http://nowhine.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by No Whine, Just Champagne en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:16:03 GMT 2009-12-30T00:16:03Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951771&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? What are you focused on now and what do you hope to be focused on next week? What are your writing concerns? What writing activities have you been involved with this week? . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:55:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951771&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-12-17T18:55:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939814&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? Or rather, how was your writing fortnight? We missed last week because of Thanksgiving, and we will miss December 24 and December 31 for obvious reasons. But that's . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:13:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939814&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-12-10T00:13:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928482&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? Or rather, how was your writing fortnight? We missed last week because of Thanksgiving, and we will miss December 24 and December 31 for obvious reasons. But that's . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:32:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928482&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-12-03T06:32:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907913&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? What are you focused on now and what do you hope to be focused on next week? What are your writing concerns? What writing activities have you been involved with this . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907913&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-11-19T06:46:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897138&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? What are you focused on now and what do you hope to be focused on next week? What are your writing concerns? What writing activities have you been involved with this . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:12:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897138&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-11-12T06:12:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977886040&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? What are you focused on now and what do you hope to be focused on next week? What are your writing concerns? What writing activities have you been involved with this . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:25:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977886040&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-11-05T06:25:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875366&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? What are you focused on now and what do you hope to be focused on next week? What are your writing concerns? What writing activities have you been involved with this . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:51:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875366&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-10-29T05:51:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864441&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? What are you focused on now and what do you hope to be focused on next week? What are your writing concerns? What writing activities have you been involved with this . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:32:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864441&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-10-22T04:32:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853452&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Welcome to the Daughter Am I cyber launch party! Tonight I am serving No Wine, Just Champagne. (Tee hee. A bit of No Whine humor.) Here are some games to keep . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:31:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853452&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-10-14T18:31:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843549&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace How was your writing week? What are you focused on now and what do you hope to be focused on next month? What are your writing concerns? What writing activities have you been involved with this week? . . . Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:13:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843549&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-10-08T03:13:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833251&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Every time I write an involved article, as I did last week with my fruitful summer post , it stops the conversation cold. So today, we're just going to talk about writing. Ask each other questions. Have . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:40:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833251&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-10-01T04:40:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824317&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace We are now officially into autumn, and where are the words I planned to write? Not in my head, not on paper. A Facebook friend emailed me the other day and asked if he could be part of my virtual book . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:05:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824317&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-09-24T05:05:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815605&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Character is what you do when you are alone; personality is what you’ve developed to navigate society. We talk a lot about making our characters consistent, but in real life no one is . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:02:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815605&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-09-17T05:02:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977806468&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace I’ve been thinking about themes lately -- the themes of our lives, the themes of our stories, the themes that permeate our relationships. (Technically, relationships fall under the category of the . . . Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:14:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977806468&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-09-10T01:14:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977798163&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace I've been doing so much research about promotion and spending so much time on the internet checking out sites and making thousands of dubious (and a few wonderful) connections, that I'm starting . . . Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:07:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977798163&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-09-03T04:07:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789444&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace I finally finished the edits of Light Bringer and sent the manuscript to my publisher. I also sent Daughter Am I to Second Wind’s new editor for a final proofing. I don’t want to end . . . Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:38:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789444&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-08-27T03:38:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780496&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace So, did you miss me? I bet you didn’t even know I was gone. I went to Las Vegas to a surprise birthday party for my brother, and I couldn’t talk about it beforehand since I didn’t want . . . Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:25:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780496&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-08-19T23:25:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765691&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace This is another unfocused discussion focused on writing.  Summer is coming to a close, and with the cooler weather I start focusing on new projects -- by this time next month, I hope to . . . Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:41:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765691&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-08-07T00:41:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750306&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Recently I found myself hunting for a Sympathy card for a dear friend of mine whose husband had passed away. They are both lifelong Agnostics and I scoured the stores for a card that went along . . . Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:38:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750306&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Nancy N. 2009-07-25T14:38:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977748301&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace July is almost over. I could ask where the time has gone, but I know the answer to that one -- it passed me by while I was paying attention to other things. No, writing is not one of those things, unless . . . Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:41:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977748301&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-07-23T22:41:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977739681&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Another week of summer has passed since we last met. Don't know whether to be glad the heat is going to be leaving us, or whether to be sorry that winter is creeping up. There. Now don't you feel just . . . Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:03:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977739681&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-07-16T23:03:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732744&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace We had such a great time last week talking about our current reading and writing concerns, I thought we'd continue the open discussions throughout the rest of the summer. So, how has your writing been . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:15:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732744&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-07-09T06:15:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727031&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Since it's hard for people to focus when it's a Thursday before a holiday weekend, I decided not to post a focused question. Instead, let's talk about . . . you choose. Tell me about a . . . Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:35:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727031&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-07-02T05:35:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719804&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace No Whine, Just Champagne Live Discussion # 71 June 25, 2009 Promo Primer You wrote, edited, and polished. You submitted and suffered rejection. You revised, edited, and de-wased. A . . . Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:28:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719804&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Shirley Ann Howard 2009-06-24T02:28:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713281&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace I have been reading once again a book written by Isaac and Janet Asimov entitled How to Enjoy Writing: A Book of Aid and Comfort. I love reading these type of how-to books. It isn't so much of a nut-and-bolt . . . Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:48:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713281&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Wanda H. 2009-06-17T06:48:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707775&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace I'm sure it won't come as any surprise to those of you who follow my blog and my comments, but I am at a crossroads in my life. I've spent most of the past eight years learning to write, writing my four . . . Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:09:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707775&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-06-11T04:09:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977706676&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Hi, all you prayerful people,   You have done a terrific job!  I just got home from the Oncologist and she was practically ecstatic about my progress.  I'm breathing much better and . . . Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:09:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977706676&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Lin G. 2009-06-10T04:09:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698643&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Last summer I took a memorable trip to Ireland and spent a day walking around Dublin.  I soon realized I had company; throughout the city the words and landmarks of famous Irish writers were . . . Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:38:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698643&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace James R. 2009-06-04T01:38:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692709&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace In all my years as a romance novelist, (Well, an as of yet unpublished author) I have run across many stories in my time. Because I have yet to find a romance novel that I didn’t like. From my . . . Wed, 27 May 2009 17:21:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692709&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Angela A. 2009-05-27T17:21:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687953&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace I never understood why so many writers hate to be asked where they get their ideas. I always thought it was a perfectly sensible question, and now that I am a writer, I know that it's a perfectly . . . Thu, 21 May 2009 05:53:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687953&grpId=3659174697252047&nav=Groupspace Pat Bertram 2009-05-21T05:53:39Z