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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

Top 10 Best Moments at the RWA National Conference

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Anna Abner

Or, What I Enjoyed the Most About Atlanta

10. Meeting Robyn Kaye, Kristen Ashley, and Hannah Howell on the patio.

9. Listening to Jude Deveraux speak about her process.

8. Free books.

7. Learning about Save the Cat. I’m behind the curve.

6. Kristan Higgins’ luncheon speech. I cried.

5. Cathy Maxwell’s speech about starting poor. I could relate.

4. Putting my swag in the goody room for the first time.

3. Meeting really cool ladies like Jennifer Tillman and Caroline Fyffe.

2. Learning everything I ever wanted to know about metadata and backmatter.

1. Catching up to old friends from California Mary Galusha and Maria Connor.

<3 Anna

I’m Headed to Atlanta!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Anna Abner

Or, Look Out RWA, Here I Come

I’ll soon be flying to Atlanta to attend the Romance Writers of America national conference, and I can’t wait! The books, the authors, the workshops, the luncheons, the swag, the new friends!

The RWA conference is one of the highlights of my year, and this is the first year I’ll be attending as a published author. So, my attitude and goals are very different. Instead of focusing on workshops about craft or characters I’ll be zeroing in on workshops about marketing, branding, and the ebook boom.

Sounds fun, right?

<3 Anna