I had the good fortune of attending the 2016 RWA
Conference in San Diego earlier this month (which is why this post is late…I
totally got thrown off my routine and you know, if you’ve read my blog before,
that I am a creature of habit and routine!)
There was so much to see and do, it was a bit
overwhelming (all right, it was a lot overwhelming!) and I had a raging case of
sensory overload. As you know, much of a writer’s life is spent in solitude
with her (or his) characters and the computer. Even if one has a day job (which
I do), most of the talking is in one’s head. Not so at a conference of this
size! There were over 2000 attendees! Wow! I think we pretty much took over the
hotel!
The highlights for me:
1.
Getting
to spend time with Lexi Post, critique partner extraordinaire, her fabulous DH, several writer friends I hadn’t seen in a while and meeting new authors I hadn't met before.
2.
The
weather! When I left Phoenix San Diego
3.
Meeting
my publishers for the first time (shout out to Tara ,
Julie and Jess at Crimson Romance…so nice to meet you in person. You are
wonderful, but I already knew that!) as well as some of the other authors who
write for Crimson….ladies, it was a pleasure!)
4.
Attending
as many workshops as humanly possible. And there were a lot, all superbly given
by some of my favorite authors. It’s amazing how much I didn’t know I didn’t
know (did that make sense?). By the time Saturday rolled around, my brain was
full, bursting with information…and ideas! So many ideas!
5.
And
finally, books, books, books! Again, just heaven for a lover of the written
word like me!
All in all, a fantastic trip (if a bit exhausting)
and I will do it again. If you ever have the opportunity to attend this
conference, I highly recommend you do so….you won’t regret it.
As
always, happy reading!
Marie
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