Sasha White

Okay Folks, I’m going to Pittsburgh for a week for the Romantic Times Convention. I admit it, it’s a big party. *grin*

I get to see some writer friends, some editors and plenty of readers! Oh, and did I forget to mention the cover models?

I’m thinking Pittsburgh is going to be in a very hockey state of mind, what with their team kicking Ottowa’s ass. It should be fun, I love a city full of energy!

I’m not planning on blogging while I’m gone… (but you never know) so here’s a rough itinerary for anyone in the PIttsburgh area who might want to come say hi!

Safari Happy Hour
Friday, 5 - 6 pm

Free MARGARITAS, Free APPETIZERS, and Free BOOKS !!

Spend a Happy Hour chatting with these popular authors who know how to make reading an adventure! Vivi Anna, Sylvia Day, Delilah Devlin, Myla Jackson and Sasha White invite all comers to take a walk on the wildside with them. Do you have questions about their books? Their characters? Their lives? Have a couple drinks and ask them anything in an informal and social environment!

Be on the lookout for additional goody bags to the first 50 adventurers and possible sightings of rare wildlife.

Hosted by: Vivi Anna, Sylvia Day, Delilah Devlin, Myla Jackson and Sasha White.

I’ll also be signing books at the RT convention Book Fair at the Hilton Hotel in Pittsburg, on Saturday, April 19th from 11AM-2PM. This Book Fair is open to the public, so even if you are not attending the RT convention you can come and see us on Saturday! If you’re in town or nearby, I hope you’ll come by and see me!

There’s bound to be plenty of great authors there, free chocolate, and even a few cover models wandering around. After all, the MR. ROMANCE competition is that afternoon.
WHERE?
Hilton Pittsburgh
600 Commonwealth Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

I woke up to a bit of a snow dump yesterday.

Which was sort of okay because I had edits to do…but as you can see, Scarlet has had enough of me working. She wanted to play.

I met Megan Hart at the RT conference last year, but didn’t get to spend much time with her because it was so hectic. When I saw her in NY, I made a point of spending more time witht his talented lady. Let me tell you, she’s awesome.

Sylvia Day was my roommate for the week. I’ve known Sylvia for just over 4 years now, and she still makes me laugh. She says she’s shy, but I don’t believe it. I never have. Look at this picture…do you believe it?

Myla Jackson/Elle James is actually who I would term the ‘quiet one’ of our group. The lady is a lady with a stealth sense of humor that I thoroughly enjoyed. ANd she can barter with street vendors pretty damn good too!

I wasn’t going to post this picture, and I really hope Delilah doesn’t mind. I have to. It’s funny.
Instead of the ever-popular NYPD of NYFD shirts and stuff that are available to purchse. D and I chose to buy New York City Mental Institution t-shirts. We figured they suited us crazy writer chiks who talk to ourselves an live in our own worlds.

Now for some city shots…

I was supposed to blog at Access Romance yesterday, and I did, but I was late.

Anyway, When I did get there, I posted some pics and talked a bit abotu my New York trip. Go Check it out!

Delilah posted some pics from NYC on her blog too SEE THEM HERE!

I’m Back!

My 5 day trip to New York was Fantastic. I got to meet up with Cindy and her lovely assistant Leis from Berkley. We had lunch and I think I had the best salad ever. (Yes, for that one meal I managed to stick with my Slim Camp goals…if you don’t count the glass of beer. *blush*)
Then they took me back to the Penguin building and showed me a bit of the offices. Let me just say they have a lot of paper around at all times. LOL

And I got to meet John Scognamiglio, my editor at Kensington, for the first time ever!! (I’ve met Cindy briefly at conferences before. ) I almost brought my camera to snap pictures but I worried I would really look too much like a geek. Instead, I just sat across form him and talked his ear off. *blush* I met his charming assistant, Peter and we had a few laughs. John gave me the tour and I got to meet a bunch of people. The Kensington offices had a wonderful vibe. Warm and welcoming, and I’m so very glad I got a chance to visit them.

More on the business side of things, I went to a couple of workshops and panels, but sadly didn’t learn anything I didn’t really already know. Okay, so I learned somethings I might not want to admit to myself, but I did know them! I’m not gonna bore y’all with those details. Instead, I’m going to talk about NEW YORK.

Yep, I loved the city. I felt very at home. I took the subway a few times, (and only got on the wrong train once!) Our hotel was directly across the street from Madison Square Garden so that was super cool. There were afew pubs, restaurants, and pletny of cafe’s and such around us. Even a Borders bookstore. *grin*. Walking down the street, you could spot the Empire State Building amongst the other skyscrapers. We ate diner out a few times, but some of the best fun I had was when a few of us gathered back in our hotel room and ordered pizza for delivery. There was a deli next to the hotel that had a beer sales, so we had some drinks and pizza, and good company.

