Witchling Wanderer: ALA Midwinter Plan

Thursday, January 29, 2015

ALA Midwinter Plan

Alright, I've researched and thought long and hard about this!! I can do this. Hopefully I'm ready to kick some butt!!

As this is my first book event, I wanted to come prepared for it. I feel pretty certain as what to expect. But knowing me, my mind will probably go overboard and forget the plan. I will try to be calm about this!!

But I can't until I walk into the exhibit room for the first time!!

I'll probably be like this...

Then I'll start running around like a maniac...

And by the end...

My Daily Routine (For Sat, Sun, and Mon)

Plan A (My mom drives me to bus stop)

Wake Up: 6:30am

Mom drives me to bus stop: 7:30am

Arrive at bus stop: 7:50am

Arrive at McCormick Place: Around 8:20am

Register and Get My Badge: 8:25am

Leave for Home: (Sat, Sun) 4:30pm, (Mon) 1:30pm

Backup Plan (In case my mom can't drive me)

Wake Up: 6:30am

Leave to first bus: 7:20am

Arrive at McCormick Place: Around 8:30am

Register and Get My Badge: 8:35am

Leave for Home: (Sat, Sun) 4:30pm, (Mon) 1:30pm

Plan B (My dad drive me)

Wake Up: 6:30am

Dad drives me: 8:00am

Arrive at McCormick Place: 8:20am

Register and Get My Badge: 8:26am

Leave for Home: (Sat, Sun) 4:30pm, (Mon) 1:30pm

I know you're all thinking.. "Why is she arriving 30 minutes early when the exhibits open at 9:00am?" Well I'm glad you asked!!

I may live in Chicago but I've never been to McCormick Place. Only once when I graduated high school. But that was in another building. McCormick has a North, South, West, and East building. And I have no idea where the bus is going to drop me off.

I'm guessing and hoping that it's the West building because I checked google maps but I don't want to depend on that. I want to be ready when those exhibit doors open!!

Also I have no idea how long the lines will be to get my badge. I registered in advance so it should go a bit faster I hope.

Publishers I will visit

(In order)

Simon and Schuster | Booth 4411

Disney Hyperion | Booth 4532
Macmillian Adult & Griffin Teen | Booth 4613
Macmillian Children's Publishing Group | Booth 4511, 4611

Scholastic | Booth 5011

Harlequin | Booth 4414
Harper Collins | Booth 4526

Tor/Forge Books | Booth 4515

Egmont Publishing | Booth 4730 (???)

Little Brown Books for Young Readers | Booth 4811

Hachette Book Group USA | Booth 4711

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Booth 4026

SourceBooks | Booth 4317

Abrams Books | Booth 4426

Chronicle Books | Booth 4911

I put question marks next to Egmont because they are closing their US publishing division on January 30 and I don't even know now if they are still going to be at ALA.