Reno!!!! Last week was fabulous fun. I arrived in Reno on Wednesday, July 27th. Jill picked me up at the airport and zipped me straight over to the hotel where we sat down for a quick dinner and drink with Kacey and Michelle . Pictured (L to R): Kacey, Jill, me. (Michelle arrived late and missed this pic.)
A room–a suite–with a view!!! Gorgeous mountains and an awesome view of planes taking off and landing at the airport. It was cool.
BEARS!! Jill wasn’t kidding. There ARE bears in the Sierras!!!! Even in the hotel!! I karate-chopped this one before it could eat Kacey. Whew. Good thing I’ve been working out.
The literacy signing was so much fun! I loved seeing so many friends, readers, and writers! Left: the incredible, amazing reader diva Alyssa with her infamous cart! Right: Juanita didn’t have a cart, but look at that fabulous smile!
More friends! Cynthia and her lovely family! And friends made at last year’s Moonlight & Magnolias conference in Atlanta, gorgeous Gena and equally gorgeous LaShon.
Old friends– Mary , and new friends– Loreth .
Famous faces–Teresa Medeiros, and romance icons–Nora Roberts!
Fun friends– Sasha and Sylvia , and shy friends who didn’t want me to take their picture– Kara .
:guitar:What a blast!!! I couldn’t possibly post all the photos from the literacy signing here, so the entire photo report from Wednesday is here on my photoblog! Celebrity stalkings include: Jayne Anne Krentz, Debbie Macomber, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Geralyn Dawson, Suzanne Brockmann, and more! And these are JUST the pictures from Wednesday!
Winners from yesterday’s contests–drawn randomly by comment number: Writers’ giveaway: Biddy. Readers’ giveaway: May. (Email me with your addresses!)
Check back tomorrow for more pictures and Thursday’s report from the RWA conference in Reno! I’ll be adding daily to the pictures on the photoblog. 
Michelle says:
Love the pictures!! Can’t wait to see the rest in your photoblog.:thumbsup:
On August 3, 2005 at 6:56 am
Biddy says:
Love the photos!
and…
WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I WON!!!! Thanks Suzanne!!:bananadance::hyper:
On August 3, 2005 at 8:31 am
Mary says:
Great pics. It was fun, wasn’t it?
On August 3, 2005 at 8:56 am
mary beth says:
Great photos!
On August 3, 2005 at 9:05 am
Cherlyn says:
Wow! That was a spectacular view! And it looks like the RWA is such a good time!
On August 3, 2005 at 9:10 am
Eve says:
So, you karate chopped the bear before it could get to Kacey, but I noticed from Jill’s pictures that you let two of them sneak up on her:razz: Loved the pictures! I also visited your cat photos – Buttercup is cute. Reminded me of a cat I knew that had never been outdoors. My cousins had a problem with mice in their new (old and pre-restoration) home – so they set out humane traps. Every morning they got up and the traps would be overturned and empty. Seems the cat let the mice go at night so that she could play with them. Actually saw her play with one once – she’d play a little, stop and groom, and then look back for the mouse, which by that time had scampered away. She looked simply confused.:rolleyes:
On August 3, 2005 at 9:13 am
Estella Kissell says:
Great pics:thumbsup:
If there isn’t a picture of the author in the back of a book I’m reading, I always wonder what they look like. Your pictures tell me:bananadance:
On August 3, 2005 at 9:24 am
kacey says:
Thank GOODNESS Suzanne saved me from that horrible bear ATTACKING me!!:fryingpan: She is a GOOD FRIEND!!! I was so scared 😯
And her friends Gena and LaShon were so nice and friendly and cool. (I’d never met them before) Heck her other friends were cool and fun too. I think Suzanne just does fun, cool friends.
(and honestly, I’m not just saying that because I’m one of her fun, cool friends… 
:rotfl: )
On August 3, 2005 at 9:34 am
Toni Anderson says:
LOL–Suzanne lovely pictures but obviously when you wrote Loreth was from Australia you actually meant Canada via Africa!!!
You obviously had a ball and I’m SO sorry I only saw you once:sad: Love being reminded of the whole thing:thumbsup:
On August 3, 2005 at 10:01 am
Cece says:
Great pics! Mary Schramski (hope I spelled that right) is doing a week of fiction so I’ve been getting a sneak peek of her NEXT Book. It’s great! :bananadance:
On August 3, 2005 at 10:14 am
Suzanne says:
Toni, I know!! I realized that just now and had edited it out but you caught me first. Loreth can tell you that I’ve accused her of being from Australia before. For some reason, my brain is convinced she IS from Australia and it would be much easier for me if she would just move there, LOL. :wall:
On August 3, 2005 at 10:21 am
Suzanne says:
Yes, Mary’s book, What To Keep, is really good! I’m lucky enough to have read it before she sold it.
