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... worth going to? My husband and I are thinking about going to the 2008 one, even though it's in Pittsburgh and I have horrible flashbacks about the time I was stuck in their airport for over 24 hours ... but that's another story.

Does anyone have any experience with it and is it helpful?

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Hey, our airport's not so bad (I feel obligated to say that since my late husband's boss designed it ) ;)

I've only been to one RT convention and that was way back in 2000 but it was definitely a good time and I got to meet some booksellers and readers. And hot male models. Can't forget the hot male models.
 
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This year was my first-ever RT. Had a great time. Met terrific authors, readers, and booksellers. Sold lots of books at the book fair. Definitely going next year. (And I'll be on two panels! Huzzah!)
 
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If you're PUBLISHED, or if you're a READER, it's definitely worth going to. But there's not much in the way of teaching topics on the process of writing or publishing. Most of the panels and such are either reader-specific panels (why are werewolves so hot?) or advanced-level contract or publishing stuff. If you're published, it's THE convention to meet and greet your readers and other authors in a more casual setting. Instead of the business suits and such you saw at RWA, you're more likely to find male cover models wearing loincloths with g-strings underneath (not kidding) and historical romance authors in flowing gowns and tiaras.

If you're easily embarrassed, it's a difficult convention to attend. ;)
 
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Actually, I think I would like to know what readers are asking and wondering about. It might help me with choosing how I handle some topics or how I write certain things. I'm not a typical romance reader, apparently, because things I think nothing of are apparently huge issues with others.

I don't embarass at all--there's really not much I haven't seen that could be done in a legal (or even quasi- or pseudo-legal) environment. And I have a ton of flowing gowns and tiaras of my own (I collect them). As for loin cloths, why bother with G-strings? :D
 
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Cathy C said:
you're more likely to find male cover models wearing loincloths with g-strings underneath (not kidding)
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Mmmmmmmm...that's enough reason for me to go to a convention. IMO there's just not enough loincloth wearing men in the world. :)
 
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