First off I'd like to Thank Pamela Tyner for posting about my debut novella and the April Contest on her blog. *Grin* Big Hugs.
Also, on Friday, Tilly said I looked saucy. LOL. I was wearing a pinstripe pencil skirt, slit up the back, my platform boots, rouched corset top and a little sateen jacket. Shar agreed. LOL. I didn't think I looked saucy when I put it on. LOL. And I got to meet Angela Knight and her husband before headed over to the front to meet Shar. They were both very nice. :-) That's it I think. Okay, Day 5 Recap, *sigh* My last day. Oh and I'm fully aware that I used the words "fun" and "nice" over and over again. LOL
Selena
Day 5 Recap
When I woke up that morning I was exhausted. I didn't have the energy for yet another day at the convention. Shar was sick so after some talking we both agreed it was time to go. *sigh* I knew I was getting sick. Tilly and her Cutie were lovely and allowed me to hitch a ride with them when they left that afternoon. I headed over to USPS to get boxes, Sam, was a doll and said he'd ship the boxes for us. After getting the boxes and headed back up to the room to drop things off, I got on the elevator. Sam got on and in front of a full elevator filled with people asked me if I had, had fun with the Vampire Guy. I was blushing like mad. Soooo, evil, but I forgive. LOL. I headed back to the table at the bar where I had left Shar, who was using the laptop.
We ran into the publisher of Red Rose who was having trouble with internet, Grrrr. No matter what we did or where we moved the laptop, no signal, after talking for a bit, I headed back over to Shar and we went to the Business Center. After that it was outside for a bit before heading back up to pack up boxes and suitcases. Before packing up the boxes, I had to drop off my bags at the car with Tilly's hubby. Poor guy, I had so much stuff, I blame Promo Alley. Shar called me a Promo Whore and she would be right. Couldn't walk through that place without grabbing some promo to give away for contests and such. After we managed to get my suitcases into the trunk, it was back to the hotel to finish packing.
We found something else to give Dakota so we headed down to the ballroom to the Bookfair. It was packed! People were everywhere and some of the lines were authors were long. Shar and I said good bye to a lot of people and bought books. There were so many people I was going to miss. I can smile at so many memories. The Pub on Friday, LMAO! *sigh* Once we were done at the bookfair it was time to finish packing. We brought the boxes down to Sam and then back up to the room to get Shar's bags down to the lobby. *sniff* After getting teary we had to say good-bye. I would miss one of my bestest friends. After hugging, I had to go down to the ballroom. Once the doors opened I was confused, the floor was dark. After a few minutes the lights came on. Well, it was an interesting end to the convention. I found Tilly and we left the ballroom, found her Cutie and headed out to the parking lot.
It was a beautiful day, a bit warm but nice. Driving back to Jersey was fun. We talked and laughed. :-). It was great hanging out with Tilly and her Cutie. By the time I got home I was exhausted, but I still had to check emails, get back to people and check on Shar to make sure she got to her hotel okay. I could barely remember anything. But I did know one thing, I did have fun and made some new friends. I really hope to go to RT next year and see everyone.
If I left anything out, I'm sure I'll just post about it later. Hugs, guys, I'm getting tired. Tomorrow (Tuesday) I'll post a bit a Flash, not part of the series mind you. I hope you like it. Hugs.
Selena
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Sorry no update yesterday, I was trying to remember what had happend on Day 4 but my brain wasn't cooperating with me. Let's see if it's working for me today. LOL. Sorry, no Friday Flash, buuuuut maybe a weekend Flash if you're good. LOL. Okay, Day 4 recap, there was a lot happening so I may get the order of events out of sequence.
Selena
Day 4 Recap
The day started off at The Nightwalker Stud Muffin Morning Mixer. It was so much fun! Jacki is awesome. LOL. After hanging out for a bit, Shar and I went outside. Shar had a cig, I spotted Sahara and we went over and said, Hi! Sahara is awesome and so sweet. :-). We then met Maya outside, after talking a bit we went inside. We missed the St. Martin's Spotlight, so we hung out at the bar. We were joined by Marty and Beth. :-). After sitting and talking for a bit, I spotted Lori Foster. I got up the courage and went over and said, Hi and thanked her for donating to the trunks. She was so nice. :-).
I went back to the table, Marty, Shar and Maya were back. I got up and dragged Savannah over to us. LOL. We hung out and talked for a bit before going over to the Kensington Spotlight. That was fun and very informative. After it was over, talking to a few people we went out to the lobby. Some one, sorry can't remember who, pointed out J.R. Ward to us. At first Shar wasn't going to go over to her but I dragged her with me. Shar called out to her and she stopped and talked to us. She was very nice. :-).
