10 Things You Probably Didn't Really Want to Know About Authors Kristin was up for a Christy in this picture and though she didn't win, she should have! She started the craze here in the States and she is the best! We just spent four days with a bunch of authors and I thought you might not know these important facts:
1. We are perpetually insecure. One single bad review throws us into a tizzy even when we have ten that are glowing.
2. Nearly every writer I know has gone through rough times. I think it's God giving us the material we need to torture our characters.
3. Authors love to be around other authors who are just as twisted. It's the only way we can assure ourselves we're normal.
4. Don't mess with an author and her coffee. We are the biggest coffee drinkers I know. Nearly every author had a cup of coffee in their hands every morning. And we all complained about the coffee at our hotel even though the hotel itself and the service was fabulous. Quite a few of us even braved the heat and humidity in Orlando to find decent coffee.
5. Some authors are really good "baby whisperers" as Cara Putman put it about Karen Ball. I got some practice being a grandma myself and was pretty darn good at getting Rebecca to go to sleep.
6. Authors are extraordinarily giving people. I saw many people going out of their way to listen, to pray, to be kind to one another.
7. Writers talk when they get together. A lot. There is a dull roar going on all the time. I think it's from all that alone time. We hang out in the lobby and never seem to want to go to bed.
8. Writers are not afraid of making fools of themselves. One night we acted out the covers of our books. You should have seen some of the dumb things we did. But my lips are sealed. Denise's The Convenient Groom and Diann's For Better or For Worse brought some particularly hilarious pictures. For chocolate, I might be bribed to share some of those.
9. Not all writers are introverts. We divided up by introvert/extrovert for our fun night and we were pretty evenly divided.
10. Macs are making more and more of an inroad among us. I'm one of the evangelists for them. LOL
And I'll warn you: DON'T RIDE THE I-TROLLEY IN ORLANDO!!! Dave and I had no idea how to do it. We got on with Kristin to go get coffee. We had no idea you had to pull a cord for a stop. I assumed they'd stop at every bus stop. Um, no. We went flying by the Starbucks stop and ended up having to ride the thing all the way to the end. Coming back, we were in the back and CRAMMED full of people and the thing's air conditioning wasn't working well. We arrived to our hotel dripping and exhausted. It takes someone younger than me to want to ride it again. LOL
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19 Comments:
It sounds like you had a great time! I do have to know what book title you acted out. How would you do "Abomination" or "Anathema"? That had to be tricky!
THey all acted out Anathema. Most had the group either making a cross with their fingers or standing with their back to someone they were avoiding. LOL
Oh darn. I'm in DC and on a borrowed laptop, so I can't see the picture of Kristin!
So, #1 never changes? haha. I had hopes... :)
Sending chocolate.
Go ahead and show the pictures now. :)
It NEVER changes, Tina. Doggone it. Got a copy of Ruby Among Us in the mail today!
Suzanne, I'll post those pics just as soon as I get them. My team didn't use my camera and I've asked for copies from Terri.
Great pictures, C! Sure would have loved to seen those matching cover attempts!
Ditto to Diann's post! I'd love to see ya'll acting out as each other's characters. So glad that you guys had a great time -- and congratulations to Kristin. Even though she didn't win, at least she was a finalist for the Christy.
Oye... hilarious. Thank you for the giggle.
I'll try to get those pics posted a little later in the week when I get them. They are hilarious!
Getting older has its advantages, we can afford a CAB! That trolley ride was too close to humanity for my liking. Reality TV is more removed! I dont' feel I had a great time until my brain kicked in on Saturday, then I was THERE. What a great weekend! WOOOHOO
Great post and so true!
Beyond the Night had some funny "acted out" pictures, too, and your Anathema!
Isn't Jordie so cute! Wow. I just want to squeeze her.
The picture of the three of you is so good.
Love, Rachel
first question what are Macs?
sounds like a great time. Yes im happy to send chocolate only it may melt before it arrives.
A Mac is an Apple computer. LOL
Jordie is a darling! I could just eat her up. LOL She loooves Mr. Dave.
I'm glad to hear you had a great time. =)
I can hardly wait to grow up and be part of the fun. :-)
Rebecca's been looking for her Grandma Colleen. I tell her to hang on for a quick visit at ACFW -- oh and there's the booksigning in Cincinnati!
ok, so here's the funny thing... after i've read all the posts from the conference in orlando, I kept thinking that you're glad you weren't there last July (this exact week, actually), with 35,000 high school students at the Lutheran Church-missouri synod's National Youth Gathering! I took my high schoolers there last year and it was ridiculously humid, plus, the I Trolley is so CONFUSING! LOL. I agree with you there. Plus, the no coffee thing... completely true. And that convention center?? GINORMOUS. I don't know if you guys used that venue or one of the hotels, but still... and the Peabody. HILARIOUS. beautiful hotel, but every time teh ducks would presetn themselves, my kids HAD to watch. It was so funny! I'm glad that you guys had such a wonderful time! I wish I could have been there!! Sounds like so much fun!
Oh my goodness - I love your list! I was just thinking how it can be a little lonely doing work from home with no adults in sight. At the same time, it's the way I like it... but it makes sense I am super chatty when I get away!!
I would've hunted down the good coffee too! :) In spite of the sweat!! lol
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