1:45 pm: Nan here, Day 3 started early for us--I had pitch appointments starting at 8 a.m., so breakfast was a quickie instant (and pricey!) oatmeal at Starbuck's in the hotel. Pitches all went well--I got requests for full manuscripts from three of the four editors I pitched and the agent I just met with also asked to see a full. I'm calling it a success. Now Liz and I are outside in the courtyard waiting for the book signing to start at 3:00. That's Liz working on her novel. We'll be back with more after the book signing. . .
9:40: It's Liz. Being tired. Nan had a kicking kind of day! Dinner was good, Robyn Carr's speech afterward was wonderful. Meeting her today was great, too. Worked outside for a while and enjoyed that.
We loved meeting people, especially a lovely group of women from WisRWA. One of them, Karen I. Miller, won first place in the historical category of the Fire and Ice contest. She's also a Golden Heart finalist. Another was author Meg Hennessy. Barbara M. Britton was there, along with Molly Maka, who would win the Liz Flaherty award for best-dressed if there was such a thing. Betsy Norman was so funny and so nice we hated saying goodbye to her. Shannyn Schroeder was a hoot. Former Word Wrangler Christi Barth was there. Our compliments go out to the organizers of the Chicago-North Spring Fling 2016--it was a resounding success.
I'm winding down. The pajamas are feeling pretty good. I'll be back Monday with my regular post. Probably more exciting stuff like doing post-conference laundry or our lawn tractor breaking down or Duane and I sitting in our chairs watching Jeopardy. But that is the stuff of which my life is made and I'm a happy participant in it. Harking back to Robyn Carr's inspiring speech tonight, sometimes I'm the wind beneath the hero's wings and sometimes I'm the wings. It's all good.
Have a great rest of the weekend. See you on the flip side.
9:40: It's Liz. Being tired. Nan had a kicking kind of day! Dinner was good, Robyn Carr's speech afterward was wonderful. Meeting her today was great, too. Worked outside for a while and enjoyed that.
We loved meeting people, especially a lovely group of women from WisRWA. One of them, Karen I. Miller, won first place in the historical category of the Fire and Ice contest. She's also a Golden Heart finalist. Another was author Meg Hennessy. Barbara M. Britton was there, along with Molly Maka, who would win the Liz Flaherty award for best-dressed if there was such a thing. Betsy Norman was so funny and so nice we hated saying goodbye to her. Shannyn Schroeder was a hoot. Former Word Wrangler Christi Barth was there. Our compliments go out to the organizers of the Chicago-North Spring Fling 2016--it was a resounding success.
Shannyn Shroeder and Nan Reinhardt |
Have a great rest of the weekend. See you on the flip side.
Looks like you've both had a great conference. Hope the pitches and networking bear fruit!
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