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Jim at RT Convention
jimbutcher:
Jim and Shannon will be attending the RT Convention in Huston!
Abstruse:
No no, AUSTIN, you want to come to AUSTIN, TX!!
Grrrr, now I have to figure out how to get to Houston...
The Abstruse One
Darryl Mott Jr.
Amoracchius:
The dates are April 25-29 . I'm wondering, are there any men going besides authors, agents, and publishers ? Do men admit to being fans of Romance fiction ? Of course if you are an unattached male I suppose your odds of meeting a nice female probably goes way up ;D
jogonturan:
--- Quote from: Amoracchius on January 14, 2007, 03:32:38 PM ---The dates are April 25-29 . I'm wondering, are there any men going besides authors, agents, and publishers ? Do men admit to being fans of Romance fiction ? Of course if you are an unattached male I suppose your odds of meeting a nice female probably goes way up ;D
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And it also proves to the ladies that you're secure enough of in your own masculinity to go alone to a romance writers' convention. :D
Abstruse:
Apparently, Romantic Times has been trying to get around that stigma by expanding into basically any fiction written by or aimed to females. The title of the magazine is now "RT Book Reviews".
But I've been to them several times (I used to manage a bookstore, and it was owned by my mom so she'd take me when I was a kid). While it's about a 10:1 or 15:1 ratio of women to men (with the husbands usually in the hotel bar or across the street with the kids at Astroworld (before it closed down anyway) or at the Astrodome watching the game (before the Astros got a new stadium)), there are a lot of men there.
For the record, you don't have to spend the $300-500 for the actual convention unless you want to attend the panels and everything. The author signing is only $5 and takes place in a big giant ballroom.
By the way, if you're a single guy, be sure to wear sunglasses. The women -- especially the authors -- usually wear dresses that show a LOT of cleavage...and these women definitely have a lot of it to show...Make sure no one can see your eyes when wearing the glasses so that you won't get caught staring. :p
The Abstruse One
Darryl Mott Jr.
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