On Saturday night, the lovely Morgan Shamy and I hosted a little part-ay at my house with a bunch of crazy writer peeps. (Oh, you don’t think we’re all crazy? Spend a few hours in the same room as 13 of us, you’ll see the truth soon enough…)
It was great to talk shop, compare writing journeys and get support from people who know exactly what you’re going through when the voices in your head just won’t shuddup!
We were miraculously able to keep my toddler son from destroying the clean house until all the guests had arrived, and he loved all the food – especially the chocolate (you should have seen his face after multiple Reese’s cups). A big thank you to everyone who came, brought food, and shared in the laughs 🙂
(My apologies for all the blurry-ish pictures. I’m the worst picture-taker ever, I swear…)
Thanks to all who came! We have such an amazing group of writer’s in Utah. I had a great time and hopefully we’ll do it all again sometime! (You know, if I didn’t scare you away …)
Stina Lindenblatt says
November 26, 2012 at 12:39 pmThat's so cool seeing you guys for "real". I know a number of the names. 😀
tianasmith says
November 26, 2012 at 2:31 pmI know Stina! It's fun to see what people really look like compared to their profile pictures 🙂
Dianne K. Salerni says
November 26, 2012 at 1:35 pmI just saw more pics on Donna's site. It sounds like you had an awesome evening!
Julie Dao says
November 26, 2012 at 2:22 pmSo many people I know!!! That must have been such a great get-together. You guys all look terrific.
tianasmith says
November 26, 2012 at 2:32 pmThanks Julie 🙂 It was fun to get together with everyone. The next time you're in UT, I need to meet you!!
Morgan says
November 26, 2012 at 3:15 pmAh-hahaha! I love it.
Tiana, sooooo much fun. Serious. I miss you already!!! And my pictures were blurry too! *shakes head* Next time, we're hiring a photographer, and I'll brush my hair, LOL!
Donna K. Weaver says
November 26, 2012 at 3:48 pmThis was so much fun. Thanks for hosting it!
Jamie Burch says
November 26, 2012 at 5:24 pmWhat an awesome group you have there! Thank you so much for this glimpse into your writing world. I would love to find a group of my own one day. Hope you and the family had a wonderful Thanksgiving. 🙂
tianasmith says
November 26, 2012 at 7:05 pmThanks Jamie! It's always fun to reach out to writers in the area – luckily Utah has quite a few! And yes, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I hope you did too!
Optimistic Existentialist says
November 26, 2012 at 5:54 pmI love the idea of a blog meet-up! I've always wanted to do something similar. Looks like you had a great time. P.S. I love your blog 🙂
L.T. Elliot says
November 26, 2012 at 8:58 pmIt was so fun! And everyone was so funny and nice. I hope we do it again soon!
DL Hammons says
November 27, 2012 at 1:32 pmI'm so jealous of Utah! I've always heard that it has a vibrant writer's community, and your get-together is continued proof of that. It's awesome to see you all together. 🙂
tianasmith says
November 27, 2012 at 2:56 pmDon – there are so many writer's here, it's crazy!
Kari Marie White says
December 3, 2012 at 1:38 amSounds like you had a great time. I loved seeing these candid shots.
Mary Anne Gruen says
February 22, 2013 at 7:18 pmIt sounds like you had a lot of fun! Your son too! I became very wary of writer's groups way back sometime in the previous century. They were always so entrenched in a formula, which I never fit. Or they were looking to network and weren't interested in talking to you if you couldn't help them in their career. There was also a very definite Old Boy's Network. It sounds like things may have changed. Or maybe that was just the way it was back in the dark ages in New York City. You are so lucky!
Deanie Humphrys-Dunne says
March 29, 2013 at 3:45 pmSo glad to hear you all had such a great time together. Thanks for sharing with us.
P V Ariel says
September 13, 2013 at 4:39 pmHi Tiana,
I am here via the intimation from DL
I am so glad to travel thru your lovely pages.
And ha so glad to meet these wonderful writers too!
Keep up the good work
Keep Inform
Best Regards