tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post6419159471864203756..comments2023-10-22T03:44:10.146-04:00Comments on Fierce Romance: Romance Takes a HitVonda Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-85783893350155446782008-09-20T08:42:00.000-04:002008-09-20T08:42:00.000-04:00That's so sad, Carol! And funny about your son. Mi...That's so sad, Carol! And funny about your son. Mine, who is in college now was thrashed soundly by one of his female friends for not telling her that I wrote romance. Then she asked if he read my work. Red faced, he said no. LOL<BR/>Though I've read him scenes to make sure I have my hand-to-hand combat worked out properly. He's got a 2nd degree black belt in 2 different martial arts so is my tech advisor. LOL <BR/><BR/>Good luck on future speaking engagements! I've signed up to do my FIRST in person workshop at Shreveport in March. Really excited, but it'll be a little different than teaching Happy Hookers online. :)Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-42183953611262942652008-09-18T22:32:00.000-04:002008-09-18T22:32:00.000-04:00Carol, what a bummer that the kids missed out on h...Carol, what a bummer that the kids missed out on hearing you speak. I love listening to you talk.Jill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427195661910894382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-52113274809816936142008-09-18T21:30:00.000-04:002008-09-18T21:30:00.000-04:00I give you so much credit for being able to state ...I give you so much credit for being able to state this so well. I'm just finding my feet when it comes to fielding ignorant questions and comments. I hope you do get booked for a future program with the school. :)Stacey Joy Netzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13908548379784017162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-448709940765071282008-09-18T21:18:00.000-04:002008-09-18T21:18:00.000-04:00Thanks, Lexi. Someone said the school was going t...Thanks, Lexi. Someone said the school was going to cut back on assemblies this year, so I don't know if they'll even have it. Although the kids do this writing program called WAVE, so they are emphasizing writing.<BR/><BR/>Sandy, I agree. She had a definite bias against romance, but I also think she's clueless as to what middle school aged girls like to read. I believe she has two sons. LOLCarol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-81827917397629357182008-09-18T20:48:00.000-04:002008-09-18T20:48:00.000-04:00Carol,That's a terrible bias on that woman's part....Carol,<BR/>That's a terrible bias on that woman's part. I think you should talk to the principle, the board, or someone at the school who can get something done. Those kids missed out on a wonderful program, and I think you should the higher ups know what they missed out on. The kids were probably bored to death with what they had to listen to. <BR/><BR/>Sandy, who's really irritated by that kind of nonsenseSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-91245979658984631872008-09-18T20:20:00.000-04:002008-09-18T20:20:00.000-04:00Wow, Carol! How rotten! I bet you'd be a GREAT s...Wow, Carol! How rotten! I bet you'd be a GREAT speaker! You should pursue it!Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897165800930936073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-90154209938046020562008-09-18T15:27:00.000-04:002008-09-18T15:27:00.000-04:00Amy, you're so right - romance is the Cinderella! ...Amy, you're so right - romance is the Cinderella! And we are the fairy godmothers!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Nicole. I'd love to talk to the kids about writing.Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-2466542450004301442008-09-18T13:33:00.000-04:002008-09-18T13:33:00.000-04:00You would be a great speaker at the assembly, Caro...You would be a great speaker at the assembly, Carol! I hope they become more openminded and allow you to do your thing next time.Nicole Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535088964454920083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-68151199823873524082008-09-18T13:18:00.000-04:002008-09-18T13:18:00.000-04:00Great topic, Carol. I've heard too many stories o...Great topic, Carol. I've heard too many stories of literary events of all types that manage not to include romance--like it's somehow an ugly stepsister. I prefer to think of romance as Cinderella--after all, we're the most highly sought fiction genre. <BR/><BR/>But I love your point that first and foremost you're an AUTHOR--not of any genre or style, but someone who paints with words to elicit emotions from readers. And this is such an important topic for our schools to teach students of all ages to use words. I hope you one day get your assembly presentation together--even if it means your son spends an hour hiding in a bathroom!Amy Atwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397895210682654874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-31903363001612612362008-09-18T12:51:00.000-04:002008-09-18T12:51:00.000-04:00Liza, thanks for your comment. I've thought about...Liza, thanks for your comment. I've thought about presenting a workshop, but haven't hit on a topic yet that I think would be beneficial to people. I've gone to too many workshops that state the obvious and aren't very helpful. Yeah, my son cracks me up. I mortified him once when I picked him up from a birthday party and started singing karaoke with the girls. He poked his head in the room, his eyes got big and round, and he disappeared. LOL I live to embarrass my boys.Carol Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957449133993571882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-32591648328445595212008-09-18T12:34:00.000-04:002008-09-18T12:34:00.000-04:00Carol, too funny about your son saying he would've...Carol, too funny about your son saying he would've hid in the bathroom. *G*<BR/><BR/>But I have to say, I was impressed with you just from this blog post. Do you present workshops? If not, you should probably start because I would love to hear you speak. And I would be honored to have a romance author speak to my daughter's school. :-) Her teacher last year tried to talk me into speaking to the class, but that's not my forte...although I'm getting better since I have no choice but to speak at conference (I tried to get out of it, but Stacey will only do so much...LOL).Donna Marie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642269808104367931noreply@blogger.com