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I just got back from Houston and had a great time at the TLA conference. I never got tierd of hearing those southern accents! They make you feel like you belong even if you don't say "yall".
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Even though this is a state conference it feels like a national one because Texas is so huge - most publishers and vendors treat it like it's national.
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This was the first time I met Helen the author of Armadilly Chili
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But how well do you really know someone after a few dinners? - in order to get to really get to know someone I suggest getting into a car crash with them. :) One of Helen's friends took us to dinner at a publishers party and on the way back we got into a really fun wreck! Her poor friend was driving and wasn't used to downtown Houston - Helen was so nurturing and kind helping her friend stay calm and get through the hard time.
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Luckily there were no injuries and we had to leave before the police could finish their reports because there was a guy shooting a shotgun just down the street and they told us to get in our cars and get out of there. Exciting!
OMG, a shotgun shooting?? Dang.... Good thing y'all got outta there! ;-}
ReplyDelete(Love the shot of the Houston skyscraper).
Nice!
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