The 40 new books were free from the publisher signings. :D

I haven't followed Ward and don't visit her message boards, so all of the stuff she shared during the chat was news to me. Which was fine. As a reader (not a writer), I was not interested in the craft workshops as much as the author Q&A sessions.

Re: Butch and Vishous, it seemed clear to me, but I wear thick-lensed slash goggles. The person who asked the question about it says she didn't see it at all and was surprised that other readers did.