Pre-conference posts 6 July

Thanks-Giving Square, Dallas

Official RWA Blogs: there's a page up with a schedule!
spy scribbler: excited for National
The Scriber's Muse: panicking! :)
Salome's Corner: pitching 1 | 2
AccessRomance: conference jitters and jealousy
Holly Greenfield: almost terrified
Jocelynn Drake: slightly less terrified and struggling with titles for her debut novel
Affairs of the Pen: leaving on a jet plane
Romance that thrives in dark places: conference is coming!
Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Novels: meet up in the bar, help decide the time
Leah Braemel: three days til D Day
Sandy's Chatterblog: prep for National 1 | 2
Love is an exploding cigar: preparing and anticipating
Jaci Burton: packing for National
Life on the Bubble: is five pairs of shoes the minimum for a seven-day trip? :)
So 5: eight billion things to do before National
Mel-O-Drama: the princess must pack for herself -- we feel for her, right? :)
The Mess in Progress: countdown to National
Michelle Willingham: packing and the surety of forgetting something
Lia Sebastian: packing and getting in touch with her inner extrovert
My Life in Black and White and Sometimes Gray: prepping for National 1 | 2 (warning -- banner image is a little racy, Not Safe For Work (NSFW) for me at least)
Beth Ciotta: negative | positive networking
At Home With Pamela Clare: RWA ramblings (warning: image definitely NSFW)
The Scriber's Muse: the countdown
Rachel Vincent: nervous first-timer, come up and say hello!

Bonus Link
Nothing to do with National, but possibly the awesomest reader quote yet: Jill Shalvis.

Frank Reaugh's El Sibil, Dallas

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