Reports from RWA Conference

Okay, conference is over, and people should be slowly dragging themselves home today. If you went to Reno, please give us a report. Any good workshops/speakers? Any fun moments? Any embarassing moments? Did you pitch to an editor or agent? Let us know how it was!

Susan G.

Carlene said:

All in all, I met a lot of nice women, ate too much, learned a bit, but probably would never go again.

Carlene

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Really? Wow. I don't know if I've heard anyone say that about National before.

Still, I'm glad you found it to be worth-while, though.

Susan G.

Yes, a definate disaster that makes you wonder. I mean, a 25 year look back at romance was def. in order, but I don't know that a look back at the bad points in history was a very romance-oriented thing.

I'm shaking my head.

Just remember that even as Nora Roberts said, this is not nec. a reflection on RWA, the organization. There were people who made these decisions. So please don't let this color your opinion of the organization as a whole. Like any other organization, we go through good times and not-so-good time. And if you want things to change, you need to get involved in the organization and take the time to express your opinions to the Board members.

Susan G. - who wants to hear GOOD things from people who attended, too, not just the lousy things. <G> (I'm an optimist, can't help it. <G>)

Dawno said:

Sorry to go a bit OT: Susan, isn't optimism is a very good quality for a Romance author -- if you don't believe in Happily Ever After's how will you make those endings believable to your readers?

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Absolutely! I really do think that optimism is part of the romance writer's basic personality, because you're right, we do have to provide those HEA.

And you need it to keep going in this business, too. This biz can be very discouraging, so you need to keep the faith somehow.

Susan G.