Well, I did it. Made it to my first writers conference and lived to tell the tale. And oh, what a tale to tell….so many memorable moments……and I’ll share……
1. first off, getting to meet my crit partners and the various writers I’ve met via eharl was incredible. Lauren Hawkeye is a doll and was an absolute pleasure as a room mate…..Barbara and Amanda were so sweet….it was just really great to meet them in person, instead of chatting via the cyber world.

2.Being able to go to dinner with Brenda Novak and Christine Feehan was again….surreal…..really freaking surreal! And I got to sit in between them to boot! Brenda was not only incredibly gracious, but beautiful and incredibly sweet, but miss Christine, well, can we say fan moment? She is a goddess, and was so down to earth, full of advice and wisdom which she freely shared. At one point she said she felt like my mother!!!!!!!!!!! (yay me!). I have written down everything she told me….and it’s all mine!!!!

3. The Harlequin party on friday night was awesome. Lauren was invited, because, well the girl has sold to Spice…..I just crashed it with her! The room was decorated with various San Fran landmarks, from a huge golden gate bridge down the center ( and it supported a great bar!) to the fishermans warf etc, it was well done….the music was great and if you want to be in a room and just author spot….this was the place to be…..from Miss Nora Roberts ( who loves to boogie her butt off btw) to Nalini Singh ( who took a pic of Lauren and I) Gina Showalter and Holly Jacobs,Ann Agguire, Heather Graham…..it was author heaven……and yeah, I behaved myself

4. Meeting my agent Laura Bradford was another great moment, and I can honestly say she’s as sweet in person as she was on the phone…very cute to boot as well! big sigh of relief cause I”m thinking I made the right decision…..

5. Meeting the lovely girls who are part of the Calgary chapter…Suzanne, Julie and Wenda….I want to be an honorable member!!!!!!!!

6. And the workshops were pretty good too! I especially liked the YA ones that I attended…..Simone Ekeles is a hoot!

But, truthfully I was happy to get home Sunday, tired but so excited to see my kiddies and hubby….and yeah…..thinking that I should join Mandy in Florida next April for RT!!!!