As of last week, I am no longer an RT virgin. The Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Dallas was an absolute blast. If you are a fan (or writer) of romance novels, I highly recommend it.

I took a wonderful plotting class from Cherry Adair, who changed my view of Post-It notes completely. If you’re a writer and plotting is not your strength — it’s NOT mine — or you have ADD and get distracted by shiny objects in your stories — what? where am I? — you should check out Cherry’s methods. She is coming out with her Plotting by Color book soon!

There were parties and panels and hobnobbing (that is almost certainly the only time I’ve ever used that word) with everyone from bestselling romance authors to my favorite proofreader to those hot (and very sweet) guys from the covers.

Of course I handled all this rubbing elbows with my usual gravitas…

Just met @EloisaJames in the elevator and babbled about my boots. Super slick. #RT15

— MJ Pullen (@MJPullen) May 13, 2015

And I’m so appreciative to Louise Fury for inviting me to host a table at the Shooting Stars Gala. It was a blast. I got to meet some great people. Looking forward to the next RT!

Shooting Stars Gala #RT15

MJ Pullen

M.J. Pullen is a distracted writer and the mom of two boys in Roswell, Georgia, where she is absolutely late for something important right now. Her books include quirky romantic comedies and playful women's fiction. She blogs erratically with writing advice, random observations, and reflections on raising very loud kids and dogs. Join her Distracted Readers newsletter list for updates, free content, giveaways and more.