August 4th, 2006
I attend my first official booksigning at this year’s RWA conference. My hubby was there to catch the moment(s) on film. Now, I hate having my picture taken. Hate it. But, I love meeting other authors and readers, so I muddled through…
[NOTE: I know there's a way to make these bigger, but I just haven't figured it out yet - working on it]
The crowd:
With reader and fellow blogger Alyssa:
With fellow Brava author Gemma Bruce:
With fellow Kensington debut author Ann Christopher:
With RITA winner Stephanie Feagan:
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Thanks for sending the photos. I love seeing them. Alison Kent sent some nice ones too over at the Access site. (and bigger – just kidding). Hey at least you figured out how to get them on the computer. I dont even have a digitial and know if I did, I would be spastic. LOL. Good weekend to all.
by Pat August 4th, 2006 at 6:40 amGreat pics!!
by Kathleen August 4th, 2006 at 9:03 amHelenKay, I don’t know what your Wordpress screen looks like, but when you want to post a picture, you have to click this icon, right?
There’s a tab with numbers on it. Something like ___ by ___ . Click that and choose numbers bigger than the ones in the tab.
Yes, it’s about clear as mud.
by May August 4th, 2006 at 9:54 amMay – HK has a different image browser than the one that comes with the original WP.
HK- When you size down your images, feel free to make the longest side about 300 pixels or so. Shouldn’t break your page, and I’m here to fix it if it does!
by Alison Kent August 4th, 2006 at 10:17 amHelenKay,
In the newer versions of WordPress, when you upload a photograph it automatically creates a thumbnail version as well as the original size. You’ve put the thumbnail into your post as you should, now you just need to link it to the original version. Here’s how I would do it:
1. As you are editing the post, you will see the thumbnails in the actual post as well as in the “Upload browser” below. Right click on one of the thumbnails in the browser portion and copy the URL.
2. Left click on the corresponding image in the post to highlight it, then click the link button.
3. Paste the link you saved, but delete “.thumbnail” from the file name.
4. Rinse and repeat as necessary.
by Bryan August 4th, 2006 at 10:25 amGreat pictures! thanks for sharing!
by Cherie Japp August 4th, 2006 at 10:27 amgereat pics, wish i was there
by kim h August 4th, 2006 at 10:52 amThanks for sharing pix. Wish I had been there.
by Helen Mac August 4th, 2006 at 12:01 pmGreat pics!
by Estella Kissell August 4th, 2006 at 2:14 pmAwesome pictures! I wish I had been there!
by Zara August 4th, 2006 at 4:56 pmHi, HelenKay. I keep meaning to tell you that you look a lot like a girl I played softball with in college.
by Karen T. August 4th, 2006 at 5:23 pmThey are great pictures! I also wish I had been there!
by Carol August 4th, 2006 at 6:14 pmHelenKay, it was seriously cool to meet you in person, to put a face with your name. Next year, let’s do coffee – you’re righteous! And your husband’s no slacker either – what a guy to take pictures. Shoot, what a guy to go with you to conference. I’ve got your Vegas book up next in the tbr stack – I’m looking forward to reading it, even though it’s gonna make me want to go to Vegas, and with 2 girls in college right now….yeah, it’s not looking good in the near future! Thanks for the pics!
by Stephanie Feagan August 4th, 2006 at 6:42 pmHope everyone has a great weekend.
by Lori D. August 4th, 2006 at 9:06 pmThanks for the fun pics!!
by Patricia J August 5th, 2006 at 10:57 amGREAT PICTURES!!!
by JACK MISHLER August 5th, 2006 at 2:01 pmI love the pics……….looks like great fun!
by Linda Gates August 5th, 2006 at 2:02 pmITS IS REALLY NICE TO SEE THE PICTURES ,,,TO US READERS WHO LIVE IN THE MIDWEST (NOT ONE AUTHOR POPS UP) I AM TOO USED TO LIVING IN THE BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA..THE PICTURES KIND OF FILL THE GAP OF THE AUTHOR TO THE READER..THANKS AND HOPE YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND HAD A COLD ONE FOR ALL OF US……
by PEGGY C, August 5th, 2006 at 2:53 pmLooks like a fun time was had by all.
Minds are like books – they only work when they are open.
by Sarah Lehan August 5th, 2006 at 6:25 pmGood quote, Sarah.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
by Helen L. August 5th, 2006 at 8:48 pmHi Helen! Thanks for sharing the pics!! Yeah they were small, but I got a glimpse of them!
by Cathie August 5th, 2006 at 9:44 pmOh we all hate having our pics done, but its great to have those memories!!
Cathie
PS I emailed you a couple of times, just wanted to make sure you got the email.
How’s it been since coming back? I always remembered when I took conferences at work, I needed a vacation from them!
Thanks for posting the pictures and hope you had a wonderful time.
by Loretta Wilson August 6th, 2006 at 3:09 pmgreat pictures. Looks like everyone had a great time
by Judy F August 6th, 2006 at 4:32 pmGreat pics!
by Jennifer Y. August 6th, 2006 at 7:31 pmThanks for sharing the photos. You must have had a fun time. Welcome back.
by Patty B. August 8th, 2006 at 7:37 amGreat picture’s
Welcome Back. Looks like you all had lots of fun 
Hugssss
by Linda August 13th, 2006 at 2:01 amLinda.H.