Atlanta

One Fun Summer (Georgia Edition)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Anna Abner

Or, A Photo Timeline Of My Summer Trip!

The RWA National Conference was in Atlanta this year, and I was lucky enough to attend. I had so much fun! In between workshops, luncheons, and impromptu chats with fellow writers I tried to absorb the mass of information available. Meta data, back matter, and SEO. I’m still processing.

Before I even left California I met two little cuties at the airport.

I’m always strangely giddy to find birds living in airports.

My room on the thirtieth floor was so comfy all I wanted to do was curl up in the bed and order room service. But the best part was the view.

Fancy dinners in the hotel didn’t exactly fit my budget so I made do with cold cereal, granola bars and hummus.

Spoon? Who needs a spoon? Rather than hike all the way back downstairs and search for plastic silverware I went all MacGyver on my cereal.

I’m getting ready to hit a workshop before Kristan Higgins’ speech and luncheon.

The best part of the conference? Free books by your favorite authors!

Since I’m writing a book about a civilization destroying virus I couldn’t wait to hear the CDC panel on infectious diseases. They did not disappoint!

There’s nothing like conference week. I look forward to it all year and leave super-charged and inspired to write. Thank you, RWA. See you next year!

Luckily, the fog over Atlanta on my last day in town didn’t delay my flight home.

<3 Anna

Top 9 Biggest Regrets From The RWA National Conference

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Anna Abner

Or, The Worst Parts of RWA

9. Putting off writing during my down time because I was too tired.

8. Not going into the city and site-seeing.

7. Eating only cereal and hummus for dinner two nights in a row because I couldn’t afford the high prices of a real meal.

6. Not taking a pic with Sylvia Day when I had the chance.

5. Not telling Jude Devereaux how much her books mean to me.

4. Not going up to more people and introducing myself. Everyone was so nice!

3. Staying in my room watching Teen Wolf when I could have been at a party or a dinner or the Rita awards.

2. Sitting through a workshop that turned out to be a 60 minute selling pitch for the speaker’s $500 online course. I thought you were supposed to teach us something NOW not give us a “teaser” to the real thing. Grr.

1. Not giving my ugly business card to more people. I need a new one!

<3 Anna