Midway through updates

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Booksquare: Rogue Digital Conference at RWA Conference
Casablanca Authors: First Conference Experience, Ever!
Stringing Beads: RWA National, Here I Come!
Pink Heart Society: Conference Season
Romance Bandits: Pitch Perfect
MTV Books: What A Difference Nine Years Make
Tessa Dare: Tis the Season
NineteenTeen: Meet for Breakfast During the Conference
Lusty Reader: The Conference
Ink In My Veins: Off to the conference
Read 'Til You Drop: See Me For a Special Conference Ribbon!
DeeCeeTalks: One of My Favorite Times of the Year
Jamie Michele: Scouting Trip
Romance Writers on the Journey: Virtual Tour of Conference Site


Many more updates and additions to the blogroll coming

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Note: If you asked me to add your blog and you don't see it here or you see the wrong one, it might be because you didn't tell me which of the blogs listed on your user profile to use.

Stay tuned

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Lots of updates to the blogroll this weekend.

Getting ready: 17 days to go

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Stringing Beads: Conference travel tips
Roses of Houston: Top Ten Things to Bring to the Conference
Romance Bandits: Pre-Conference Panic Zone
Anne Stuart: General thoughts on the conference
Writing Playground: Plans for conference week
WIPs and Chains: Want to meet up with Dungeon Dwellers
Author Talk: Scheduling interviews on Tuesday, 14 July
Beth Williamson: Conference volunteer needed
The Seekers: Conference tax deductions

Advice useful for pitch sessions
Shapeshifter Romance
Shanna Swendson
Romancing the Blog

Virtual workshops during the conference
PBW started her "Left Behind and Loving It" virtual workshops/collaborations the same year I launched Blogging National. She and her workshop collaborators always post great stuff, so be sure to check in regularly.

The Galaxy Express website is also hosting a two-week long virtual event, Parallel Universe, starting 5 July. It will combine online workshops with reports from the the RWA nationa conference. Be sure to check back frequently.

Updating list of bloggers for this year's conference

Please email or post a comment if you plan to blog about the conference before/during/after.

For those of you attending the conference, you might consider subscribing to Groupon for DC to get some good deals.

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See you next year!

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Today is the final day of updates to Blogging National until next July. Many bloggers will continue to post on the conference after this weekend, so remember to bookmark or subscribe to your favorites.

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FINAL UPDATE OF 2008

1. Jessica Prater's Prattles: RWA Conference
2. The Naughty Lady from Shady Lane: RWA day 3, meetings and parties galore
3. Kay Stockham: Another batch
4. Books, Boys, Buzz...: TLC's SF Recap
5. Linda's Muse: Maybe Hollywood
6. Fiorella Plum: The Ratty Gora Strikes Again
7. The Writer Side of Life: Seattle to San Francisco by Rail
8. Flights of Fancy: Out-of-Town Monday: Fisherman's Wharf

11:01 am update

1. The Naughty Lady from Shady Lane: RWA day two, San Francisco and the literacy signing
2. Denise Swanson's Amazon Blog: RWA National Conference
3. Margaret Daley: RWA conference/sights of San Francisco
4. FreshFiction...for today's reader: Sara Reyes | Bridging the World | Scenic Travels, Thousand Authors, TONS of books!!!
5. Alyssa's Book Blog: Literacy Signing
6. A Slice of Orange: It's Worth It
7. Trish Milburn & Tricia Mills: Banditas, Banditas everywhere!
8. Craftie Ladies of Suspense: RWA conference and pictures
9. Romance Bandits: Out and About
10. Stringing Beads: Things I Learned in San Francisco - RWA National
11. Risky Regencies: RWA Wrap-Up, etc.
12. Working on Happily Ever After: Cherry Bombs in San Francisco
13. Writerly Ramblings: Thoughts on RWA National

