Hypnotized and mesmerized

Hi all,

I briefly touched on this in my recent 20 things I learned from RWNZ 2013 post, but I’ve been meaning to write about this topic in more detail. So here goes:

(Warning: This post has nothing to do with writing or books or the publishing industry, but I hope it’s of interest.)

Two days before I was due to fly to Wellington for our annual Romance Writers of New Zealand conference I had to attend a hypnotist’s performance at my kids’ high school. I say *had to attend* because it was a fundra...