tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post5829284960724985869..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Anita Mae at RWA In New YorkLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-60663207039001447992011-07-08T22:35:40.947-04:002011-07-08T22:35:40.947-04:00Anita, New York City is just a totally amazing pla...Anita, New York City is just a totally amazing place. Not sure I'd want to live there unless I were quite wealthy, and something about that place just energizes the blood. So gla d you got to go and experience it. I am really hoping to get to an RWA conference soon, as I moved out of DC the day that the RWA conference started in DC in 2009. Literally the same day, alas.<br />Thanks for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76836993705983605692011-07-08T12:14:03.061-04:002011-07-08T12:14:03.061-04:00I enjoyed seeing your pics, Anita Mae. Meeting you...I enjoyed seeing your pics, Anita Mae. Meeting you in person at the end of the conference was an unexpected treat.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66798830126978503712011-07-06T17:26:14.581-04:002011-07-06T17:26:14.581-04:00Hey Deb, I would've loved to do the town with ...Hey Deb, I would've loved to do the town with you in small bits or otherwise. :D<br /><br />The biz cards were an enormous hit, thanks to you. Everyone who saw my brand oohed and awhed. <br /><br />However, the agent I saw was open to me writing mainstream and contemporary, too so will have to wait and see how that goes. It all depends on which agency I end up with.<br /><br />I appreciate Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58759402729601430542011-07-06T08:35:25.302-04:002011-07-06T08:35:25.302-04:00welcome home
sounds like you had a great trip. New...welcome home<br />sounds like you had a great trip. New York is way too busy for me, but it is nice to visit in small bits. btw, guppy update @ eharl.<br /><br />i hope you got to spread your biz cards around and that they were well received.<br />*hugs*DebHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-3306040466720906442011-07-05T18:02:12.102-04:002011-07-05T18:02:12.102-04:00Thanks, Patricia. Yes, I certainly am! Gonna take ...Thanks, Patricia. Yes, I certainly am! Gonna take the train down from Seattle with at least one other Inky and really make it a trip of a lifetime. Looking forward to it already. :D <br /><br />Hope to see as many on-line friends as I can either there in LA or in St Louis this Sept. <br /><br />Anita Mae.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2785352822877497192011-07-05T17:58:38.493-04:002011-07-05T17:58:38.493-04:00You got it, Karyn. Can't wait to tell you and ...You got it, Karyn. Can't wait to tell you and the rest of the Sask Rom Writers all about it at the next meeting. :D<br /><br />Anita Mae.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35960917599644917592011-07-05T17:57:01.674-04:002011-07-05T17:57:01.674-04:00Hey Carla, perhaps we'll get to meet and share...Hey Carla, perhaps we'll get to meet and share some good times at the ACFW conference in Sept?<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in. :)<br /><br />Anita Mae.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-37173600907112320782011-07-05T16:51:28.286-04:002011-07-05T16:51:28.286-04:00Great pics, Anita. Does this mean you're head...Great pics, Anita. Does this mean you're headed for LA in 2012?PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58015130736486508232011-07-05T11:21:31.784-04:002011-07-05T11:21:31.784-04:00Sounds like you have a marvelous time in New York ...Sounds like you have a marvelous time in New York and at RWA11!Karyn Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586701849461714531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-87128109786832663742011-07-05T00:46:39.543-04:002011-07-05T00:46:39.543-04:00This was so much fun getting a peek at your time a...This was so much fun getting a peek at your time at the RWA conference!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-56489181447669151652011-07-04T22:18:27.634-04:002011-07-04T22:18:27.634-04:00You're welcome Niki and the rest of you who...You're welcome Niki and the rest of you who've said thanks for the photos. <br /><br />Yes, we had a wonderful view. I was quite worried at first when I read that one of my roomies, Carolyne Godin, had asked for a 'high' room. <br /><br />One of the first things I did when I got to my room at 11 pm that night was to look out the window and all the brilliant lights drew my gaze Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-75060900296672265572011-07-04T21:38:23.260-04:002011-07-04T21:38:23.260-04:00Hey Lisa, I have no doubt you'll get to New Yo...Hey Lisa, I have no doubt you'll get to New York some day. And since the RWA holds its conference there every 4-6 yrs, I think it's very feasible that you'll make it.<br />Whether you're there for that or to see your book published. :)<br /><br />Anita Mae.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-8889281737440755192011-07-04T20:17:56.834-04:002011-07-04T20:17:56.834-04:00Anita, thanks so much for sharing pictures from th...Anita, thanks so much for sharing pictures from the conference! It looks like you had oodles of fun, and what an awesome view from your hotel room!