It was wonderful to meet so many of you at the convention! What a terrific time. I can’t even begin to recap it and do it justice, so I’m going to let some other bloggers do it for me.
There are a couple of blogs with a lot of negative comments, the negative comments mostly by […]
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Romantic Times 2008 Convention!
April 22, 2008; 9:17 am
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Critique Is Not A City In Indonesia*
November 23, 2007; 2:51 pm
Critique is like marriage counseling. One does not want to admit that one has done something that matters so much less than perfectly. Critique in a workshop/convention setting is even more dangerous, because there is the added fun of exhaustion, convention emotion, and fluid interpersonal rules.
I very rarely do critique sessions, mostly because I have […] -
Behind As Usual
September 16, 2007; 10:55 am
I think I live in a constant state of “almost caught up.” Deadlines, promotional projects, house cleaning. You name it, and I’m almost done with them. Almost. It’s not a good place to live, but I can’t seem to change it. Sigh.
So as usual, I’m behind on even announcing exciting things in my career. First […] -
The One Book
August 2, 2007; 3:01 pm
I spent this last weekend at Pacific Northwest Writers’ Conference in Seattle. With about 800 people in attendance, this conference is interesting because it covers such a broad spectrum of writing—genre fiction, literary fiction, screenplays, poetry, nonfiction, memoirs, and so on. It’s high energy and the variety of speakers incredible. I always meet the […]
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This and That
July 26, 2007; 8:45 am
I’m in the throes of getting ready for another conference this weekend. This time it’s the Pacific Northwest Writers’ Conference. This time I’m a presenter, so that adds a different kind of energy to the pre-conference excitement. Although I enjoy giving talks, I’m pretty much a bundle of nerves until I’m actually get to talking. […]
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I’m Back! And in the Mood to Give Away a Book!
July 19, 2007; 7:15 am
Two weeks ago I promised I would write about my experiences at the RWA National Conference in Dallas. If I had to summarize my experience in one word, I’d have to say it was stupendous . . . or incredible . . . or exhausting . . . or stimulating . . . or . […]
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The Nefarious Comfort Zone
July 11, 2007; 1:01 am
I am an introvert.
I am also extremly uncomfortable in situations where everyone each other and I know no one.
Things like the national RWA conference terrify me… or rather, they used to.
In 2002, I was a finalist in the Golden Heart, the preeminent contest for unpublished romance authors. The winners were to be announced at the […] -
Alexis Does Dallas!
July 5, 2007; 10:45 am
Next Tuesday I’ll be catching an early morning flight for Dallas to spend the week at RWA’s National Conference. This is only my third time to go, but each time gets better. I love the conference for a lot of reasons.
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Research and Herding Cats
June 17, 2007; 9:30 am
Well, I’m just back from New Orleans. Yay!
If you’ve read any of my posts over the last year, you may see a pattern. I’ve been there a lot. I adore this city. Love it, love it! I went with Erin McCarthy to do some research on an idea I have for a dark paranormal. But my primary […] -
April 29, 2007; 10:08 am
Good morning! I’m a bit bleary-eyed as I write this because I just got back from a two day road trip to Portland, Oregon, where my friend and I attended a Reader’s Luncheon put on by the RWA chapter there.
We had a wonderful time! There was a booksigning where I got to visit with old […] -
Heather Graham’s Paranormal Conference
September 8, 2006; 6:11 am
Hi All!
Last weekend I attended Heather Graham’s Paranormal Author and Reader Conference in New Orleans. I was honored to be called personally by Heather to join this, which she planned in part to get tourism back into the city. But it was also just a great, low-key conference with authors, aspiring authors and […] -
RWA Photos
August 12, 2006; 5:09 am
Here’s the link I promised you for the photos I took at RWA.
http://www.lorihandeland.com/album.html#rwa6
Lori Handeland
www.lorihandeland.com
Midnight Moon-Available now!
“Charmed by the Moon”-10/06
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Top Ten Highlights from Atlanta
August 3, 2006; 5:46 pm
As you all know, we just got back from Atltanta, and it rocked! The list of amazing events I experienced is far too long to share here, so I’ll just give you the top ten highlights, but these are in totally random order and each item’s placement on the list is no indication of where […]