Penned Con Prep

ChrisPenned Con

I’m getting ready for Penned Con. I’m super excited and I might be running around like a crazy person trying to get all my swag together. I’ve applied stickers to 200 lip balms and made 50 dragon necklaces. My bookmarks and post cards are ready to go. If you’re attending Penned Con come visit me at table 59 in the … Read More

Sunday Funday: Penned Con Prep

ChrisUncategorized

Happy Sunday. I’m deep into edits on Faking It. It’s due back to my editor October 1st. Penned Con is coming up quickly: September 20-22. I have 200  labels to apply to my strawberry lip balm swag. My dragon necklaces are made. I have post cards and bookmarks. It sort of feels like I have things under control…so I’m sure … Read More

Another Great Year at Penned Con

ChrisPenned Con

Penned Con was amazing. I loved meeting all the people I interact with online. I met a bunch of new readers, writers, and bloggers. Plus I was able to reconnect with friends from past conferences. Two days was not enough time to catch up with everyone. Living an hour away from the conference meant I drove home each night, which … Read More

Prepping for Penned Con

ChrisYA

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks ordering books and swag for Penned Con. Here’s what I’ll have at the conference. If you’re attending Penned Con come see me at table 13 in the Breckenridge Ballroom. I have Bryn balm in assorted flavors. Boomerang Boyfriend pins Dragon necklaces And Going Down In Flames bracelets

Things I learned at Penned Con

ChrisPenned Con

I’m coming off the high of attending Penned Con in St Louis.  There were books and authors and readers and bloggers as far as the eye could see. It was awesome. Plus I finally met some of my online friends in person. Tackle hugs and awkward selfies ensued. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to meet all of my FB friends, but there’s … Read More

Penned Con 2016

ChrisPenned Con, Uncategorized, YA

Are you going to Penned Con 2016 next weekend in St Louis? If you’re in the area it’s a great conference where readers and writers come together and bond over their love of books while raising money for Action for Autism. I’ll be at table 42 in the Colonnade ball room. Stop by my table for a photo with my dragon props. … Read More

Conferences for Readers, Writers & Bloggers

Chriswriters conference

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

ChrisPenned Con, UtopIA, writers conference

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

ChrisReaders, Uncategorized, writers conference, YA

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

Dragons I Need in My Life

ChrisDragons, UtopYA, YA

Part of the reason I wrote the Going Down In Flames series is due to my love of dragons. Here are some dragons I need in my life. Okay, need may be an overstatement but I definitely want them. Most of these dragon items came from Design Toscano. A Dragon Mailbox. Dragon Bookends Dragon Wall Sconce Dragon Alarm Clock Dragon … Read More

Are you going to Penned Con?

ChrisReaders, Uncategorized, writers conference, YA, young adult

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.