Seems I’ve driven past the exit for Hillsborough, NC at least a dozen times on my way to appearances in cities such as Boone, Greensboro, and Kernersville. Before yesterday, the only times I’d been in Hillsborough were for a living … Continue reading
Category Archives: Business of writing
In place of the annual Cape Fear Crime Festival last Saturday afternoon, Dorothy Hodder and Phyllis Smith at the New Hanover County Library in Wilmington, NC arranged two panels of authors. All authors had books released in 2008 that dealt … Continue reading
Over the next few weeks, as I continue my physical author tour, I'll be guest blogging on some sites. Here's the link to "The South's Other War," my essay posted today about (what else?) the Revolutionary War in the South, … Continue reading
The Southeast chapter of Mystery Writers of America (SEMWA), the Triad chapter of Sisters in Crime (Murder We Write), and the Writers’ Group of the Triad united efforts to sponsor a free, one-day writers’ workshop Saturday 18 October at the … Continue reading
Come on, you know Mary, right? She’s the author of several novels, and she teaches outstanding workshops, online and in person. I was Grasshopper for her online workshop January 2007, “Plotting with the Mythic Structure,” aka the Hero’s Journey, and … Continue reading
Herein begins the four-day adventure of a mystery/suspense author in the World of Romance. Before I left Raleigh on Thursday 2 October to head for Norcross, GA (metro-Atlanta) and the Moonlight & Magnolias conference, I’d been forewarned that there was … Continue reading
For most writers on the get-published track, a huge hurdle is pitching a book concept and obtaining buy-in from an agent or editor. The art of pitching is so in-demand as a topic that writers conferences often provide attendees the … Continue reading
Saturday dawned early. Too early. What was amazing was how wide-awake and sensational Anna DeStefano looked while welcoming the crowd of hundreds during the continental breakfast. I’m a morning person, but I don’t look sensational in the morning, you know? … Continue reading
Sunday dawned even earlier than Saturday. Spirits at the continental breakfast were subdued, as if by then all attendees felt “rode hard and put away wet,” as the Southern saying goes. Nicki Salcedo ‘fessed up that she’d gone to bed … Continue reading
The North Carolina Museum of History presented the community with a taste of colonial times on Saturday 27 September. Over 2400 visitors that day learned period games, dancing, quilting and crafts such as butter churning, wood carving, and corn grinding. … Continue reading