tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post3313184031080526486..comments2024-03-13T06:31:17.010-04:00Comments on Susan Says: To Group or Not to GroupSusan Gourley/Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-9192082730860768082009-07-26T15:06:46.121-04:002009-07-26T15:06:46.121-04:00Just follow your heart, Susan and be happy.Just follow your heart, Susan and be happy.Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-12435808706925047672009-07-22T22:53:33.237-04:002009-07-22T22:53:33.237-04:00Sue, we'd hang on to you out here if you ever ...Sue, we'd hang on to you out here if you ever decided to leave CPRW. But I really, really hope it never comes to that. :)<br /><br />Ava, EXCELLENT analogy! LOLNatalie J. Damschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-23144343887062849082009-07-22T10:32:59.986-04:002009-07-22T10:32:59.986-04:00Live and let live- great philosophy! I like it. It...Live and let live- great philosophy! I like it. It seems that a lot of local chapters are great. I've never heard one person complain about their local chapter and that's an awesome thing!P. Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916816466783025242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-38115367517493180722009-07-22T07:21:09.800-04:002009-07-22T07:21:09.800-04:00I think that was Thomas Jefferson, Sue. And I do b...I think that was Thomas Jefferson, Sue. And I do believe it.<br /><br />But I'm also of the school of -This too shall pass. I chimed in on the RWA small press/digital publishing on my blog back in June. And Natalie reported back from the AGM this week over at the Gabwagon. Very interesting stuff.<br /><br />It's difficult to take an organization as large as RWA and attempt to sit it on the cutting edge. It's like an elephant surfing 50 foot swells. Not impossible, but . . .Ava Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404716744982870650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-6635092166116058802009-07-21T23:28:02.926-04:002009-07-21T23:28:02.926-04:00Thanks for the wonderful comments. I would love to...Thanks for the wonderful comments. I would love to go to a national RWA conference. My hope is to go 2 years from now when it's in NY. I don't expect a group as large and diverse as RWA can please everyone. I don't feel particularly disgruntled with RWA, I do really hate infighting. But then again, who said a little revolution now and then is good thing?Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-52740250590327967672009-07-21T22:34:45.465-04:002009-07-21T22:34:45.465-04:00A very touchy subject Susan and one that has been ...A very touchy subject Susan and one that has been hashed and rehashed many times in my own groups, both RWA and private critiques. Online, in person, on the phone. It seems the one thing RWA can't get away from is controversy. If you go in knowing that and doing what you suggest (not following the flaming) then it can be a boon. I love the opportunity to learn from other authors at my chap meetings, I enjoy the magazine (though I would NEVER pay that much for one subscription) and I really, really love the national conference. Being at that conference makes me want to write always. I'm in the DFW area and we have many non-RWA groups but they just aren't the same. They're very good and just as energetic, but ... they're not a part of RWA and its energies. I've been unemployed for 9 months and the one thing I did was renew my memberships with my local chapters and national. I just couldn't bear to lose that lifeline, too. <br />Thanks for such a thought-provoking topic.Jennifer Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056381588123188484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-6445252388534500532009-07-21T21:38:53.977-04:002009-07-21T21:38:53.977-04:00Great post, Susan, and some very good points! I, p...Great post, Susan, and some very good points! I, personally, love being a part of RWA, both on the national level and the local chapter level. I've made a lot of friends and contacts, and at Nationals last week, I got to meet and hobnob with some of my favorite authors. I know politics can be frustrating, and being contracted with a small press, I understand the frustration with RWA not recognizing (yet) small presses and epubs. But I'm not one to think that leaving an organization because I'm disgruntled is the answer. Ghandi said "Be the change you want to see in the world." Well, my world involves RWA, so if that means getting involved and fighting for change, well, that's something I'm willing to do in the future. I am, and always will remain, a proud member of RWA :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com