Katie MacAlister, another wonderful SEATTLE author, has long been one of my favorite reads for her spunky characters and lol humor. One of my first romance novels was her book Men in Kilts and her Aisling Grey, Guardian, series is awesome. I adore Jim, the demon newfoundland.

KATIECON 2009? MAYBE…

Recently, some of the lovely folk over on the message forum have been talking about arranging a Minion Meet/Get-Together/mini KatieCon in the Seattle environs, since they know I am a shy little hermit who doesn’t travel much.

I started thinking about that, and after talking to my darling agent Michelle, we decided that rather than have just a couple of hours over a tea, we’d like to do a day-long event. The event would be held in the meeting room of a hotel, with one meal catered by the hotel (they do a great job with food). We’d also likely have some amusements–Michelle wants poker with prizes being exchanged for chips, rather than money (don’t ask Michelle about her Puzzle Pirates poker addiction–it’s just too, too shameful)–and probably a Q&A session with us both, books to be signed, a raffle benefitting a local charity, giveaways, etc.

This would not be a conference in the sense of workshops, agent appointments, etc. It would instead be a gathering of people who wanted to get together for a day to talk about dragons and Dark Ones, scarf down some delicious food, and generally have a good time.

Originally we were thinking of this fall for the KatieCon, but after consulting with Michelle, we feel April or May of next year would be better. Since attendance will be limited to keep me sane, I’d like to hear from those of you who would be interested in coming. There would be no charge for the event other than your travel and lodging expenses (if applicable), etc., and would likely be held on a Saturday. I have a May 2009 book, so it might be fun to have the event in the middle to end of April, so I could pass out early copies of the book.

If you are interested in coming to the Seattle area (the hotel where I’d have the event is actually in Bellevue, which is right next to Seattle) for this get-together, please drop me an e-mail (katie@katiemacalister.com) with:

• A vote for a Saturday in April 2009
• A vote for a Saturday in May 2009
• A vote for some other time

Once I see how many people are really interested in attending, then I will be able to make some decisions about dates, attendance limit, etc. Questions and comments are also welcome, so let me know what you think about the whole idea!

Best,

Katie

Did someone say Puzzle Pirates??? Funniest book ever (if you’ve played Puzzle Pirates)- Blow Me Down. I’ll be there, taking pictures and notes for you poor souls who don’t live in the most beautiful place in the world, the Pacific Northwest.

If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of reading Katie (I’ve read all but 2 of her books!), may I strongly suggest you read You Slay Me, the first book in the Aisling Grey, Guardian series.