mothering..
Filed under ‘better late than never’ I am jumping on this meme I first saw at HelenKay Dimon’s weblog: ten signs a novel was written by me.
10. There are letters, phone messages, newspaper advertisements and/ or other odd ways of passing along information to readers.
9. Nary a werewolf in sight; nor will you find vampires, elves, fairies, talking animals, or magical to-doing of any kind.
8. Ghosts (human or canine), the green man, and other slightly less than normal beings wander in and out again without much fanfare.
7. The biggest stumbling block for any romantic relationship is going to have something to do with trust and the resolution of troubled family relationships. I don’t do secret babies, but I usually have a difficult mother tucked into one corner or another.
6. I will never, ever tell you how big the main female character’s breasts are.
5. I will never, ever tell you how bit the main male character’s — well, you get the idea.
4. If I open the bedroom door while characters are having sex, the guy is always going to be talking. A lot.
3. The characters I like the best have dogs.
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I am going to leave two spaces open in case you would like to make a suggestion. Every writer has fixations, and most writers know some (but not all) of them. So, go ahead, enlighten me.
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This is a bit daunting…but I like a challenge.#. Children will rarely be bit players and even when they do have a small role, their words or actions will often share important information (consciously or unconsciously) about the adult players.I choose to cite the arrow incident in Tied to the Tracks; Bean in the Pajama Girls; and, really, the Wilderness series is rife with well-informed and brave children.
Crickey, Pam. I never noticed this, but I can’t disagree with you. What an odd thing the subconscious is.