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    RWA tidbits …

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    Well, I’m back from the annual RWA conference.

    Whew! I’m still exhausted, but I thought I’d share some thoughts and pictures from the conference.

    This is Stephanie Hale and me at the Berkley author signing on Friday afternoon. Stephanie was nice enough to put some of the chocolate she’d brought on my side of the table (I totally forgot to bring any) and sign a copy of her book for me, Revenge of the Homecoming Queen. 

    During the publisher signings, conference-goers come in and get free, autographed books. It was a madhouse, but lots of fun.

    And since the books are free, they go really fast. Nora Roberts was also signing in the same room, along with Jaci Burton, Marjorie M. Liu, Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh, and lots of other great authors.

    More to come …

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    Back from Big D …

    Well, I’m back from the annual RWA conference in Dallas, Texas.

    Whew! That’s about all I can say. It was a blast, but I’m exhausted. I’ll be posting more tomorrow about everything that happened and a few pictures I snapped while I was there.

    Stay tuned … 😎

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    A sneak peak at Jinx …

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    jinx_comp.jpgI’m not sure if I posted this yet or not, but here’s a look at some early, early cover art for the third Bigtime book, Jinx. It will be released April 1, 2008.

    That date — April Fool’s Day — is rather appropriate since the book focuses on Bella Bulluci, a fashion designer whose luck superpower is more of a curse than a blessing. And the book actually sold on a Friday the 13th.

    Weird, huh? 😉

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    Links, links, links …

    Romancing the Blog has posted a list of links today about the upcoming RWA conference in Dallas. You’ll find the link to the live Dallas blog, as well as some other sites offering workshops and more for folks who aren’t going to Big D.

    Enjoy! 😎

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    Finished Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross.

    This is a graphic novel that features Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and a host of other heroes and villains. It’s set in a grim future where so-called metahumans have begun fighting each other in the streets — with no regard for human casualties. The big three step in to try to find some way to deal with the metahumans and save the world — with some fairly disastrous results.

    This isn’t light, fun comic reading. Kingdom Come deals with some pretty serious issues — religion, freedom, heroes vs. heroes, humans va. metahumans, friend vs. friend.

    Most of the focus is on Superman, who went into retirement several years ago. I have to say I am not a huge Superman fan. He’s just too good and too earnest to be that interesting (at least to me). I’m much fonder of characters like Batman who are just, well, more human. (Plus, Batman had some really great lines in this book).

    Still, I enjoyed this one. Anybody who thinks comics can’t tackle deep issues in a thoughtful manner should read Kingdom Come. Thumbs up.

    Up next: Probably something free I get at the RWA conference.