Day Three The third day of BEA was much more laid back than the first two. (By the way, if you haven’t seen my recap of Day One or Day Two – and giveaways – check them out!) By Day Three, we’d gotten almost all the books that we really wanted to snag and I was feeling like everything we grabbed this day was a nice bonus. Because of that, we wandered a bit more and spent more time […]
Day Two The second day of BEA was, by far, the most tiring and crazy! (By the way, if you haven’t seen my recap of Day One and that giveaway, check it out!) This day was all about the books, and I have to tell you that by the end of the day, I had almost every book that I was really hoping for. My mom and I definitely did the divide and conquer thing […]
It’s hard for me to figure out how to even BEGIN this post. So much goes on at BEA, and it’s hard to put it all into words. For me, the absolute best part of the conference is meeting other bloggers and getting to know them (or getting to know them better, if I’ve already met them somehow). That goal was definitely achieved! Day One The first day was Blogger Con. My mom and I drove into […]
So, this will be my second trip to BEA (I headed to NY in 2014), and I thought it would be good to share some of the wisdom I gained from going last time. I realized that there will be a lot of newbies headed to BEA this year, since some people who haven’t been able to make it to NY will be able to make it to Chicago. BE PREPARED TO WAIT (AND CHAT WITH PEOPLE) […]
I’m definitely planning on going to a major book conference this year, but I’m not positive if I should head to BEA (the tried and true) or attend one of those other guys – the other major book conferences. **************** So, BEA is coming up in May, of course. If you’re not sure what BEA is, check out my recap posts about BEA 2014. Last year was my first year attending the conference and I […]
So, I learned a lot being a first-timer to BEA this year! Now that I’ve been through the experience, there are a few things I’d do differently. I thought I’d share for those of you who might make it there in future years!10 Mistakes I Made at BEA Me and my roommate, Jenni 1. Left my Roomie Hanging – If you read my recap of Day 1 of BEA, you know that my poor roommate […]
Okay, I think I finally have myself organized enough to post about my last two days of BEA. If you missed them, check out my posts about days one and two as well. I met LOTS of new blogger friends and awesome authors!! First off, here’s my book haul. I already showed you the books that I got on day one from the Bloggers conference. Here’s everything else I got!! I ended up with a total of […]
I’m too tired to do a long post about today, but I thought I’d come do a little update. Today the mad rush truly began. But, surprisingly, it wasn’t as crazy as I thought it would be. Maybe it’s because I went in with a pretty low-key attitude, but I didn’t feel terribly overwhelmed. I think it helped a lot that I met up with some really awesome bloggers who made the day incredibly fun. […]
Travel Woes So, I made it through Day #1 of my very first BEA!!! It was looking a little touch and go there for a while, since my flight was delayed by about 2 hours (and some flights from Chicago to NYC were cancelled). I was just praying that I would make it here at all! My poor roommate (Jennifer from Live to Read, Read to Live) flew all the way in from Ireland and […]
It’s official! My flight is booked, my tickets are purchased – I’m heading to BEA this year! (Including the BEA Bloggers Conference!). So, are you going too? Let me know because I REALLY want to meet all of you! I cannot wait!! Being a newbie BEA attender, I’ve been desperate to find all the advice I can get. So, for my own knowledge, I decided to put together a list of links to people’s […]