It’s a big time of year for romance writers. Many of us are getting ready to head to Romance Writers of America’s annual conference in Orlando next week. The main topic of conversation in my circle of writing friends is what to pack and how to fit it all into a suitcase or two. I’m already panicking. Conference wear, resort wear, evening wear, and shoes and accessories to match–where does it all end? How will I cram it all in?
My husband, silly man, thinks I should be able to get by with two pair of shoes–pack one and wear one on the plane. He thinks that if I color coordinate my entire week’s clothes that something, like say a single pair of black shoes, should suffice. That and a pair of flip-flops for the pool and I’m done. He doesn’t seem to grasp that I need evening shoes, daytime shoes, different styles of shoes…

