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Left Coast Crime

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AdventuresinPhoenixI am thrilled that I will be at Left Coast Crime this weekend, and not just because I want to escape the snow. Though there is that. Here’s what I am looking forward to!

I am on a panel, Saturday at 11am. Main Street Murder: Mysteries set along Main Street U.S.A. Jenn McKinlay will be moderating, and I will be paneling with Kate Carlisle, Cheryl Hollon, and Jennifer McAndrews.

I will be at the New Author Breakfast Friday morning. 

The wonderful Catriona McPherson is the toastmaster. I can’t wait to see her, and several other SinC board members like Lefty nominees Gigi Pandian and Diane Vallere, Leslie Budewitz, and Susan Shea.

I will be meeting three out of the four other Best First Novel Agatha nominees for lunch. How much fun is that?

I am 15 years into this mystery writing journey, and I know so many other writers. It is always a real treat to see friends, and to catch up.

Last but not least, my Wicked Cozy sistah Sherry Harris will be there as well. I think this may be a bit of Lucy and Ethel go to Phoenix. Stay tuned for updates.

 

The Launch!

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There will be a more comprehensive post next week, post Bouchercon, but for now all I can say is WOW. What a night at the New England Mobile Book Fair! So, so many people came by to wish me well. It was overwhelming.

Truly a wonderful day in my life!

Photos from JKT launch!

It’s About Time!

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Photo for launch of Just Killing TimeI have been writing blog posts for the better part of the last week, getting ready to launch Just Killing Time. I am SO thrilled about this book, and I look forward to exploring the role of “published novelist” for the first time.

Tuesday night is the official launch party. 5:30-7 at the New England Mobile Book Fair. Then I am heading out to Bouchercon, where I will be on panel next Sunday morning. Over the next two weeks I am going to be doing a blog tour. I’ll be posting updates here.

This week the Wicked Cozy Authors are going to be celebrating the release. I will also be on Dru’s Book Musings (Tuesday), Maine Crime Writers (Tuesday), and Jungle Red Writers (Wednesday).

What Happened To My Hour?

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Today, March 8, 2015, is Daylight Savings time. Not my favorite day, since we lose a precious hour of sleep, and I never really recover.

It also is the first time in almost a year that I have posted on this blog. Not the first time I’ve done a blog post this past year. Over at Wicked Cozy Authors, my name crops up regularly. On Live to Write/Write to Live, I post every other week.

The year has also been a big one in my writing life. I am writing the Clock Shop Mystery Series as Julianne Holmes, and boy, has she been busy. My first novel, Just Killing Time, is going to be released on October 6. Book #2 is plotted, and being written (due May 15). Book #3 is due in January.

I am and at large member of the boards of Sisters in Crime, and Sisters in Crime New England. Both of these organizations mean the world to me, and I am thrilled to be involved. (If you are a mystery writer, join Sisters in Crime.)

So I’ve been busy, but haven’t been checking in. That will change, even though I’ve lost an hour. Though losing an hour is a fairly regular situation for me. NOTHING takes as long as I think it is going to take. You’d think by now I’d be better at it, but you’d be wrong. Even a ten minute walk takes twenty minutes these days, due in no small part to the mountains of ice and snow in New England, and the layers and layers of clothes I need to wear.

I sprang forward, rebooted the blog, and exercised this morning. Even though I lost an hour.