Quick ICRS Check-In
So it’s 11:45 a.m. local time. I’ve just returned to my room for a quick respite before heading down to the Altitude restaurant here at the Hyatt Regency for lunch with MaryLu Tyndall, Mary Connealy, and Kelly Eileen Hake (my Barbour sisters!) before my book signing at 1:30 with MaryLu and Mary (three-quarters of the merry band of authors Barbour sent to Michigan back in March. Christine Lynxwiler will be greatly missed!). I stopped by the Harvest House hospitality suite first thing to pick up a couple of the complimentary copies of RH they had for me and met a couple of the marketing people I’ve been working with there. Then, I went out onto the floor and stopped by the Barbour booth to catch up with all of the marketing people I met back on that book signing tour. What a fun bunch of people! I wish I could spend more time with them on a regular basis!
Ran into so many authors I know while wandering the floor—Tamera Alexander (that’s Christy Award–winning Tamera Alexander!), Camy Tang, Wanda Brunstetter, Kim Vogel Sawyer, Robin Lee Hatcher, Cheryl Wyatt, and the list goes on and on and on. Chatted with agent Steve Laube for a few minutes—and am looking forward to my meeting with my own agent later this afternoon between book signings. I also stopped by the Ideals/Guideposts booth and spoke with several people I used to work with there as well as a few others I met (from the NY offices) while I was there. [The 1:30 book signing is right across the walkway from their booth. 🙂 Please, Lord, let there be a good turnout!]
View of downtown Denver from my 14th floor hotel room.
The display of my books at the Barbour booth.
The complete Brides of Bonneterre Series.
(Subtitle for Case: All’s Fair in Love and Lawyers)
Will write more later when I have time. Off to lunch now!
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Aww, the three Bonneterre books look so good together, LOL! I wish Case wasn’t a mock-up!!!
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Considering how much editing I think it’s going to need, I’m glad it’s only a mockup! 🙂
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Love the cover for Forbes’ story. Wasn’t sure if he were up next, or maybe Jenn. Any chance we’ll get her story too? (Hint, hint).
Just finished Menu for Romance over the weekend. Another wonderful romance. I enjoyed this one even more than Stand-In Groom.
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I’ve had a lot of people ask for Jenn’s story. But it looks like we’re going to move on from this series for the time being. We’ll see though — there are still plenty of Guidry relatives whose stories I haven’t told yet!
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Happened upon your books at Hastings in College Station, Tx and Walmart in Alvin, Tx.
Congratulations!
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I found them at a Wal-Mart here in Denver last night, too! Should have a picture that Kim Woodhouse took of me standing there with them soon to post.
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I love trade shows and conventions. I love the energy, the networking, the buzzing around…have a great time!
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I am totally in my element. I love networking, and I have so many contacts at so many of the different publishing houses that it’s not just “business contacts” but reconnecting with acquaintences. And of course getting to see some really good friends along the way!
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Had a great meeting with my agent. He’s thrilled with the way things are going. Hasn’t heard a lot of feedback from my two publishers about numbers or anything, but he did have two different publishing houses (Revell and Abingdon) ask him about me out of the blue, which he takes as a very good sign that there might be some competition for projects I might write in the future.
Now I’m debating whether or not to grab a latte from the coffee shop downstairs to enjoy in the thirty or so minutes before my next book signing . . . but I’d better not. Don’t want to offend anyone with nasty coffee breath!
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Woo-hoo for a little friendly competition!! 🙂
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Yeah!!! Let us know how it goes! LOVED seeing the pictures, how exciting!
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