I am sitting
here just 2 days away from flying to Nashville. I will be meeting Mia Ashlinn
and we are driving down to New Orleans together for the Romantic Times
convention. I know it is a scary thought being trapped in a car with me but Mia
is being very brave. As a few of you
know last year Mia and I traveled from Kansas City, where the convention was
held thru Kansas then back to St. Louis. We both survived so we thought we
would do it again.
Now there
are some huge differences in Mia and I. I am not just talking about the fact
that she has imaginary people talking to her but the fact that I am already
packed and she is still shopping for shoes. I started my packing about a month
ago. I repacked a week ago and I have been adding a few last minute things each
day. Most people find it very strange that I try and get ready at least a
couple of weeks before I actually head out on my trip. I have made a list and I love to cross things
off of it. I think one of the reasons I love to pack early is because I am less
likely to forget something. I write more things down as I think of them and
then pack them asap.
One of the
things I have noticed by packing early is that it helps control my excitement.
If I am focused on the things I need to do I am less likely to make everyone
crazy. Well, everyone except Mia who I
love to taunt. I have been doing a
countdown in our Righteous Peverts Facebook group just to help with my
anxiety. I know me freaking out is
shocking but it is really a strange experience going to a writers convention. I am actually a nervous nelly when it comes
to meeting authors.
Authors are
normally really nice and personable but there is still something about meeting
people whom have taken you on a rollercoaster ride of love, conflict and
finally more love. They have also stimulated more than your mind sometimes and
that makes it hard to look at them. Most
people have no problem talking to authors but me I am a bumbling idiot a lot of
the time and get me within shouting distance of some and I almost fall
down. Everyone thinks I am not afraid of
anything but making a total fool out of myself in front of an authors is my
greatest fear.
Some authors
are easy peasy especially if you have met them before or have a Facebook relationship
with them. For instance, I have no problem talking to Kris Cook because I have
known him for years. I have known Sophie
Oak for years too but sometimes I freak out because “IT’S SOPHIE OAK “. I know they are regular people but I still kind
of spaz when I talk to her. I know that if I ever met Sandra Hill or Hannah Howell I will be feeling the exact same way or maybe even worse.
Gods, just writing this blog is making my heart beat faster so I need to take a
relaxing bath. So my
question to you is are you cool as a cucumber or are you like me and kind of a
freak when you meet authors?
Sinfully
Sarcastic,
Shmuttmeister
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