Meredith S. Cole

Female

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Charlottesville, VA
About Me:
I won the St. Martin's Press/Malice Domestic Best Traditional First Mystery Competition, and my book "Posed for Murder" came out in 2009 and was nominated for an Agatha Award. My second book, "Dead in the Water" comes out May 11, 2010. I teach mystery writing and screenwriting.
I Am A:
Writer
Website:
http://www.culturecurrent.com/cole
Books And Authors I Like:
I read mysteries non-stop, but the authors I always look for are Ruth Rendell, Laura Lippman, Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett... Some I've recently discovered are Laurie King, Will Thomas, Rex Stout, Robert Parker, and Edgar Wallace.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Red, White and Blue. Short Cuts. The Third Man. Ran. Stand By Me.

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  • Sylvia Hubbard

    Congratulations on your award!!!

    Doing the Motown Happy dance just for you, Meredith!!

    Apr 14, 2007

  • Charles Kelly

    Way to go, Meredith! Very cool. Thanks for the invitation.

    Apr 15, 2007

  • Delphine Cingal

    Congrats!
    Thanks for the invite. Bear me in mind if you want a contact in the French publishing world.

    Apr 17, 2007

  • Debbie Behrens

    Hi, Meredith, thanks for the invite. Congrats on the contest and your book!

    May 16, 2007

  • Lois Reibach

    Thanks for the invite. Congrats on the contest and your book!

    May 17, 2007

  • Penny Rudolph

    Hi Meredith,
    Wow! what a coup to win the St. Martin's/Malice competition. You must be simply giddy. Congratulations!

    May 19, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Thanks for the invitation to visit your site. Kudos on your big win. Very impressive. And best wishes for your upcoming book. St. Martin's is an amazing publishing house.

    May 21, 2007

  • Novel Gobbler

    Thanks for the invite, and congratulations!! Impressive indeed.

    May 21, 2007

  • Rosemary Harris

    Hey Meredith,
    How's it going? Delighted to be your friend. Do you remember we met at Malice? Missed the last MWA dinner in NY but maybe we'll see each other at the next one..or at the Flatiron building.

    Jul 3, 2007

  • Jennie Bentley/Bente Gallagher

    Meredith, congratulations on your contest win and the publication. Thanks for inviting me to be your friend!

    Jul 3, 2007

  • Joan Conwell

    Thanks for the invite and congrats!!!!

    Jul 3, 2007

  • Declan Burke

    Hi Meredith S., thanks for the welcome, I really appreciate it ... I'm totally new to this malarkey, so any and all protocol tips are very welcome. Hearty congrats on your competition win, and on having your book published - fabulous news. A win for one of us is a win for all of us ... except for the other people in the competiton, of course. But then, it can't be Mills & Boon all the time, can it? Chat soon, Dec

    Jul 3, 2007

  • Regina Williams

    Meredith, thank you for inviting me to be your friend. Congratulations on the win! When I get back from vacation, I'll drop in and say hello.

    Jul 4, 2007

  • Mark Stevens

    Congratulations & thanks for the invite. Listing Ruth Rendell -- good call all the way. So underrated.

    Jul 4, 2007

  • Marta Stephens

    Hi Meredith. Congratulations on winning the St. Martin's/Malice Domestic contest and on your upcoming publication. How exciting for you!! :) Thanks so much for inviting me into your group.

    Jul 4, 2007

  • sue neale

    HI thanks for inviting me to join as a friend. Brilliant news about your win, I will look forward to reading about it though whether it will cross the atlantic we shall have to wait and see. I imagine your filmmaking and screenwriting mean that you think visually which is really useful for the genre.

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Tom Cain

    Congrats on winning that contest ... Years ago I came second in what was grandly called The World One-Day Novel Writing Cup ... it was just 30-odd scribblers frantically trying to write a novel over 24 hours in the Groucho Club, Soho, London. But the 20,000 words I wrote then became the basis of a book that got translated into half-a-dozen languages and made into a movie - a terrible German movie that no one ever saw, but even so ... Hope your win proves even more fortunate for you ... well, you did come first, after all, which I never did!

    Jul 11, 2007

  • Eric Stone

    Congratulations. How do you like book writing by comparison with screenwriting?

    Jul 25, 2007

  • Cara Black

    Big, big Congrats!

    Jul 26, 2007

  • Ken Isaacson

    Meredith...Good for you! All the best.

    Jul 26, 2007

  • Kelli Stanley

    Thanks for the invite, Meredith, and mega congrats on the St. Martin's Award!

    I think screenplay writing develops your dialog ear like nothing else. I'm really looking forward to reading the book!

    Kelli

    Jul 28, 2007

  • Rick Mofina

    Congratulations Meridith.
    Thanks for stopping by and the invitation.
    Was in NYC for ITW, what a blast.
    Great town,
    Rick

    Aug 6, 2007

  • Patricia

    Meredith, thanks for the invite and congrats on the award.

    Aug 6, 2007

  • carole gill

    Well hi there Meredith! I lived pretty close to the School of Visual Arts on 23rd st. But that was sometime ago. I haven't been back to NYC for nearly 30 years!
    Thank you for invite!
    All the best.

