I love going to
writers conferences. They inspire me, invigorate my writing muscles and embrace
me as part of a greater community of people who spend a lot of time with the “imaginary
friends” who become the characters in our books. Some people think we're a bit weird - other writers know we're just creative!
Ten days ago I
was at the Romance Writers of America national conference in the beautiful city
of San Antonio, Texas.
The conference
was attended by more than two thousand writers from all around the United States and other
parts of the world.
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| Luring readers to the book signing at RWA San Antonio with M & Ms - I ate way too many myself! |
There’s the fun
of signing books at the mass book-signing in aid of adult literacy that is an
important part of the conference.
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| I was in very good company at the Harlequin book signing! |
And of course
there are the fan-girl moments of seeing romance icons like Nora Roberts, Susan
Elizabeth Phillips and Jayne Anne Krentz wandering around the conference or
lining up for coffee!
Still suffering
from jet-lag, right now I’m at the Romance Writers of Australia annual
conference in Sydney for another dose of wonderful romance-writing inspiration—and
a hefty dose of partying!
Then it will be
back to writing!
Kandy Shepherd is
an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction. She lives
on a small farm in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her family
and a menagerie of four-legged friends.
Kandy’s second Dolphin Bay story for Harlequin Romance, The Tycoon and The Wedding Planner is on sale now.
Visit Kandy at her website
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