Inspiration for Life

What's Jack up to? Dear Jack is still missing Nana. Yesterday he ran out to circle the car and wouldn't come inside the house. My theory is that he saw her leave in the car and he was convinced that if he got in he could go and find her. Or her just wanted us to chase him around for a while. Nice work Jack.


On Wednesday night in San Fran was the Readers for Life charity literacy autographing where fans could go and buy books and meet their favorite romance authors. Over 500 of them! The event raise $58,000 for literacy. How fabulous was that? And here are a few pics from that night.



The first is my great friend Marley Gibson participating is her first RWA signing for her Sorority Series. How great does Marley look and how fab do those books look? Yay!



The next is me along with my PIC Megan making a Liz Carlyle sandwich. The amazing Liz totally blew up my DH's head by signing my book "To Kwana with the HOT husband" how cool and cagey was that? You know my DH happily paid for all my books after meeting Liz and seeing that dedication.



The final STAR meeting was our encounter with the Nora Roberts. Check us out. First up is me getting a book signed for Nana as payment for watching the Dear Twins for us. She is a huge Nora fan and I must get her a signed Nora Roberts book at every conference. I also must have it signed to 'NANA' and not to her real name. She strangely prefers that which Nora found cute and shared with me that she is a 'Nana' to her grandchildren also.



I have to go on a sidebar here and say that this woman is pure inspiration. Her line was a mile long but she was gracious and kind to each and every person she met, always seeming to have a kind word no matter how nutty or how star struck they were.



During her workshop "Chat with Nora Roberts" I will never forget her words of advice to the young writer who asked what do you tell the writer who some days feel that they can do it and other days feel like they can't?



Nora's advice? "Oh grow up!" I think I'll have it framed all over my house and maybe made into a needlepoint pillow for my couch. In the very least it will be a screen saver for inspiration along with this picture. Hey, with 193 books under her belt. "Oh grow up!" can't be bad advice.



A final pic is the DH with Nora Roberts. He had to get in on the action after waiting with me on that line. He even had to be different and switch sides on her. But he's happily now reading his first J.D. Robb signed to him and telling all the women in his office about his meeting with greatness. How thrilled is he to meet her?

And big shout out to the fabulous and patient Laura! It was wonderful to meet you (time and time again!). We hope to see you again next year.



Sidebar: I have to say here how much I love the DH for being such a sweetheart during the signing. While I gushed over all the the authors he gushed over me telling me that it was just a matter of time before I was in their place signing my own books. How much do I love him for that?



Best,
Kwana