I hope I'm doing this right :) I really love it over here since I found it :) First Question: I'd love to ask you all what do you do to celebrate your release? If you don't celebrate it, if you started to now, what would you do each book to celebrate its release. Second Question: You'll have a dinner at your house and you can invite up to three authors, living or from that past, that influenced you in any way. Who would you invite? What would you love to ask them? And what would you serve? Third Question: Since I don't get out to shop as much as I used to, I'm behind some blazes/series books, but I heard that there are some with paranormal themes (which I'd love to find out which) if you have already or would like to, what paranormal theme would you like to write in a blaze/your book? What would it be about? Thanks!

Great Cathie, thanks. Fun questions! I'll have to sit on my hands until August to resist answering, but that's exactly the idea. :)

Sam

For all authors: Is there different genres that you would like to write?Why? Hugs,Danette http://nenscl.blogspot.com

I had to narrow my questions down to just one. There isn't enough room for all of the questions that I have. Ok, Here goes. This is for all of you. What was your reaction the first time you got the call and, what did you do to celebrate? Mads:)

never enough for a stickbeak like me, but here goes. This first one for Sarah (and anyone else who'se written for TV) - how on earth do you manage to come up with that much material in a week - I mean, I never consider myself short of ideas, but soaps have, what, 6 or so? storylines interweaving and four or five episodes a week.... that's a lot of plot! And how do you feel about it, watching actors mangle your lines - or do they bring them to life? oh dang, that's two questions. The other one is, can you name on or two really significant influences on your early writing - was there something you read, something someone commented on in your work perhaps - that was a major 'aha' moment that helped you make that step from wannabe/student/apprentice to professional writer. Euri

For all of you: 1) Who were your early influences, the writers that helped shape you? 2) Have your friends & family been supportive all along or did they just consider it "your little hobby" until you got published? Their reaction now? 3) How do you get your story ideas? LOLOL That was a goof! I'll come up with a third question (for real) later. ani

My general questions: 1) How did you get the courage to try and write? Was there any one moment when you just kinda said...."I need to put this down on paper?" 2) Who did you first open up to with your desire to write? and to read what you had written? 3) How do you apply dialogue to make the story flow? 4) Are you a real "people watcher"? Do you base characters on people you know or do you find yourself invinting stories about people in line at the market? Debbie

Question One: What do you think (or know) you did to get over the hurdle to becoming a published author? Margaret

1. What is your process for writing? Do you outline, free flow, ect....? 2. How do you know which scenes or characters to develop more or less? 3. Do you write for a certain amount of time each day? 4. Who reads and comments on your work, besides your official editor?

When you submit to your editor, do you submit the synopsis first or the MS? How many pages does a typical synopsis have? For a first time writer, would you advise them to submit the synopsis or the MS first?

ANTHOLOGIES - How do those come about? Are you approached by your editor or do you come up with a theme with friends and pitch them that way? RESEARCH - What is your favorite research tool? A website you can't do without? A book? Coffehouse? UP NEXT - What gave you the ideas for your next two projects? Jenna Bayley-Burke

These are some cool questions, I'm itching to answer but will wait my turn. :)

Just to let you know, I did mean you could ask us anything -- we can opt out if we don't want to answer, LOL, but you can ask us about non-writing things, too.

We love talking writing, of course, but I didn't want anyone thinking they couldn't play if they didn't have writing questions -- whatever they are, ask away! :)

Sam

Again this is for all the authors: Do you ever feel constricted by writing categories? I was reading one recently (not by any of you) and the story was so dense and convoluted (but intriquing) that it really didn't fit the medium. Do any of you ever feel that way?? ani

I have picked up in a couple of places that Harlequin is going to have a new line of Mini Blazes called Blush. Is there any information that you can share with us? Are they a line of their own, or an offshot of Blaze? Thanks for any help you might be able to give. And if this has been covered before, sorry for the repeat.

How did y'all decide to blog together? Are y'all in the same area geographically? Are you personal friends?

Besides your editor who is your Critique Partner? How do you 'find' one? My instructor from my college English class said I had good critique comments for the other students. Does anyone need a CP? LOL. :D Thank you, Tracey