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Started this discussion. Last reply by John McFetridge Jan 28, 2009.

About Me:: I'm a nonpublished author, working on a medical-based mystery which takes place in the midwest. I've been to several writers conferences and hope to attend more. I've also taken on-line courses on mystery writing from Writer's Digest and Gotham City.

I'm a full time Radiologist (my day job) and a large part of my practice is Women's Imaging. My youngest child just left for college, but it hasn't given me much more time to write. I also enjoy travel and tennis.

Books And Authors I Like:: Harland Coben
Robert Parker
Sue Grafton
Robert Crais
Janet Evanovich
Michael Connoly (especially the Lincoln Lawyer)

At 1:40am on January 26, 2010, John Sullivan said…: Cynthia,
Crais became one of my favourite mysterians after I found a dog-eared copy of LA Requiem in a mahogany cabinet in a whitewashed house I was staying in, overlooking Discovery Bay in Jamaica. Came back and bought everything he'd written, and kept buying each new installment. Unfortunately, I have to say he's 'gone Hollywood' in the last few books. I just finished "The First Rule' and, while he's still a great technician, the nuance and heart are gone. The same thing has happened with Connelly, Kellerman and most of the other heavyhitters - screenplays masqerading as novels. A shame.

At 1:41am on August 27, 2009, Reece Hirsch said…: Hi Cynthia -- I'd say the same thing of you. You have a great background for writing medical mysteries. Best of luck with your writing. Reece

At 8:11am on December 1, 2008, Scott Mittelsteadt said…: Hi Cynthia,

Yes.....I'm suffering here in AZ. Sunny and about 74 degrees! ;-) Seriously, its nice here in the Winter, but we pay for it. We definitely pay for it!! Kind of like summer is the reward for getting through the long Wisconsin winter.

I am and unpublished and mostly undecided writer. However, I lean towards fiction. I have some ideas that I'm working on, but I would say they are more cross genre right now. But we'll see.

Is your writing set in Milwaukee??

At 11:01am on November 26, 2008, Karyn J. Powers said…: PS Yes, I'm in Wausau and I have been to Waukesha.

At 10:59am on November 26, 2008, Karyn J. Powers said…: Hi,
I just turned in my nanobook for the first time. I also spent the morning getting and echo cario and a jamogram. Here's to Women's health! How's your medical mystery doing?

At 9:14pm on October 7, 2008, karen arditto said…: Thanx 4 accepting. Pretty new to all this. Absinthe we get is green fairy. Legal in Oz.

At 5:10pm on September 9, 2008, carole gill said…: thanks for replying to my discussion.
medical mystery sounds good--keep going with that!

At 3:44am on July 23, 2008, Dana King said…: Cynthia,
Here you go.
http://adrianmckinty.blogspot.com/

McKinty is a fine writer; I've reviewed two of his books. Liked one more than the other, but both well well written.

Unfortunately for this discussion, I hear he may be backing off the blog for a time to finish up his next project, so I hope I haven't whetted your appetite unnecessarily.

At 10:07am on March 28, 2008, L.J. Sellers said…: Welcome Cynthia
Good luck with your writing and enjoy your new freedom.

At 1:46pm on March 3, 2008, MysteryDawg said…: Welcome to CrimeSpace. I hope to see you in the forums.