debriefing Word...
Word Vancouver 2013 was a lot of fun. And I have a t-shirt to prove it! Nothing says fun more than a free t-shirt. (well unless they give you chocolates to go with...)
Word is a massive literary festival held in and around the main Vancouver Library. This year due to severe rain warnings, all the exhibitors' tables were moved inside into the hallways. It was dry, but very crowded. Our Romance Writers' table was originally shared with the Crime Writers of America, but when I got back from lunch, it appeared my co-romantics had killed the CWAs and the table was much more spacious. (you'd think crime writers would be more suspicious but I think we lulled them into a false sense of security with all the hearts and romantic frippery)
At four o'clock I joined fellow writers, Eileen Cook, Susan Lyons/Fox and Roxanne Snopek on a panel "Dishing on Romance." (pictures may or may not follow) The questions varied from queries about traditional publishers to digital first, whether or not to set books in Canada (we were pretty evenly split on that) and on to our varying writing styles and discipline. (no, not bdsm, but how often do we write. apparently I am not nearly diligent enough. those other writers are way more productive than I)
I was hoping for questions on research as that has become such a major part of my writing. I'm constantly googling horse racing schedules, places in San Antonio and performance drugs for my current work in progress. And more personal research helps inform the romantic details of my novels. But they didn't seem to want to know about that. Oh well, probably some writers' tricks are better left to the imagination.
All in all, it was a fun and informative day. If you missed it this year, mark down the third Sunday in September for the next year's Word and I hope I'll see you there!
Word is a massive literary festival held in and around the main Vancouver Library. This year due to severe rain warnings, all the exhibitors' tables were moved inside into the hallways. It was dry, but very crowded. Our Romance Writers' table was originally shared with the Crime Writers of America, but when I got back from lunch, it appeared my co-romantics had killed the CWAs and the table was much more spacious. (you'd think crime writers would be more suspicious but I think we lulled them into a false sense of security with all the hearts and romantic frippery)
At four o'clock I joined fellow writers, Eileen Cook, Susan Lyons/Fox and Roxanne Snopek on a panel "Dishing on Romance." (pictures may or may not follow) The questions varied from queries about traditional publishers to digital first, whether or not to set books in Canada (we were pretty evenly split on that) and on to our varying writing styles and discipline. (no, not bdsm, but how often do we write. apparently I am not nearly diligent enough. those other writers are way more productive than I)
I was hoping for questions on research as that has become such a major part of my writing. I'm constantly googling horse racing schedules, places in San Antonio and performance drugs for my current work in progress. And more personal research helps inform the romantic details of my novels. But they didn't seem to want to know about that. Oh well, probably some writers' tricks are better left to the imagination.
All in all, it was a fun and informative day. If you missed it this year, mark down the third Sunday in September for the next year's Word and I hope I'll see you there!
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