This year’s RWA was pretty amazing for me. First, I LOVE San Antonio. The Riverwalk is beautiful, peaceful, lush and a great place to visit. Second, the people were, as always, fabulous. I love catching up with my authors, meeting new people, finding myself standing next to a longtime heroine of mine (Susan Elizabeth Phillips) and trying not to fangirl. I was blown away by the party settings and the innovative ways the publishers made their events special, from photo ops to flower pins and hairclips made from book pages. Every time I thought, “This setting has =got= to be the best” I had to revise my opinion when I reached the next event. In short, the publishers blew out all the stops and I enjoyed every moment of the conference. So that you can share a bit of it with me, here are some pics. Not nearly all I wanted to take (ref. my attempts not to fangirl), but a good representation.
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- The Riverwalk
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- Agents: Top (L to R) Pam Ahearn, Nephele Tempest, Elaine English, Natasha Kern, Pamela Hopkins, Susan Brower, Kristin Nelson, Lucienne Diver (oh wait, that’s me!)
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- Me and my awesome author Rosemary Clement-Moore at the Alamo
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- Prickly Pear
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- Tera Cuskaden (Samhain) and me.
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- The fabulous (both of them) Nalini Singh and Nephele Tempest.
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- The talented Debra Mullins and me.
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- Tower of the Americas – Grand Central Party
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- Scenes from the Tower
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- Scenes from the Tower
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- 3 great gals from The Knight Agency (Pamela Harty, me and Nephele Tempest)
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- My good friend Nancy Haddock, editor Leis Pederson (Berkley) and me.
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- The kick-butt Karen Whiddon and me at a restaurant somewhat close to my name.
Me and the stellar Vicky Dreiling!
Next week I’m off to the Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Sydney. So excited!
