It’s Showtime! Tips for Moderating Author Panels
I was starstruck the first time I moderated a panel of writers at a local library. I hadn’t finished the[…]
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Category: Writers’ Conferences
Dales Detective Series: Julia Chapman
I was looking for a new series to bring on my book tour in June, paperbacks I could easily pack[…]
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How to Write a Mystery
Over the next few days, I’ll be teaching a class on “How to Write a Mystery” at the Cape Cod[…]
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Should I Go or Should I Stay?
I’m talking about writers’ conferences, not relationships! Returning last week from Left Coast Crime in Bellevue, Washington, I found a flurry of comments in my inbox, addressing the question: was it worth it? It’s a good question to ask.
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Clay Stafford and Killer Nashville
Please welcome Clay Stafford, the Renaissance man who has developed KILLER NASHVILLE with its Silver Falchion Award into an international[…]
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An Interview with Holly West, editor of KILLIN’ TIME IN SAN DIEGO
A warm welcome to Killin’ Time in San Diego’s editor, Holly West, who shares with us a little of how an anthology is made. Killin’ Time in San Diego features twenty of today’s best crime and mystery writers and is published in conjunction with Bouchercon 2023.
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5 Things I Learned at the Pitch Conference (and one thing I forgot)
I spent the last four days at the New York Write-to-Pitch Conference, helping a group of 15 fabulous authors write[…]
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Traveling Isn’t For Sissies: My Adventures At Left Coast Crime
With in-person events back in the universe, those of us who’ve spent two years holed up in our writing caves[…]
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