Author AND fan. And ITW board of directors member. :)
I've been to ThrillerFest every year, and loved every one. I'm a total fangirl when I get around my favorite authors, and I love just hanging out and talking about thriller writing with anyone who's willing. For me, ThrillerFest is like one big party, but don't tell my husband that - I have him convinced that I go there to network and to work. Right. ;)
I'll keep an eye out for you! If you're on Linked In, there's a discussion over there too about who's going. Meanwhile, can you point me to your website? I'd love to check out what you write.
Of course, author AND fan. Or maybe I should say writer and fan; I've only published short stories. I'm at that shopping the first novel/working on the second one stage. No website (yet), there's a list of shorts on my WAE page if you're interested - http://www.waenetwork.com/profile/TanisMallow