Thank you, RT

Thank you, RT, for the fabulous five days of readers and writers being able to connect. I relish the chance.

Thank you, RT, for me being recognized in the elevator–every single time. That never happens, and it made me feel like I was a success.

Thank you, RT, for the chance for my publisher to drop a ton of money and resources into five or six large rooms so I and my readers had a chance to play, to make me accessible and a real person–not just this year, but for many years in the past.

Thank you to the hotel staff who helped Guy track down the cab who drove off with my bag and made up a non-menu plate of cheese and fruit because it sounded like a good idea to them.

Thank you, Anderson Books, who ran the mass author signing. I’m sorry you were overwhelmed. RT is a monster, growing and changing, evolving every year to address new formats and tracks.

Thank you, RT, for allowing Independent Authors into the mass author signing this year, giving them their own forum so the big dogs among them were not lost amid the chaos, but allowed to shine as an example of what other Independent Authors can strive for.

Thank you, RT, for the organization behind the entire week so my freebies didn’t get lost and I could give them away.

Thank you, RT, for the career achievement award. You have no idea. Well . . . maybe you do. You validate authors’s careers every single month.