On August 3, 2005 at 10:25 am
Toni Anderson says:
Suzanne–sometimes things get hardwired into your head. I’m the same. People keep saying I’m Scottish–I’m not, I’m English, but I lived in Scotland for 12 years. Sometimes it is hard to say what you are and where you’re from without a lengthy discussion. Now I stick to British with stints in Australia and Canada. Yikes. And I’m supposed to be able to write a synopsis???:fryingpan:
On August 3, 2005 at 10:32 am
Amy K. says:
Great pictures, Suzanne! I loved meeting you and boogeying at the HQ party with you (in spite of my protests.)
On August 3, 2005 at 11:02 am
Sandy Jones says:
Suzanne ~ a note to tell you that I enjoyed your workshop in Reno! It really was one of the best!
On August 3, 2005 at 11:03 am
Kelly says:
Yay! We love pics!! :bananadance:
On August 3, 2005 at 11:06 am
Toni Anderson says:
And I meant to say–I missed your workshop because of the PRO retreat:sad: but I’m really looking forward to the tape!!!!
On August 3, 2005 at 11:07 am
Màili says:
Yay! Thanks for the photo of Alyssa and her cart! 😀 I had a thrill out of that one. Thaks for other photos, too. Me like photos veddy munch.
On August 3, 2005 at 12:32 pm
Sasha says:
I’m stealing a copy of that picture!! 😀
On August 3, 2005 at 12:45 pm
ruby55 says:
Congrats to the winners of Suzanne’s prizes.
Your pictures here are great. I still have to look at your other ones but since I haven’t slept yet I’d better get to bed before I turn my internal clock completely upside down. It’s pretty well there again. It always happens when I have to clear up some mess on the computer: freezing, virus, etc. No matter how careful I am, it just keeps happening.
Did you get to meet Suz Brockmann? Just wondered. I’m going to be starting “Breaking Point” (her newest) today.
Hope you’re all set again at home.:???:
On August 3, 2005 at 1:02 pm
Tori says:
Love the pictures!!!
On August 3, 2005 at 1:24 pm
Mik says:
LOVE the pictures. I hate I missed Reno. And OMG where did you get your smilies? I’m sooo jealous! 🙂
On August 3, 2005 at 1:33 pm
Melissa says:
Awesome pics, Suz. Wow, what a fantastic time you must have had.
:hissyfit: I wanted that 300 pg. ms
Oh well, people in hell..right?
On August 3, 2005 at 1:37 pm
Alyssa says:
Love the pictures! Could I get a copy of the one you have of me and the cart? I’d love to have a print made. My e-mail is alyssa @ scrapseasons.com (without the spaces).
Thanks tons!
On August 3, 2005 at 2:17 pm
Carol says:
Congratulations Biddy and May!
Great pictures, Suzanne! 🙂
On August 3, 2005 at 3:05 pm
Juanita Stender says:
Oh I am so glad to see that I didn’t break your camera Suzanne!:razz:Reno was great. I also got to meet Suzanne Brockman. She is a wonderful person. After the book signing she invited people to come up to her suite and have pizza. That was awesome!She was very approchable and seem geniunely interested in her readers. I guess people named Suzanne are just naturally great!
On August 3, 2005 at 3:43 pm
Teresa says:
I love the pictures! All so wonderful!
On August 3, 2005 at 3:44 pm
Lynn Daniels says:
Loved seeing this pictures, and I’m hopping over to your photoblog now. Thanks so much for sharing!
On August 3, 2005 at 3:50 pm
Jill says:
Hey, great pics!
On August 3, 2005 at 4:39 pm
Danica says:
Love the pics! I’m off to the photoblog. 🙂
On August 3, 2005 at 5:20 pm
Jaq says:
Whoo Hoo, more pics!!
On August 3, 2005 at 7:18 pm
Emma S says:
Great pictures Suzanne!
Can you beleive I came back from Reno with 5 pictures of the view from my room and that’s all? I forgot my camera every time I went somewhere good 🙁 so I’m living vicariously through your pics!
On August 3, 2005 at 8:33 pm
Lindsay says:
What fun!!! I’ll bet your head is still spinning! Thanks so much for sharing!
On August 3, 2005 at 9:02 pm
TeresaH says:
Congrats to the winners! Love the pictures, it looks like you had a blast! Thanks for sharing them.
On August 4, 2005 at 4:31 am
Suzanne says:
Sigrun, I didn’t talk with Suzanne Brockmann this year, but I’ve talked to her in the past. I was writing for Loveswept when she was, so I met her back then! She’s a very nice person!
On August 4, 2005 at 8:49 am