Robin D. Owens's Page

"Amateurs wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work. - Chuck Close Figured it had been a while since we had a quote!"

"Oops! Sorry, the heart of denver is having a mini conf on Sat with Randy Ingermanson and an agent Christine Withohn. I am likely spelling these wrong. It's $20 and includes lunch, I don't know if there are spaces left, but Lori, Jen and I…"

"I don't think so because I don't know what the HODRA thing is. LOL!! Am working on my query and synopsis today. I have decided that I am neither witty nor clever and drawing a complete blank. "

"Sixty pages!!! You are an editing fool!!! Are you going to the HODRA thing on Sat? Today I managed sixteen pages, my best day ever! And yesterday I re-wrote my one page synopsis. I got some feedback so I'll be re-writing it again. Just keep…"

"So bad at getting on here and updating! Yesterday I edited 60 pages. I would consider it light because now I am just looking for things that doesn't make sense. Jessie you are awesome!!!"

"10-14-10 Okay, I spent two hours on two pages today. But I fixed a scene, sequel issue between two chapters, so it's all good!!! I want to be finished with this manuscript and on to the next, but I am being good! Hope you all are having more…"

"Okay, I made ten pages today!!!! first time in a long time!!"

""The work is rather too light, bright, and sparkling; it wants shade; it wants to be stretched out here and there with a long chapter of sense, if it could be had; if not of solemn specious nonsense, about something unconnected with the story;…"

"We're doing great, but what happened to Maia? Maia, where are yoouuu?"

"yesterday, Oct 12 got 8 pages done. Almost ten, not there yet!!! Today I've already hit seven, so I'm on a roll!! Sympathy for you Robin, editing can be so slow!!! But it is great to go back and look at how much better it all can…"

"Jessie, It is for SamHain and I am on my second draft today. OMG I thought my brain was going to explode yesterday. hehehe We are rocking away!! So proud of the group!! Congrats to you Robin!! You are such an inspiration!! Hillary Seidl "

"Actually, I got that comment long ago from a critique buddy of mine. She felt better on the days she wrote. (and I certainly do, I'm very perky today due to yesterday). And what's more interesting, this no longer applies to her and she is…"

"this should be a Robin Owens quote. I never thought about feeling better when I write, and some days it doesn't go well. But when it does i fly!!! "

"When you follow your bliss... doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else. Joseph Campbell"

"Yesterday was a 10 hour day of revision for (ostensibly) chapter 8 -- which included going back to 6 and 7 and creeping into 9."

"Yesterday i still was packing tea cups from the tea, but i still managed to edit 6 pages!! and i came up with a phenomenol opening for a new story line in the car!! My notebook was missing so I wrote it on the back of my latest RWA mag. Good thing I…"