Saturday

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1. Nalini Singh
   RWA Conference Photos Part III
   More Conference Photos
   RWA Conference
2. Jackie Powers
   RWA Conference Addendum
   RWA Conference #3: Trains and Allergies
   RWA Conference #2: Books & More Books
   RWA Conference #1:Trains & Buses
3. Rae Ann Parker
   RWA Conference - Part Two
   RWA 2008 - San Francisco
4. Crystal Jordan: Pre RWA
5. Terry's Place
   More bits and pieces from RWA and San Francisco
   Touching Base
6. Colorado Vixens: Nuggets from the 2008 RWA Conference
7. Marie Sullivan Force
   More Photos From San Francisco
   Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming
   My Life is Now Complete
8. Romance in the Kitchen: RWA Nationals in San Francisco
9. Trish Milburn & Tricia Mills: Book winners and more San Fran pics
10. Books, Boys, Buzz...: Pics, pics, pics...and your opinion!
11. Romance Bandits: Bay City Banditas
12. Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: Two More LOLRWAs For Your Saturday
13. Slip Into Something Victorian: Tuesday 10: What I learned at RWA National
14. Janice Lynn
    RWA National Conference 2008
    2008 RWA National Conference more pictures
15. IMHO (In My Humble Opinion): RWA 2008 National Conference report
16. aunty cindy explains it all: Gimme Five! Things About RWA National
17. Barb Webb: San Francisco ~ RWA National Conference '08
18. Mona's Blog: More on RWA 2008
19. Romance Writers on the Journey: RWA National Conference Highlights
20. Author's Studio: An Introvert's Experience at RWA National Conference
21. Tawny Taylor: Market updates from RWA
22. The Darcy Saga: My adventure at the Sourcebooks Author's Dinner
23. Shauna Roberts' For Love Of Words: RWA conference highlights
24. Julie Anne Long: The RWA Conference: highlights, and a pictorial of sorts. Also ...
25. Wax Creative: The RWA Conference - My first time (Part One)
26. Beneath a Silent Moon: RWA Conference Musings
27. The Kittens: Kittens Do San Francisco
28. Elizabeth Boyle: I left my heart in San Francisco, but I did bring my husband home
29. Jane Porter: San Fran
30. Pam Rosenthal: RWA National (for shy people)
31. Steve Cotler's Irrepressibly True Tales: Romance Writers of America Conference — San Francisco, July 2008
32. The Gina Channel
    Conference Wrapup
    Conference Day Three
    Let's Do the Time Warp Again
    RWA Swag
    Sold Out!

Friday

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1. The Naughty Lady from Shady Lane: RWA, day one. Our big adventure begins!
2. Avery Beck's Blog: Pics!
3. Muse Interrupted: 08-08-08 — And Conference Pictures
4. Crystal Green: Adventures at RWA
5. Alyssa's Book Blog: Came Home to Find . . .
6. Kay Stockham
   More pics
   Home again, home again
7. Leeann Burke: Busy weekend!
8. Murder She Writes: Post RWA
9. On My Mind Today: In My Opinion ...
10. Pam Writes Romance: RWA Nationals: I’m ba-ack!
11. The Pink Heart Society: Conference Wind Down: Hits and Highlights
12. Trish Milburn & Tricia Mills: Home Sweet Home!
13. 2 B Read: Back from Nationals, or what Victorian Women REALLY wore under their skirts
14. The Writing Playground: It Really Does Happen
15. Craftie Ladies of Suspense: Back from RWA in San Francisco!
16. Kwana Blogs: Party Time
17. Romance Writer's Revenge: Conference Afterglow
18. happy endings: RWA Nationals 2008: Before I Forget it All
19. Melissa's Diary: RWA Conference - Video
20. Romance Bandits: No Rest for the Weary...or is it the Wicked?
21. Avon Romance Blog: Road Trip Update
22. A Little Cheese with that Whine?: Workshops-Sex and the Single Title
23. Risky Regencies: More Risky Pix!
24. Anne Barton's Blog
    Conference Photos and Link
    Snippets from San Francisco - Part 3
25. Flights-a-Fancy: RWA Conference Report
26. Mona's Blog: RWA Workshops
27. After Hours: RWA: My Story
28. Karen Foley: More Pics from San Francisco
29. Killer Fiction: I wish it were just a hangover…
30. Author Jill Shalvis: Oh San Francisco
31. Michelle Willingham: Last few RWA pictures
32. Tawny Weber: Fabulous Friends
33. Author Talk
    Vicki Lewis Thompson Author Talk Interview #10
    An End To The Chastisement

