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Tag: Golden Crown Literary Conference

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: RACHEL SPANGLER

    How do I begin to write about Rachel Spangler?  I honestly can’t remember when I first met Rachel.  Was it at the GCLS conference in 2009?  Was it when she set up an author reading for herself, Nell Stark, CP Rowlands, Anne Laughlin, and Jennifer Harris in Chicago because I whined that “no one ever…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: KATE MCLACHLAN

    Kate MacLachlan is another author who I’ve had the opportunity to meet “in passing” – we’ve not gotten to chat or get to know each other, but I personally believe that “in passing” counts.  🙂  I was at the conference Kate mentions below.  My mother was there with me.  When Kate won her first award,…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: SHELLEY THRASHER

    I’ve never met Shelley Thrasher, but hers is definitely not an unfamiliar name.  It seemed like every time I opened the front cover of a book from Bold Strokes Books – regardless of the author – I’d see Shelley’s name listed as the editor.  How exciting it was to learn that Shelley had penned a novel…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: LAURIE SALZLER

    I had the opportunity to briefly meet Laurie Salzler at the Conference in Orlando that she speaks of below.  And I got to witness the panel she describes as well.  It was a LOT of fun.  Since then, Laurie has been a Facebook Friend and I’ve followed her posts pretty religiously.   Did you know…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: CATHERINE LUNDOFF

    Sheesh!  Another author that I haven’t had the opportunity to meet!  Well, there are a lot of them.  So I guess I can’t be expected to know EVERY author in GCLS.  Catherine and I have passed each other at conferences.  But, quite unfortunately, I’ve not yet had the opportunity to attend a panel or reading…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: D. JACKSON LEIGH

    D. Jackson Leigh is another of those authors that I’ve never met in person.  Honestly, I don’t think she and I have even been at the same event at the same time.  My only contact is through Yahoo groups and Facebook.  You know what?  Short of actually meeting her, that’s still pretty cool.  I’ve learned…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: POL ROBINSON

    I first met Pol Robinson at a conference in Orlando.  It was a brief, fleeting moment as she was frantically moving through a large group of women who were gathered for Elaine Mulligan’s surprise birthday party.  Pol tapped me – and my mother, if needed – to offer a toast to Lainie.  But it was…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: BEV PRESCOTT

    There are many things that can be said about Bev Prescott.  Yes, many things…by many people.  Here is what I have to say about this woman:  Bev Prescott is on my “Top 5 List of the Nicest People, Like, Ever.”   I’ve had the opportunity to meet Bev at GCLS Conferences – she even signed…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: D JORDAN REDHAWK

    D Jordan Redhawk is another author that I didn’t *officially* meet at the Minneapolis conference in 2012.  I did chat with her a bit at the Bella table.  And I’ve been a fan of her Xenaverse fan fiction.   But, beyond that, there were no real formal introductions.  Since that time, we’ve become friends on…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: JANET MASON

    I met Janet Mason at a GCLS conference in Orlando.  My mother attended with me.  On the first day, we met Janet.  I very clearly remember how wide-eyed she was – just taking everything in!  The biggest standout memory for me, however, was when Janet met Karin Kallmaker.  What a great meeting of two talented…