All Blog Posts Tagged 'authors' (181)

Crime and the City, CSI Portsmouth where crime fiction met crime fact a huge success

Over 200 people packed the hall in Portsmouth to hear best selling crime fiction authors pitch their wits against police and forensic experts in a unique event the first ever Crime and the City CSI Portsmouth held as part of Portsmouth Bookfest on 6 November.

Lovers of crime fiction and CSI television programmes came together at John Pounds Community Centre in Queens Street, Portsmouth, to hear crime authors and crime experts debate…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on November 8, 2010 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Magna cum Murder, 2010

Good to go; good to come home. Magna was fun, well-organized, and good for networking with both authors and fans. I've put some pictures up at Criminal Minds: http://criminalmindsatwork.blogspot.com. Enjoy!

Added by Peg Herring on November 1, 2010 at 10:36pm — No Comments

Mystery author Vicki Lane wrangles with whether she's "made it" in this biz

Please read her Moment at Suspense Your Disbelief http://www.jennymilchman.com/blog/?p=1037

And authors, remember--you're always welcome to add your own Made It Moment to the forum. Just email me at jenny@wedeskyull.com and we'll get the word out about your book!

My best,
Jenny

Added by Jenny Milchman on October 29, 2010 at 11:35pm — No Comments

Interview with Mitzi Szereto on Newstalk Radio Ireland

http://mitziszereto.com/blog/interview-with-mitzi-szereto-on-newstalk-radio-ireland/

Added by Mitzi Szereto on October 28, 2010 at 5:06am — No Comments

Erotic Writing and Garlic

http://mitziszereto.com/blog/erotic-writing-and-garlic/

Added by Mitzi Szereto on October 20, 2010 at 3:44am — No Comments

Mitzi and Teddy Hit the Shetlands

http://mitziszereto.com/blog/mitzi-and-teddy-hit-the-shetlands/

Added by Mitzi Szereto on September 17, 2010 at 1:35am — No Comments

Writers, no email until lunch

Raymond Chandler wrote that a writer shouldn’t read letters until lunchtime. The energy that ought to go into his novel would be diverted to correspondence.

If email had been invented 50 years earlier, we might never have had “The Big Sleep.”

Email has an itching urgency that letters don’t have. And a letter leads only to the end of the page – the internet clicks you on into endless pages and seemingly into other worlds. So…

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Added by Matt Rees on September 16, 2010 at 7:58pm — No Comments

Mitzi and Teddy's Excellent Adventure in Norfolk

http://mitziszereto.com/blog/mitzi-and-teddys-excellent-adventure-in-norfolk/

Added by Mitzi Szereto on August 24, 2010 at 6:27pm — No Comments

Agatha's 120th birthday!

Love is Murder and the Schaumburg Township Library will host "The Body in the Library," (named for one of the grand dame's novels) a free "mini-con" in observance of Agatha Christie's birthday on Sept. 15 from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

The featured event will be a panel discussion on the writing process as it pertains to women balancing housekeeping, raising a family and often a full- or part-time job with writing, as compared the relatively few stay-at-home dad authors, with Chicagoland-based… Continue

Added by Juli schatz on August 17, 2010 at 4:04am — No Comments

Why Can't We All Just...Read?

There's been an extended thread on one of my chat groups about whether or not we all should hate THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE. Some say it's infantile and just wrong. Some say it's great. A few (and I fall into this group although I never get involved in such debates) say, in effect, "Different strokes for different folks." Yeah, like that.

I have hated books that the Reading World lauds to the skies. I have loved books that get little or no notice from said World. Being a big… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on August 16, 2010 at 10:25pm — 1 Comment

Sophie Hannah's Made It Moment

Sophie Hannah is an internationally best-selling writer of crime fiction. Today on Suspense Your Disbelief she answers the questions, Has she made it yet in this business?

Please come by and meet Ms. Hannah, a supremely talented literary mind.

http://www.jennymilchman.com/blog/?p=919

My best,
Jenny

Added by Jenny Milchman on August 16, 2010 at 4:39pm — No Comments

"Buy My Book" - the Mistake

I've seen it many times, usually from authors new to the business but sometimes even from those more seasoned. We're set up next to each other at an author event and the person immediately launches into his/her spiel, at some point throwing in the fatal phrase, "You would love this book."

Or I set up a blog for authors to publicize their ebooks (Hmmm. Could that really happen?) Instructions say to submit certain information in a particular way, and I'll post it for the world to see. Instead… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on August 13, 2010 at 10:11pm — 4 Comments

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the High Street

http://mitziszereto.com/blog/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-high-street/

Added by Mitzi Szereto on August 2, 2010 at 2:59am — No Comments

Interview with Sisters In Crime Authors

An interview with Sacramento Sisters In Crime Pat Canterbury and Louise Crawford is in the latest issue of Kings River Life Magazine http://kingsriverlife.com/07/31/interview-with-two-sacramento-mystery-authors/

You can also find the latest chapter of my mystery novel DEADLY DISCRIMINATION… Continue

Added by Lorie Ham on August 1, 2010 at 6:51am — No Comments

ZONCOM COMING TO LOVE IS MURDER

Lesa Zonsius of ZonCom, a photography company specializing in portraits, will be available at Love Is Murder 2011 to take headshots of authors and fans attending LIM. Appointments can be made before (call 815-676-5275) or during the conference.

Following is some advice from Lesa on preparing for your headshot. For more information, or to consult with Lesa re prices, please call…

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Added by Love Is Murder Conference on July 25, 2010 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Interview with Featured Guest Carolyn Haines

by Joanna Campbell Slan

“Sarah Booth and Jitty came to me in tandem, arguing just as they do in the books. When such fully developed characters…

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Added by Juli schatz on July 22, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Have You Read This One?

A frustrating part of being a reader is that you're never, ever, done. People are always mentioning books that sound interesting, recommending authors whose work I might enjoy, or even handing me books with a "You've got to read this."

But there isn't time!

Although I never made it to a lot of the old classics, there are new classics, prize-winners, best-sellers, and unread works of authors I like lined up on my mental TBR list, waiting for my attention. I used to read…

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Added by Peg Herring on July 6, 2010 at 9:54pm — 2 Comments

Save me, Middle Eastern ladies, from the nightmare of the World Cup

The women of the Middle East are about to save me from the greatest banality known to man. I’m counting on them to care as little about the the World Cup as I do and to keep me entertained until men can once again talk about something other than the groin of volatile England player Wayne Rooney (it's strained and tender, apparently...).

Though I’ve long loved to play soccer, I scorn the watching of its endless buildup passes, the constant disappointment of a…

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Added by Matt Rees on June 11, 2010 at 12:48am — 1 Comment

Naming and Renaming Yourself

I got a book contract yesterday, and it forces me to make a decision. Since the story is quite different from everything else I've got out there, I have to decide if I'm going to use my usual author name or choose something else.

"Experts" in the industry (if there is such a thing) often suggest an author have a name for each different genre or subgenre. I began with historicals. so Peg Herring should be associated with them in the minds of readers. Since this book is paranormal… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on June 9, 2010 at 10:01pm — 3 Comments

Am I Your Guest Blogger?

If any of you have had a chance to check out my Facebook page you will see my plea: Am I your Guest Blogger?

For the last week I have been struggling with my current crisis: My laptop crashed.

No, when it happened I didn’t scream and run around in circles with my hands on my head like one of those cartoon characters my son watches on Nick. I was prepared. I had a backup. Unfortunately, I didn’t discover until I restored my files that my backup didn’t include my Outlook. So… Continue

Added by Lauren Carr on June 8, 2010 at 3:13am — 1 Comment