Thursday

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8:41 pm EST update

1. Muse Interrupted: Penny’s First Booksigning
2. Naughty and Spice Blog: Pics from San Francisco!
3. A Slice of Orange: Things that make me go mmmruh!
4. Books, Boys, Buzz...: Sometimes it doesn't hurt to lose
5. Claire Baxter: RWA Nationals
6. Heather Webber: Yes, I'm Alive!
7. Hope Tarr's Semi-Blog: Puttin' on the Ritz
8. Anne Barton's Blog: Snippets from San Francisco - Part 2
9. The Go-Ahead: Adventures in San Francisco
10. Farrah Rochon: RWA National Conference - The Book Signing
11. HelenKay Dimon: Conference Photos
12. Killer Fiction: Honey! I'm Home!
13. A Low Profile: RWA 2008: An Uber Pictorial Story
14. Elves Among Us
    The Shoe Revue index
    The last of the shoes!
    And we’ll definitely get there before you.
15. Megan Crane: And... Yes, More Pictures from RWA
16. Michelle Willingham: More RWA Photos
17. Tawny Weber
    RWA’s Literacy Signing
    National Rocked
18. Aphrodisia Authors: Home again, home again NSFW banner
19. Abriendo Puertas: Better this year? Really?
20. Mission: Publication: Why I Loved This Year's RWA Conference, Part IV
21. the dish: Whither High Concept?
22. Patti's Page
    RWA Nationals, Part 4 of 4
    RWA Nationals Part 3 of 4
23. Marjorie M. Liu: I have a cold

8:47 am update (about 2/3 caught up from yesterday's backlog)

1. Avery Beck's Blog: Highlights from San Fran
2. First Edition: A Place for Originals: The YA Conference Chronicles
3. Lillian Feisty: Feisty in the headlights NSFW banner
4. Access Romance: What every reader should know before going to RWA
5. Ramblings on Romance: RWA – Memories – Part 2
6. A Slice of Orange: RWA Forever!
7. Tanya's Issues: San Francisco Photo Album
8. Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Harlequin Party Report
9. WriteBrained: RWA 2008—Conference Report, Part 2
10. The Writing Playground: Tony was Right
11. Plot Monkeys
    My Conference "Squee" Moment & Other Stuff
    Paula’s Report from RWA and a Special Request
12. Beth Yarnall: me and nora bff’s 4ever
13. Kwana Blogs: Inspiration for Life
14. Ciara Stewart
    Kate Duffy says "Get off the Internet and write!!"
    A girl walks into a bar…
15. Romance Writer's Revenge: Conference Induced Vertigo
16. edittorrent: Post-Conference Coma
17. Bonnie Staring: Still recovering from RWA
18. Brava Authors: At The Conference
19. Books, Boys, Buzz...: Buzz Panel, Zingari and Harlequin Party --Dona's Conference Highlights
20. Melissa's Diary: Post-conference post
21. Romance Bandits: Give a Girl Some ROOM!
22. Elisabeth Naughton: San Francisco Literacy Signing
23. Stringing Beads: RWA National in San Francisco - August 1 & 2
24. A Little Cheese with that Whine?: Workshops- Dialogue
25. Alexis Fleming: More on the conference.
26. The Debutante Ball
    Toronto, San Francisco, Toronto, New York, Toronto…whew! by Deb Danielle Younge-Ullman
    Conference continued
27. Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: LOLRWA