Whilst at a writing conference, how could I resist buying books?
I had the good fortune of having lunch with Judith Parker, Donna Kelli, and another lady whose name I don’t remember. (sorry!) I later picked up Parker’s book Conterfeit World. It is a true SF book, something even mainstream seems to be wandering away from. It is a small book but excellent.
I also got:
Lori L. Lake’s Gun Shy (action/romance)
Jane Fletcher’s Walls of Westernfort (Fantasy)
Vada Foster and BL Miller’s Josie and Rebecca: The Western Chronicles (historical romance)
Lori Lake is RCE’s author liaison and a wonderful lady! She was a major figure behind the conference events. She is allergic to dogs so I didn’t spend as much time with her as I would have liked. (so is Karin Kallmaker, bummer) Jane Fletcher is a Brit but I like her anyway. She is a fanatic world builder and I wish I’d been able to discuss this with her further. Vada Foster is insane and BL Miller is cute (I didn’t get to speak with her much). Vada’s partner Gypsy got along great with Joella. Vada has a twin sister, Verda, who is also a writer. To remember which is which, just remember Vada has the same number of letters as ‘evil’. 😀
Before I left, I had ordered some other books.
The Whole World Was Watching by Romaine Patterson (non-fiction)
Above All, Honor by Radclyffe (romance)
An Emergence of Green by Katherine Forrest (romance)
The Funny Thing Is by Ellen Degeneres (non-fiction)
Gay Day: The Golden Age of the Christopher Street Parade by Hank O’Neal (non-fiction)