A Chance to Sparkle

One of the innovations at the RNA Conference this year came from a group of lovely authors called the Romaniacs, who decided to film a short interview with various writers, agents and publishers over the weekend. You can view all the short videos on their website.

Called the Romaniacs Sparkle Spotlight, all authors had the opportunity to reserve a spot in advance. After much deliberation, I decided to jump in and take the chance while offered as I might never get another! Which was all very well in theory, a month or so before the actual conference, but the reality of it hit soon enough.

As it turned out, my spot was on the final Sunday morning and I hadn't slept more than an hour or two the night before because of heat and noise. However, on with the show, as they say! The ladies filming it and asking the questions were excellent; professional and welcoming and they immediately put me at ease. I declined the kind offer of a glass of Prosecco in case I either spilled it or choked on it.

Stephanie Cage
All I can say is this was a unique experience and I'm glad I took part. I don't think any of us enjoy watching ourselves or hearing our voice played back and I certainly could have looked a lot better (definitely getting more toned up)! But I don't sound as bad as I'd feared I might and I said a lot more than I remembered - obviously it goes by in a blur. Each of the finished videos features three authors and I share mine with Lynda Stacey and Stephanie Cage. I wasn't sure whether or not to post it here but the Romaniacs deserve a round of applause for a fun idea and we only live once!

Rosemary