
Jennifer Howard – Charter Member #007 – reuniting with Charter Member Brenda Collins

Donna Tunney and Suzanne Stengl
To help raise money for the group, the inexhaustible Lauren Hawkeye organized a Silent Auction including items like jewelry, gift baskets and critiques from editors and agents. At lunch time, we got to bid make our bids.

I bid on and won Lecia Cornwall’s Sweet Inspiration Basket
After lunch, Emily and Deirdre took pitching appointments and the CARWA Published Authors Panel fielded questions from the rest of the group. On the panel were Lecia Cornwall, Lauren Hawkeye, Lawna Mackie, Steena Holmes, DL Snow, Jade Buchanan and Vivi Anna.
Next, DL Snow led a Brainstorming Session to the strains of Mozart. This was followed by small group critiquing of First Pages. And, all the while, we were slipping out to our pitching appointments, and trying to stay calm.
Waiting for my pitching appointment, I was reassured by the writing team of Mahrie Ann Reilly.