There are a ton of conferences for readers, writers, and bloggers. Like most people, I have a limited travel budget and a limited time frame to travel. Since I work for a school district as a speech therapist, I am off for 10 weeks during the summer. During those ten fabulous weeks, I can pretend that I’m a full time … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday: Introvert Edition
Most writers are introverts. Which means that we count down the days until conferences like UtopIA and Penned Con with a sense of excitement tinged with stress. We know there will be so many people we want to spend time with and we can’t wait to see them. Tackle hugs are planned. We also know there will be so many … Read More
Penned Con Report
I attended Penned Con in St louis this past week. It was a conference for readers, writers, and bloggers with a special teen day thrown in at the beginning. This was the second time I’ve had a table at a conference. The first was at UtopYA in June. This time around I knew to bring bookstands and a brightly colored scarf … Read More
Are you going to Penned Con?
Penned Con is happening at the St. Louis City Center Hotel and Suites July 23-25th in St. Louis Mo. 100+ Authors, guest speakers, panels, workshops are gathering to celebrate their love of books. I can’t wait. Here are some of the postcards I’ll be handing out. I hope to see some familiar faces there.
Come Say Hello At #UtopYA2015
Right now, mentally, I’m skipping through a field of flowers and singing, “I’m going to UtopYA. I’m going to UtopYA.” I’m so excited to see my Facebook and Twitter friends. Although it’s always tricky to recognize people from their online photos. I have different glasses now, and my hair is not quite the same color as it was in my author … Read More
UtopYA2015 is Almost Here
What is UtopYA? According to the the official webpage it is: An uplifting, collaborative and educational conference for those who love supernatural and contemporary young adult and new adult fiction! Panels filled with writers and experts in the publishing and entertainment industries will share with established and aspiring authors and screenwriters their tips to improve craft and advance careers, as well as FUN panels … Read More
Make Me Laugh Winchesters Wednesday
It’s make me laugh Wednesday. Today I’m going to vary from my normal format of posting funny quotes and pictures because I wanted to share an article from the amazing Jennifer Armentrout. She uses the Winchesters from Supernatural (duh) to explain an author convention. The link to the article is at the bottom. Happy Hump Day. AUTHOR AT A CONVENTION… … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday
It’s make me laugh Wednesday. Here’s an eclectic mix of things that made me laugh.
What Happens in Vegas
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but I’m hoping they’re wrong. What did I do in Vegas? I met Liz Pelletier, the head of Entangled Publishing and several other key players in the company. I met a ton of authors, shared a lot of laughs, and drank a boatload of coffee. In between the coffee and the … Read More
The Wonderful World of Author Swag
I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time and more money than I intended on author swag. What is author swag? It’s the items authors produce and give away to promote their books. Before I embarked on my journey into swag, I had no idea how many options there were and how complicated it could all become. There are evil websites … Read More
Missouri Writers’ Guild Conference Review, or Why You Should Go Next Year.
After waking up at 5:00 a.m. five days in a row for work, I wasn’t sure I wanted to drag myself out of bed on Saturday to attend the Missouri Writers’ Guild Conference. I’m so glad I did. Why? Mary Buckham, Margie Lawson, and Chuck Sambuchino that’s why. If you’re a writer and you don’t know who these three gurus are, … Read More