tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post7780602059521811763..comments2024-03-28T23:20:45.447-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: No Pulled Punches by Megan CraneWriter Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-6341953737363388612010-09-18T01:03:09.053-04:002010-09-18T01:03:09.053-04:00This answers a question I didn't even realize ...This answers a question I didn't even realize I was asking! I'll often look at my material and know inside that it's just not quite there and I'll give up on trying to figure out what's missing or wrong(deluding myself into thinking no one else will notice it), but...as cruel as it sounds, you're 100 per cent right. It's pain.<br />The more the better. Fightbook Club. <br /><br />Very insightful.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing,<br /><br />W&WWordsmith and Wessonhttps://twitter.com/wordsmithwessonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-20150514261843263132010-09-16T13:54:43.716-04:002010-09-16T13:54:43.716-04:00Thanks for this! It's always good to hear anot...Thanks for this! It's always good to hear another writer say "I thought I knew blah, blah, blah until...." I think we all learn something with each book. Or we should.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-18567122298052466652010-09-16T13:21:03.987-04:002010-09-16T13:21:03.987-04:00Nice post! I can't wait to read your book.Nice post! I can't wait to read your book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858789421494610124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-79879571419887755972010-09-15T13:45:21.612-04:002010-09-15T13:45:21.612-04:00I've always thought romance was one of the har...I've always thought romance was one of the hardest genres to write in. Great, insightful post!Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-16582223611312866462010-09-15T13:39:07.458-04:002010-09-15T13:39:07.458-04:00Congratulations on your new book. You are quite ri...Congratulations on your new book. You are quite right about not pulling punches.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Greg Gutierrez<br />Zen and the Art of SurfingGreg Gutierrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855863421285825296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-20566508779991300062010-09-15T09:12:28.190-04:002010-09-15T09:12:28.190-04:00I read a lot of romance as a freelance editor and ...I read a lot of romance as a freelance editor and copywriter, and yesterday I was SOBBING over a particularly touching-to-me scene between the hero and heroine (in a Harlequin inspirational). The emotion in romances, particularly category romance because of the shorter format and absolute focus on the hero and heroine, never fails to impact me. LOVE romance and will seek out your Presents.Melissa Senatehttp://www.melissasenate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-12272835153436482822010-09-15T08:17:11.469-04:002010-09-15T08:17:11.469-04:00Well said, Megan!
For readers of romance and wo...Well said, Megan! <br /><br />For readers of romance and women's fiction, and I'd say YA as well, emotional connection is the ultimate measure of a book's success. Love IS everything when you're first in it, or newly out of it, or when something/someone you love is in danger.Therese Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947928823404887883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-86570538831784328912010-09-14T20:05:14.864-04:002010-09-14T20:05:14.864-04:00This post totally made me want to go out and buy a...This post totally made me want to go out and buy a romance novel! I haven't read romance since my high school addiction to Danielle Steel, but I may have to get started on a new addiction with your novels!<br /><br />I love how writing romance taught you something new about your writing.Brenda Janowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-49938849137017035632010-09-14T16:20:14.818-04:002010-09-14T16:20:14.818-04:00Wonderful post Megan. You are so right. Can't ...Wonderful post Megan. You are so right. Can't go pulling punches in romance. It's all or nothing.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-71341199497160077022010-09-14T15:43:10.119-04:002010-09-14T15:43:10.119-04:00Megan, I love the idea of "don't pull pun...Megan, I love the idea of "don't pull punches" as a writing motto! It's like a reminder to go for it rather than holding back. I'm at two months 'til deadline so it's great timing. :-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-28265067754710881432010-09-14T15:12:51.542-04:002010-09-14T15:12:51.542-04:00Great post Megan! Love is what we build our world ...Great post Megan! Love is what we build our world around. And who can resist that--falling in love--whole deal? Sigh.Marian Pearson Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081403141511444036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-63644001043437983482010-09-14T11:42:35.438-04:002010-09-14T11:42:35.438-04:00I was just thinking about that yesterday as I was ...I was just thinking about that yesterday as I was working on revisions on my YA. Great post!Malenahttp://www.malenalott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-66682906436885913122010-09-14T11:33:34.649-04:002010-09-14T11:33:34.649-04:00Thanks for bringing back all of my happy memories ...Thanks for bringing back all of my happy memories of reading romance novels. I knew there was a reason I loved them so much as a teen. That's when falling in love seemed like my greatest goal.Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-72491239688649165692010-09-14T10:20:23.942-04:002010-09-14T10:20:23.942-04:00Pulling punches is probably one of the hardest obs...Pulling punches is probably one of the hardest obstacles to overcome for a writer of any genre, but you're absolutely right about love being the kind of experience where a writer can't hold back on the pain. Even the most die-hard Casanovas have a life-changing heartbreak in their past...even James Bond!Nadine Dajanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857990436245903724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-39234716116275516262010-09-14T09:43:24.718-04:002010-09-14T09:43:24.718-04:00You're so right, Megan. There's nothing mo...You're so right, Megan. There's nothing more earth shattering than falling in love. It's takes a really skilled writer to make a reader feel those emotions again. Great post!Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.com