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Jim at RT Convention
« on: January 13, 2007, 02:32:57 AM »
Jim and Shannon will be attending the RT Convention in Huston!
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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2007, 09:18:48 PM »
No no, AUSTIN, you want to come to AUSTIN, TX!!

Grrrr, now I have to figure out how to get to Houston...

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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2007, 03:32:38 PM »
The dates are April 25-29 . I'm wondering, are there any men going besides authors, agents, and publishers ? Do men admit to being fans of Romance fiction ? Of course if you are an unattached male I suppose your odds of meeting a nice female probably goes way up  ;D
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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2007, 03:49:22 PM »
Quote from: Amoracchius on January 14, 2007, 03:32:38 PM
The dates are April 25-29 . I'm wondering, are there any men going besides authors, agents, and publishers ? Do men admit to being fans of Romance fiction ? Of course if you are an unattached male I suppose your odds of meeting a nice female probably goes way up  ;D

  And it also proves to the ladies that you're secure enough of in your own masculinity to go alone to a romance writers' convention.    :D
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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2007, 05:12:48 PM »
Apparently, Romantic Times has been trying to get around that stigma by expanding into basically any fiction written by or aimed to females.  The title of the magazine is now "RT Book Reviews".

But I've been to them several times (I used to manage a bookstore, and it was owned by my mom so she'd take me when I was a kid).  While it's about a 10:1 or 15:1 ratio of women to men (with the husbands usually in the hotel bar or across the street with the kids at Astroworld (before it closed down anyway) or at the Astrodome watching the game (before the Astros got a new stadium)), there are a lot of men there.

For the record, you don't have to spend the $300-500 for the actual convention unless you want to attend the panels and everything.  The author signing is only $5 and takes place in a big giant ballroom.

By the way, if you're a single guy, be sure to wear sunglasses.  The women -- especially the authors -- usually wear dresses that show a LOT of cleavage...and these women definitely have a lot of it to show...Make sure no one can see your eyes when wearing the glasses so that you won't get caught staring. :p

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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2007, 01:07:33 PM »
To quote my girlfriend, "If you don't want guys to stare, don't show the damn cleavage."

Jim, I was never quite clear...are you two attending, or will you be there as con guests? (If the latter, both of you, or just Shannon?)


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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2007, 11:31:21 PM »
Both Jim and Shannon are listed as authors attending the conference. I was under the impression that they were coming as attendees, however, and not as authors. Will they be doing book signings? (I hope!)
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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2007, 01:10:15 AM »
On the Romantic Times website, they're both listed as attending guests at the book signing party (which is the big ballroom set-up where you get to roam around and get your crap signed).  It's also only $5, so no excuses if you're in traveling distance!

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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2007, 02:23:41 PM »
Well, phooey! That usually means that they won't be signing. I'll be happy just to meet he and Shannon, however. :)
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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2007, 06:57:51 PM »
Huh?  No, that means they definately WILL be signing!  That's the point of the author's room...the fans walk around the maze of tables, buy books, chat with the authors, stare at cleavage, and get their stuff signed.  What I don't know is if they'll be doing anything else other than signing for three hours.

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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2007, 03:51:03 AM »
Interesting. Too bad it's too far away.

Will Bob be invited?
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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2007, 02:03:02 PM »
I'm sorry--I misunderstood what you were saying! Yes, they are on the list of authors at the book fair. I was just responding based on what Mickey has said, thinking that they would only be appearing there as guests, not authors.

Will Jim and Shannon ever entertain the idea of sharing a dinner with some of their more adoring fans? I'll even spring for their burgers--what the heck, maybe even chicken nuggets!  ;D
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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2007, 02:17:54 AM »
Can't hurt to ask them....  ;)

And I'm sure he'd be willing to do autographs, providing one isn't intruding on "personal time" like eating or heading to the men's room......  :D
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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2007, 05:04:06 AM »
No no no no NO!  The point of the book fair is to get all your crap signed and to buy more crap!  Seriously, I've been to this thing many, many times.  It's a big ballroom with tables filled with books and at each table is an author.  The authors are there to sign books, sell more books, and meet fans.  It's like a comic book convention, only it's for books.  And there's more women since it's romance books.

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Re: Jim at RT Convention
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2007, 03:04:07 PM »
We (Grogtard, myself, and my girlfriend) tried to buy them dinner when we all went to Chili's, they wouldn't let us. ;)

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