Well, it’s about time I finally wrapped up my RWA report…

Saturday: this was a day for workshops. Of note I attended one that was being presented by my agent laura Bradford and Jen Schober (sp?) of Spencerhill Associates….it was about how being a professional, nice and easy to work with author would better you in the end, help to further your career (well, ya gotta be talented too!).

It was about how to conduct yourself both when working with agents and editors, but as well in the online forum. This stuff is true. I’ve seen so many authors bite themselves in the foot in various online threads, just being very, very, meanspirited toward other authors that I’ve decided for myself these are people whose books I will never buy.

And please note, when an agent or editor is interested, in this day and age they WILL google you. Look for any info that they can. So, bottom line, please treat everyone you work with in the exact same way you want to be treated. Take this seriously, finish your work on time and make your deadlines. Be open to suggestions…afterall, these agents and editors know their shit (well, for the most part!)

this workshop was interrupted however when the firealarm went off and we all had to exit the building. Yep, thousands of people, so Laura never got to finish her workshop and there wasn’t time for an answer period but it was a great workshop.

I also attended another book signing, St. Martin’s but it was lame. Sorry, lame…there were hardly any authors and not a lot of books so Amanda and I bailed and decided to finally see Washington, DC.

We decided to take a trolley tour and it was a lovely way to see everything. We drove through Embassy row, past Ford’s theater where lincoln got shot, saw the house across the street where he died. got off near “the mall”. saw the halocaust museum, and capital hill, the white house, lincoln memorial……alas our bus never showed up to pick us up, so we hopped onto another one-after we waiting an hour and finding out the bus stopped touring at 5:30. (dude told us to tip him, which, um, we never did now that i think about it). We rode that bus for another hour and finally got off at Union Station where, country chica that i am, I rode the subway for the first time in my life. It was fun!

Well, I still have stuff to talk about, so I’m gonna save the rest for a few days from now. I have news…..and other stuff……but I need to get writing……..so, have a good one all and I’ll do the final wrap up in a few!