tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post5862068653396815786..comments2023-12-30T09:35:40.561-07:00Comments on Chiseled in Rock: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboy RomancesChiseled in Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02545077591839974850noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-28665499952937427732011-02-25T14:27:33.766-07:002011-02-25T14:27:33.766-07:00Hi, Mary Anne! Thanks for stopping by. I wish we c...Hi, Mary Anne! Thanks for stopping by. I wish we could get together sometimed, too. <br />Working in bookselling gave me a really good understanding of genres and the various niches within them, and helped me see what parts of the market were oversaturated, what was selling, and how to position my book to make it attractive to agents and editors. It really is extremely important that you know exactly where in the store your book will be shelved. And because I've worked as a buyer as well, I knew what worked as far as "back cover copy" to make readers pick up the book, and that helped me with my query. If you can't work in a bookstore, I highly recommend lots of browsing - even in this e-book age, there's no replacement for handling the books!Joanne Kennedyhttp://www.joannekennedybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-2484960898058868862011-02-24T23:59:52.715-07:002011-02-24T23:59:52.715-07:00Thanks for your interview, Joanne. Wish I could c...Thanks for your interview, Joanne. Wish I could come to your upcoming book signing. But if you ever do one in my neck of the woods . . . .<br /><br />Got a question for you. How has your long experience in bookselling helped you as a writer? Any advice along these lines you'd like to pass on to other writers?<br /><br />Keep up the good work!Mary Anne Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846610621610508819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-83053816484337958752011-02-24T23:10:46.462-07:002011-02-24T23:10:46.462-07:00I'm looking forward to seeing all my Colorado ...I'm looking forward to seeing all my Colorado friends at the Thornton B&N on Saturday, 11-3. The other authors at the event will be Melissa Mayhue, Ashley March, Allegra Gray, and Mary Hagen. There will be cookies!Joanne Kennedyhttp://www.joannekennedybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-29619402139870288642011-02-24T22:17:08.896-07:002011-02-24T22:17:08.896-07:00Thanks, Carolyn! You might like the cowboy romance...Thanks, Carolyn! You might like the cowboy romances by my friend and fellow Sourcebooks sister Carolyn Brown. She wrote the "Lucky" series and the "Honky Tonk" series - she's an Oklahoma cowgirl.Joanne Kennedyhttp://www.joannekennedybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-82008932478710585902011-02-24T17:24:31.705-07:002011-02-24T17:24:31.705-07:00I recently became hooked on cowboy romances and ca...I recently became hooked on cowboy romances and can't wait to check this series out. Hope to review more cowboy genre in the future! Thanks for the post!Carolynhttp://www.romancenovelnews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-1273808578316988872011-02-24T14:09:39.842-07:002011-02-24T14:09:39.842-07:00Thanks, Dave, for the great interview and the chan...Thanks, Dave, for the great interview and the chance to be on Chiseled in Rock. And thank you LG Smith for the compliments on the workshop. I love, love, love talking and teaching about writing, so I hope to do more. It's nice to give back to RMFW - they've done so much for me!Joanne Kennedyhttp://www.joannekennedybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-66776109002627218802011-02-24T10:47:08.407-07:002011-02-24T10:47:08.407-07:00I sat in on Joanne's workshop on writing stron...I sat in on Joanne's workshop on writing strong Endings at the RMFW conference. I experienced a few aha moments by the time it was over. <br /><br />Well deserved success, Joanne.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.com