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What do you mean we're flying into a tornado?
April 25, 2007
These are not the words you want to hear thousands of feet in the air. Left rainy Milwaukee at 5:30 a.m. and didn't land in Houston until 10. Due to bad weather, we were routed almost to Dallas because we were running out of gas! (Do you think airplanes have that little light that comes on your dashboard and dings when you're running low?) Luckily, we managed to land only 1 1/2 hours late, but I missed connecting with fellow conventioneers.
I got to the hotel and met up with
Marjorie Liu (Shadow Touch) for lunch. Then off for interviews with
Jade Lee (Cornered Tiger),
Doreen Orsini (Hunting Diana),
Linnea Sinclair (Games of Command),
Ramona Richards (A Murder Among Friends) and
Heather Graham (The Dead Room). Terrific authors and delightful women each have special stories to tell. These interviews will follow at a later date.
Finally get to my room at 4 p.m. to fire up the computer. What?? No internet connection!!
#@% Move to the 23rd floor. You have to understand that the hotel lobby is open to the top, so there is just a half wall between you and a free fall. Parachutes are not provided. Flopped on my bed and passed out.
Hour and a half later I head to the restaurant and am invited to join Marjorie, Jade,
Elizabeth Hoyt (The Leopard Prince),
Jennifer Ashley (Immortals: The Calling) and
Gennita Low (Virtually Hers) with a stop by from
Liz Maverick (Shards of Crimson). Yummy food and stimulating conversation. Time now for the Tex-Mex party with boot stomping music and cowboy hats. Alas, not many cowboys at this gathering.
The evening ends with Ellora's Cave publishing hosting a Moulin Rouge party. Many are sporting sequined dresses, bustiers and feathers, even a few men in kilts. (Sorry, pictures of me in feathers are not available) With the music thumping, drinks flowing and bodies swaying, I'm calling it a night. But I'm stopped on my way out by Joyce, a library clerk from Ohio who recognized me from my blog picture. OMG!!! What's next, the tabloids?? Turns out that Joyce is just as fanatic about books as I am. We talk for the next couple of hours.
2 a.m....lights out.
Bottom line: So many to talk to...so little time
Posted by Barbara Vey on April 25, 2007 | Comments (8)