I spent some time in Times Square with Delilah Devlin and Myla Jackson. We ate hotdogs from the vendor, and got cheesecake from Juniors. They bought tickets for a show, (But I didn’t really have any interest in it.) We did a bit of purse hunting, also with the street guys. Delilah and Myla found some nice ones. I, of course, found some tacky ones for my mom. LOL We then had hotdogs from Nathan’s, cuz I was told I had to try them…and it was good. So were the cheese and bacon fires. Yum!

Myla, Delilah and Sylvia went to the afternoon show and I sat in the room and did some writing. Yep, I’m still working on Primal Male. I love Drake.

I can’t retell specifics, cuz honestly, it’s all sort of blending. But I had a great time, and when Reader Shawna showed up to have dinner with us on our last night in town, it capped the week of in an amazing way.

To sum it up ~ I ate a lot, I drank a bit… I saw the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Times Square, and The Statue of Liberty! Yes, seeing it from the plane does count! People think I’m weird when I say I have no urge what-so-ever to see it any closer than that, but honestly, I’m more interested in the vibe of the city, and just being there than the things I see on TV all the time. *shrug*

I do have some pictures, and I’ll post them soon. :)

In the meantime, tell me…How was your weekend?

PS: If you want to see a pic, and read a bit about the conference, check out Barbara Vey’s Publisher’s Weekly Blog!

I’m going deep into the writing cave. Must finish and polish book by end of month.
Plus, edits for different book showed up and must be done by end of month.

Plus, Leaving on Wednesday March 26th to go to New York for 5 days, so really, everything must be done my next week, not end of month. Which means me ignoring my blog, and not blog hopping when I should be writing.

The occasional joke or photo might get posted, and if I get any Slim Camp posts emailed in from others, I’ll post them up on Thursdays…but other than that, consider me away until April - and uhmmm…if you have any extra creative energy laying around, feel free to send it my way.

Hugs,
Sasha

UPDATE: Okay, so I surfed a bit tonight..and guess what I found?
Checkout this post about RWR and smallpress publishers.

Hmm, have I mentioned I don’t belong to RWA anymore. Yeah, I can only take so much hypocrisy and drama, so I didn’t renew.

I’m guest blogging over at Divas of the Dark. Go check it out. I was thrilled to be asked to visit there because I’m a huge fan of some of them authors. Okay, all of them.

Emma is a doll, and very talented and imaginative (Loved Dragon’s Captive) CT Adams and Cathy Clamp hooked me with Tony Giodone and their Sazi stories. And Tawny Taylor is hot hot hot!

PSSST: They’re offering prizes too.

Delilah Devlin started this one off…and I’m going to tag Beth Williamson, Stephanie Tyler and Helen Kay Dimon.

Four jobs I’ve had in my life:
1. Karate Instructor
2. Photo Lab Techie
3. Waitress/Bartender/ Manager
4. Chamber Maid

Four movies I’ve watched more than once:
1. The Fifth Element
2. The 13th Warrior
3. Practical Magic
4. The Boondock Saints

Four favorite places I’ve lived:
1. Kelowna BC
2. Edmonton, Alberta
3. Cintsa, South Africa
4. Nelson BC

Four favorite places I’ve travelled:
1. Mozambique
2. Nepal
3. Belfast, Northern Ireland
4. Greece

Four places I most want to see before I die:
1. Nova Scotia, Canada

That’s about it. While I always liek to travel, I’ve pretty much been everywhere I had a true desire to go.

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Popcorn
2. Chips and Salsa
3. Grilled Steak
4. Pizza

If you’d like to join the fun, leave your answers here or a blog URL where we can read your posting!

Amazing lady and talented author Dianne Castell is having a 2 day long blog party over at Laurie’s Laudanum starting TODAY!!

The party is to celebrate her new release from Brava. HOT AND BOTHERED.that is set in The South. The real South. ANdher first post is abotu being a true Southern Belle. I have to say… I am not a southern belle. (Was there really ever any doubt?) I’m Canadian for one thing, but I thought you never know… I might have some characteristics of a Southern Belle. But no, not really. Sure I enjoyed Steele Magnolias and loved Fried Green Tomatos, but well, I tried grits for the first time when I was in Atlanta a couple years ago. Not my thing. And I’ve never read or seen Gone With The Wind (but my cat’s named Scarlet!).

And let’s not forget I cuss worse than a trucker.

Anyway, I can’t help it. After reading Dianne’s post about Southern Belle’s I thought of Suzanne McMinn and her Chicken in the Road blog. Suzanne makes me want to live in the south.

So, for fun, check out the blog party and the TON of prizes they’re giving away…and also, read Suzanne’s Farm Journal from time to time. It’ll make you smile. :)