August Snow is a man trying to get his life back. Detroit is a city trying to get its identity back. Stephen Mack Jones has done a masterful job telling both stories, and I don’t believe he could tell one without the other. As compelling as Snow is as protagonist, …
March 31 – The last panel discussion I attended was PR & Marketing Ideas, with panelists Sue Trowbridge (moderator), Kimberley Cameron, Linda Joffe Hull, Jane Ubell-Meyer, and Linda Wiken. This was an interesting group. Of course, any errors are due to faulty notetaking and/or memory on my part. Sue Same …
March 31 – Today is the final day of this fabulous conference. It has been a great experience and, as you can see from the previous posts, a lot of information about writing, writers, readers, editors, and publishers has been shared. The first session today, Setting as Character, has panelists …
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 …
