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January 18, 2005

Readers ROCK!!!!!

Alesia, home from a FAB weekend...

What a fantastic weekend!!! I went to a writer’s conference and then to my first ever readers’ conference, and my head is spinning with excitement and new ideas!

I have to say I’ve never had as much fun as I did with Suzanne Brockmann and her wonderful HOT TARGET readers’ conference!! If you think I’m crazy, you should meet some of these wild and wacky women!! And no, before you ask, I did *not* dance on any tables, for a change . . .

Suz, her husband and new novelist Ed Gaffney, her great friend and terrific comedian Eric Ruben, the terrific writer Catherine Mann, former Navy SEAL and author Chuck Pfarrer and I spent all day (and most of the night; Irish coffee till 2 a.m., anybody?) entertaining and being entertained by one of the most wonderful groups I’ve ever met!!

You have not lived until you've partied with the YaYas, been ordered about by Major Michelle, shared creamed spinach with Lee and Fred, and heard the story of the poor unsuspecting bookseller that SuziB cornered by the ladies' room on behalf of the shy girl-who-shall-remain-nameless!!! I can't begin to name all of the terrific people I met here, but I loved them all! They even laughed (hugely) at my Mutual Orgasm Joke -- that I had to tell with Suz's DAD in the room!!!!!

The energy and enthusiasm and wonderful conversation charged me up so much that I’m jazzed to dive right back into NICE GIRLS FINISH FIRST and finish up the final bit!! Yahoo!!

I also had a great time with the writers and aspiring writers at the Space Coast Writer’s Guild conference; Barbara Samuel, Kathryn Caskie, Sophia Nash, Roxanne St. Claire and I were the honorary blondes!

In other news, the countdown is on! Only 2 more weeks till my second Super Jessie book, SUPER 16, hits the store shelves. I can’t wait!

Hugs,
Alesia

Posted by Alesia at 7:43 PM