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RWA National in San Francisco – July 30

Posted in Conferences, Hearts Through History, History Conference, RWA National, The Beau Monde, The Writing Life on July 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The San Francisco Marriott is buzzing with the sound of women’s voices. Conference Registration opened at 7:00 this morning and by 8 o’clock the lines were long. RWA is here and in full Conference mode! Today I attended the First Annual Historical Conference, a conference within a conference, sponsored by The Beau Monde and Hearts [...]

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San Francisco – July 29

Posted in Conferences, RWA National, San Francisco, The Writing Life, tagged , on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On Tuesday, I woke early and headed down to Starbucks for some needed caffeine, and to post July 28th’s blog. On the way, I met Tina Murray from Naples, Florida. Tina is a member of Southwest Florida Romance Writers. We started talking and I quickly learned that ArcheBooks Publishing has just released Tina’s first book, [...]

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San Francisco – July 28

Posted in RWA National, San Francisco on July 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Monday was housekeeping day. Early morning I visited the laundromat, followed by repacking. We left our son’s apartment and taxied up to the San Francisco Marriott. Regular check-in is at 4 pm but our room was ready so we were able to get in and unpacked by 1 pm. Friendly staff and a smooth check-in. [...]

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San Francisco – July 27

Posted in RWA Literacy, San Francisco, Touring, tagged , , on July 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

From now until the RWA National Conference ends August 3, I’m posting daily about events here in San Francisco. If the mood strikes, please take a minute to comment. To other writers attending, please share a link to your own blog posts about RWA National. Years from now, long after senility sets in, I will [...]

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San Francisco – Interim Weather Update

Posted in San Francisco, Weather, tagged , on July 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Sunday’s temps in San Francisco were in the mid 50′s and mostly cloudy, cooler than previous predictions. The ten-day forecast now calls for high 50′s to low 60′s through the week, although the sun should soon return. More to come.

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San Francisco – July 26

Posted in San Francisco, tagged , , , on July 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »

From now until the RWA National Conference ends August 3, I plan to post daily about events here in San Francisco. If the mood strikes, please take a minute or two to comment. To other writers attending, please share a link to your own blog posts about RWA National. I had mentioned to my son [...]

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San Francisco – July 25

Posted in Romance, San Francisco on July 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

From now until the RWA National Conference ends August 3, I plan to post daily about events here in San Francisco. If the mood strikes, please take a minute or two to comment. To other writers attending – please share a link to your own blog posts about RWA National. Friday morning we visited the [...]

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San Francisco – July 24

Posted in Conferences, RWA National, San Francisco on July 24, 2008 | 10 Comments »

From now until the RWA National Conference ends August 3, I plan to post daily about events here in San Francisco. If the mood strikes, please take a minute or two to comment. To other writers attending – please share a link to your own blog posts about RWA National. Our oldest son lives in [...]

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Scribbles and Images

Posted in Craft, Reflections, The Writing Life, Voices on July 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I changed my laptop wallpaper a few days ago. In the process I made a small discovery. Last year we drove up to Rhode Island to see the Newport Mansions. On our second day there, my husband suggested a sail on the Narragansett Bay. That’s where I shot this picture, the one I placed on [...]

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I hear voices

Posted in Craft, The Writing Life, Voices on July 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »

For me, it all starts with a voice. Soon others chime in. Before I can bring my characters to life, I must hear them speak and think. HEARTS IN WINTER, my current wip, was conceived at three o’clock on an early winter’s morn. A woman’s thoughts stepped into my dreams and nudged me awake. From [...]

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Stringing Beads

Posted in The Writing Life on July 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’m a writer. I have been most of my life, at least since I learned such a creature existed. That identification has been both a burden as I struggled to write, and a joy as I put substance to imagined lives. The problem is I’ve found a lot of distractions along the way. Almost four [...]

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