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I'm a dot com!

3/2/2010

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Woohoo! I finally did it! You can now find me at www.bronwynstuart.com

This is more exciting than starting a website I reckon. Now I'll be out there for everyone to see (which isn't nearly as scary as it should be). I'm not even sure why I've procrastinated about this for so long, it really is a no brainer.

Anyway, a quick update... I have my chapters ready to send to Blaze and they ARE going to be in the post tomorrow! Then I have a plan of attack for the next few weeks. Finish, polish, polish, polish. I have three books on the go at the moment and I've made a promise to myself not to start the historical I so desperately want to write until the three contemporaries are done. And then I had to make another promise since I've unwittingly stumbled across script writing. Do not learn how to write a script until the books are finished!! I am working on a chick lit- which I'm going to post on my progress page- and I think there could be a good movie in it, so I was going to teach myself how to do it. But that brings me to yet another promise made to my SARA gal pals. Finish the damn books first!

Yes, you guessed it, I'm a serial starter... I have no problems coming up with great ideas, in fact I have first chapters coming out of everywhere but it's the actual 'the end' I have trouble bringing myself to write.  Took me 88,000 words and a lot of to-ing and and fro-ing before I could type those two words on my historical. But when you do *sigh*, when I do, a silly smile crosses my face and I finally let out the breath I held for the months it took to tap my baby out on the screen. But that's when the real hard work starts and I think that's where my 'the end' aversion comes from. I'm a little bit allergic to the thought of, not editing or polishing, but re-reading. I'm not the type to read a book twice, because I already know what happens. Where's the surprise? Where's the suspense and the unknown? Gone. That's where it went. It's why I've sat on my Blaze chapters for so long. I read them so many times, I convince myself there's no surprises left and that they're boring. Which, thank god, isn't the case! Twilight is the only set of books I've been able to read twice and I think it's because I have both movies to watch whenever I want and it piques my interest again, and again, and again. Say what you will about the writing style, the story, the characters, but I love them! I think Stephanie Meyer did a great job and I will continue to be in awe of her imagination and skill.

Anyway, enough rambling. I wasn't even going to post. This was going to one of those good news posts that ends after the first paragraph but here I am, still tapping away...

Oh and I've booked my conference spot at Romance Writer's of Australia's, Sun Sizzle and Surf later in the year! Woohoo! I'm going to share a room with Kelly (hopefully she won't snore too loud :P and I'm going to learn lots of new stuff. But more about that at another time. If you live in Adelaide and you've started a romance novel or want to start one, there is a one day intensive  on 15th May in the city. I'll post some more details as I have them...

And stay tuned for an interview with the fabulous Sarah Mayberry, a very talented Australian Blaze author! It's going to happen in the next few weeks =))

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Tamara Gill link
3/2/2010 06:49:21 pm

Woo Hoo. Congratulations Bron on the dot com. You can now be searched so much easier and thank God your domain name was available. Mine wasn't that's why I had to add 'romance author' at the end. But, never mind, its all good.

I love 'The End' bit of the book. But like you I cringe to read through it. I know what lurks. First drafts are scary.

Looking forward to meeting you again in May. I'll be watching the SARA website like a stalker.

Congrats again.
Tam

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Bronwyn link
3/2/2010 07:02:04 pm

Thanks Tam =) I'm heaps excited too! Last time, two years ago, I barely knew anyone. This time there are so many friends who will be there. I'm on the edge of my seat for Anna Campbell. She is my historical romance idol!

My first drafts aren't too bad story wise but the grammar and run on sentences are enough to get the cringes going in full force!

I'm sending my Blazes tomorrow. I was going to do it today but my printer isn't good enough to handle the load. It's so exciting being at this stage of my career. And then with conference registration as well, it's a wonder I didn't wet myself this last week =))

And just so you know, stalkers are always welcome here! Just ask Anna how I follow her from website to website and blog to blog...

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9/26/2013 09:03:33 am

Was just taking a break and wanted to post here

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