    Aug 6, 2007

  • carole gill

    By the way, please tell me about your prize winning. I really admire you!

    Aug 6, 2007

  • Patrick Lee

    Hi Meredith, thanks for the invite! Wow, very cool about the novel and the award.

    Aug 6, 2007

  • Kim Smith

    Hey Meredith! Congrats on the award and all. Nice to have you here :)

    Aug 6, 2007

  • kendall R. Furlong

    Hi Meredith, thanks for the invitation. I loved The Third Man, especially that line about how the Swiss were so civilized and what did they produce, The cucoo clock!

    Aug 6, 2007

  • joe miller

    Hi,

    Thanks for the invitation. Congradulations on the book. I've started a new crime mystery project,

    Let's stay in touch.

    Joe

    Aug 6, 2007

  • Tom Barclay

    Hello - from screenwriter to novelist? Gad - do you get younger every day, too? Amazing.

    Nice to meet you. That wonderful news about Malice Domestic and your novel.

    Aug 17, 2007

  • Camilla Trinchieri

    Congratulations! Who is your editor at St. Martin's. Ruth Cavin used to edit the winners. She's a great lady. I'm happy to have you as a friend. Ciao

    Aug 19, 2007

  • Clea Simon

    Thanks for the invite - and congrats on "Posed for Murder"! - Clea

    Sep 8, 2007

  • Charlotte Williamson

    Hello, fellow author,
    Sounds like you've "made it" in the world of writing. Where we all aspire to be. I have two novels published, but I'm such a novice, I have no idea what I'm doing. Promoting myself and my books is hard work, and I'm completely in the dark. Agents are hard to get. It's like I have to be on the best seller list before I can get one interested.
    Congratulations, Meredith.

    Sep 8, 2007

  • Kitty

    I look forward to reading your book.

    Sep 8, 2007

  • Cheryl Norman

    WOW, congratulations on the award, Meredith.

    Cheryl

    Sep 8, 2007

  • Kathryn Lilley

    Hi Meredith! I'm so glad that your heroine in POSED FOR MURDER hates yoga too! Whenever I take a yoga class in LA, everyone's so into it. I feel like I'm the only one thinking, as we assume our Awkward Chair poses, *um, do we look a little odd*?

    Sep 8, 2007

  • Timothy C. Phillips

    Thanks for the add. Grats on your book; I look forward to reading it! Kudos on the contest win, also.

    Oct 3, 2007

  • Marcia Moore

    Thank you for the invite. I am impressed with your background and success. I am fortunate to be learning from so many great writers. Some day perhaps, someone will say the same for me. I will buy your book.

    Oct 3, 2007

  • Peg Brantley

    Congratulations, Meredith. Way to go, girl.

    Thanks for the invitation. Give me Yoda over Yoga any day.

    Peg.

    Oct 5, 2007

  • Kate Gallison

    How do, Meredith. Way to go! I'll see you at Malice Domestic.
    Cheers,
    Kate

    Nov 17, 2007

  • Patricia Gulley

    What a great writing background. Do you know the month next year that your book will be out?
    I'll be interested to hear some of your marketing plans.
    I love NYC, I lived there in the 60s. Still love returning.
    Patg

    Nov 18, 2007

  • Margot Justes

    Hi Meredith,
    Thanks for the invite. You may want to check out Dorothy Sayers. Lord Peter Wimsey is the ultimate elegant sleuth.
    Margot
    A Hotel in Paris
    Echelon Press LLC June 2008
    www.mjustes.com

    Nov 18, 2007

  • Margot Justes

    Love Anne Perry, will certainly try your recommendation...

    Nov 18, 2007

  • Patricia Gulley

    I know, I have your anthology for the March Docket. Let me know when you find out the month.
    I see Margot is recommending Lord Peter to you. I'll second that and the newer books by a modern author that finished Sayers unfinished plus one.
    Patg

    Nov 19, 2007

  • Nikki

    Hi Meridith, so sorry it took so long to get back to you, I've been dragging my feet and have suddenly had a burst of 'New Year Enthusiasm'.
    Good for you on getting your book published - there are so many inspiring people on this site - I really have no excuse not to get mine finished!
    All the best for 2008, x

    Jan 19, 2008

  • Gayle Wigglesworth

    Meredith, Congrats on winning that contest and rest assured that it means your book was good. Best of luck to you when it hits the bookstores, I'll be looking for it. Meanwhile, I'd love to be your friend and look forward to following your successes. Keep writing.

    Feb 5, 2008

  • Beth Groundwater

    Thanks for the friend request, Meredith! Looks like your first book will be coming out shortly before my second. I'll probably see you at some mystery con in 2009!
    - Beth

    Feb 5, 2008

  • Reed Farrel Coleman

    Dear Niece-
    Yes, it was poor scheduling, but better to have 2 MWA events on one night than none. It went well. How did yours go?
    Reed

    Feb 29, 2008

  • Meredith S. Cole

    Yes, I still am doing screenplays. It feels like a vacation when I do one after a novel!
    Thanks for the add!
    -Meredith

    Mar 12, 2008

  • Carole Parker

    What? No Raymond Chandler?

    (Thanks for the add ... )

    CP

    Dec 1, 2008