A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Loo in Atlanta by Jina Bacarr
July 11, 2013 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as 2013, Atlanta, bathroom, convention, Cosmo, Georiga, Harlequin, honey, hotel, loo, naked, Nora Roberts, October, Red-Hot Reads, Ritz Carlton, rose, RWA, sushiNo girl forgets her first.
As in her first RWA conference. Mine was Atlanta 2006. Ah, yes, I still remember the Harlequin Party at the Ritz Carlton and the meet-up with the OCC crowd. The boxes and boxes of books stacked in conference rooms, waiting to be opened. The great speech Nora Roberts gave that year.
And my hotel room.
The toilet didn’t work. There I was, just off the Atlanta Link shuttle, exhausted from the long flight, bags in my room, shoes off, when I had to wait for maintenance…
And wait…
And…
Like I said, you remember your first.
Hopefully everyone’s loo is in good working order at this year’s national conference once again being held in Atlanta July 17-20th, but I can’t help but chuckle when I look back at my experience at RWA 2006.
Here’s the video I shot of my bathroom saga:
September Online Class
August 26, 2012 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as Carol Hughes, George Lucas, Nora Roberts, Online Class, Stephen King, Stephen Spielberg, Story Structure“Deep Story Structure & Techniques” with Carol Hughes
September 10 – October 7, 2012
COST: $20 for OCCRWA members, $30 for non-members
If you have specific questions, email occrwaonlineclass@yahoo.com
ABOUT THE CLASS:
What does Nora Roberts, Stephen King, George Lucas (STAR WARS), Stephen Spielberg (E.T.) and all of those other blockbuster creators know about writing that makes them the mega stars that they are?
Learn about the 18 scenes that every story contains, no matter its length or genre. Find out how to identify your character’s mental gender and what impact that has upon readers. Discover how your character’s arc drives your story and how your story drives your character’s arc. Learn the four throughlines of every story and how to weave them together.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Writer/director/producer Carol Hughes has been a driving force behind some of Hollywood’s most financially successful media franchises. Carol was the studios’ “go to person†when it came to helping her fellow writers turn their uncut diamonds of rough stories into some of Hollywood’s most memorable and financially successful projects. Over the years, her projects generated in excess of $1 billion in profits for both the studios and the leading Networks.
Enrollment Information:
Coming in October 2012: Conquering National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) with Alison Diem
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