Last Stop on the Tour: Joseph-Beth Lexington...

It was a rainy day for driving, but our trip to the Lexington Joseph-Beth turned out to be more than pleasant. This store is huge and gorgeous! If you live in the vicinity and have not been there--go go go! We had about 20 writers attending and we covered standard topics like query letters, agents, contests and copyright. Above are pix of some writers waiting for us to begin; the giant events banners hanging from the domed ceiling; and Lauren, Novel & Short Story Writer's Market editor, with Greg, our publicity dude/moderator/driver, who is hiding behind his pages of questions. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us to talk about writing and publishing especially the nice lady we chatted with in the restroom afterward about how to pronounce Louisville--you asked a lot of great questions. I'm looking forward to returning to this store next year, and maybe working in a little more shopping time.

Bonus #1: The cafe had the vegetarian chili that I love. Bonus #2: They gave us bags of tiny Burt's Bees products as thank-you gifts. Bonus #3: I made it home in time for my 8:30 dinner reservation at the sushi place for my husband's birthday dinner with Jerry and Steve Adler (who keeps telling me I should talk about him in my blog). Bonus #4: See the post above!