An Evening with Nora

Last Thursday I spent an evening with Nora Roberts. Me and about 400 other people, that is. She was making an appearance at UNF (University of North Florida) for a question and answer session and a book signing. She's mostly known as a romance/women's fiction writer, but she's currently promoting her newest book - part of her "In Death" series which has a futuristic/sci-fi setting. I don't read the series (not a fan of sci-fi) but I have read several of her other books and thought it would be fun to see her in person. Me and my mom went together and really enjoyed it. The Q&A sessions was moderated by a popular local news anchor, Donna Hicken, and all of the questions came from the audience (they had been submitted earlier and Donna read them). Nora is very personable and interesting... and has a wicked sense of humor! =) Afterwards, mom and I debated about whether to stay for the book signing. Our line numbers were 212 and 213... ack! We decided to stick around and thankfully the line moved quickly. We got to meet her briefly and each got a book signed. Wish I'd had my camera with me... but I hadn't had time to run home and get it after work. It was after 9:30pm by the time we left... and after 10:00 by the time I got home. I was so exhausted - it had been a less than fun day at the office and I had even considered not going - but I'm glad I went. Nora Robert is an author I enjoy and it was a treat to see her in person.