Hi, everyone! I’m off to the Malice Domestic Convention this weekend, reveling in the multitude of panel discussions of murder and mayhem, including the latest poisons that Luci Zahray, otherwise known as “the Poison Lady” has to share with us (over lunch, LOL). In addition, I’m looking forward to meeting cozy mystery writers galore, and mingling/(…)
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Return from Malice Domestic: full suitcase and memories
Malice Domestic 23: what made it special? Was it the planning, the cool panel topics (check Wed’s post for some highlights), the book riches, the hotel accommodations? While all of these helped make it an enjoyable convention, Malice Domestic would have been nothing without the wonderful people who attended. I was fortunate to meet a(…)
ISFJ Writer Hits the Road for the Malice Domestic Convention, part 2
I survived Malice Domestic. Sounds like it should be a t-shirt from an amusement park’s thrill ride, doesn’t it? In a way, it was a thrill ride (not including the lurching, glass-walled hotel elevators that made me a little woozy). I met big-time authors, brand-new authors (there’s a special breakfast for them to introduce themselves(…)
Nancy Drew: girl detective, Master of Mystery
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. I’ve just returned from a wonderful weekend at Malice(…)
ISFJ Writer Hits the Road for the Malice Domestic Convention
Malice Domestic 23 is this coming weekend… …and as a first-timer (to any writers’ convention), I’m a bit nervous. Out come the lists and the advance preparations: what to wear, what to buy to wear, what to read ahead of time so I can talk intelligently with authors. Laptop? Business cards? (Do I put “writer”(…)