tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post8779732201152648930..comments2023-12-09T00:33:24.572-08:00Comments on Novel Matters: What I Wish I'd Known - Robin Jones GunnBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-80399801174456529642009-07-26T08:28:50.620-07:002009-07-26T08:28:50.620-07:00"The Hong Kong Connection" is a legal th..."The Hong Kong Connection" is a legal thriller about a gutsy female attorney who takes on high ranking International officials. It's a taut, rollercoaster of a ride from New York to Palm Beach to Washington D.C. to Hong Kong. The plot is expertly woven, the characters persuasive, and the dialogue snappy and spot on.<br />www.StrategicBookPublishing.com/TheHongKongConnection.htmlM. L. Kinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-18330068504964975082009-07-24T18:14:50.128-07:002009-07-24T18:14:50.128-07:00Something I now realize should have been a no-brai...Something I now realize should have been a no-brainer was that I didn't keep a running list of people to include in the acknowledgments. When I started the manuscript, I had no idea just how many people would provide input for the story and I thought it would be easy to assemble a list at the end. Wrong! (And their addresses to mail a copy of the book). <br /><br />Nichole, I agree that patience is hard when you feel such an urgency to get your book published. I look back on opportunities that I felt had passed me by which I now realize would have been possibly disastrous. But that's little consolation until the book's placed.Debbie Fuller Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174333267329587740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-25675296252411734242009-07-24T17:28:13.613-07:002009-07-24T17:28:13.613-07:00Oh yes, keep a list of the characters' names, ...Oh yes, keep a list of the characters' names, and their cars, and their hair color...<br /><br />I especially love it that you still find it hard to let go, Robin. I avoid opening my own books, because inevitably I start editing right off the bat. Can be frustrating. <br /><br />Thank you, Robin, for your great post!Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-53703504299580661122009-07-24T14:08:13.166-07:002009-07-24T14:08:13.166-07:00Very good, Nichole. I can add an amen to all that....Very good, Nichole. I can add an amen to all that. Also, I wish I'd understood the business end of things. Being at ICRS last week made it all fresh that we are in a ministry/art/business combination. Do I understand how it all works now? Not so much, but I'm getting better.Patti Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575415697841348226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-503537825235755962009-07-24T11:43:49.210-07:002009-07-24T11:43:49.210-07:00I think the most important thing that I'm lear...I think the most important thing that I'm learning through all of this is to be patient. The one thing that I wish I would have known in the beginging is: how to manage time better and to prioritize. I'm not a list person by nature but more and more I'm becoming one.Nichole Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167000199419272337noreply@blogger.com