RU at RWA
Join Adrienne, Tracey and Kelsey for tidbits about RWA National in Orlando, Florida this week!
RU crew, howdy from Orlando! If you’ve ever been to National (or another conference with around 2000 women), you’ll know it’s a wild and fun experience. You walk away from those few days exhilarated, educated and excited about writing. My first RWA conference was in San Francisco in 2008, and the only people I “knew” were a few gals I’d taken an online class with. They were sweet enough to let me hang out with them as I navigated my way through all the functions and sessions.
The national conference has different purposes for writers in different stages of their careers. To list a few: pitching books, networking, meeting with agents and editors, attending sessions, and obtaining writing awards.
So on to today’s sampling of RWA tidbits…
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Kelsey, Adrienne and Tracey began their RWA journey with jaunts to Epcot Center (intriguing Vikings in Norway), Hollywood Studios (hot German guy in the Indiana Jones show), and Magic Kingdom (Mickey is a soprano, but he still makes hearts flutter). Even though our gals were fighting 90+ degree temperatures and killer humidity, they had a blast playing Florida tourists.
Wednesday marked the beginning of the RWA conference experience, and the RU crew kicked it off with a small gathering of our readers and visiting professors. What fun to put faces to names and get to know the folks who have been so generous with their time, support and expertise! A special thanks goes out to Theresa Stevens, our Ask an Editor professor, who helped pull together the festivities.
Later in the evening, the gals hit the fantastic literacy book signing (can’t wait to read our VPs’ books!) and then the GIAM goals group meet-up. Kudos to Amy Atwell—both on her recent sale to Carina Press and her fantastic goals groups!
A preview of today’s activities…Tracey and Adrienne will practice manuscript surgery with Margie Lawson, and our gals will hang out with Ann Charles from 1st Turning Point to chat about platform development. Then they’ll hit lunch with the keynote speaker Nora Roberts, help with the PRO retreat (great agent panel – more info to come!), and sit in on sessions with great writers like Suzanne Brockmann and Lee Child.
Stop back by RU tomorrow for a recap of Thursday’s RWA happenings!
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Adrienne Giordano is a co-founder of Romance University and writes romantic suspense, contemporary romance and women’s fiction. She spent seventeen years working in and around the newspaper and advertising industry and, after starting a family, chose to work part-time as a marketing consultant to allow her more writing time. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, a former board member of Windy City RWA, a member of Kiss of Death, RWA’s Women’s Fiction chapter and RWA’s PRO group.
Adrienne’s books have been finalists in the 2008 and 2009 Linda Howard Award of Excellence contests, the 2009 Sheila and the 2010 Write Stuff Contest. For more information visit Adrienne’s website at www.adriennegiordano.com.
Tracey Devlyn writes historical romance with a dash of danger. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Windy City, Hearts Through History, The Beau Monde and Kiss of Death Romance Writers of America chapters.
Tracey’s represented by Donald Maass of Donald Maass Literary Agency, and she accepted a three-book deal from editor Deb Werksman of Sourcebooks, Inc. in April 2010. Her first release, A LADY’S REVENGE, hits the bookstores Fall 2011.
Tracey lives in the Midwest with her once-in-a-lifetime husband and their alpha puppy. For more information, please visit www.TraceyDevlyn.com.
Kelsey Browning writes contemporary and paranormal romance with a hint of southern sizzle. In her former life, she worked at one of the ten largest universities in the U.S., raising money and teaching students how to land their dream jobs. These days she pursues her dream job of freelance and fiction writing, which provides excellent benefits such as unlimited coffee and an office dress code that permits flip flops. Originally from Texas, she now lives in the Middle East with her husband, son and seriously spoiled dog. She’s currently at work on the first books in two new series. For more information, please visit www.KelseyBrowning.com.
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Oh I am pea green with jealousy! Sounds like you guys are having a blast! How wonderful was Nora’s speech?
Green Ioweenie
carrie
I must agree with Carrie. We’re having a cyber pity party for ourselves!
Hope you’re all having a fantastic time!
Carrie -
More info on Nora and others soon!
Tracey, Adrienne & Kelsey
I love that we can get these “instant” reports from the conference. I am definitely planning on going next year, so I can meet up with all the fantastic people I *know* from online.
Keep having a great time. I’m eager to hear your next report!
Speaking of pea green, I hear there was some interesting green chicken at the luncheon.
Thanks so much for taking the time out of your busy days to keep us updated.
WOW sounds like so much fun and I do wish I was there!
Thank you for the recap of the RWA conference, Sounds like so much fun.
Enjoy!