RWA Literacy Signing

Last night we also enjoyed the RWA Literacy signing. I spent dinner with my dear friend Jillian Hart, whom I’ve known since 1996. She’s since written over fifty books, and I remember when she sold her first. It was wonderful to reconnect with her.

Then we were off to the literacy signing. Here are some authors I ran into, starting with Nora Roberts who was gearing up for a television interview:

Then I spotted Terri Brisbin and Kate Bridges:

Christyne Butler sold her first book to Harlequin but was signing her first book from Samhain:

And here’s double Rita-finalist Anna Campbell:

Trish Wylie was without her leprechaun Sean, but was smiling as always.

Then I also saw Lisa Gardner, who writes wonderful romantic suspense.

Next up…the Mills and Boon pizza party…

Chinatown Adventures

This morning, I ran into a good friend, Melissa McClone and we walked around and found Jennie Lucas. It was nice to mingle with some other Mills and Boon authors, and after that, I dragged my roommate Larissa to Chinatown with me. I had never been and always wanted to see what it was like. The lamp posts were very interesting:

And here’s a doofy picture of me being all touristy with the Chinatown gate in the background:

Here’s a photo of the Chinatown streets:

I’ll admit, I was a bit disappointed with dim sum. Maybe I just like touristy Chinese food better, but it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. It was still fun to see all the sights and the kitschy (sp.?) t-shirts and Chinese parasols and jewelry. Worth going to see, but I think we should have chosen a different restaurant than the one recommended by the Concierge. Oh well.