Sunday, September 06, 2009
More travel plans (and win an ARC of Heart of the Volcano)
So, back from Greenbelt, semi-unpacked, and what am I doing?
Getting an application number from the US visa waiver program, finding my passport, working out if my bag is 45 linear inches and if I have a clear plastic resealable toiletries bag, eight by eight inches. Making sure I have no bombs hidden in my shoes, researching how to stop earache when flying, finding out if Americans understand the British need for non-iced, non-herbal tea and asking Sparkler and Gloworm what presents they'd like from America.
Yes, I'm going to the States! To Savannah, Georgia, to be exact. Samhain is transporting the editors and editorial support staff to a hired house on Hilton Head Island for a week in October, for a staff conference/retreat. It's very exciting, of course, but it's also really useful, because it'll give us a chance to meet Laurie M. Rauch, the new executive editor, and Lindsey Faber, the new managing editor, in person, and have in-real-life real-time meetings about Samhain's future direction.
I have never gone to the US before, I have never flown on a long-haul flight before, and I have only flown as far as Scotland by myself. I am extremely excited, a little bit nervous, and very busy collecting travel advice from members of ROMNA, the RNA's online chapter, as well as The Model Auntie, who's flown all over the place a million times in order to model.
If anyone has more travel tips to give me, please leave them in the comments!
Oh, and if you'd like to win an advance copy of Heart of the Volcano (out September 15th), hop over to The Romance Studio and enter their book of the day giveaway. I'll be drawing the name of the winner tomorrow, and will send you your copy immediately.
2 comments. Please post yours!
Wow Immi! Congratulations! That sounds exciting (and nerve wrecking).
I really hope it goes well. I have no advice. I kind of hate flying. But let us know how things go!
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