DON'T GO IT ALONE!
Here's a picture of Diann, me, and Colleen at a recent speaking engagement--the only thing missing is Kristin (move to Indiana, K!)
All four of us orignally met online and started critiquing each other's mss. and chatting on email. Eventually, we attended conferences together and built a friendship that has turned into one of my life's biggest blessings.
Writing can be a solitary occupation, and you can find yourself lonely and uninformed because you've closeted yourself away from others. If you haven't done so already, take a step to broaden your world. Join an online writer's group (ACFW and FHL are a couple good ones). Go to a conference and meet other writers like yourself. You'll grow in knowlege as you learn from others and expand your horizons as you meet people who share a common goal. And who knows, you might just find a friend for life.
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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
8 Comments:
Very lovely picture. Very true words!
Rachel
So true, Denise. I don't knwo what I'd do without my friends.
Tracey
I agree, Denise! We need those connections. I'd be lost without my online writing buddies.
Rhonda
I was just checking to see if my crit buddies were saying nasty things about me. I see they haven't. So...I LOVE my crit group. They definately make this a more tolerable road (but still not easy).
Where would I be without the Posse? Crit group 14 originals: Kim, Bev, Jill S., Margie, Crystal. We rocketh.
i had no internet for 3 weeks (if you noticed, i didn't comment for a while) and i went stark crazy! no friends to chat to in the evening! no email to check. noone to have a whine to when i had a bad day (my roommate hadn't moved in yet) i ended up CALLING a bunch of my online buddies, and well, long distance phone calls that last for an hour just aren't cheap are they?
thank God for the internet!
kristin i'm so glad i'm back too! unfortunately my computer is broken still, but i have my roommates to use. i got a call from the place and said my laptop is ready to pick up so i'll be rushing down there tomorrow after uni to collect it! i'm so excited!
Love the picture, ladies. While at the ACFW conference, a friend and I attended the Brainstorming session the four of you held. That was the catalyst for my friend and I to become crit partners. I couldn't do it without her. You ladies are an inspiration because you've shown how mixed genres can work well together.
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