<br />Glad you're home safe and sound, all enthused and ready to roll!<br />N-Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26622149017885937962011-07-04T18:14:08.755-04:002011-07-04T18:14:08.755-04:00Thanks for sharing your trip with us, Anita Mae! I...Thanks for sharing your trip with us, Anita Mae! It looks like such fun! One of these days I'm going to make it to New York, and if I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57989093173552212592011-07-04T17:48:55.356-04:002011-07-04T17:48:55.356-04:00Hey DeAnna, our newest Inky. I'm sorry I haven...Hey DeAnna, our newest Inky. I'm sorry I haven't welcomed you before this, but I think they snuck you in when I was away. :D<br /><br />I'm looking forward to getting to know you better. Glad to have you on the team.<br /><br />And yes, it was a fun trip. And now I'm getting excited for the ACFW conference in St Louis in Sept. Yay!<br /><br />Anita Mae.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-60857077892532317672011-07-04T17:44:37.632-04:002011-07-04T17:44:37.632-04:00Hey Tina, it was great to spend some time with you...Hey Tina, it was great to spend some time with you as we hadn't crossed paths since Denver 09.<br /><br />Yes, you are adored for the fantastic job you do on the Weekend edition of Seekerville and ensuring the Seeker blog runs smoothly. But that alone doesn't mean you're bossy... just efficient.<br /><br />And I didn't exactly say <i>you</i> were bossy. I just said I always Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-10422039651732763772011-07-04T17:33:15.578-04:002011-07-04T17:33:15.578-04:00Suzie, I have no fear you'll make up for it ne...Suzie, I have no fear you'll make up for it next year. Can't wait. :DAnita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-85634753778195848802011-07-04T17:04:09.571-04:002011-07-04T17:04:09.571-04:00What a fun trip!What a fun trip!DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61001797110413437712011-07-04T15:54:04.923-04:002011-07-04T15:54:04.923-04:00Anita Mae, hanging with you was a total kick. Espe...Anita Mae, hanging with you was a total kick. Especially when you accused me of being -B-O-S-S-Y! I love being adored. hahahahahahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-4777334509568197412011-07-04T15:34:29.771-04:002011-07-04T15:34:29.771-04:00Anita! Thanks for sharing your experience with us....Anita! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It really makes me wish I could have gone. Next year! I love the pics, and I can't wait to read the history post.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-45162596479650880552011-07-04T14:04:37.343-04:002011-07-04T14:04:37.343-04:00Hey Jen, thanks for saying that. I hovered between...Hey Jen, thanks for saying that. I hovered between creating the post with a focus on the sights of New York or the people at the RWA conference and finally decided on including both. Sort of like a social journal of my stay. :)<br /><br />These aren't my only pics, by any means, but the people in these photos are all part of the faith industry. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to Anaheim Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-30064878814122603302011-07-04T13:54:16.892-04:002011-07-04T13:54:16.892-04:00Hey Anne, that was one beautiful church. I origina...Hey Anne, that was one beautiful church. I originally added a photo of Mary with the stained glass dome up behind her, but decided to go with the one of Mary and Rachelle. I figured more readers would want to see who the authors are than another old church. <br /><br />However, I have enough photos of New York architecture to make a blogpost on that alone.<br /><br />I also have a photo of that Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24426814792279205672011-07-04T13:49:55.260-04:002011-07-04T13:49:55.260-04:00Yup, I hear you, Dina. That is one noisy city, alt...Yup, I hear you, Dina. That is one noisy city, although I'd been in the shuttle en route the hotel about 15 mins before I heard my first car horn. Once I reached the Marriott Marquis, however, I heard the horns and sirens all the way up on the 38th floor. <br /><br />While down in Times Square, the decibel level was so high, I couldn't imagine the silence of the prairie. Very strange.<br Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5446906321984739032011-07-04T13:44:22.000-04:002011-07-04T13:44:22.000-04:00Hey Barb, was that you waving? I'd wondered......Hey Barb, was that you waving? I'd wondered... :D<br /><br />Yes, I had a fantastic time. I almost went down to Macy's to window shop, but by that time I was developing blisters and knew I wouldn't be able to buy anything anyway, so stayed near Times Square. <br /><br />Yes, I'd better head over to check out open History days. :)<br /><br />Thanks, Barb.<br /><br />Anita Mae.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28096166371719761522011-07-04T13:16:06.946-04:002011-07-04T13:16:06.946-04:00Loved this, Anita. Made me wish I was there with y...Loved this, Anita. Made me wish I was there with you, hob-nobbing and taking in the sights. Next year, RWA will be in Anaheim. I've never been to one of their conferences, but with it being withing driving distance, I might have to check it out :+}Jennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.com