Tony Burton's Comments

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At 6:52am on September 15, 2008, Gayle Bartos-Pool said…: You are a multi-faceted guy, Tony. I enjoy the short mysteries on Crime & Suspense. Thanks for being so generous to other writers.

At 1:41am on June 17, 2008, Annette Dashofy said…: Hi, Tony. Yes, the Citizens' Police Academy was a blast. Since we graduated last week, this will be the first Monday with no CPA and I'm already feeling the void.

At 2:38am on June 16, 2008, J.R. Lindermuth said…: Thanks Tony. Glad to be your friend anywhere.

At 3:17am on January 1, 2008, Larry W. Chavis said…: Tony,
Happy New Year, and all the best in your writing in 2008.

At 1:55am on January 1, 2008, Elizabeth Zelvin said…: LOL. Thanks, Tony! Yep, Death Will Get You Sober, but there are better ways. ;) Liz

At 3:08pm on July 28, 2007, Tony Burton said…: Many conferences are genre-specific, and since you are here on Crimespace I'm making the assumption that you are talking about crime/mystery/suspense/thriller novels.

One thing to realize is that, in the world of Cons, there are two different types: CONferences and CONventions. Conventions are great for fans of the genre, but generally have less value to budding writers. So, I'd stick with conferences if possible.

Depending on how far you are willing to travel, here are a few that are coming up in the next four months:

Criminal Pursuits - http://mwasw.org/criminalpursuits/

New England Crime Bake - http://www.crimebake.org/index.htm

Forensic University of St. Louis - http://www.sistersincrime.org/ForensicU/

Clues and Red Herrings - http://www.pghsinc.com/

Tony Hillerman Writers' Conference - http://www.hillermanconference.com/

Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave (Manhattan, KANSAS) - http://www.manhattanmysteries.com/

I know none of them are very close to us here in the Southeast, but if you take a look at their websites, you may find one that is of enough value to make it worth the trip.

Tony

At 2:30pm on July 28, 2007, joe miller said…: Tony,

Thanks for the tip on this site.

I'm working on my first real novel and its good to get insite from the many different levels of experienced writers.

Are there any other conferences that you would recommend?

Joe

At 2:09pm on July 25, 2007, joe miller said…: Tony,
We met at the HAW conference at the dinner on Saturday night. Thanks for the info about this site. I'm working on a project and want to stay in touch.

My card has e-mail and a new website that I just setup.

Thanks Again

Joe

At 3:18pm on July 24, 2007, Tony Burton said…: There has been some discussion about the impending demise of the Crime and Suspense ezine. With apologies to Mark Twain, the reports of it's death have been greatly exaggerated.

The Crime and Suspense ezine is still alive and well. We are taking a brief hiatus as we shift gears, however, as we are changing our format. The August issue will be on the streets as planned, but the first issue after that will be the November/December issue.

The 'zine will be bimonthly now, still with reviews, interviews and stories. We'll have more stories per issue, though, as well as audio components to each issue.

We have also gone to a paying-market and subscription-support model. If you are interested in the new way of doing things, visit the Crime and Suspense website (http://www.crimeandsuspense.com) for the details.

At 8:13am on April 11, 2007, Mary Saums said…: Hi, Tony - it's good to 'see' you. I didn't realize you lived in Georgia. Champion napdog, eh? :) I've got a couple of cats like that.

At 3:54pm on April 10, 2007, Tony Burton said…: Hi, Brian! If you mean the stories for the ezine, they're arriving pretty steadily. If you mean stories for the Christmas anthology this year, I have a few already! If you mean my own stories... who has time to write???

LOL!

At 3:16pm on April 10, 2007, Brian Thornton said…: Hi Tony, thanks for the add. How are the stories coming?

At 11:17am on April 8, 2007, Tony Burton said…: Hey thanks, Larry! It's an unusual story, I guess, and not for everyone, so I'm glad you liked it. It's sort of my bow to Frank Peretti.

At 10:42am on April 8, 2007, Larry W. Chavis said…: Tony,
I just finshed reading "A Knife in the Devil's Hand," in the Spring *Great Mystery and Suspense,* and enjoyed it a great deal. Good read.

At 3:48pm on April 1, 2007, Larry W. Chavis said…: Hi, Tony. Thanks for suggesting that I come here. Haven't had a chance to do much yet, but I like what I see.

At 2:42pm on March 31, 2007, Jan Christensen said…: Hi Tony! I'm checking in with everyone I already know. It's great to see you here. Are we having fun yet?

At 11:17am on March 31, 2007, Laine said…: Hey Tony!! Thanks for being my friend too! LOL...Just got here today and I'm having fun finding my way around. Already making new friends too..shoot, this is going to be better than High School! LOL
HUGS!

At 11:35pm on March 29, 2007, Neil Plakcy said…: Thanks for the nice comments on my story in BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE. Great to see you here, Tony!

At 5:41am on March 26, 2007, Tony Burton said…: Saw a couple more people from MMA at the Spring Book Show this weekend, which was very nice. Thanks for remembering my name, Lynette!

At 8:30am on March 23, 2007, Lynette Hall Hampton said…: Hi Tony, it's really nice to be able to put a face with the names I'm used to on MMA. I'm glad you signed up here.