[stylist] another new list member

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Bonnie,

Welcome to the list. New Zealand is one of the places my hubby and I
hope to travel to one day. It's just gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous there.

I love any genre writers joining the list. Though all my published work
has so far been personal essays and memoirs, I'm secretly a fantasy
writer in the making, smile. In my spare time, I like to work on fantasy
stories, mostly urban fantasies. I have my BFA in creative writing, and
saddly, in most writing programs, genre writing is frowned upon unless
disguised as magical realism. So for years, I rarely wrote what I wanted
to, and while I received good marks, I wasn't writing what I wanted most
the time. So in the past few years, I've worked more on my fiction
though I continue to have nonfiction published, so I split my time
between the two. It's still nice to write what I want, how I want. Some
people have this idea that if it's not literary fiction, it's no good,
but I've read lots of genre fiction that's very well-written, and while
most literary fiction is well-written in terms of craft, often these
writers don't know how to tell a story.

Admitedly, I'm not a huge romance novel reader, but in recent years,
I've developed a guilty pleasure for tongue-in-cheek Regency romance
novels and fantasy romance novels. The Mac O' Connor chronicals and the
para-normal romances of Jane Ann Krentz (one of her many pen names) are
my favorites.

Looking forward to seeing more of you on the list.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie
Lannom via stylist
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 5:10 PM
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Subject: [stylist] another new list member


Good morning, fellow writers from a wintry Wellington, New Zealand. I
joined the list a few weeks ago and thought I would introduce myself. I
left my job in Boston last October to move to Wellington, New Zealand to
be with my fiancé. Getting used to upside down seasons, cars on the
opposite side of the road, and no good iced coffee has been an adventure
but a  wonderful one. 
I have a work visa and am looking for employment, so in the meantime, I
am trying to write with all the free time I have--not an easy task as I
am a terrible procrastinator when it comes to actually  putting fingers
to keyboard. Writing has always been a part of my life. I have published
a couple of short stories and poems and am currently slogging through
the editing process for a first draft of a romance novel. I mainly write
contemporary women's fiction but enjoy experimenting with other genres.
I joined Romance Writers of New Zealand and am looking forward to
attending their annual conference in August. They are a great group of
ladies. I am looking forward to participating in this list.
 
Cheers
 
Bonnie Lannom 
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