Super Party at RWA

Ok, I"m so all over this!  Expect me with bells on...ok, maybe not bells...but some sort of easily identifiable...er, identifier!

Jayne

I don't have a tiara, but I'd love to come.  Is there anything that I need to do?

 Kathleen

You're right I've read yours and really enjoyed them so I would love to have Diana's book....it sounds interesting.  And having it signed would be great as long as it's no trouble.

Thanks Ellen

Ellen, you're starting the party early! <G> Sounds like a great trivia game going on. I'm so excited about our party. It's going to be lots of fun. I hope everyone will stop by and check things out.

 Kay - looking for a tiara :)

Harlequin has graciously donated 10 bags for the prize bags, along with CDs and pens. The bags will be filled with author donations of books etc, as well. If anyone is  hesitating on whether or not to come, the prizes alone will worth it (not to mention you get to hang out with the Superromance authors . We're a fun, easy-going and casual group. We don't bite--much. <G>) 

I also just ordered T-shirts that say I (heart) Nick Tulane in honor of  my current release. Quanities are limited so it's first ask, first get, but if I see you wearing the T-shirts (they'd be great for the PJ party, the Superromance Readers' Party and loungin'/touring SF), you'll get an extra prize!

Kay - really wanting to go tiara shopping now!

Kaelee - you are going to seriously love the Tulanes.  I can't wait for more of them.

I always have that problem with series books---Do I read them as they come out or wait for all of them before reading??? In the case of the Tulanes I think you can read them as you get them and be ok with the stories.

Hi again,

I was working on the great puupy search and missed all of the trivia questions.  Hopefully more will be forthcoming even though His Secret Past is sitting right beside my computer.  It will be my reward for typing in the last forty pages of changes that I'm supposed to be doing now. 

This will be my first conference and I'm really excited and scared.  I truly don't want to look like an idiot so you may have to help me here.  When you say casual party do you mean jeans or capris or something dressier.  I know we're supposed to dress nice for the conference, but what about parties?  And what is the pajama party?  Can anyone come and do we actually wear pajamas?  How do I find out about the parties?  (I'm not much of a party animal but I'm willing to learn.)

Thanks a ton.

Kathleen

and yes, people wear their pajamas. Ones that can be worn in public, anyway LOL. It was great fun, it was open to all community members, so there were Harlequin employees and authors and just a couple of us readers there. It was a great party! Small enough that I think I got a chance to talk to pretty much everyone.

Penn

Kaelee, thank you so much for ordering the Tulanes! I hope you'll drop me a line and tell me what you think. I haven't been back over to the snippet thread. I was reading instead of getting my work done. LOL Hazard of the job, I guess. Anyway, thanks again and do let me know what you think of them when you've finished reading them. BTW, there will be five stories total (just thought I'd throw that in there <G>) The last three are out in March, July and November of 2009.

 Ellen, Too, thanks so much for pimping my books! You're a sweetheart. I so hope you like Luke's story as much as you liked Nick and Garret's. :)

 Kay

When you get to be my age you stop worrying about bags under your eyes.  If you are at a convention I think you should try to pack in as much as you can. There is a country song out right now called "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead". Let it be your anthem for the few days you are in SF.

Thanks for telling me there will be five books in the series. Again with the age thing but I do like to read all of a series at once but I really will read one or both of your books when I get them. 

I was away for a day and a half and now there are 11 new comments on Snippetathon. I am almost afraid to read them.

OOOh, Ellen, that's hard.  At least for me.  Now I'm going to have to scour the author index for the answer.

 Thanks for the party info.  I'll definitely be at both.

Kathleen

Kay, I always try to make sure I get enough sleep at conference.  Sometimes I sneak off to my room in the middle of the afternoon for a quick nap.

 Exhaustion does terrible things to my temperment.  If Ellen had this question:

Which Superromance author gets really cranky when she's tired?

The answer would be ME!  <G>

Also, not enough sleep can leave me more open to migraines, and Kay, I know you know what that's like.  So I do everything I can to avoid getting a migraine while at conference.

I am REALLY looking forward to meeting some new folks at the reader party.  If this is your first National conference, I have two tips:

1 - Comfortable shoes!  You'll be doing a LOT of walking just in the hotel.

2 - Relax!!!  Romance writers are very friendly people!  And published authors do NOT bite!  We'd love to talk to you.  The only time NOT to approach is when an author is talking to an editor or agent.  Otherwise, don't be afraid to say hello.  A good ice breaker is always, "Hi, I'm SoandSo, and I write WHATEVER.  What do you write?"

My very first conference, I found myself at a table at some function or other (lunch? cocktail reception?) with our very own Roz Denny Fox and Ken Casper.  They actually TALKED to me!!  Like I was a real person and everything!  And now, I'm "one of them." <G> 

Seriously, the ungracious person is the exception at the conference.  Except for maybe when they're giving away free books.  Then...watch out!  You could get trambled.  (And I am SOOOO not kidding about that!)

I can't wait for the conference and our party!  Thanks to Ellen and Kay and all the others who are doing the majority of the work on this.   (I'm available to help on-site, and will contact you ladies privately to offer said help and connection data. <G>)

Ellen, I posted the pre-conference trivia game on a couple loops. Let's see if anyone stops by. <G>

 Susan, I think a mid-day nap is definitely going to be a must. The days at conference are sooooo long!

 Kay

We're all excited about this party.  We know everyone is busy and has a zillion things to do.  But what's not to love about books, chocolate and tiaras?  Especially when they're free. 

Susan's right about taking time to slow down and rest at conference.  Any first timers, it's good to know that you don't have to go to every single thing.  Because there's another conference next year.  Don't wear yourselves out on this one.

Ellen--thanks for posting this.  I hope we see a lot of readers and other book lovers at the party.

Roz