Today’s stop on my 12 Days of Christmas Virtual Book Tour is at Bookin’ with Bingo.  Read an interview with me and enter a drawing for an autographed copy of Buckley’s Story!

Today’s stop on my 12 Days of Christmas Virtual Book Tour is at an interestingly named book blog titled Psychotic State – Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Good Books.  You’ll find a wonderful review of Buckley’s Story and an interview with me.  The questions were a little different from what I’ve been getting so far!

The weekend was a whirlwind of outstanding seminars on topics ranging from publishing to social media to pet health to mystery writing, shared meals (the food was absolutely delicious, not to mention plentiful!), receptions, banquets and an awards ceremony.

On Saturday afternoon, 30 of us went to a pet book autograph party at the Westchester Cat Show.  CWA volunteer Lyn Garson did an outstanding job organizing this event from ordering the books to setting up the bookstore at the conference to making sure that we knew where to go and when to be there.  You’ve heard the expression “it’s like herding cats?”  Well, try herding cat writers! 

I enjoyed every single moment of this exciting and fun weekend, but there were some definite personal highlights that stand out for me.  One was meeting Clea Simon.  I’ve been admiring Clea’s work for so many years, and finally getting to meet her in person was a little like meeting a rock star for me.  I had also been looking forward to meeting Linda Mohr in person.  Linda had been so gracious and supportive, not to mention patient, in answering questions via e-mail and on the phone throughout the writing of Buckley’s Story.  I felt like I’d known her all my life when we finally met in person.  Meeting so many Facebook and Twitter friends and finding that the online friendships do translate to real life relationships was another wonderful experience.   One of my favorite bloggers, Layla Morgan Wilde, stopped by the cat show to say hi.   These are just some of the highlights, there really wasn’t a single moment all weekend that wasn’t thoroughly enjoyable.

The weekend went by much too fast, and I can’t wait for next year’s conference!

Most true animal stories will break your heart, and Buckley’s  Story by Ingrid King is no exception. At the same time, when pet lovers take the time and energy to share the story of their beloved animal, they’re sharing the love and joy that animal brought to their life. ….

Thank you, Lesa Holstine!