Comments on: I Dream of RITA http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Snippets http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27260 Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Snippets Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:40:57 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27260 [...] the genre of romance, members of the Romance Writers of America have selected their 2008’s RITA winners. Winning the category for Best Historical Fiction for her novel Lessons in Desire is Madeline [...] [...] the genre of romance, members of the Romance Writers of America have selected their 2008’s RITA winners. Winning the category for Best Historical Fiction for her novel Lessons in Desire is Madeline [...]

]]> By: Kimber Chin http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27100 Kimber Chin Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:40:44 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27100 Kimber An, I contacted Linnea Sinclair about something I'm working on and wow, simply wow. She is the nicest, most generous person (well, Margaret Moore might give her a run for that title, oh, and Kelley Armstrong and you and... okay, there are a lot of nicest, most generous people in my world). Kimber An,

I contacted Linnea Sinclair
about something I’m working on
and wow, simply wow.

She is the nicest, most generous person
(well, Margaret Moore might give her
a run for that title,
oh, and Kelley Armstrong
and you
and… okay, there are a lot of
nicest, most generous people
in my world).

]]> By: Jennifer Shirk http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27099 Jennifer Shirk Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:00:58 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27099 I was thrilled Kristan Higgins won too. She's great!. :mrgreen: I was thrilled Kristan Higgins won too. She’s great!. :mrgreen:

]]> By: Shannon Stacey http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27097 Shannon Stacey Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:16:32 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27097 Great new categories! :lol: I don't manage to get ALL of them each year, but I do make an effort to read the RITA winners. Good stuff to be learned there. Dee, my imagination has already drafted the 367,982nd draft of my thank you speech, but I'm not so sure about the face on the Jumbotron. If I should ever be so lucky as to snag one, my speech will probably be an OMGOMGOMGOMG from behind the nearest potted plant. Great new categories! :lol:

I don’t manage to get ALL of them each year, but I do make an effort to read the RITA winners. Good stuff to be learned there.

Dee, my imagination has already drafted the 367,982nd draft of my thank you speech, but I’m not so sure about the face on the Jumbotron. If I should ever be so lucky as to snag one, my speech will probably be an OMGOMGOMGOMG from behind the nearest potted plant.

]]> By: Dee Tenorio http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27095 Dee Tenorio Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:17:38 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27095 Oh, I love following the list and the winners. I don't always buy the books, but I dream of RITA too. It's so much worse for your imagination when you've been to the ceremony, lol. You can flesh out your fantasies with the slow walk up to the stage and the flashing lights of cameras and your picture up on the big screens... Darn it, now I'm going to wake up in the middle of the night blowing kisses and crying, "Thank you!". Again. :) Dee Oh, I love following the list and the winners. I don’t always buy the books, but I dream of RITA too. It’s so much worse for your imagination when you’ve been to the ceremony, lol. You can flesh out your fantasies with the slow walk up to the stage and the flashing lights of cameras and your picture up on the big screens…

Darn it, now I’m going to wake up in the middle of the night blowing kisses and crying, “Thank you!”. Again.

:)
Dee

]]> By: Nancy D'Inzillo http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27094 Nancy D'Inzillo Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:10:59 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27094 Regardless of the award won, I am more likely to notice a book that won an award, if only because I feel like I'm more likely to hear about it than random book X. Award winning novels have the advantage of more press (be it however minor or major). That said, I thumb through a book before I ever by it, so it's the content that catches me more than anything else. Regardless of the award won, I am more likely to notice a book that won an award, if only because I feel like I’m more likely to hear about it than random book X. Award winning novels have the advantage of more press (be it however minor or major). That said, I thumb through a book before I ever by it, so it’s the content that catches me more than anything else.

]]> By: Lee http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27092 Lee Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:32:11 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27092 It's always fun to see your friends names in the RITA line up. I do buy some of the books if I see them, and remember they were a RITA winner...:-) It’s always fun to see your friends names in the RITA line up. I do buy some of the books if I see them, and remember they were a RITA winner…:-)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27091 Michelle Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:20:38 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27091 I always pay attention to who is nominated for a Rita and who wins. I've "discovered" some amazing storytellers that way. I always pay attention to who is nominated for a Rita and who wins. I’ve “discovered” some amazing storytellers that way.

]]> By: Joan Reeves http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27090 Joan Reeves Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:14:14 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27090 Oh, gosh, yes. I read them, and I dream of one day being one of them. *g* Don't we all? Oh, gosh, yes. I read them, and I dream of one day being one of them. *g* Don’t we all?

]]> By: Heather http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/08/15/i-dream-of-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-27089 Heather Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:25:15 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1393#comment-27089 ROFLMAO! Oh, you Kimbers, you slay me! ROFLMAO!

Oh, you Kimbers, you slay me!

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