Tag Archives: RWA

Tuesday Tidbits (What’s going on?) 4/8/14

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

I remain in my writing cave, between trying to finish taxes, juggling promotions for books already released (which includes guest posts on other blogs), doing some gardening, some flower planting, and the occasional dash to the grocery store to replenish … Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Tues Tidbits | Tagged Arkansas Authors, Blog hop, conferences, GRW, guest posts, His Small Town Princess, Moonlight & Magnolias, RWA, Savvy Authors, schedule, Skeeter Lee, Susan Carlisle, workshops | Comments Off

Is the blog phenom dead?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Is blogging dead? I’ve noticed a lot of writers are using Facebook to post pithy, newsworthy items, mentioning milestones in their careers, running contests and such all through their news feeds and Twitter streams. Is that today’s blog? Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Random Bits, Rants and Opinions | Tagged blogging, Facebook, fads, milestones, opinion or fact, promotions, RWA, Twitter, writers | 4 Comments

Camp NaNoWriMo Update

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Okay, so earlier this month I blogged about Camp NaNoWriMo on PFHT and mentioned it here, despite the fact that I’d pretty much sworn off NaNoWriMo in its November format. Then I discovered that Camp NaNoWriMo is a different animal entirely. First, … Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Going Places | Tagged Camp NaNoWriMo, Dollar General, DSRA, goals, progress, RWA, writing retreat | Comments Off

RWA12 a blast! Part 2

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Venice Beach wasn’t as crazy as we’d expected, but I think that was due to the fact our tour guide dropped us off around 4 pm. for a two-hour jaunt. Being as it was relatively early in the day, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol Burnside, Entertainment, Everyday blather, Going Places | Tagged bodybuilder, Cat Schield, check it out, conference, Debbie Kaufman, Fiona Lowe, Hollywood, RWA, Susan Carlisle, Terry Spear, tour guide, travel, vacation, Venice Beach | 7 Comments

RWA12 a blast! Part 1

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Last week I was in Anaheim, CA for RWA12, the Romance Writer’s of America’s annual national conference and it was a blast! I reconnected with friends, critique partners and fellow writers I only ‘visit’ with online. I also saw, squealed, laughed with and … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol Burnside, Entertainment, Everyday blather, Going Places | Tagged beverly hills park, conference, Dancing Door, Debbie Kaufman, Farmers Market, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Johnny Depp, LaBrea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, Marina Del Ray, Rodeo Drive, RWA, Santa Monica, santa monica pier, Sunset strip, Susan Carlisle, tour guide, travel, vacation, Venice Beach, very famous | 4 Comments

One step closer

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

> I turned in my first sale info to RWA’s RWR magazine. It should show up in the March issue. Another small step done. Yay! Carol Burnside a/w/a Annie Rayburn Bittersweet Obsessions, coming to eRedSage.com soon! Personal blog, PFHT group blog

Posted in Good News, Tues Tidbits | Tagged RWA, Writing | 2 Comments

A little update

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Wow, it’s been ages since I’ve posted anything here. I haven’t been totally off the ‘net, though. Occasionally I post on the Petit Fours & Hot Tamales group blog I participate in. If you’d like to read those posts, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, Petit Fours and Hot Tamales | Tagged Brenda Novak, conference, RWA, Terry Spear, WIP's, Writing | 2 Comments

R: a rant of sorts

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

I rarely post twice in one day, but I did a little bloghopping and the mood struck, so here goes… Sylvia recently posted RWA’s list of now un-approved publishers and has posted Medallion’s response to being taken off RWA’s approved … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Rants and Opinions | Tagged publisher approval, RWA | 3 Comments

Reports from National

Posted on July 29, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

No, I’m not there, but reports are filtering through. For instance, Randy had some interesting comments and is fit to be tied about pitching, and Elisabeth, reporting via Linda’s blog has already checked in twice. I kinda wish I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Going Places, Here at home | Tagged convention, RWA | 3 Comments

And so it goes…

Posted on May 23, 2004 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Sat., May 22, 2004: Well, May 15th has come and gone. Still haven’t heard from Arabella on “Mr. Dependable”. Can’t decide whether to e-mail them or wait. Probably wait until the end of the month. I finally e-mailed RWA (Romance … Continue reading →