if you read it, she will come
As I may have mentioned, the book I took with me for the plane this year was See Jane Die by Erica Spindler. Normally, I take a handful of Desires or other categories because they move so quickly & I love feeling like I'm getting through a bunch of books instead of clomping my way none too quickly through a thick one. But this time, I had Jane started & was only about a quarter of the way through, so I thought the prudent thing would be to take it along & see how much further I could get. Maybe even finish it before I got home, though that was kind of a tall order for me.I admit it: I should have written on each & every one of my flights. I had my AlphaSmart in my carry on & really did intend to work all the way to Atlanta & back. But the flights were so short, & I was so tired. (Yes, even before I got there, I was already running on empty.) So I ended up just reading; on the planes & in the airports...read, read, read.
It was totally worth it. *g*
But here's the fun part. After I got to the hotel & registered for the conference, I was going through the workshop program & discovered that Erica Spindler was actually going to be there, giving a talk about speedbumps on the road to success. How cool! I'd always wanted to meet her, & since I didn't see her at the Literacy Autographing Wednesday night...she may have been there, I just didn't see her...I decided to sit in on her workshop one of the following mornings. I figured that might be as close as I'd ever get to meeting her, & since I've always enjoyed her books, I figured she'd have some interesting advice for the rest of us.
Well, I was right, but that's not actually the fun part yet. The fun part is that Friday night, at the Harlequin party, I actually bumped right into her. Okay, not literally--thank goodness, we both had drinks in our hand. :-) But I was moving around the room when she happened to pass in front of me & I just reached out to touch her arm & introduce myself.
She was so nice & actually stood chatting with me for several minutes. We talked about her books & romantic suspense in general, & even Desire because that's where she started out. I can only hope to have a career like hers someday. :-)
So you see, sometimes you really do bump into the author of the book you're currently reading. Yes, I had to fly to Atlanta & mingle through a room of about a hundred other romance authors to do it, but whatever it takes, right? *vbg*
