The road to RT is paved with stilettos :)

Hookay, so I spent the better part of today getting last minute stuff done for RT. I think my suitcases rival that of Jessica Simpson on an overnight stay in the Bahamas...I'm driving with my good friend Michelle Hoppe, so I can take whatever I want. Hence, I have far more than any one author should be allowed. Especially shoes...

I love shoes--I have many. I bought many more.

So? LOL

Okay, so this whole RT thing. Last year I was a relative newbie and didn't think anyone would know who I was. I was so wrong and I felt sorta weird not knowing anyone important-ay. I mean, I had a lovely conversation with a woman outside at the RWA con and had NO CLUE she was Nora Roberts. I just thought she was way cool for laughing at my jokes, ya know? I didn't have a name-tag to identify me and neither did she. I just know if she'd have read "Dakota Cassidy" she'd have fallen at my feet and asked for pointers on like character arc and stuff. LOLLOL

Thus, I am not aware of the people I should be schmoozing...

I suck at that, you know. Just as much as I suck at PROMO. I mentioned that on another blog too--the PROMO thing. I'm really bad at it and I wouldn't know who to schmooze if they had a T-shirt that said, "Um, do you have ANY idea how important I am in your wee author life?" No, I'm certain they wouldn't throw their weight around in such a bold manner. Ya think? LOL

So I don't schmooze at all because honestly, I could be eyein' up the janitor, pitching my book and not even know he had the disinfectant in his hand and didn't speak English...I forget to read the name-tags and stuff and even if I do, I really don't know who's important in the scheme of things and even if I did, I probably wouldn't schmooze anyway.

I know making appointments with editors and stuff is like really big, but I couldn't do that even if I tried.

So I didn't and I won't. Neener, neener, neener. LOLLOL

I have an agent. She's really, really super cool. I'll leave that stuff to her, because she's so much smarter than I am. I sorta happened on her too. It's a long story, better left for another blog, but cool in a karma kinda way. I didn't go looking for her. She found me :)

I like to hang out with the other authors. I love to see what they bring in the way of PROMO and I love the readers.

Shoot, I hope they like all of the shoes I'll wear. LOL

I think my stiletto's and I will be just fine.

If we're not, you'll be the first to know :)

Oh, and thanks to all of you who've posted to my blog. I kinda thought I'd be here all alone and no one but scary Jaynie would post. I feel so loved--appreciated--stalked. I'm kidding. LMAO

Dakota :)