Gosh, why did it take me 11 years to get back to this conference? I am so psyched and so pumped and so filled with emotions and energy and inspiration I want to jump up and down and gush and cry.
Believe me, we all cried and sniffed and pulled out our tissues during so many moments throughout the whole weekend. And laughed and hugged and talked. More like yakked our heads off!
Believe me, we all cried and sniffed and pulled out our tissues during so many moments throughout the whole weekend. And laughed and hugged and talked. More like yakked our heads off!
Of course, editors, agents, and keynote authors abounded the halls and dining tables, but one of the best parts of all, for me, was meeting such great new friends. Something I never expected.
Cool people I got to meet for the FIRST TIME after knowing them online:
seaheidibluemalibu gneri jo_no_anne carriejones Some awesome people I met and "friended" as soon as I got home:
griefgirl pamm lisa_schroeder grizzlygirl1 kidlit_kim kellyrfineman kirkglaser A totally cool, smart chick I got to meet again:
cynleitichsmithAnd some other people I've known online that I was thrilled to meet in person in LA!
www.coleenparatore.com
www.lindasuepark.com
www.ellenwittlinger.com
Other writers I talked to during workshops and between keynote speeches like:
Carrie Watson
Rachel Rodriguez
Clark Leland Childers - who only gave me an email address and not a website, silly boy!
Vicki Thomas
Suzanne Taylor (who is gorgeous, expecting her first baby, and won a FREE conference next year!)
A few gals during the Historical Fiction writers group Sunday night:
Carole Estby Dagg
Lynda Pflueger
Sarah Wiseley Croley
MORE conference news the rest of the week so stay tuned!
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