Leigh's interview with Rachelle Chase [ Edited ]

[Ch-Janet]

I want to listen to Leigh's radio interview with Rachelle Chase tonight (March 12th)live over the internet. But when I go to

http://tinyurl.com/2rl7wv

tonight's interview isn't listed.

Is there something I've missed? It definitely says here (below) that I can listen live over the internet

http://tinyurl.com/2uvlqa

I'm in England and staying up until midnight to listen in, so I'm getting all the info now on how to listen over the internet. I want to be able to go straight to it, without a mad panic because I can't find the right link

Message Edited by Ch-Janet on 03-11-200710:55 AM

[lavenderlass]

I would have loved to as well, but I'm hopeless at staying up. can I listen to a replay tomorrow?

Lynne.

[dixielandgrl]

I can't find the replay. I missed it as well. Darn it!

[Ch-Janet]

Oh, it's not tonight--it's tomorrow. I was thinking March 12th was today! Maybe the link will be there tomorrow. I think it will be live at 1.30 am in the UK (eastern time plus six hours--that's with the Daylight Saving hour added on)

The previous interview can be listened to on-line so Leigh's will be up there sometime after the broadcast, I expect--not sure how soon though.

[lavenderlass]

Thanks for that Janet, I'll long onto it in a few days, these days I struggle to stay up past 10.30pm I get so sleepy,

take care, Lynne.

[LeighMichaels]

Hi, everybody --

The interview is still available for listening. In fact, Rachelle's set it up so when you go to her page, Chatting with Chase, it plays automatically. In fact, I'm listening to it now (and thinking about what else I wish I'd said...)

You can get to it through my website at www.leighmichaels.com -- the link leads you to Rachelle's page where you can listen.

The direct link is http://www.rachellechase.com/ChattingWithLeigh.html ...

It was fun, and I hope you'll enjoy it!

Best,
Leigh

[LeighMichaels]

I've just listened to the entire interview -- Goodness, I had no idea I knew so much...

Also, if you were listening live, the program cut off exactly at the one-hour mark, but the replay is complete.

I hope you'll enjoy it! And if listening brings up other questions, let's talk about them here.

Best,
Leigh

[Ch-Janet]

I've just listened to the interview and really enjoyed it. I hadn't realised that Leigh wrote 4 books a year for several years. I've read most of these books and they're so well written. There can't be many authors who can write 4 books a year without a noticeable drop in standard.

I especially liked hearing Leigh's comments on the selection of first paragraphs that people had sent in. (Some people have strange ideas on what constitutes a paragraph. One was around 1,000 words! )

I find opening paragraphs so difficult to write. First you have to ask yourself if yours is intruguing enough (I know mine isn't) then you have to ask if you've started the book too soon and should cut chapter one and begin with chapter 2.

Maybe we could have a critique thread on these boards, just on openings? (Maybe a set amount of words rather than a paragraph?)We could start by pooling our ideas on what makes a good opening?

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[LeighMichaels]

That's an excellent idea, Janet -- a section on opening lines/pages. I'll add it to the list of things we're going to take up!

Leigh