When they first conceived of this event, author Lori Foster, author Dianne Castell, and bookseller Linda Keller would never have believed that by the third event, there would be over 120 attendees, over 48 being authors. In addition to making this a readers' event of interacting with authors and fellow readers, Lori and Dianne have worked hard at making this an attractive event for published and unpublished authors. This year, two editors and two author agents will be attending, and attendees may sign up for a limited number of appointments with them - at no additional cost.

Perhaps the greatest part of the weekend is the fundraising efforts that take place. These fundraisers are taken in a variety of manners.

First is the unbelievable book signing organized by Linda Keller, Community Relations Manager of the West Chester Barnes and Noble. Linda is well respected in the Romance community. She was the 2006 Central Ohio Fiction Writers Bookseller of the Year, and is a past president of her local RWA chapter. A portion of the sales from the book signing is donated to the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women's Shelter. Also, tables groan under the weight of all the baskets that are donated for prizes. In 2006, a check for $2,675 was given to the shelter.

Anther important fundraiser during the weekend is for the Troop Project. This year, in addition to collecting goods to send to the troops and having some baskets available for prizes, Lori has worked with Samhain Publishing to have a cookbook published with recipes collected from "over 90 authors and a handful of dedicated readers" (Quoted from Lori). The Write Ingredients will be available at the event. For those not attending, it will be available on SamhainPublishing.com, Amazon.com, and anywhere books are sold.