Gossip

I decided to do a little sleuthing and try to find some juicy industry gossip. Found this link to the red pen diaries and I’m wondering which conference she was talking about. Wow.

It also made me think about today’s post in Romancing the Blog. We live in a small world. And what you say can really be powerful, particularly over the Internet. My belief might be a naiive one, but I think you should really try not to say bad things about people. Anyone. Because it WILL come back to bite you. And usually you’re hurting yourself in the long run.

I’m just as guilty about saying things that later I regret, but I wince when I read flame wars on the Internet. People who cuss each other out and who are disrespectful don’t seem to realize that many, MANY people are reading. Some love to read flame wars.

They make me uncomfortable. I don’t consider them good for anyone’s career or reputation. Let’s go back to that old adage, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” This is not to say that I don’t believe in standing up for yourself or your values. But I do believe that you can stand up for them in a way that is graceful and classy.

Plot twists

I’m gearing up for my morning pages. I think I’ll set a minimum goal of 5 pages and hope for another 7. Maybe 10 if it’s a good day.

The babies are visiting with Grandma at the moment. Grandmas are wonderful for spoiling, cuddling, and allowing Mommy to get valuable sleep. Whereas Dad won’t even consider getting up with a screaming baby at 2 a.m. unless Mom is on her death bed, a Grandma is more than happy to soothe her darling grandbaby. So, this is a true vacation for me. Sleep! Woo hoo!

I re-read about a hundred pages of MY WILD IRISH ROGUE at the car dealership yesterday and decided that it really is salvageable. But what I’ll need to do is a 3-week synopsis (meaning, it will take me 3 weeks to figure out what the heck I’m doing). Once I have the heroine nailed down, I think I can beat this puppy into submission. Her goals are nebulous at the moment. She likes to shop (okay, surely even medieval heroines liked shopping) but that’s about it. I had my hero clearly defined, but the heroine simply reacted to the situations. Must deepen her character. At the moment, she has the depth of a rain puddle.

Basically the goals for today are: 5-7 pages on WEDDED TO THE ENEMY. Read another 100 pages of MWIR and figure out who the heroine is.

Must. Sell. I think Mills & Boon needs to hurry up and call me. I am so NOT GOOD at waiting.