Barbara, the only reason I went for the MySpace was because my daughter thought it would be cool to set one up for me. The only thing I know how to do on there is change my mood and my music. And I *friended* you. :) Yeah, that Tom, ya gotta watch him.

Barbara, it was great meeting you at M&M and sharing a couple meals with you. I want to be your MySpace friend...except I'm on Facebook (you can bad mouth me at your leisure or we can be friends in the "real" world). You took some wonderful pictures of the conference. Hope to see you next year. From, "Darling" Nicki Salcedo aka "The 8headedhydra Lady."

Hey Barbara! I friended you - under the name Kadie Prince - that's my Myspace pen name.

Hi Barbara! Kristen Painter sang your praises over at the Romance Divas so I wanted to stop by and give you a wave. I don't have a MySpace account. But if you ever decide to set one up on Live Journal, give me a wave. I'm Grace_Draven over there.

Same with me--Kristen Painter talked about you on Romance Divas, so I sent you a friend request. :D Just wait--you'll be amazed at how much fun MySpace is...haha

I broke down a couple months ago and got a MySpace as well, Barbara. I thought it was a little overwhelming as well and my oldest, who is 15, helped me find pre-made templates. So I'm pretty well set. I requested to be your friend as well. I found your blog link at Romance Diva's. Just so you know Kristen was telling you the truth that she would send us over here LOL. Marisa www.marisachenery.com

Kristen mentioned you'd set up a blog we should check out. And now Myspace. My trick? I log in once a week, and only once a week. Otherwise all the shiny sparklies distract me and I forget my own name...and the children (who require food on a regular basis) I'm also a little worried one of those sites with all the strobe-effects will send me into some sort of seizure...but perhaps I'm letting my imagination run amok there. When I do log on next, I'll be sure to be your friend.

Hi, Barbara! Me, too. Kristen pointed me in your direction. Nice to meet you! I "friended" you on MySpace. I like having a MySpace page. It's great for book promo and networking. Have a great week! "The Vampire Shrink" Medallion Press www.LyndaHilburnAuthor.com

Well, I see that all of Kristen's friends are morning people. Great, you guys bring the coffee and I'll bring the donuts......Darlin' Nicki, maybe after I cut my teeth on MySpace, I'll be brave enough to try facebook. If I'm invited back next, we are definitely doing dinner again. I haven't laughed so hard in years....Jennifer, we probably need to listen to our kids more often (especially about techno stuff), the smart alecks. :)

Okay, count me in as one of your new friends/groupies thanks to Kristen. She's a publicity machine! My space is a fun distraction. I don't blog on it as regularly as I do my real blog, but that will change when my book hits the shelves. Once you establish your friends, you really won't have to spend much time there, unless you just really want to!

Another Romance Diva saying hi :) I think you're going to love MySpace!

You'll have a good time on MySpace. Honest! LOL!! Next week I'll tell you about Shelfari (evil grin).

All right...I'm up to 23 friends and I'm shooting for a hundred. Think I can do it? Thanks to the Divas I'm off to a great start. What about the rest of you? Between Your Sheets?? Magical Muses?? Writing Playground?? Any other groups want to get in on the action??Come on...the challenge is on. :)

Hey Barbara :) Checking in from Chicago -- not far from you. It's incredible here. Can't believe I've never visited before! I just befriended you on MySpace and truly think you'll surpass that 100 friend goal in nothing flat. Have a super day! Great to visit with you at M&M! Kelley

I'm going straight over there to friend you, Barbara! You'll be at 200 by the end of the week, easy!

Hi Barbara--I'm another Diva and I just sent you a friend request. I was nervous about taking the MySpace plunge but I find I'm really enjoying it. I'm a visual person, so seeing the faces, book covers, etc of my "friends" makes me more likely to check and see what they're up to than if I had to go to their website. It's fun hooking up with readers that I'd never otherwise encounter too. You'll reach 100 friends very fast, and after that it kind of takes on a life of it's own! Jen www.jenlewis.com

Hi Barbara, Welcome to MySpace! A bunch of my music-loving friends talked me into signing up. And besides, I love being able to post a photo of Musetta. Perhaps I should say that this is really HERspace (she's the black and white medium hair with the marvelous whiskers - she's also the star of my books!). - Clea (www.cleasimon.com)

I resisted MySpace too. I actually got on because I had teenagers (not related to me) living in my house. I succumbed to peer pressure. I admit it. Since I've had it, I've enjoyed it. The fun part for me was "friending" all those authors and music artists I've always loved. That and tweaking my profile. LOL. Enjoy yourself.

Kristen Painter raved about meeting you at the M&M conference and sent me over. :) Always glad to add a new face to my blog roll. I also friended you on MySpace, and completely sympathize with your frustration! It took me 6 months to figure out how to add some color to my page, and I stubbornly clung to Tom even after I learned that he's everybody's friend.

I was lucky enough that they gave a workshop on web design and promotion at my local RWA chapter. They explained how to create a design for MySpace...of course, now I change it every few months. Oh, and Kristen Painter from Romance Divas sent me to check out your site and MySpace page.

