March 30 – The final Saturday panel, Keeping a Series Alive, included panelists Janice MacDonald (moderator), Anne Cleeland, Mary Jane Maffini, Jeffrey Siger, and Marty Wingate. The panel answered questions about knowing whether they had a series on their hands, reading their books in order, how to age their characters, …
Signed his latest Lucas Davenport novel, Neon Prey, last night at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale. If you ever get a chance to hear him speak, do it!
March 30 – The next-to-last panel I attended on Saturday was The Great Outdoors, consisting of Dave Butler (moderator), Ellie Alexander, Christine Carbo, Owen Laukkanen, and Margaret Mizushima (left to right in photo above). The conversation centered on the role the great outdoors plays in our novels, how real-life outdoor …
March 30 – Following Ingrid Thoft’s excellent interview with American Guest of Honour C.J. Box, there was an emotional presentation to remember this year’s Lifetime Achievement Honouree, Sue Grafton, who passed away in December 2017. In addition to Toastmaster Cathy Ace and several other speakers, Jamie Clark, Sue’s daughter, spoke …
March 30 – This panel, Crafting Twists & Reveals, revealed not only how different authors weave twists and reveals into their writing but also how their writing processes work. A great deal of information was provided and it was interesting to hear and compare my “process” to those of other …
March 30 – The first session on Saturday was Managing Your First Year as an Author. Panelists were Gordon Warnock (moderator), Robert Gussin, Carl Vonderau, Dana Killion, and Terri Bischoff. All provided observations about getting your book published. The panel represents authors and publishers with self-publishing and/or traditional publishing experience. …
Rachel Howzell Hall and S.A. Lelchuk made an appearance at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale yesterday to promote and sign their most recent books. Rachel’s book is a standalone novel titled They All Fall Down. S.A.’s debut novel is titled Save Me From Dangerous Men. A strong female protagonist leads …
Kris Frieswick spoke last night at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ. Her debut novel, The Ghost Manuscript, is out now. Consider…a rare book authenticator, the Dark Ages, a previous unknown journal, rewriting the history of Western civilization. Sounds like a great story, right?
The Good Detective is John McMahon’s debut novel and it is an excellent read. The story centers around a Georgia detective, P.T. Marsh, who is dealing with the grief of losing his wife and child in an automobile accident. He drinks too much, but after trying to help a woman …
March 29 – The last panel today, Burning Love: The Sex Panel, played to a full house…as you might expect. Panelists included Holly West (moderator), Lou Berney, Rhys Bowen, James Ziskin, and Lori Rader-Day. The questions focused on whether sex scenes are needed in books, writing fight scenes, writing implied …
