Romantic Times Reader Convention Day Two

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So you’re wondering what happened to day one? Me too. Damn, where did it go. It’s 1:18am Thursday and I seriously have no idea what happened to Tuesday. I think Jayne Rylon, Mari Carr, Valerie Tibbs and I did some really important stuff, but it’s gone by in such a blur, I don’t remember what it was. Today (day three) I can remember (probably because it only just happened to me) so let me share some of it.

We begin with breakfast. Actually, no we begin even earlier. 3:30am to be exact. I wake to go to the loo….and don’t go back to sleep. Not at all. So I watch new Chuck (for the fourth time because I’m in the US and nbc.com will let me), read some of Vivian Arend‘s latest mss (bloody awesome), talk to my husband, talk to my girls (it’s 6:30pm tomorrow for them) and generally wish I could go to sleep. At about 6:45am I do. Breakfast with Jayne, Val and Mari is at 8am. Suffice to say, I’m still asleep when they arrive. In my Aussie flag singlet and undies.

Breakfast is bloody delicious (omlet, bacon, potatoes, fresh fruit, tea!!) and then we decide to get with the program. The program calls for hard work and concentration. We decided to go for hunting and gathering (Heat Wave members, you wait until you see the tote bags!!). Then we, and by we I mean I decided to make about a gazillion promo items of business card/lollypop/thong keyring (or flip flop key ring for you non-Aussies). Jayne, Val and Mari are incredibly wonderful and help me (God, I love these women!).

Then it’s lunch. Lunch requires an excursion and I get to see my first really-real American mall and buy Gap clothes for my girls (and real tea for me!). After that though, it’s time for hard work and concentration and we all find ourselves listening to MaryJanice Davidson and Angela Knight talk about how to go from ebooks to NY print. It’s both exciting and daunting (and I had to control myself and not go all fan girl on MaryJanice *sigh*)

Then it’s time to doll up and meet the booksellers. So here’s the thing I discovered. I suck at talking about my books, but when I want to I can really pull a broad Aussie accent out of the hat. Experiences Buck Eyes for the first time. Am bought the makings for smores by a wonderful woman who’s birthday it is today (being that it’s 1:39am). Try and talk some more about my books. Fail miserably but hopefully come across as a delightfully cute if somewhat odd Aussie (the accent helps *grin*).

After that, it’s the Ellora’s Cave ball. We done our best red and hit the ball room. There’s not much I can say about this at the moment. I’ll let the piccies speak for themselves. (Suffice to say, hands went where hands shouldn’t go in one of those photos. I’ll let you work out whose hand where *grin*). (Oh, and Mari Carr can dance her arse off even when sitting down and Jayne Rylon knows how to pull the guys. No wonder she’s the author of Kate’s Crew!)

Then, we all decide we’re going to attempt an early(ish) night. Jayne, Mari and Valerie head home. I order hot chocolate. At 12:12am there’s a knock at my door and I am enveloped in the bestest hug ever from Renee George who proceeds to drag me to Dakota Cassidy’s room where I end up playing Rock Band with the likes of Michele Bardsley and Heather Osbourne until hotel security tells us to shut up at 1am.

An awesome day all round, I say. Now, on to day three…

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