Scenes From a Romance Conference

I just got back from the 2013 Romance Writers of America conference in Atlanta. It’s still too soon for me to make any kind of coherent statement, but I can describe a few memories while they’re fresh. 1. Atlanta may be lovely—I don’t really know. I spent most of my time in the Marriott trying […]

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Dress Like a Romance Writer

As I’ve said before, I used to be a college teacher, which meant I used to go to lots of conferences since I had to give presentations as part of my job. Believe it or not, there’s a dress code for these conferences—nothing written out, of course, but a code nonetheless. We wore suits, for […]

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