ARRC09 Day 1 Afternoon LIVEBLOG

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• 1:14 PM: girlwithabolo excuse me, but all of u write about rakes!!! In the other definition.
• 1:16 PM: BookThingo #arrc Historical panel. All the authors say they don’t write rake heroes. Rakes are immoral and not very heroic.
• 1:17 PM: BookThingo #arrc Why is the word misunderstood by Americans? Bec they don’t look it up in the Oxford.
• 1:18 PM: girlwithabolo @bookthingo so you’re blogging what’s going on and im blogging what i think? Hahaha
• 1:18 PM: BookThingo #arrc Stephanie Laurens doesn’t like “scoundrel” in her titles
• 1:19 PM: girlwithabolo anna campbell thinks that the word rake is really popular because it connotates a promise of nooky! Hee hee
• 1:22 PM: BookThingo #arrc Real life rakes were bastards with no respect for women
• 1:22 PM: girlwithabolo a real rake is an exploiter! Sigh i guess it means that i dont want one in my life hahaha
• 1:29 PM: BookThingo #arrc Some of Johanna Lindsay’s books aren’t even listed on backlists bec they’d be unacceptable bodice rippers
• 1:32 PM: BookThingo #arrc Historical accuracy was discussed. Champagne flutes mentioned.
• 1:42 PM: BookThingo #arrc What happens if reviewers and readers criticise accuracy when author is actually right.
• 1:42 PM: girlwithabolo very big discussion on historical accuracy and the internet & crazy reviewers! I swear i want no controversy in our blog!
• 1:44 PM: BookThingo #arrc Authors advise to stay away from online criticism. It’s a no win situation. Fair enough, but that’s no reason to call us weirdos
• 1:47 PM: BookThingo #arrc English weather sucks and often not accurately depicted
• 1:47 PM: girlwithabolo Its v interesting how weather isnt in the stories but can provide a greater dimension of accuracy
• 1:50 PM: BookThingo #arrc Stephanie Laurens is lovely to listen to. Lots of good background on genre
• 1:56 PM: BookThingo #arrc Pride and Prejudice not a Regenay but vicarage. Aristocracy behaved very differently
• 2:24 PM: BookThingo #arrc Stephanie Laurens talks romance fiction
• 2:25 PM: BookThingo #arrc lit fic about arrangement of letters and words on page
• 2:25 PM: BookThingo #arrc general fic about subject
• 2:27 PM: BookThingo #arrc Genre fic about story & language. Goal is storytelling, audience satisfaction
• 2:28 PM: BookThingo #arrc Bestsellerdom the measure of genre fic. Ludicrous to use it to measure lit fic
• 2:29 PM: BookThingo #arrc genre fic competes with other forms of entertainment
• 2:30 PM: BookThingo #arrc Stephanie Laurens talks romance fiction
• 2:33 PM: BookThingo #arrc I don’t agree that fol genre fic exercises readers’ imaginations
• 2:33 PM: BookThingo only,i mean
• 2:43 PM: BookThingo #arrc Reasons why it’s good to read genre fic: sanity, creativity, affirmation of social values
• 2:45 PM: BookThingo #arrc Stephanie Laurens launches Tempt the Devil by Anna Campbell
• 3:14 PM: girlwithabolo in line for book signing!
• 3:41 PM: girlwithabolo had books signed! Gave out my cards. Everyone loves my cute elephant!
• 3:42 PM: girlwithabolo feel bad for authors that dont have people lined up in front of them.
• 3:43 PM: girlwithabolo eek i havent taken any pictures!
• 3:44 PM: girlwithabolo sherrilyn kenyon looks younger in person n prettier than the book photos! Waiting in uber long line
• 3:59 PM: BookThingo #arrc long line. Not enthused