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Vacation Time :)

On By jillhaymakerIn RWA, Uncategorized, vacationLeave a comment

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I’m getting ready to leave on vacation tomorrow. Well, a working vacation. I’m headed home to beautiful Colorado for RWA (romance writers of America conference) in Denver. Of course, I’ll spend a few days in Fort Collins, too, with friends and family while I’m in the neighborhood. I can’t wait to get back to cooler, less humid air for a few days. This will be the first time since I moved to East Texas that I’ve made the 16 hour drive by myself. Not looking forward to that. I’ve got some audio books though, so I should be good.

I love RWA. It is so much fun to interact with other authors and learn about our business. This year is the first time I am also doing an Indie book signing. Since the conference is in Colorado, I have lots of friends who will be there to reconnect with. I can’t wait.

So what am I doing today in preparation? Besides working on marketing and book stuff and packing, I’m cleaning. What about you do you clean your house before vacation? It’s something I learned from my mother. She always made sure the sheets were changed, laundry done and everything was spick and span before we walked out that door. I’ve learned to agree with her. Trips are wonderful, but there’s nothing like coming home either. It always feels good to be back in your own bed and relax in your own space. There would be nothing worse than coming home to a dirty house (I’m guessing here because I’ve never done it!) Its so nice to fall on the couch and just relax for a few hours before heading back to work and regular life. So today, I’m cleaning liked crazy.

Anyway, I’d better get off the computer and back to my vacuum. Have a good week and if anyone else is traveling, safe travels. Enjoy your time away 🙂

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Thoughts on my first RWA conference

On By jillhaymakerIn Uncategorized1 Comment

cowboysWell, I made it through and thoroughly enjoyed my first RWA conference. In fact, it was my very first writing conference, ever.  For those of you who don’t write romances, this is the Romance Writers of America Conference, where a virtual nobody like me has the chance to meet talk with some of the leading romance authors in the world!  I was totally thrilled to talk with my personal favorites- Robyn Carr, Jill Shalvis,  and Nora Roberts. These ladies were all so gracious and put up with my gushing over them.  I even have pictures to prove it.  On top of all the best selling, big name authors, there were also hundreds of starting authors like myself, wandering around with our bright orange, first timer ribbons attached to our nametags.  I attended so many great classes and heard amazing, inspiring women speak.  It was a brain overload. What a wonderful experience to be surrounded by so many like minded people.  I learned so much and came home so excited to keep writing.  Along with bags and bags of autographed books. Should keep me in reading material for the next year.  I also made some wonderful (hopefully lifetime) friends.  All of this was set on the beautiful Riverwalk in San Antonio,Texas.  It was hard to come back to real life this week, but I will never forget my experiences there.  A great big thanks to all of the wonderful people I encountered.