It’s conference season time! As an author, a lot my time is spent in solitary creation. There comes a few points every year where I actually get to go out and meet folks, including readers. This happens at book festivals, and to a smaller extent, at bookstores. Fan conventions, though, are a different beast entirely. These gatherings invite readers to mingle with their favorite authors. They’ve been on pause (or virtual) for the last few years, so I’m excited to see them up and running … [Read more...]
To Swag or Not to Swag?
March 15, 2022 2 Comments
Filed Under: books, conference, convention, readers, writer's life Tagged With: author life, Bouchercon, Dragonfly Dreams, Jennifer J. Chow, Left Coast Crime, Malice Domestic, Robot Revenge, Seniors Sleuth, swag
Revisions Cave
July 8, 2019 4 Comments

"Efficiency is doing better what is already being done." Yes, folks, the revisions cave is real! I've been in deep edits for my upcoming mystery novel the past couple of weeks because I received an editorial letter. In the author-editor-agent panel I attended at the California Crime Writers Conference, Leslie Karst mentioned that she's received an editor letter of eight to ten pages. Thankfully, my own spanned only two pages (single-spaced, though). Her advice was to make sure … [Read more...]
Filed Under: developmental editing, editing, writing Tagged With: author life, editorial letter, revisions, revisions cave, spelunking