Monday, July 11, 2011

RNA Conference 2011 - Post Two

First my pictures from day one are up on the RNA Blog. However not all of them are there. I saved a few more intimate ones for here...

This was a very special conference for me. It was my first one as a 'published' writer. As a newbie you sit listening to the celebratio announcements on the Friday afternoon and dream of the day when your turn will come. Well mine had come and it was better than I ever dreamed. I stood and told of my wonderful year...an agent (and not just any agent but Carole Blake), a deal but not one - three! And not only did I get to say all this...my agent was there too!

In our flat just after the celebrations announcements Julie Cohen greeted me with a bottle of champagne saying - your first sale happens only once so must celebrate as much as possible. I like her thinking :-)
Biddy and Julie before we opened the bubbly


the wonderful Fiona Harper who was a newbie with me at my first conference in 2005


9 comments:

Christina Hollis said...

Congratulations - that was great news, well deserved and some lovely pics to go with it. Keep on writing!

Mandy said...

Well done you!! And I agree it was a fab conference! I had an announcement too and wasn't there to hear it but at least half a dozen people told me about it! Looking forward to the next event!

Julie Cohen said...

And just think, we get to celebrate all over again when the book comes out! And the next one...and the next...

Jane Henry said...

Wish I could have been there to celebrate with you! Ah well, next time...xxx

CL Taylor said...

Aw, how lovely! I love how happy (or is that drunk? ;)) you all look. HUGE congrats Liz.

Jane Odiwe said...

Congratulations - you had a lot to celebrate - and how wonderful after waiting, your turn has certainly arrived!

HelenMWalters said...

Congratulations again. And what a lovely time you must have had!

Unknown said...

Lots more celebrations! Should take shares out in champagne.

Cally - that was sober happiness :))

Unknown said...

I am having conference withdrawal symptoms big time...looking at the pictures now makes it worse....
Lx