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May 2, 2005
Holy Convention, Batman!!
Alesia, jet-lagged from St. Louis and dancing till 3 a.m.
Popping in on a Monday so we can give our lovely guest chick time to recuperate from the conference to let you know I’m just home from the RT convention (midnight last night), and we had a terrific time!! I met with my new publicists (stay tuned for details and the unveiling of their Simply Fabulous new website!!) and a special industry powerhouse who may soon be joining the team! Talk about good news!!!
Conventions are terrific for the opportunity to talk to readers and find out what they’re thinking. And drinking. Lots of drinking going on, in fact. You’ll be pleased to know that I did NOT in fact dance on the tables on Saturday night (Sunday morning?) because the lovely and rational Michelle Cunnah stopped me. (Next time, clearly, I need to feed her the Shiraz faster . . .)
I went to my very first Mr. Romance competition . . .
And it was totally entertaining!!! The funniest part was when the narrator told us about each contestant’s “perfect date.” Most of them included “and then I would cook a three-course meal for her,” and I said it would be hilarious to include a shot of the guy’s kitchen up on the screen – preferably an open-fridge shot showing nothing but a six-pack of beer and some Cheetos! But, speaking of six-packs, these are a bunch of men who spend entirely too much time in the gym, and there’s something wickedly fun about watching them parade! Especially after all the years of women parading around in bikinis in beauty pageants. Sort of a turn-about is fair play thing . . .
In other news, my first review for NICE GIRLS FINISH FIRST rolled in, and it’s great!! I’ll post a link once it’s up on my website, but I particularly liked this quote: “Readers can not help but be drawn into the two women's struggles, and cheer them on. This is a writer who will make you smile whenever you see that she has a new book released.” Making readers smile – what could be cooler than that??
Hugs,
Alesia, who must unpack
Posted by Alesia at 9:34 AM