We went up to the Awards Luncheon and grabbed a table and a good time. Shar and I sat with D. Renee Bagby, Stephanie Burke, Stephanie Burke's Husband, L.A. Banks, Renee's mom and we managed to squeeze Savannah at our table. We honestly thought we were going to get kicked out, we just had so much fun, laughing and talking.
Afterward, it was time for the Sinfully Sweet party. We had fun, we played Dirty Minds and Pin the Junk on the Hunk. We gave away all the prizes and laughed a lot. Afterward, Shar and I hung out at the bar, I got to have a Bailey's on Ice. Mmmmm . . . nice! When it was time we headed up to the Safari Happy Hour. It was fun, I got a book signed by Sylvia Day and Sasha White. :-).
After that it was just hanging out at the Pub with Shar, Terri Pray and Sam. We got to sit and talk for awhile. I then spotted a guy a the bar weaing vampire regalia. I said, "Nice costume."
His response, "It's not a costume."
I got teased by Terri, Sam and Shar. LOL. Cause I wanted a piccie. After blushing a lot, I finally got up and asked for a piccie. He was nice and obliged. Sam took the pic but not without much teasing and me blushing. LOL. I soon went off to find Savannah. I found Savannah and we went back up to the bar. I ran into Samantha Kane during my search for Savannah and said hi. We hung out at the bar. Vampire dude (no, I didn't get his name) came back and asked me if I had went to party. I had gone in for a second and went back out. Now the timeline gets a bit fuzzy because I was also hanging out with Dakota, Renee, Michele, Terry, Jaynie and Lori (If I'm wrong or left anyone out please do yell at me) sometime that night too. I blame the fuzzines on the Bailey's, lol. I returned to the bar sometime and hung out with Liz, Mary, Liz K, Bianca, Jess, Shar, Savannah and her friends. We had laughed a lot and had a good time.
Gwen joined us for a bit before up to the hotel room at around two in the morning, I think it was two could have been one, not sure. All in all it was a fun time. More tomorrow. Hugs.
Selena
P.S. Before I forget, sometime during the day I gave Dakota a cute little bag to give away. She was so sweet, she asked me and Shar to sign it. Also, sometime during the day, we spotted Brenda Jackson. Shar hadn't wanted to go up to her because she was on the phone. So, we left and then came back. I urged Shar to say something, which she did. Shar got a pic with her and they ended up talking. *Grin* Okay, that's about it. If I remember anything else, I'll post it. Laters. :-)
Selena
Day 4 Recap
The day started off at The Nightwalker Stud Muffin Morning Mixer. It was so much fun! Jacki is awesome. LOL. After hanging out for a bit, Shar and I went outside. Shar had a cig, I spotted Sahara and we went over and said, Hi! Sahara is awesome and so sweet. :-). We then met Maya outside, after talking a bit we went inside. We missed the St. Martin's Spotlight, so we hung out at the bar. We were joined by Marty and Beth. :-). After sitting and talking for a bit, I spotted Lori Foster. I got up the courage and went over and said, Hi and thanked her for donating to the trunks. She was so nice. :-).
I went back to the table, Marty, Shar and Maya were back. I got up and dragged Savannah over to us. LOL. We hung out and talked for a bit before going over to the Kensington Spotlight. That was fun and very informative. After it was over, talking to a few people we went out to the lobby. Some one, sorry can't remember who, pointed out J.R. Ward to us. At first Shar wasn't going to go over to her but I dragged her with me. Shar called out to her and she stopped and talked to us. She was very nice. :-).
We went up to the Awards Luncheon and grabbed a table and a good time. Shar and I sat with D. Renee Bagby, Stephanie Burke, Stephanie Burke's Husband, L.A. Banks, Renee's mom and we managed to squeeze Savannah at our table. We honestly thought we were going to get kicked out, we just had so much fun, laughing and talking.
Afterward, it was time for the Sinfully Sweet party. We had fun, we played Dirty Minds and Pin the Junk on the Hunk. We gave away all the prizes and laughed a lot. Afterward, Shar and I hung out at the bar, I got to have a Bailey's on Ice. Mmmmm . . . nice! When it was time we headed up to the Safari Happy Hour. It was fun, I got a book signed by Sylvia Day and Sasha White. :-).
After that it was just hanging out at the Pub with Shar, Terri Pray and Sam. We got to sit and talk for awhile. I then spotted a guy a the bar weaing vampire regalia. I said, "Nice costume."
His response, "It's not a costume."
I got teased by Terri, Sam and Shar. LOL. Cause I wanted a piccie. After blushing a lot, I finally got up and asked for a piccie. He was nice and obliged. Sam took the pic but not without much teasing and me blushing. LOL. I soon went off to find Savannah. I found Savannah and we went back up to the bar. I ran into Samantha Kane during my search for Savannah and said hi. We hung out at the bar. Vampire dude (no, I didn't get his name) came back and asked me if I had went to party. I had gone in for a second and went back out. Now the timeline gets a bit fuzzy because I was also hanging out with Dakota, Renee, Michele, Terry, Jaynie and Lori (If I'm wrong or left anyone out please do yell at me) sometime that night too. I blame the fuzzines on the Bailey's, lol. I returned to the bar sometime and hung out with Liz, Mary, Liz K, Bianca, Jess, Shar, Savannah and her friends. We had laughed a lot and had a good time.
