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 …
March 28 – I decided early on to concentrate on panels dealing with the craft of writing, so Ways to Publish, seemed like something I should attend. The panelists were R.P. Dahlke (moderator), Anne Louise Bannon, Cathy Ace, Anne Barton, Robert Downs, and Russell Hill (who mentioned he was approaching …
March 28 – As you can tell, my plan to provide panel updates on a daily basis has fallen by the wayside. I’ll try to get back on track as soon as I can. Following the two earlier panels today, I attended an early afternoon session titled Law Enforcement Professionals. …
March 28 – Following early registration and an optional writing workshop last night, the first full day of the conference began today. Panels, scheduled in 45-minute sessions with a 30-minute break between each session, started at noon. I selected two, Researching the Perfect Crime and What I Wish I Had …
March 28 – While I was learning how to do historical research for a novel, Rachel attended the What I Wish I Had Known When I Started panel. The panelists were Nadine Nettman (moderator), C.J. Box, Blake Crouch, Robyn Harding, and John McMahon. I have listed highlights and suggestions, but …
March 27 – The Left Coast Crime conference opens tomorrow, so Rachel and I used today to visit Whistler and Shannon Falls, a couple of hours north of Vancouver. We had scheduled the visit for Monday, April 1, but weather forecasts predicted rain and/or snow in the mountains, so we …
March 26 – Rachel and I attended the Left Coast Crime 2019 (Whale of a Crime) conference in Vancouver, British Columbia last week. As stated on the conference’s website, “Left Coast Crime is for fans of the mystery/crime genre: readers, authors, librarians, bloggers, publishers, editors, agents, and booksellers.” We attended …
It’s hard to pass up a writers’ conference when you have the opportunity to meet and mingle with a world-class group of writers in Hawaii. In March 2017, I attended the Left Coast Crime 2017 Honolulu Havoc conference, and I was not disappointed! The trip began with two days at …
