As most of you know, last week, I was away in Dallas for my first ever book convention, RT15, and I had so much fun! I met many authors I enjoy, and some bloggers I truly love. I feel like I have convention hangover now, both because it was a pretty intense week, and because of the jetlag… I arrived home last night, and had to work this morning – but it’s all good 🙂
RT15 Wrap-up – the bloggers
I finally got to meet some of my fellow bloggers, and that was possibly what I loved the most about RT! Brandee @ Bookworm Brandee and I shared a room with her friend Denise, we chatted and laughed all the time. I also got to meet both Ali and Debbie from Black Heart Reviews, Melanie and Loupe from Hot Listens, Felicia from The Geeky Blogger and Berls from Fantasy is More Fun. I’m really sad I didn’t take more blogger photos – I don’t know what is wrong with me that I didn’t think to take more sucky selfies than I did!
RT15 Wrap-up – the authors
All of the authors I had a chance to have a chat with were so lovely, and I felt like I was in heaven each time one of them took the time to talk and line up for my sucky selfies! I told my family that this conference was like walking around at a music festival, having the chance to actually talk to the bands and the singers at every turn. Of course, a lot of meetings happened by chance, either in the restaurant or at the bar, but several took place in various panels as well. Needless to say, I’m still coming down from my author-high 😉
RT15 Wrap-up – the books
I received a lot of books, too, both some that I won in different panels, and at the big Avon party. I loved that it was possible to actually receive e-books at the Avon party, all the cards you can see at the left where I have all my books are e-books. So it seems as if I won’t really need to buy any books for a long while. But we all know that’s not going to happen.
About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
Sounds like a wonderful time. I can just imagine the author high you were on. Lucy lady!
It was truly amazing, Bea! So much fun. And I think I’m just as much on a high from the bloggers as from the authors 🙂 It’s so amazing to hang out in real life, too, not only via comments on blogs 😀
I still have a pile of books from RT13 I’ve not read. LOL Looks like you had a great time.
LOL Jennifer! I think it’s going to take me a while to read all of these. And I’m still sad you didn’t make it this year.
When I told my husband it’ll be in Vegas next year, he told me to book a trip for two 😀
Looks like you had a wonderful time! Great pictures. You look marvelous!
Thank you, Xyra 🙂 I had a fantastic time! I hope I’ll be able to do this again 🙂
I’m so happy you had such a terrific time at your very first book convention, Lexxie! 😀
Now I hope you enjoy every single book and eBook you won, my friend!! 🙂
Yeah, me, too! It was a lot of fun, Silvia. And all those books… You know me – it’s impossible to stop myself 😉
Awwww you got to meet Brandee and Ali!! 😀 I love bookish conventions and I think THE best part is getting to meet blogger friends irl and chatting books with them ♥ And meeting authors is always a treat too! You got some fabulous loot there^^, I hope you enjoy ALL your goodies and thanks for sharing your experience! xx
Yeah, Micheline, it was a week filled with amazing in every way! I agree, too, meeting the blogger friends was the best, we had so much fun chatting about books, and many other things as well 🙂
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So glad you had so much fun 🙂 You all look like you had a blast and talking/texting with Kim I can tell how awesome it was and all the drinks you all had lol
Hoping to get to meet you myself one day! oxox
We totally had a blast, Michelle. It was great to be able to hang out for several days, and get to know each other even better. And I’m sure we’ll get to meet one day, too.
Are you ready for BEA? That should be a fun week, too 😉
Ahh, love your face lady! It was so great to meet you live and in person. Had such a wonderful time hanging out!! Miss you!!!!!
*hugs* I miss you too, Ali! And I loved spending time with you. And I think I’m going to copy your hair 😉 You look so young and cool, and now I want that again as well!!
I’m so glad you had such a wonderful time at your first book convention !! And my, so many books ! I’m just happy for you all girls 🙂 (PS : is it me seeing those clothes everywhere – including on me – or are you wearing Desigual ?…)
LOL Isa, I’m definitely wearing Desigual! All the time 😀
We did have a lot of fun, I hope I’ll be able to meet you one day, too 😉
Great wrap up. Damn being international and not able to attend.
