Day Three

     CC-licensed photo taken in SF's Farmer's Market

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The Today Show clip
(thanks Taryn!)
Definitely a mixed bag in terms of what they aired -- basic facts about romance's popularity side-by-side with some really tired stereotypes underlined in a way that does not give a balanced picture of the romance market, authors, and readers -- clinch covers! we read them for the sex scenes! *sigh*

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10:41 pm EST update

1. Writer's Diary: ThursdayFriday RWA
2. Ember Case: San Francisco Day 2
3. A Low Profile
   RWA: Literacy Signing
   RWA: Roadtrip! Adventure! Shopping!
   RWA: Amazing Stuff You'll Never Hear
   RWA Quickie 2: Sharing 2 Rooms With Authors
   RWA: Authors B4 Signing
   RWA: I Was Sitting With Some Pals, And a 500-lb Man Fell Down At My Feet....
   What, Me Stuck At Atlanta? No!
   Uber Author Preparations
   Virtually, like, Almost Time
4. Melissa's Diary: RWA Conference - Friday - day

9:33 pm EST update

1. Mel-O-Drama: tried to keep it a secret
2. Web Petals: The Today Show (and old friends)!
3. Coffee in the Morning
   Moonlight Madness Bazaar
   The room
4. Romance Reviews Today Blog: Thursday at Conference
5. dee's book dish...
   Day Four - ok, ok, I'll tell you how it went...
   Day Four - Dinner with The Cherries

5:13 pm EST update

1. Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent: This Week in Publishing
2. Ahhhhh Romance!
   My Trip to San Francisco music will play automatically for some browsers/settings
   Finally! The San Francisco Trip Post
3. Nose in a book: Friday, August 1st
4. Melissa Blue: Confessions of a romance author at National: part 3
5. Denise's Den: Whew scroll down past revolving fixed element

3:06 pm EST update

1. Blogging the Fading Lands: Quick Update from San Francisco
2. Wet Noodle Posse: Making History (abbreviated version)
3. Jill Myles: Conference is all about the free books, baby!
4. dee's book dish.....: Day Four - I didn't even blog yesterday!
5. Lisa Jackson: Butterfinger, the winner & RWA

1:30 pm EST update

1. Beyond Her Book
   RWA: Cupcakes and Pajama Parties
   RWA: Romance and Literacy
   RWA: Cold Weather, Warm Greetings
2. happy endings: RWA Nationals 2008 - First 2 Parties
3. Emma Clair: Victoria Alexander was a HOOT
4. The Little Pink Clubhouse: Day Three, San Francisco: Sleep. It’s A Good Thing.
5. The World According to Sandy James: Women who are thirty-fourteen should not get homesick

12:36 pm EST update

1. Ally's Diary: Mini blog: RWA/Kepler's signing
2. Risky Regencies: Extroverted Introvert
3. Ember Case: Conference update - Wed, Arrival day
4. l_prieto: rwa: day . . . three?
5. Rambling on Romance: Cameo in the Today Show segment
6. Ciara Stewart: Meredith Duran’s Desert Island Keepers
7. Bookends, LLC: Report from the Front--Friday
8. Dear Author: The Today Show
9. Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: Good Morning Today Show Folks

9:25 am EST update

1. Plot Monkeys: Jungle Madness from San Francisco
2. F. A. I. T. H. Following.Always.Intently.Trusting.Him.: WOOO---WHOOOO!!!!
3. Karen Foley
   A Blazing Good Time!
   Booksigning in San Francisco
4. Killer Fiction
   Words of Wisdom from a Wise Woman
   I Wanna Go Back To My City By The Bayayayay...
5. SisterWriters: Golden Heart Finalist Blogs Nationals...Thursday
6. The Misadventures of Super_Librarian: Blazin' Fun

6:10 am EST update

1. Coffee in the Morning: Thursday at RWA
2. Dishing With the Divas: The Divas do RWA in Fog City, Thursday
3. The Pink Heart Society: Breaking News!
4. Ramblings on Romance: End of Day Two (or is it day three?) of RWA
5. Trish Milburn & Tricia Mills: More conference highlights
6. Beth Yarnall: Terribly naughty things (another pin I got)
7. Romance Reviews Today Blog: More from the conference....
8. Ciara Stewart
   Sherrilyn Kenyon Pre-launch Party
   2008 RWA Literacy Autographing
9. Romance Writer's Revenge: Who Needs Alcohol When You Have Sleep Deprivation
10. Bonnie Staring: RWA Day 2
11. Books, Boys, Buzz...: Buzzin' in the Bay
12. Melissa's Diary
    RWA Conference - Thursday
    RWA Conference - Wednesday - Evening
13. Romance Bandits: Whose Shoes Were Those?
14. A Little Cheese with that Whine?: ...And You Thought The Line for Nora was Long
15. The Fictionistas: Interview with RITA finalist Maureen Johnson
16. Working on Happily Ever After: Dream Big Write Big
17. Pub Rants: Report From The Floor (RWA 2008)
18. Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: RWA: Random Pieces of the Day
19. The Misadventures of Super_Librarian: Hello There Sexy
20. Manuscript Mavens: My Heart (and More's) in San Francisco
21. Michelle McGinnis: Hello RWA Conference Friends!
22. swamp and the city: Observations

The Parallel Conferences (amazing stuff!)

1. Paperback Writer: VW #5: Styling
2. Romance Divas Forum: NGTCC :: Not Going To Conference Conference requires registration on site to participate in NGTCC