Up by six in the morning, breakfast buffet, some socializing with friends and then my roommate and I hit the hospitality suite around eight to go over the day’s schedule.  So many sessions to choose from and we were like kids set loose in the candy store.

     My first session of the day was Jonathan Maberry’s “Writing Fight & Action Scenes.”  I had a blast and it was only nine fifteen in the morning.  Thank you, Jonathan for providing me with a great wake up session. 

     The next session I made a mistake and throughout the entire hour, I wished I’d gone to CJ Lyon’s session instead.  Hey, sometimes you hit a home run and other times you strike out.

     Ramona DeFelice Long’s session on Shaping Story Arcs was quite a draw.

     The last session of the day for me was Balancing Dialogue and Narrative with Terry Friedman.

     Those of us not attending the keynote dinner went out and had some kickass steaks and drinks for half the cost of the dinner.

     Afterwards many of us congregated in the lobby to schmooze….  Over time, the crowd thinned down to me, the night owl.  I wandered up to my room.