Okay, so last year Ellora’s Cave held their first ever reader/writer conference in Richfield, Ohio. Where you ask? Okay, so it’s not Las Vegas or Chicago or San Diego or any of the bigger cities where conferences are normally scheduled. But let me tell you … it was the PERFECT place to hold a conference. [...]
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I’m baaaack! And I’ve got to tell you … every wonderful thing you’ve heard about the Lori Foster/Dianne Castell in Cincinnati, Ohio is absolutely true! I traveled from Maine with Pam Champagne. Neither of us are seasoned travelers which made the trip itself … quite an adventure. We knew we were in trouble the minute [...]
I just got home from the New England Chapter’s conference in Framingham, MA. This is the third year I’ve gone. I always meet up with old friends and get to put faces to authors I’ve only met on the internet. In the grand scheme of things … it’s a wonderful weekend. It was a weekend [...]
I write books. I treat it as a business. But creating my product is only one facet of everything I have to do to be successful in the publishing business. As everyone knows there isn’t a business out there that doesn’t advertise. Because what’s the sense of writing books if I don’t let readers know [...]
Romanticon … The Rest of the Story
Published October 24th, 2009 in Conventions and elloras cave. 1 CommentWhen Sunday of Romanticon rolled around everyone was a buzz. I spent the morning in workshops. The first was presented by Tawny Taylor, Joey Hill, and Diana Hunter. They did a wonderful job talking about researching and writing BDSM. This new genre is exploding onto the erotic romance market. It seems readers can’t get enough. [...]
In the Middle of Romanticon 2009
Published October 19th, 2009 in Conventions, elloras cave and eye candy. 2 CommentsChapter 2– Friday afternoon I went to my first workshop on “researching and writing male/male” presented by Kaenar Langford, Samanatha Kane, Jory Strong. It was all amazing information, but I’d be lying if I said that Kaenar’s description of her research field trip wasn’t the highlight. Kaenar got to tour a male only spa in [...]
And then … Romanticon 2009
Published October 18th, 2009 in Conventions, elloras cave and eye candy. 5 CommentsAfter another quick trip around Niagra falls we pointed the van west and headed for Ohio. We didn’t need to check into the hotel until later in the afternoon so we could take our time and meander our way through NY, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Mr. Nina became the king of the shanty town tour. It seemed every [...]
And I’m Looking Forward …
Published March 26th, 2009 in Conventions, MERWA and Thursday Thirteen. 21 CommentsSo I’m leaving today to go to the New England writer’s conference down in Framingham, MA. It’s only 2 days, but I live so flippin’ far from everyone I add a day of travel on either end. Anyway. I just thought I’d list all the things I love about this conference. (And they’re in no particular order.) [...]
Kissing my Thursday
Published October 8th, 2008 in Bragging, Conventions, Thursday Thirteen and Writing. 22 CommentsLast weekend I went to Portland, Maine to attend the Kiss of Death writer’s retreat. The KOD chapter of RWA is focused on the suspense and mystery aspects of writing. It was in my backyard … how could I not attend? Now, I gotta tell you, it was wonderful. I don’t do conferences well, they often [...]
Lazy Days of Summer
Published July 28th, 2008 in Conventions, Family, Life Observations and Ramblings. ClosedWow, not sure how Monday came zooming in so fast. I could have sworn it was last week not an hour ago! This is a crazy time for me with all the traveling. Of course I’ve been to Massachusetts to see Beautiful Girl and then the weekend after that to the Highland Games in Antigonish [...]