I'm another Diva and I love MySpace. I sent you a friend request. Once you get the hang of it, MySpace is very easy to manage.

Hey Barbara, Coming out of deadline and a hectic new website launch lurk to say it sounds as if you had a super time in Atlanta and although I've always stayed away from MySpace, viewing it as just one more thing that'll take me out of my book (and let's face it, if I can't stay focused on writing, I'll have nothing to promote on MySpace, lol), just for you, I'm off to become an official friend.

JoAnn, that is so sweet, because I know it's a pain in the butt to try to get on some of this stuff. :) And to everyone else, we are at 45 and counting and it's only 11:09 a.m. here in Milwaukee. Get the word out and we'll have cyber wine and cheese at my space (I mean, my place)

Oh myspace is so addictive! I just sent you a friend request. I'm a romancediva too, I'll be really surprised if you don't have 100 friends by the end of the day.

Hi, Barbara... On my son's advice, I got a MySpace page for my author R.J. Archer more than a year ago and haven't looked back. Watch for a friend request from "Seeds Of Civilization". I attribute sales and alot of good contacts to the page, plus it's a great PR venue. --Marty, publicist

Hi Barb! Welcome to myspace! I freinded you under the name Stella and Audra... my sister and I write together. Hope you have a lot of fun with your page and find some new and fantastic authors!

Another Diva chiming in! I copy my regular blog onto my MySpace page. I have a different readership there, so I don't get quite as much overlap as I was afraid of.

I am MySpace phobic. I know I need to do it...but I just can't. I can barely keep up my blog!

Hi Barb. Will be signing up as soon as I get home. Thanx for the invite and I enjoyed having lunch with you today. LOL. I haven't succumbed to getting a MySpace yet, but I suspect its only a matter of time.

Barbara, Actually, you should reinstate Tom (you will have to ask him, now). He is the site owner, and if your page is ever hacked, or if he ever has a message for all members, you might find it convenient to have his b/w grinning-at-you-over-his-shoulder picture to click on. Next... you'll want to get a FaceBook page. LOL. And you really ought to be on Ning's BookPages. Rowena Cherry

Hi Barbara! I also am from the Divas and am happy to 'meet' you. I've friended you on MySpace and have added your blog and MySpace page to my blogroll at www.janeejones.com/blog. I look forward to getting to know you and reading your blogs. :)

Hi, Barbara, I just friended you on MySpace -- I'm "Naughty Paris" just so you know. Best, Jina Bacarr

All right gang...almost there. The magic number now is 69 friends. Only need 31 more before the midnight hour to hit my goal of 100........You all Rock!! And are the best readers a blogger could ever have! Rowena, after I've rested a couple of months, I will look into Ning's BookPages. :)

Hi, Barbara - Kristen is just pointing way for all of us, a pied piper of authors from Divas to you. :-) Great blog, and I friended you, too. Have a wonderful day!!

I'm another Diva sent over by Kristen. You're not going to be able to get rid of us now! LOL www.mgbraden.com

Hi from another Diva! I've been resisting setting up a MySpace page, but it sounds like I should get in on the fun! I'll have to get my son to set it up for me :)

I knew there was a reason we all produced these brilliant sons and daughters. Up to 73 friends, only 27 to go in the next 7 hours. That's only 4 an hour for the math challenged. Maybe I should have kept Tom around for a while. Rats!!

Hey Barbara! It was great meeting you at the Dorchester dinner in Dallas. I just friended you. I love MySpace! It’s been such a great tool to reach out to readers that might not have stumbled upon my books otherwise. Plus, I’ve actually made some really great friends there. ~Gemma P.S. Kristen just rocks, doesn’t she? Talk about a good friend to have!

Hi Barbara! Kristen said there was free beer here ...? Just kidding. Though I can readily be bribed with coffee. I went and friended you -- you're up to 76 now. You'll get there! I'm so glad I wasn't the only one intimidated by MySpace. And my teenager was no help. I said the words "... for my erotic romances ..." and he stuck his fingers in his ears and shouted "LALALALALA!" Eh, he was going to need therapy anyhow ... ;-)

Congrats on joining MySpace! I've just requested you as a friend! I'm known as Kristen's partner in crime at Romance Divas. I met you at both the RT and RWA conferences and never had the opportunity to really chat. Hope this next go around I'll be able to speak to you at length... keep up the good work!

I'll friend you!

Another diva saying hi. I'll be sure to friend you once I get home.

I was always afraid to start MySpace, but it sounds like a party's going on and I want to come. Will overcome my fear and go for it.

I was always afraid to start MySpace, but it sounds like a party's going on and I want to come. Will overcome my fear and go for it.

Hi Barbara! Another Diva coming by to say hello. I have a MySpace, but I honestly haven't gotten it up and running yet. I will definitely add you once I do though:)

Barbara-I friended you! BTW-Kristen at Romance Divas, where I'm one of the admins (Kristen's lacky, in other words *G*) sent me over here today and said to give you my website url, so here it is: www.EdenBradley.com I like MySpace. Several of my readers have found me there, which has been great. I also use it to exchange quick notes with fellow authors I only get to see at conferences. Try it-you'll like it!