Why I Go to Conferences

What big name author is enough to get you to a conference?

By Rebecca Cantrell

I thought I was going to be the first curmudgeon of the week, but CJ beat me to it. She's right though. I don't go to conferences hoping to meet big name authors. Not that I'm not thrilled when I do. It was wonderful finding out that Lee Child is as charming as everyone says, the James Rollins is very funny, and when I met R.L. Stine it took all my self control not to go all fan-girl on him.

But the people I spend...