Thanks Jodie 🙂 Actually, I’m international, too… it was an expensive vacation for me, but so worth it!!
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Ah man, sounds like you have such a fun time! Jealous!! 🙂 I am so hoping to go to BEA next year and it will be my first time ever going to a conference type thing..saving my monies. 🙂 RT sounds like it was way fun! I see all sorts of pics on instagram from authors and bloggers. 🙂
My dream conference right now would be one where everyone from COYER could meet up, Stormi 😉 I hope you’ll be able to go to BEA next year, conferences are definitely a lot of fun!!
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I had such a great time meeting and hanging out with you. I hope that we get to do it again soon. It was great meeting all the authors, but hanging with the bloggers was my favorite. I’ve got tons of books to go through and find a home for in my house, which I haven’t done yet. I need to do a wrap-up post too.
I certainly hope so, too, Melanie! It was great getting to know you in real life as well. And I’m so sad I didn’t take any selfies of the two of us together 🙁
I went through my books as soon as I opened my suitcases, I love that it’s possible to scan the bar-code on books with the Goodreads app – easy way to add them all to my shelves 🙂
Wow it looked like you had an amazing time! And that’s so awesome you got to meet all those bloggers and authors. I am jealous, I would love to meet you and all those other bloggers in real life. And that’s so exciting you got a picture with rachel Vincent, she’s one of my favourite authors! I can imagine it would be weird to get home and back to work after such an intense week.
Yes, it was really a great experience, Lola. And you and I should definitely be able to meet one day! We don’t live that far away from each other, just a short flight with EasyJet and voilà 🙂
Rachel Vincent was so sweet!
I can’t believe you did this post on such little sleep! 😉 Yes, it certainly was an incredible time getting to meet YOU and the other bloggers and authors, etc. I haven’t laughed so much in…well, I don’t know. I liked reliving the week through your pictures. It was just so much fun to get to fangirl with you in person, Lexxie. And hopefully we’ll see each other again sooner than later! <3 **BIG HUGS**
LOL, we could start a new blog called something with giggles in the title, Brandee! And it was incredible getting to know you in RL as well! I hope we’ll be able to see each other rather soon, too! *BIG HUGS*
Wow! You were beaming! I’m so glad you had a wonderful time. . .more like magical! You scored a lot of goodies too! Gah! I’m just so elated for you Lexxie, I can’t wait to attend a bookcon some day, it will have to be with a few friends though. Thank you so much for sharing these moments with us! I had been waiting for this post! 😛
Yes, the best time, Claudia! I hope you’ll be able to attend a bookcon, too, it was truly a wonderful experience. And I did go with friends – even if I hadn’t actually met them in RL before 😉
I’m glad you enjoyed all my pics.
It looks like you had a fabulous time! I plan on getting to RT someday especially since everyone talks about how nice it is. I’m super jealous of all those books, but it is the best kind of jealous.
RT was an amazing convention, Jennifer. One of the things I really enjoyed was that most people stayed right there at the same hotel, so even going to the restaurant or the bar, we would bump into people 😀
I can understand the envy, Jennifer, I’ve felt that same thing in the past when seeing other people’s hauls at book-cons. I can’t wait to delve into all these stories, and I will have a giveaway for some e-books very soon, as I somehow ended up with a couple of doubles, and my blogoversary is in the beginning of June.
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Oh how fun!! Perfect place to fan girl without looking like a dork because you’re in great company.
I love your loot!!
🙂 Thanks for saying I didn’t look like a dork, Braine 😉 It was a lot of fun, I can’t wait to do it again!
Oh wow! Look at all of those books. I’ve been to one book blogging thing and wasn’t expecting the extra 10 or so books I had to fly home with!!!
Looks like you had a good time!
Deb
I had a fantastic time, Deborah! It was so much fun to meet the bloggers I chat with every week, and the authors I met with were so nice 🙂