RT CONVENTION 2007

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=82 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Welcome to the World of Kate Douglas</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to the World of Kate Douglas"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conference Photos"><U><B>Conference Photos</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RWA 2008"><U><B>RWA 2008</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RWA 2007"><U><B>RWA 2007</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>RT CONVENTION 2007</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PASICNY 07"><U><B>PASIC-NY 07</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RT2003"><U><B>RT2003</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2001 Eppies"><U><B>2001 Eppies</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Photos"><U><B> Photos</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>RT CONVENTION 2007</I></div> <div> <B>Sunday night, 4/28/07</B> This RT was absolutely a hoot, but it's almost midnight, I have to be up by five and will be heading home tomorrow. It's been a long week but a wonderful chance to see old friends and meet new ones. I'm sorry I didn't get pictures posted sooner, but there are very few "free" minutes at this convention! If you were here and have photos I can add to my collection, please email me at <A HREF="mailto:kate@katedouglas.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:kate@katedouglas.com"><U>kate@katedouglas.com</U></A> My only complaint would be the smoke---and I hope the next RT is held in a hotel that is either smoke free or has someplace to get away from it. Even here in my room on the eleventh floor in the Houston Hyatt Regency Hotel, it seeps in under the doors. My roommate suffered an asthma attack and had to leave a full day early, while other attendees were unable to participate in the activities due to the excessive smoke in the air. It has been a black mark on an otherwise perfect gathering.</div> <bR> <div> If you can add a name to any of the photos, please let me know!</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3f277f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3f477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Left: Diane Whiteside, Angela Knight</div> <bR> <div> Right: Diane, Angela and Sunny </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3f677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Cathy Clamp & Susan Lyons in rear.</div> <div> Diane Whiteside, Liz Kreger,  Patrice Michelle</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3f877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mary Stubbs and Kate</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="3fa77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Kate and Rita de Canha, here all the way from South Africa!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3fc77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Tara Nina, Kate and C.H. Admirand</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3fe77f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="40077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Left: CJ Hollenbach and Dee Lloyd</div> <bR> <div> Right: Judy Mays, Stephanie Burke, aka Flash, and me.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="40277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Left:  With Camille Anthony</div> <bR> <div> Right: Ann Jacobs and Tawny Taylor (who makes ALL her own costumes!!!)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="40477f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="40677f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="40877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Left: With Sahara Kelly</div> <bR> <div> Right: Ed English, Sahara Kelly and Sheila Clover-English. Sheila and Ed are COS Productions, the company that created my terrific Wolf Tales video!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 362 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="40a773e0.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="318" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lena Matthews and Eve Vaughn at the Ellora's Cave Brunch.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="40c77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Patrice Michelle, SL Carpenter and Sahara Kelly (who appears to have had too much fun last night...)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="40e77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Changeling Press luncheon--senior editor Sheri Fogarty in red, standing.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="41077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Diane Whiteside, Tawny Taylor and Angela Knight.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="41277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The Changeling Press authors.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="41477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> With Diane Whiteside.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="41677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Elaine made my conference extra special! She brought a huge stack of my books for me to sign. I loved it!!!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Right: Eve Vaughn at the Faery Ball. She looked gorgeous...as usual!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="41877f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="41a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Cathy Clamp and Fredericka Meiner--dueling wings?</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Right: Tawny Taylor and Judy Mays. Tawny won the costume contest--she looked gorgeous, and the costume she made was absolutely stunning! (The train was pure white peacock feathers--from the local petting zoo!) Judy won the RT Reviewer's Top Pick award--and I need to check with her again to see what category it was in. Congrats, JUDY!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="41c77f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="41e77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Loved the costumes, but it wasn't easy for the waiters to serve dinner and dodge wings!!!</div> <bR> <div> Flash, in her usual conservative outfit...not! She looked amazing, as usual!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="42077f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 544 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="42277f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Samantha Kane's little one was the most bright-eyed fairy at the ball...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="42477f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                .....for awhile.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 563 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="43077f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> I don't have names for the ones wearing these gorgeous costumes, so if you know who they are, please write and tell me! <A HREF="mailto:kate@katedouglas.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:kate@katedouglas.com"><U>kate@katedouglas.com</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="43277f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="43477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Table decorations were eclectic, to say the least~and the food was very good!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="43677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Loved the way the butterfly wings carried over...</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 544 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="43877f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Dessert was almost too pretty to eat...but I managed.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="43a77f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Kat Fish -- and yes, the one who ID'd her swears that's her name. I love it! Gorgeous costume, too.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="43c77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Costume contestants paraded so we could all see...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="43e77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="44077f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="44277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Tawny's was by far the most outstanding and I'm so glad she won. She makes her own costumes, and this one was amazing....She told us the peacock molted while she was at the petting zoo, and the attendant gave her the tail feathers! Talk about perfect timing!!!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="44477f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="44677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Rachelle Chase (Kensington Aphrodisia) looked absolutely stunning!</div> <bR> <div> Photo above is of authors and cover models converging for a Houston newscast EARLY in the morning after the Faery Ball.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="44877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Michele Bardsley, a long time friend, kinda perky at an early morning signing....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="44a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> MaryJanice Davidson, another bud, signing her little fingers to the bone...</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="44c77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> At the Kensington Publishing event with Kathryn Falk, Romantic Times Book Club goddess...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="44e77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> There's always time to meet with the cover models at RT...even when there ISN'T any time!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 382 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="45077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Spotlight on Changeling Press, the birthplace of my Wolf Tales series. Senior editor Sheri Fogarty, author Dakota Cassidy (now with Berkley) editor Maryam Salim, and PR person/author Lena Austin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="45277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Author Anne Elizabeth organized a wonderful bookseller's event. I was one of the sponsors, but can't take any credit for the wonderful  job she did. Anne's the one in the black leather corset...and damn but she looks good!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="45477f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="45677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Two VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE! Sharon Murphy and Jo Carol Jones...I'm amazed they're still sane so many days into RT!</div> <bR> <div> Above, Anne Elizabeth at the Book Seller's Event.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="45877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Author Jade Lee in her usual quiet style...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="45a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Jade Lee, Kate Douglas, Anne Elizabeth, Diane Whiteside and Sunny.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="45c77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Booksellers were lined up and ready to come in. We had stacks of books, great munchies and prizes.</div> <bR> <div> Right: Nothing we love to see more...book sellers with arms full of our books and big smiles! Kathy Ross (in pink) and her daughter-in-law and co-worker, Ashley Ross</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Photos below of the party. Anne Elizabeth did a wonderful job organizing this!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="45e77f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="46077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="46277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="46477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="46677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 506 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="46877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Back Row: Angela Knight, Jade Lee, Anne Elizabeth, Sunny and Kate Ryan from RT.</div> <div> Front row: me, Kathryn Falk and Diane Whiteside</div> <bR> <div> Right: Dakota Cassidy (duh!) at the BookFair on Saturday.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="46a77f40.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> I had all my Wolf Tales titles at the BookFair and a steady line of folks grabbing copies--it was a blast, especially</div> <div> when readers showed up with their own copies of the books for me to sign!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="46f3faf0.jpg" border=0 width="575" height="431" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>