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August 4, 2008
THE ROAD HOME
A fresh skiff of snow on Wedge Mountain — must be midsummer. Home. And I am psyched about the road that lies ahead after the RWA conference in San Francisco. A good, hard, and hot run in the sun cleared the cobwebs from my conference brain, and I came up with some ideas for my new online read. Also managed to unpack. I have issues with unpacking, so am particularly proud to have tackled the chore ASAP.
I’d post more pics from RWA but am having WordPress issues — for a teensy visual slice of what went down in San Fran, please visit my Facebook page (way easy to upload pics there) .. and friend me while you’re at it!
The true highlight of my conference was meeting my agent, Jennifer Jackson face-to-face for the first time, and discovering that she was everything I expected, and so much more. A wonderful food ’snob’, Jennifer took me here.
The other highlight was having dinner with the awesome Susan Litman, my editor, who rescued me from the slush pile not that many years ago. Always a delight to see and chat with her.
Beyond that — I connected with old friends, made new ones, and found nuggets of pure gold in the workshops.
Again, I was impressed with RWA, the RITA event, and everything in between.
August 1, 2008
SLAM DUNK!
SRS author and all-round-awesome Nina Bruhns takes the overall honors in the Daphne DuMaurier contest — go SRS! - in addition to winning in the series category.
Good friend and partner-in-crime Kim (KJ) Howe won in the unpubbed series division with THE MATADOR! That’s KJ below …. on stage, and with Jeanne A
dams … celebrating with a carpet of San Fran lights below.
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July 31, 2008
More from fog city …
Breakfast with some of the SRS gals in San Fran early this morning, sound of street cars clanging in the background
L-r: Kim Van Meter, Nina Bruhns, Loreth Anne White, Susan Vaughan, Beth Cornelison, Raeanne Thayne and Gail Barrett.
Things are crazy busy and not so easy to find a spot and time to post … but will be back with more ….
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July 29, 2008
Snippets from San Fran
Seals at Fisherman’s Wharf today - I met up with writer friend Ola (Olivia Gates, and took in a bit of pre-con sightseeing. Things began to hop at the hotel this evening, as writers began rolling in — and no, we were not responsible for the 5.8 quake.
Drinks with Kim (Kylie Brant), Susan Connell, Cindy Gerard, Genita Low, Olivia Gates
Sharing a pictorIal tale from the night before ….
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July 26, 2008
COMING ATTRACTIONS ….
Watch this space for a visual peek into the happenings at RWA nationals in San Francisco …. as we take the show .. er, my ‘office’ … on the road 
July 18, 2008
BAGGED A BROWN ONE!
In Callaghan country.
I feel what must be the thrill of a hunter when I can capture, and take away, a shot of a bruin. DH and I saw two this afternoon during my break from MANHUNTER galleys. One was this gorgeous brown-coated bear above, unusual in these parts. And one a rather mangy and deformed creature (below).
The mangy guy hightailed it up the grass bank when I tried to shoot him. Can you see his back, the odd chunks of missing hair? Wonder what happened to him, and if he has any friends. I fancy he’s a young male been booted out his mom’s territory, and sent to look for his own spot far away in Callaghan country. Perhaps he’s been in a fight? Can’t stop thinking about him.
But I should be thinking of MANHUNTER — good thing there’s bears in there
