Marketing Mantras and Social Networking at Killer Nashville 2010

Mystery authors have mantras for the tools they use to market their books. At Killer Nashville 2010, five authors on the panel “Lightning in a Bottle: Marketing and Promotion” shared their mantras with the audience. Sunny Frazier: Embrace marketing. Learn … Continue reading

Jeffrey Deaver on “Combat Writing”

Prior to Jeffrey Deaver’s presentation at Killer Nashville 2010 on how he writes thrillers (check here and here for a recap of his presentation points), Clay Stafford conducted an interview with him. One question Deaver is asked often is how … Continue reading

Life Lessons from Sherrilyn Kenyon at Killer Nashville

At Killer Nashville 2010, conference founder Clay Stafford asked paranormal romance author Sherrilyn Kenyon how it felt to have sold more than 24 million copies of her books. She responded dryly, “It don’t suck.” Thus began Ms. Kenyon’s Friday morning session … Continue reading

Interview in the Nashville Examiner for Killer Nashville

With the approach of the Killer Nashville conference, the Nashville Examiner graciously interviewed me about the Revolutionary War in the South and the craft of writing. Currently they’re experiencing technical difficulties with the links in the interview — and I’m … Continue reading