Comments on: Lessons From Jennifer http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/ SEXY, SASSY, SMART ROMANTIC FICTION Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:40:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Larissa http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-476 Larissa Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-476 Amen! Amen!

]]> By: Wendy Duren http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-477 Wendy Duren Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-477 I love it when you're fired up. I love it when you’re fired up.

]]> By: Alison Kent http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-478 Alison Kent Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-478 Oooh, GREAT post. And the RWA prez thinks romance can only be between a man and a woman? Doesn't that leave out a lot of vampires and werewolves? LOLOL! Oooh, GREAT post. And the RWA prez thinks romance can only be between a man and a woman? Doesn’t that leave out a lot of vampires and werewolves? LOLOL!

]]> By: L.N. Hammer http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-479 L.N. Hammer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-479 I guess all those Romances published by gay presses (some of them as predictable as the least original categories) aren't really Romances after all? Feh to that. Love is love is love, and Romance is a big tent. I don't think it's so much as there are writers who don't want to write crap as those who don't think they need to (or don't have the time to) do better than "good enough." They write in all genres. ---L. I guess all those Romances published by gay presses (some of them as predictable as the least original categories) aren’t really Romances after all? Feh to that. Love is love is love, and Romance is a big tent.

I don’t think it’s so much as there are writers who don’t want to write crap as those who don’t think they need to (or don’t have the time to) do better than “good enough.” They write in all genres.

—L.

]]> By: Candy http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-480 Candy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-480 The RWA prez trying to limit "romance" to a love relationship between one man, one woman sounds eerily similar to attempts to legislate marriage as one man, one woman. Which, frankly, just raises my hackles no end. I'm waiting for "one man, one woman, ABSOLUTELY NO ANAL SEX" to come next. The RWA prez trying to limit “romance” to a love relationship between one man, one woman sounds eerily similar to attempts to legislate marriage as one man, one woman. Which, frankly, just raises my hackles no end. I’m waiting for “one man, one woman, ABSOLUTELY NO ANAL SEX” to come next.

]]> By: Jordan http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-481 Jordan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-481 Great post. Got to love Jennifer. She's a hoot. Great post. Got to love Jennifer. She’s a hoot.

]]> By: sybil http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-482 sybil Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-482 The more I read about RWA the more I seriously dislike them. As a reader I have never paid them any attention. I could careless who belongs and it has no influence on what I buy. Does RWA do anything good? Or are they just playing bully on the playground? I have never read a Jennifer Cruise novel but Bet Me is tbr. Btw what to you think of jamie so far? The more I read about RWA the more I seriously dislike them. As a reader I have never paid them any attention. I could careless who belongs and it has no influence on what I buy.

Does RWA do anything good? Or are they just playing bully on the playground?

I have never read a Jennifer Cruise novel but Bet Me is tbr.

Btw what to you think of jamie so far?

]]> By: HelenKay http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-483 HelenKay Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-483 I agree. Trying to define romance is a useless activity. Trying to define it narrowly is just stupid. Sybil - there is a great deal of dispute out there about RWA and whether or not it does any good. For me it's been positive in that it's kept me motivated and informed about certain things in the writing world. I do have to say that the information I need now in my career - the common sense stuff about the business - seems to be lacking. There also is a lot of infighting and "my stuff is better than yours" crap, but I'm guessing that goes on in any organization. Bet Me is coming up on my TBR pile too. Honestly, I just got Jamie and haven't started it yet. The plan is to hit it this weekend. I agree. Trying to define romance is a useless activity. Trying to define it narrowly is just stupid.

Sybil - there is a great deal of dispute out there about RWA and whether or not it does any good. For me it’s been positive in that it’s kept me motivated and informed about certain things in the writing world. I do have to say that the information I need now in my career - the common sense stuff about the business - seems to be lacking. There also is a lot of infighting and “my stuff is better than yours” crap, but I’m guessing that goes on in any organization.

Bet Me is coming up on my TBR pile too. Honestly, I just got Jamie and haven’t started it yet. The plan is to hit it this weekend.

]]> By: Sasha http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-484 Sasha Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/05/lessons-from-jennifer/#comment-484 I'm late to the party...but great post!! I’m late to the party…but great post!!

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