I’m
in New York City right now in the middle of the chaotic, loud, overwhelming, insanely
energizing Romance Writers of America conference!
Two
thousand of my fellow romance authors are here, and 400 of us were part of the “Readers
For Life” Literacy signing on Wednesday night in the Westside Ballroom of the
Marriott Marquis hotel, with proceeds from book sales going to literacy organizations. This year's
beneficiaries are ProLiteracy Worldwide, Literacy Partners, and Literacy Assistance Center.
What an honor it was to share an autograph session with some of the biggest
names in romance: Nora Roberts, Jayne Ann Krentz, Jo Beverley,
Brenda Novak, Julia Quinn and many, many others. I was signing copies of my story The Disciplinarian's Daughter in Secrets, Vol 31 from Red Sage Publishing.
The
days of the conference are full of writing workshops, publisher spotlights,
agent pitch sessions, marketing meetings – all targeted for romance authors at
every stage of their career. The nights are equally busy, spent at publisher dinners,
special interest chapter parties or hanging out at the hotel bar. The
networking opportunities are beyond priceless. Friendships that start here can
last forever.
The
conference culminates Saturday night with the Golden Heart and RITA award
ceremony, where we honor our fellow authors for their outstanding achievements.
Most of us will head home on Sunday, exhausted but empowered, with sore feet
but itchy fingers, motivated to get back to our keyboards to create our next love
story.
I
can hardly wait!
Leigh
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