Gwen joined us for a bit before up to the hotel room at around two in the morning, I think it was two could have been one, not sure. All in all it was a fun time. More tomorrow. Hugs.
Selena
P.S. Before I forget, sometime during the day I gave Dakota a cute little bag to give away. She was so sweet, she asked me and Shar to sign it. Also, sometime during the day, we spotted Brenda Jackson. Shar hadn't wanted to go up to her because she was on the phone. So, we left and then came back. I urged Shar to say something, which she did. Shar got a pic with her and they ended up talking. *Grin* Okay, that's about it. If I remember anything else, I'll post it. Laters. :-)
I'm feeling a bit better, the headache is gone which is good, I'm just waiting for the rest of me to feel better. *sigh* Okay, a few notes.
I loved Stephanie Burke's and D. Renee Bagby's Costumes.
Sorry the pic is blurry. I can tell you the costumes were great. I especially loved Renee's boots. I left when the music started to play, I was tired and cold. So, I headed back to the room. The end of another day. More tomorrow. Hugs.
1- We met Jacki Frank on Tuesday. Shar went out for a cig, I followed and Jacki was sitting on a bench. Jacki is just a totally lovely, wonderful, fun person. I adore her. That evening we sat at her table and I got to try a Silver Bullet, now I don't normally like licorice, which is what the drink tastes like at first, but I tried it. I loved the light fruity after taste. Very yummy. :-) We also got to meet Chris Winter who was a sweetie.
Also, on Tuesday, I introduced myself to Dakota Cassidy, who is an absolute sweetheart. She invited myself and Shar to the workshop she was doing Reinventing: How to Tread New Mystical Ground Workshop and to the Evening Temptation party on Thursday.
2- As we were leaving the EC party Shar introduced me to Sasha White! I adore her. She knew who I! LOL. Sasha is awesome. I loved her hair, she cut it short and had a blue streak in it. I wonder if Maria can do that for my hair? LOL.
I think that's all for now, let's move on to the Day 3 recap shall we?
Selena
Day 3 Recap
We had a pretty busy day. After grabbing some coffee and hanging out a bit at the bar we headed over to the Samhain Spotlight, which was fun. :-). After that we made our way over to the Erotica Workshop. It was very interesting and fun. A lot to think about especially in categorization of Erotica. After it was over, I got to talk to Louisa Burton who was very nice and informative, I also asked her to do the Pink Chair Diaries :-).
We stopped for lunch at the restaurant, I briefly ducked out to intro Savannah to Sasha White. Did I mention Sasha is awesome? LOL. After lunch we headed over to the Ellora's Cave Spotlight. I got to say hi to Ciana Stone. :-). The Spotlight was fun and interesting. At the end we got to see Lynne Connolly's Ausus eee computer which was just soooo cute. I wanted one after seeing how compact and adorable it was.
We got to meet Sherri L. King, Darrell King and Tawny Taylor, who were all so nice. I got to pitch to, well tried to pitch the Pink Chair Diaries to Sherri, Shar had to help me because I getting a bit flustered, lol. Sherri loved the idea and said she knew some other authors might love to donate to the site to. *Grin* We did good, lol. I hope Tawny also wants to contribute too, I pitched to her as well. *Smile*
(Quick Note: The Pink Chair Diaries is up to 40,000 Hits, *Squeeeee* Thank You!)
We called Ce and told her the news, she was so excited. *Smile* After that we went inside and headed for the bar. We had at least an hour and half to kill before the Evening Temptation Party at six. We sat drank a bit before heading down to the party. We spotted Renee George and started to talking to her while waiting in line. Renee was about to go when Michele spotted us and pulled us out of line and into the party, before anyone else was let in. *Grin* It felt so weird.
We found a table and sat down for a bit. I went to grab two goodie bags, one for me and one for Shar. We took the bags to be signed. When I brought my bag up Mary Janice signed over Michele's name and Michele signed over Mary Janice's name *giggle*. The party was great. I had introduced myself to Camille Anthony at the EC party but at this party I got to talk to her. She was lovely and funny. :-)
After that, it was time for the Faery Ball. Shar wasn't feeling well and decided to stay up at the room. I went down and stood in line, waiting for the doors to open. It was cold, again and once inside the ballroom it was freezing, I was actually shivering. It was fun, the food was good and the costumes were interesting. The ballroom looked great.
I loved Stephanie Burke's and D. Renee Bagby's Costumes.Selena
