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RWA Conference Recap – Part 3

I didn't meant to let so much time go by between recaps, but I've been busy working on revisions! So now I'm up to Friday. Janette and I stayed up until 2 AM talking, and then had to get up bright and early Friday morning for the Harlequin booksigning. I think I had 3 hours sleep total, because I woke up around 5 and couldn't go back to sleep. *sigh* The booksigning was a blast! I met so many people whose names I recognized from online, but that I'd never met in person before. I won't r...

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RWA Conference Recap – Part 2

So where was I? I think I'm up to Thursday. Woke up bright and not too early, got dressed, and headed for the Mills & Boon meet & greet. This is where I got to talk to other authors, the editors, and some of the Harlequin executives. It only lasts an hour, but the hour flies — especially when I spent at least 20 minutes of it talking shoes with Shirley Jump. That woman is gorgeous, y'all — and she knows her shoes! Shirley and I could go shoe shopping anytime.

I also typed an update...

RWA Conference Recap – Part 1

I know there are dozens of recaps out there already, but I'm still gonna add to the pile anyway. Except that my recap won't feature pictures (beyond a couple I downloaded before tragedy struck). It seems as if my camera cord, the one I finally remembered to actually take to a conference so I could upload pictures there, is still in Orlando. Joining the cord are a pair of Spanx. Both decided not to get into the suitcase for the trip home. Perhaps they knew we'd be stuck in the Orlando...

Which bread plate is mine?

I meant to post this yesterday, but it turned into such a crazy day of errands and etc, that I never got the post written. So, RWA peeps, last post (I think) before we all converge on Orlando next week.

If you've been to a huge banquet before, you might know everything you need about table settings. But just in case, I'm gonna tell you all about what the etiquette expert who visited my RWA chapter last month said.

The banquet tables at the luncheons and dinner will likely be big and round....

The art of the mingle

Next week, around two thousand people (mostly women) will be converging on Orlando for the RWA National Conference. For many of us, this is a been there, done that a hundred times adventure. For quite a few, it's the first time. Whether it's your first time or your tenth, you may be thinking about how you're going to interact with all these people. Many writers are introverts, and introverts tend to be drained by the thought of so many people in one place. I'm one of those introverts...

Little necessities to make life easier at Conference

I said I'd talk about the things that make my life easier at conference, and so I shall. There is no rhyme or reason to this, just a list of things I've found indispensable. You know to pack things like your phone charger and all that, so I won't waste time talking about it.

No, what I mean to talk about are the things I really, really can't travel without.

1. Hand sanitizer. Really, I can't say it enough. I must have my bottle of sanitizer so I'm prepared at all times. Like when I...

Little necessities to make life easier

I said I'd talk about the things that make my life easier at conference, and so I shall. There is no rhyme or reason to this, just a list of things I've found indispensable. You know to pack things like your phone charger and all that, so I won't waste time talking about it.

No, what I mean to talk about are the things I really, really can't travel without.

1. Hand sanitizer. Really, I can't say it enough. I must have my bottle of sanitizer so I'm prepared at all times. Like when I...

What to Wear at Conference

I'm seeing lots of tips about what to pack for the RWA National Conference in Orlando. There are some good suggestions out there, and some that have me blinking and wondering why someone would suggest such a thing. So I decided to offer my suggestions on wardrobe, which is based solely on me being a prissy, girly, shoe-loving, wanna-be fashionista. I say wanna-be because I know I don't have "Sex and the City" fashion sense. I want it desperately, but I lack the SJP teeny tiny body and...

The Conference Dream

For some reason, in the weeks leading up to conference, I always have conference dreams. Last night, for the third time, I dreamt that I'd gone to conference and forgotten to print out the schedule I'd made that has all my events on it. I don't know why I keep dreaming about forgetting my schedule! But I do. In last night's dream, I actually missed an event because of it. In a previous dream, I left the RITA/GH ceremony to go to the powder room — and couldn't find my way back. And I...