tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post3211923817725489832..comments2024-03-28T17:30:06.439-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: For the love of communityJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-85203583672212240722016-08-15T13:21:20.938-04:002016-08-15T13:21:20.938-04:00Thank you all for your comments and I'm so sor...Thank you all for your comments and I'm so sorry I didn't respond yesterday. I was in a car most of the day - no Internet!<br /><br />KM - I get so much out of my local chapter meetings, and the SinC international listserve and publications are so valuable!<br /><br />Aww, Sally - thank you!<br /><br />Linda - The work SinC is doing on diversity is so very important. We are lucky.<br /><br />Gloria - Yes! Rhys was a delight! <br /><br />Georgia - Thank you! I'm so glad you have a tribe. Writing can be isolating and lonely in many ways, but writing friendships are the best.<br /><br />Shari - It's so great you've found new writers friends in CT - and can keep the old ones through the miracle of modern technology!Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-77518076614170232692016-08-14T21:38:08.258-04:002016-08-14T21:38:08.258-04:00Sounds like you had a wonderful day! It is so ener...Sounds like you had a wonderful day! It is so energizing to spend time around other authors. I miss my Virginia SINC group like crazy, but I am very lucky that some new writer friends have embraced me here in CT.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51936247724292207312016-08-14T20:05:06.272-04:002016-08-14T20:05:06.272-04:00Julie, the first part of your post sounded as thou...Julie, the first part of your post sounded as though I had written it. But the ending was different from my experience. I don't have the close connection to SinC mystery writers as I did when I lived in Nashville. However, I have made friendships with several writers whose opinion I value. I do have a tribe. Congratulations on your contest win. That is always a boost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132868985560402724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82727396433265681532016-08-14T19:31:23.343-04:002016-08-14T19:31:23.343-04:00Julies, what a great day that had to have been. I&...Julies, what a great day that had to have been. I've heard Rhys Bownen speak more than once and found her delightful. Yes, the mystery writing community is a great one and so accepting. My attendance at Malice Domestic is one of the highlights of my year. Congratulations on winning that award. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-38169659209363814912016-08-14T18:34:21.292-04:002016-08-14T18:34:21.292-04:00Great summary of the day, Julie! And thanks for po...Great summary of the day, Julie! And thanks for pointing out the diversity report. I"m so pleased that SinC initiated this work and continues with it. We're so lucky to have Sisters in Crime, and I often bless Sara Paretsky and Nancy Pickard for their pioneering work in starting it.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71372146718025160272016-08-14T15:10:58.757-04:002016-08-14T15:10:58.757-04:00Julie,
What an informative post. Thank you. You r...Julie, <br />What an informative post. Thank you. You refreshed my recollection on some of the helpful writing tips Rhys made. It was truly a wonderful day, and your novel 'beginning' was wonderful too.<br />(And Warren, you were thought of and like Julie said, MISSED!)Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62673991939790071712016-08-14T11:06:55.902-04:002016-08-14T11:06:55.902-04:00I just came away from my local critique group'...I just came away from my local critique group's monthly breakfast meeting with, as usual, a renewed commitment to settle down to work.<br /><br />Every once in a while, something I'm working on just zings for me, but I have learned that other people may not have the same reaction.<br /><br />Fact checking is important. Nothing pulls me (and I suspect many other people) out of a story as quickly as a totally erroneous statement presented as fact. I don't have to agree with opinions, but wrong facts bother me.<br /><br />Sounds like it was a great meeting, and that you have a great group. I love my SINC chapter, and in many ways I wish I'd joined it earlier. I went to one meeting several years before I joined, and it was so unwelcoming that I didn't think I'd ever go back. Thank you to Gloria Alden, who strongly suggested I give it another try. I'm so glad I did!KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11550384078150999202016-08-14T10:10:26.598-04:002016-08-14T10:10:26.598-04:00Warren - we miss you, too! Your contribution to th...Warren - we miss you, too! Your contribution to the raffle was thoughtful. Thank you!Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-3913753103501024782016-08-14T10:08:28.315-04:002016-08-14T10:08:28.315-04:00Margaret - that tip really struck home for me, too...Margaret - that tip really struck home for me, too. And Rhys used personal stories to illustrate her point that really drove home how faulty memory can be - something I see in my own life more and more!Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-73844279773930833232016-08-14T10:05:47.108-04:002016-08-14T10:05:47.108-04:00Well said, Kait. SinC's mission is so importan...Well said, Kait. SinC's mission is so important.<br /><br />Jim - Thanks! I'm so glad to be part of this community.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-8592798181303660502016-08-14T09:51:34.312-04:002016-08-14T09:51:34.312-04:00I really miss that community of writers.I really miss that community of writers.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40800394328737552352016-08-14T09:41:18.760-04:002016-08-14T09:41:18.760-04:00I enjoyed learning the ideas that you took away fr...I enjoyed learning the ideas that you took away from the conference, particularly to double-check facts you think you know.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29076537897336156862016-08-14T07:40:18.024-04:002016-08-14T07:40:18.024-04:00As Kait says, the mystery community is a very warm...As Kait says, the mystery community is a very warm and welcoming group of people both collectively and individually. It sounds like you had a great experience, Julie. Write on!<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-72585521326589896672016-08-14T03:30:37.581-04:002016-08-14T03:30:37.581-04:00Great post, Julie. An interviewer once asked me wh...Great post, Julie. An interviewer once asked me what I wish I had known about writing before I started. I answered that I wished I had known how warm and accepting the mystery writing community is as it would have helped me overcome the fear factor. Writing conferences, retreats, meetings are wonderful and a great way to recharge. <br /><br />Thank you for including the link to the SinC Diversity Report. Thirty years ago SinC started as a way to level the playing field for women in a male dominated genre. I'm proud to be a part of an organization that realises that the work is not done and is reaching out to expand the conversation. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.com