Choosing Conferences to Attend - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T12:18:33Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:15284?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis helps a great deal, Pari…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-31:537324:Comment:164522007-03-31T20:27:08.684ZLaura Benedicthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lpbenedict
This helps a great deal, Pari! Thanks so much for taking the time. I confess I'm really looking forward to meeting readers--Magna Cum Murder sounds like fun, and not too awfully far from home.
This helps a great deal, Pari! Thanks so much for taking the time. I confess I'm really looking forward to meeting readers--Magna Cum Murder sounds like fun, and not too awfully far from home. LCC anywhere is great. The fe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-31:537324:Comment:164482007-03-31T20:20:07.661ZPari Noskin Taicherthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PariNT
LCC anywhere is great. The feel of the con is informal and fun -- with an emphasis on the funny/fun. Malice is appropriate and wonderful if you write traditional mysteries/suspense.<br />
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I went to many small cons last year -- Murder in the Grove, Mayhem in the Midlands, Con Misterio (RIP), Murder in the Magic City and Magna Cum Murder. I enjoyed them all.<br />
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My favorites were Murder in the Magic City and Magna Cum Murder because both offered a very different feel of what a con can be. At Murder…
LCC anywhere is great. The feel of the con is informal and fun -- with an emphasis on the funny/fun. Malice is appropriate and wonderful if you write traditional mysteries/suspense. <br />
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I went to many small cons last year -- Murder in the Grove, Mayhem in the Midlands, Con Misterio (RIP), Murder in the Magic City and Magna Cum Murder. I enjoyed them all. <br />
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My favorites were Murder in the Magic City and Magna Cum Murder because both offered a very different feel of what a con can be. At Murder in the Magic City -- none of the panels run concurrently, so, you have the full audience the entire time. Only about 135 people attend, but it was a great, great con. The organizers treat you wonderfully, too. Magna takes place in Muncie -- not a real hotspot. But the convention is so well organized, the panels so interesting, and the mix of participants so diverse and fascinating that it's going to be one of my regular conventions when I'm not in major writing mode. <br />
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Hope that helps a bit. Hey, Bill,
Give LCC in Denve…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-31:537324:Comment:164442007-03-31T20:15:05.447ZPari Noskin Taicherthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PariNT
Hey, Bill, <br />
Give LCC in Denver a chance; it'll be great.
Hey, Bill, <br />
Give LCC in Denver a chance; it'll be great. Fine, Sandra. But remember, p…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-30:537324:Comment:158202007-03-30T14:53:36.539ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Fine, Sandra. But remember, payback is a bitch. And I bet I can make funnier faces than you. :-D
Fine, Sandra. But remember, payback is a bitch. And I bet I can make funnier faces than you. :-D Thanks for the links, Donna.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-30:537324:Comment:156832007-03-30T04:58:46.265ZLaura Benedicthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lpbenedict
Thanks for the links, Donna. You are so nice!<br />
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And thanks, guys, for all the great ideas. Today has been a real education!
Thanks for the links, Donna. You are so nice!<br />
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And thanks, guys, for all the great ideas. Today has been a real education! Laura - feel free to shadow!…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-30:537324:Comment:156782007-03-30T04:47:25.447ZDonna Moorehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaMoore
Laura - feel free to shadow! And you did indeed hear Hawaii - it's in 2009. LCC 2008 is in Denver<br />
<a href="http://www.lcc2008.com/">http://www.lcc2008.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2009/">http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2009/</a><br />
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Since I'm from the UK I like to stay at least an extra couple of days and do a wee bit of sightseeing (and shoe shopping!) Alaska and Hawaii are going to be 2 week affairs for me, but with most I stay about a week. It's a great way to see places in the…
Laura - feel free to shadow! And you did indeed hear Hawaii - it's in 2009. LCC 2008 is in Denver<br />
<a href="http://www.lcc2008.com/">http://www.lcc2008.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2009/">http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2009/</a><br />
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Since I'm from the UK I like to stay at least an extra couple of days and do a wee bit of sightseeing (and shoe shopping!) Alaska and Hawaii are going to be 2 week affairs for me, but with most I stay about a week. It's a great way to see places in the US that I would never otherwise see...like El Paso... :o) Thanks, Donna! LCC sounds unm…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-30:537324:Comment:155962007-03-30T02:43:00.540ZLaura Benedicthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lpbenedict
Thanks, Donna! LCC sounds unmissable. When I go there, I'll shadow you since you really know your way around. As one of my myspace friends said, "Stalking is such an ugly word." ; )<br />
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Did I hear Hawaii?<br />
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And Jim, I was in exactly the same situation as you WRT Chicago--always passing through. Then I took the kids there for spring break--no work at all! It's a very cool town.
Thanks, Donna! LCC sounds unmissable. When I go there, I'll shadow you since you really know your way around. As one of my myspace friends said, "Stalking is such an ugly word." ; )<br />
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Did I hear Hawaii?<br />
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And Jim, I was in exactly the same situation as you WRT Chicago--always passing through. Then I took the kids there for spring break--no work at all! It's a very cool town. I hear that whole "dizzy" thi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-29:537324:Comment:154562007-03-29T22:32:41.123ZLaura Benedicthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lpbenedict
I hear that whole "dizzy" thing happens to people in bars! (My, that bar was tiny.) Congrats on the books!
I hear that whole "dizzy" thing happens to people in bars! (My, that bar was tiny.) Congrats on the books! Ack! I hadn't even thought ab…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-29:537324:Comment:154522007-03-29T22:27:54.881ZLaura Benedicthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lpbenedict
Ack! I hadn't even thought about international conferences. I'll have to look into Crime Fest, since the novel will publish there in January. Thanks! Hope to see you at Thrillerfest!
Ack! I hadn't even thought about international conferences. I'll have to look into Crime Fest, since the novel will publish there in January. Thanks! Hope to see you at Thrillerfest! Laura I've been going to LCC…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-29:537324:Comment:154462007-03-29T22:22:54.121ZDonna Moorehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaMoore
Laura I've been going to LCC since my first one in Portland about 6 or 7 years ago. I really like it because it's a little smaller than Bouchercon (I love those too and have now been to 4, but they ARE rather huge. What I like about LCC is that if you see someone you know in the hallway you know you don't have to pounce on them there and then because you are going to see them again. With Bouchercon, it's so big that if you spot someone you have to grab them there and then, just in case your…
Laura I've been going to LCC since my first one in Portland about 6 or 7 years ago. I really like it because it's a little smaller than Bouchercon (I love those too and have now been to 4, but they ARE rather huge. What I like about LCC is that if you see someone you know in the hallway you know you don't have to pounce on them there and then because you are going to see them again. With Bouchercon, it's so big that if you spot someone you have to grab them there and then, just in case your paths don't cross at any other time.