RT in Retrospect
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009I’m home from RT and the dust finally has settled. Traveling wasn’t nearly as nerve-jangling as I thought it would be. Although the airport limo ride home detoured unexpectedly into a scenic jaunt through the countryside, I arrived at my front door a little worse for wear but otherwise unscathed.
This was my second RT. Unfortunately, attendance was down from Pittsburgh due to the economy. For those who managed to participate, however, it was great fun!
M.A. Ellis, Joanna Waugh & Cheryl Dragon
My crit partner and fellow Jasmine-Jade (EC) author, Cheryl Dragon, was a member of the Fairy Court this year. The theme for the ball was Seelie/Unseelie Check out these You Tube videos of the court.
Another EC author and good friend Mary Ann Ellis was interview by Romantic Times. Click here to read it. (Twilight fans — Mary Ann’s publicist, Becky Scoggins of Scoggins Management, is putting together the first Twicon in Dallas July 30-Aug 2nd.)
At the Vampire Ball, I had the good fortune to share a table with American Title V winner, Marie-Claude Bourque. What a lovely young lady! Marie still wore a stunned expression from the RT awards ceremony earlier when Leah Hultenschmidt unveiled the cover for her book, Ancient Whispers, which will be published in 2010.
At the Saturday book signing, I was fortunate to sit next to Debra Webb who won RT Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Harlequin Intrigue. On the other side of me was erotica author KyAnn Waters who also writes traditional romance as Lisa Dawn MacDonald. Mr. Romance contestants Franco D’Angelo and Eric Truglia hung out at KyAnn’s table. Meanwhile, behind me, cover model Jimmy Thomas sported a hot cowboy outfit for Ciana Stone. With that kind of action on all sides, how could I go wrong? I sold every copy of BLIND FORTUNE.
Joanna Waugh -- 2009 RT book signing
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