And We'll Have Fun, Fun, Fun!

Wow! What a great conference. My hat’s off to Annette and Heather for an amazingly great conference. Record setting turn out. Awesome food. Great hand outs. Excellent speakers. All topped off by a truly memorable Whitney Awards ceremony set up by our very own Rob and Kerry along with many others.

What can I say? How many times do you have the chance to teach to amazing writers packed until there isn’t even room to sit? How often to you get to do a flannel board presentation to Dean Hughes, Anita Stansfield, Jennie Hansen, Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Mull, Shannon Hale, Jessica Day George, Rachel Nunes and many, many others? How many times do you get to have two beautiful women dress you in crown, robe, slippers, a sword that actually makes sounds, gauntlets of power, laser beam (or something like that) and a scepter that doubles as a water gun? How often do you get to spend three fun filled nights in a hotel room with my wife but no kids? (It better be none or I’m coming hunting for you buster, and it won’t be pretty!) How often do you get to embarrass the heck out of James Dashner with pictures like this?

I’ve already heard from many attendees how much they enjoyed it all, and how much they learned. But I honestly don’t know if anyone could have had more fun that me. Okay well maybe the Whitney Finalists and winners. (Until they discovered Rob forgot to sign their checks. Heh, heh, heh. That kidder.)