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 …
March 29 – The third panel today, Unique Protagonists, continues the progression on the craft of writing. The panelists were Dharma Kelleher (moderator), Susanna Calkins, Shaun Harris, D.R. Ransdell, and Helen Smith. Each author introduced their unique protagonist, creating three-dimensional characters, and bringing their character to life. Any mistakes are …
March 29 – It seemed fitting to follow a panel of thriller writers with a panel about Writing Villains. The panel members were Bharti Kirchner (moderator), Hilary Davidson, Meg Gardiner, David Housewright, and Kim Moritsugu. Questions focused on the villain as a bad guy or as a sometimes “good” bad …
Last night, I had the pleasure of hearing David Dow speak about his debut thriller, Confessions of an Innocent Man, at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ. David, an attorney, lives in Houston and is an expert in death penalty law. He has represented more than 100 death-row inmates during …
March 29 – Today’s second session was The Thriller Panel, consisting of Eileen Rendahl (moderator), Mike Befeler, Puja Guha, Glen Erik Hamilton, and S.J. Rozan (from left to right above). Questions focused on story setting, character vs. plot and which comes first, taking liberties with the intersection of fact and …
March 29 – It occurred to me this morning that I should pick up the pace on these Left Coast Crime posts, or I will still be writing when next year’s conference in San Diego begins. I’ll see what I can do. This is the report on Friday’s first panel, …
March 28 – I continued to focus on the craft of writing by attending the session titled Creating Three-Dimensional Characters, the final panel for today. The panelists were Priscilla Paton (moderator), J.D. Allen, David Corbett, Sherry Harris, and C.J. Verburg. The questions focused on the character development process, the creation …
