Comments on: The Birth of a Book (Or, I Write Books With a Little Help From My Friends) http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/ Author of Sensual Romance Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:38:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Allison http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-693366 Allison Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:46:13 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-693366 Wow, thanks so much Jami and Karin. Congrats! winners. Wow, thanks so much Jami and Karin. Congrats! winners.

]]> By: Amanda Murphy http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692925 Amanda Murphy Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:41:10 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692925 Cool, congratulations winners. Cool, congratulations winners.

]]> By: Jami Alden http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692810 Jami Alden Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:01:19 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692810 The winners of Caught are: Laurie K Allison please email me at jami@jamialden.com with your snailmail addies! the winner of Italian Stallions is: Colleen email karin@karintabke.com with your mailing addy! The winners of Caught are:
Laurie K
Allison
please email me at jami@jamialden.com with your snailmail addies!

the winner of Italian Stallions is:
Colleen
email karin@karintabke.com with your mailing addy!

]]> By: Karin Tabke http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692749 Karin Tabke Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:18:47 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692749 FYI, Jami will pop in later today to pick the winners!!! FYI, Jami will pop in later today to pick the winners!!!

]]> By: Karin http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692564 Karin Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:26:48 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692564 Jami pick three winners. two for caught and one for the big salami! Jami pick three winners. two for caught and one for the big salami!

]]> By: Karin http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692563 Karin Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:25:59 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692563 sigh. i miss hil... sigh. i miss hil…

]]> By: Jami Alden http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692550 Jami Alden Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:39:14 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692550 Laurie, I feel like this past year I've been writing with a gun to my head! amazing how pressure can force an idea. Kathi, the first pitch I ever gave was AWFUL!! I had a 5 minute pitch meeting, which sounds so short. But I got my pitch out in about 30 seconds. The editor just stared at me, deadpan, and I squirmed and babbled for the next 4 minutes and 30 seconds. However, the first time I pitched to the editor who acquired me (the wonderful fabulous Hilary Sares) it was fantastic. No emotionless, deadpan looks, no raised eyebrow as though to say, "yeah, then what?" as I desperately tried to make my book sound interesting. Just a nice smile and a "so, tell me what you write." We've been buds ever since. Hi Amy - glad you've enjoyed the books, and I really hope you like Kept. Laurie, I feel like this past year I’ve been writing with a gun to my head! amazing how pressure can force an idea.

Kathi, the first pitch I ever gave was AWFUL!! I had a 5 minute pitch meeting, which sounds so short. But I got my pitch out in about 30 seconds. The editor just stared at me, deadpan, and I squirmed and babbled for the next 4 minutes and 30 seconds. However, the first time I pitched to the editor who acquired me (the wonderful fabulous Hilary Sares) it was fantastic. No emotionless, deadpan looks, no raised eyebrow as though to say, “yeah, then what?” as I desperately tried to make my book sound interesting. Just a nice smile and a “so, tell me what you write.” We’ve been buds ever since.

Hi Amy – glad you’ve enjoyed the books, and I really hope you like Kept.

]]> By: Amy S. http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692531 Amy S. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:15:07 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692531 Hi Jami! Love your books! Kept sounds really good. Hi Jami! Love your books! Kept sounds really good.

]]> By: kathi h http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692484 kathi h Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:35:30 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692484 Hi Jami! I wondered if you could describe what your first pitch to an editor was like! thanks kathi h Hi Jami!
I wondered if you could describe what your first pitch to an editor was like!

thanks
kathi h

]]> By: Laurie K http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2009/02/the-birth-of-a-book-or-i-write-books-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-692446 Laurie K Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:34:23 +0000 http://www.karintabke.com/blog/?p=719#comment-692446 Hi Jami and Karin I don't believe I've read any of your work, but this sounds intriguing! Writing on demand is never easy, but it was a great post!! Looking forward to checking out your stuff :-) Hi Jami and Karin
I don’t believe I’ve read any of your work, but this sounds intriguing!
Writing on demand is never easy, but it was a great post!! Looking forward to checking out your stuff :-)

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