As mentioned yesterday, I am currently (03 November 2025) at the Author Nation conference in Las Vegas.
Today was a bit of a run-up to the actual event, so that provided a great chance to ease into it. I registered then snagged a pen, notebook, and a lovely blueberry muffin:
Then in the evening there was a drinks reception (no photos available, to protect the innocent).
During the day I also had my author headshot taken, so I’m looking forward to seeing the result when they email the photo later…
I’m in Las Vegas this week, for the Author Nation conference (which evolved from the ’20 Books to 50k’ conferences). This is from their ‘About Us’ page:
We believe successful authors are built, not born. Our mission is to empower writers to thrive in the golden age of content creation by fostering connections with industry experts, peers, and readers.
That fits exactly with what I need: to continue to build my business (both the writing and the craft sides of it), and to learn more about:
building my business brand
creating great products
advertising the great products
selling the products through various outlets
The conference hasn’t even started yet, but I know it’s going to be incredibly useful for me as an ‘indie creative’. Although my writing has had to take a back seat to many other life-y things over the last few years, I realised the other day that I’m actually a ‘five-figure creative’ already. (Thanks, Amazon Handmade!) I’m hoping that Author Nation 2025 will boost my knowledge and motivation so much that I’ll continue to creep toward 6-figure status.
In the meantime I’ve been for a swim in the pool at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower!
