We’re all (Megan, Carolyn, Amanda, Janet, Diane) in Washington DC for RWA Nationals and you can meet us at Harry’s Pub, Marriott at Wardman Park, at 4:00 p.m. today. Please stop by!
p.s. Janet has more copies of A Most Lamentable Comedy, yours for a donation to the literacy organization of your choice…
Yikes!
Where to start. First off, all the Risky Regencies with the exception of Elena Greene, are here in Washington, DC, at the Romance Writers of America’s National Conference. Which is cool! And we are having a get-together on Saturday afternoon at Harry’s Pub so come by if you are also around.
But that means that I am, as usual, at a loss as to what to talk about. So, of course, I will choose to talk about hot guys. And right now my hot guy du jour (non-Clive Owen edition) is Stephen Moyer, who plays Bill Compton on True Blood. Since Carolyn Jewel–my RWA roomie–was onto the True Blood trend way before me (but her One True Love is Alexander Skarsgard), she brought her Season One DVD so I could see the first time Bill and Sookie do it. Which is what we did last night, in-between eating Krispy Kreme donuts and howling about rhinoceroses. Hard to explain about the latter, but let me assure you it was hysterical.
But back to the matter at hand. Bill and Sookie’s first time is so damn romantic, and Bill manages to convey both his lust for and worship of Sookie in that scene. And the donut was pretty damn good, too.
The first kiss, the first time, the first moment in the fiction we love–whether it’s movies, TV or books–is what gives my heart a poignant ache. Also in True Blood, the first time Sookie even sees Bill is a scene I had to rewind and watch over and over. And all it is is a look, but what a look.
The first time Darcy and Elizabeth see each other, when John Thornton and Margaret Hale have their first encounter, when Mr. Rochester nearly tramples over Jane Eyre–these are the moments that inform our romance vernacular.
What first times do you find particularly memorable? What was your first time like?
Winner!! (finally)
The winner of Mary Jo Putney’s Loving a Lost Lord is……
Linda
(the first “linda” on the comments list)
Please send your address to riskies@yahoo.com to claim your prize
(my apologies for the delay. We’re all at RWA and I was a crazy person the two days before–Diane)
Greetings from the nation’s capital (except I’m almost always here), and here’s what we’ve been up to.
Yesterday, a group from the Beau Monde (RWA’s Regency special interest chapter) visited Tudor Place and Riversdale House Museum, and as official photographer naturally I didn’t check the battery on the camera before we left. Here’s a pic of Tudor House from an earlier visit.
In the evening, live dancing, live music, a new battery for the camera and an open bar at the Beau Monde soiree–what could be better?
Once again we demonstrated our complete incompetence on the dance floor, although by the end of the evening we were improving noticeably. Diane’s here next to one of the very glamorous M&B editors in her killer heels.
Here’s our very own Amanda in her Marie Antoinette outfit.
What are you up to?
My post is a bit late, but not untimely. The Risky Regency ladies are in Washington DC for the RWA National Conference.
We were excited to be interviewed by Kim Alexander, the host of Fiction Nation on XM Satellite Radio. We had a wonderful talk about Romance, our books, romance books in general, the Regency era and why it’s so popular. We should have a link to an audio file for you in just a few days. Fiction Nation will be doing several more interviews on, at and about the RWA conference, so you should give them a listen. We’re hoping Kim and her show hook up with Janet Mullany (who was unable to be there due to a prior engagement) to get the low down on the pebbled nub.
After our interview, your Risky ladies had lunch at the Supreme Court. We did not see any judges but we did see a beautiful spiral staircase.
The Literacy Signing is tonight, July 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Wardman Marriot in Washington DC. If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi to the Riskies, visit your other favorite authors (besides us, of course!) and support a great cause.