EPICon and New Orleans

By Janet Quinn

I am on my way to New Orleans and EPICon. I have been waiting for two years for this trip. I have been to New Orleans once when I was 15. My mother and I drove through the city so I didn’t see much.

My writing friend Linda MacLaughlin is my traveling companion. We are doing a workshop on Friday afternoon on Writing and Researching the Historical Novel.

The conference doesn’t start until Thursday, so we are going sightseeing before hand. We are going on a plantation tour on Wednesday. I love seeing old houses. We are also planning on going on a swamp tour. My boss said it was great, so I hope she is right. We are going with a group from the conference on a river boat cruise Friday evening. Our workshop is over at 5 p.m. and the cruise starts at 6 p.m., so we will be stopping on time. Maybe a few minutes early. We also plan on going to the psychic tea room and I promised my daughter-in-law to bring her something from a voodoo shop.

So far our traveling is going well. I’ll be tired by the time we get to the hotel, but we don’t plan on doing anything but getting dinner after we are settled.

I am really looking forward to seeing New Orleans and to attending the conference. I always have fun at EPICon. It is small enough that I get a chance to meet nearly everyone, but big enough to offer great workshops and activities. I get to present an award Saturday night which is always fun.