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Friday, July 29, 2005
Eloisa, Teresa and Connie Insult Each Other in Public
So today the three of us gave a workshop at the RWA conference. We were supposed to talk about romance cliches, like the amnesia plot: a good, solid workshop that would appeal to beginners and others. But then this morning Terri and I got the idea of acting out a critique group. So we turned ourselves into...
Ellie, Terri and CB from Pocahontas, Ohio!
Poor Ellie, Terri and CB...We've been writing for about a year, but we haven't quite started putting pen to paper because we want to make sure that we don't make any mistakes first. So we meet every Wednesday night in the bowling alley, and discuss all the things we shouldn't do once we start writing.
Tonight was CB's turn to talk about what she thought she'd put into that book, once she started writing it.
"My hero is a missionary!" CB said enthusiastically.
"That will never sell!" snapped Ellie (Eloisa). "The only spiritual thing your hero should be thinking about is the missionary position."
"Oh girls," Terri said, "Let's all try and get along. I think missionaries are really sexy, CB!"
There were moments of great hilarity... I don't know why it is, but when the squawkers insult each other with a ruthless lack of hesitation, it seems to cause a near level of hysterical laughter in the room.
Wish you all were here! More on the conference later...we've got some great pictures and right now we're all off to a fancy dinner being given by our publisher in a Wedding Chapel!
So today the three of us gave a workshop at the RWA conference. We were supposed to talk about romance cliches, like the amnesia plot: a good, solid workshop that would appeal to beginners and others. But then this morning Terri and I got the idea of acting out a critique group. So we turned ourselves into...
Ellie, Terri and CB from Pocahontas, Ohio!
Poor Ellie, Terri and CB...We've been writing for about a year, but we haven't quite started putting pen to paper because we want to make sure that we don't make any mistakes first. So we meet every Wednesday night in the bowling alley, and discuss all the things we shouldn't do once we start writing.
Tonight was CB's turn to talk about what she thought she'd put into that book, once she started writing it.
"My hero is a missionary!" CB said enthusiastically.
"That will never sell!" snapped Ellie (Eloisa). "The only spiritual thing your hero should be thinking about is the missionary position."
"Oh girls," Terri said, "Let's all try and get along. I think missionaries are really sexy, CB!"
There were moments of great hilarity... I don't know why it is, but when the squawkers insult each other with a ruthless lack of hesitation, it seems to cause a near level of hysterical laughter in the room.
Wish you all were here! More on the conference later...we've got some great pictures and right now we're all off to a fancy dinner being given by our publisher in a Wedding Chapel!
Eloisa James, 7:50 PM
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