Well, Saturday was awesome. I was so very excited to have a day off being Mum and to connect with other writers. The panel at the RNA meeting was very inspiring. Bestselling author Carole Matthews, Alexander Martin from Midas PR, and my own editor Catherine Cobain talked about publicity, and I now have a to-do list as long as my arm. Well, longer. Here, in no particular order, are some of the little tidbits that I learned about what to do to be a publicist’s dream:
As is usual at an RNA meeting, I met some fab and exciting people of like minds, old friends and new. I was very surprised and pleased when two very glamorous chicks came up to introduce themselves and turned out to be Elizabeth Mahon and Hope Tarr, over from New York. I seized on them immediately, as the book I’m writing is partially set in New York and I really need some help from a native. Of course Biddy (and other Usual Suspects Vicky and Gemma) and I dragged them out to the pub and thence to a wine-sodden meal at our favourite Italian restaurant. I do believe at the end of the evening that I drunkenly told the proprietor that I had set a scene in my next book, Girl from Mars, in his restaurant. His smile was both bemused and indulgent, bless him.
In the end it was so late that I ended up staying in Biddy’s, sharing a bed with her and her sister (shut up, you have a dirty mind) and spending a lovely morning discussing plots with Biddy. I came back refreshed in mind and hungover in body, and spent the whole afternoon in the garden with my son.
Today it’s back to writing. I’d like to keep up an average of at least 1000 words a day this week, too. And if I’m very very lucky tonight, I might get to go see Watchmen.
Thanks for the notes from the RNA panel Julie! Good to know that you are maintaining the usual high standards and indulging in being a romance author to fill the well.
And it was a lovely afternoon yesterday!
Sounds like you had a good time.
Bless you, Julie. You have saved me trying to decipher my notes. And that was BEFORE the pub.
Lovely to see you again.
Thanks for summing up the pointers so well Julie.
Glad you had a great time!
It was a fab time wasn’t it? We need more days like that… although maybe with a tad less vino.
I had a very good time, thank you! And the panel were truly inspiring. As was the vino.
Great notes – thanks
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