I should add that I had every intention of taking some pictures at RAW … until I realized about 50 miles up the interstate that I’d left my camera at home. Dumb, Jen, really dumb. :rolleyes:

So, unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures to share. Maybe next year.

I think the thing I like most about conferences is just meeting so many other people who love books. Everywhere you go, from standing in line at the buffet to riding up in the elevator, you can strike up a conversation with someone about who they’re reading, who they want to meet, who their favorite author is … it’s just awesome.

The bad thing about conferences is that I’m terribly with names. Seriously. Terribly. I remember people’s faces, but not their names. I also have a weird tendency to remember conversations about books and who people like to read. You’d think that would help me remember names … but not so much. So if we’ve met at a conference before and run into each other again, please remind me where we met and what kind of books we talked about. Then, perhaps the lightbulb will turn on.

Also, it can be disconcerting to have people stare at your chest to get a glimpse of your nametag. But you get used to it after a while.

Of course, there were more things I wished I’d been able to do at RAW. Talk to more of the authors, meet more readers, talk more about books. This is true of any conference I go to. But hey — a gal needs her beauty sleep.

So this is my wrap-up of RAW. Overall, a great conference for readers and authors. A big thumbs up. 😎

What about you guys? What are some of your favorite book conferences or fantasy cons? Share in the comments.