I'm back from conference! And while it was lovely, I'm so glad to be home on a Monday morning (HAPPY MONDAY!!)!! I'm drinking my coffee, and have already read the paper!
Here are some pics...
Susan Gable and I traveled down together and went to the zoo our first day there!
That same day, I went to a dinner with friends...
Tanya Michaels, Cindi Meyers
Lori Wilde
Lori and Delores Fossen
Bonnie Tucker
The Super Party was ooooooh-so much fun!
Super Authors.
eHarlequin Pajama Party!!
My absolute favorite pic of Samantha Hunter!!
This one's me & Jessica Matthews. My first RWA conference ever was in 2000. I sold to Harlequin that March (I Waxed My Legs for This?) and in June, I sold to Silhouette Romance (Do You Hear What I Hear?) and decided to go to the conference. Of course, all the rooms had sold out, but Jessica and her two roomies let me crowd in! That conference was in DC as well, so this year was my anniversary!
That's Dream on the chair giving away some of our awards! Jayne couldn't be there, so I played Fake-Jayne all night, but Dream ran the show...and ran it beautifully! I think everyone had fun!
Shirley Jump, SuperEditor (that's both her line and a description) Victoria Curran, Susan Gable.
Random Shots...
Kari Lee Townsend with her light pink first sales ribbon!
Brenda Jackson! With a last name like Jacobs, I'm lucky enough to sit by Brenda most signings. She's not only one of the lovliest ladies around, she's so freakin' talented! And her readers are giddy whenever they're in line waiting to meet her!
This is Kathleen Adey and me. For those who aren't members or RWA, they have a monthly magazine RWR (Romance Writers Report) and Kathleen's the editor. I've been doing a number of articles for them, and it was so nice to actually meet her in person!
Samantha Hunter and Shirley Jump
Christyne Butler and her first book!
Barbara Dunlop and me
The three twins...I'll post more about this in a second blog post, but suffice to say, that's Kate Walker, Donna Alward and me!
Tracy Madison and me. I read her first book...it rocked!
The very elegant and sweet Sharon Sala and her daughter! (Sharon's my margarita buddy...friends Colleen Thompson and Jo Anne Banker introduced us both to our first of the wonderful drink years ago, and every time I have one, I think of all of them!)
So, I was invited to be on this fantastic panel...and partway through, the fire alarm went off!
That's me, Allison Brennan, Gaelen Foley and
Gene Showalter...really fantastic writers, but even nicer
they're fantastic ladies!
I posted from DC about our upgraded suite...here it is:
That's Jade Lee...she was there when I remembered I wanted pics and did the fashion model sprawl! LOL
Going to conference is always fun, but this year, it was even more special because it was my anniversary, as well as Harlequin's 60th anniversary! So, happy anniversary, Harlequin!
It was a great time, but I'm so glad to be home!
Holly
HOMECOMING DAY, SuperRomance, 12/10
A FATHER'S NAME, SuperRomance, 9/11
