Moving up! PARTY WINE made it to the next round, so now the title is a semi-finalist in Chanticleer's Murder & Mayhem Cozy-and-Not-So-Cozy Category!
 PARTY WINE was shortlisted for the Chanticleer International Book Awards in the category of Murder & Mayhem: Cozy and Not-so-Cozy Mysteries. This is fantastic!
Carol Wrobleski brings PARTY WINE alive with her fun narration. We had a brief meeting before she read the novel, signed on to narrate it, and nailed it. Party Wine: Audible Carol did such a great job that I've already asked her to narrate my upcoming novel about Dervla and the Nanas. There's even a snazzy new cover taken right from the world of balmetti. I took the photo at the balmetto festival last summer.  Hot off the press! Carillon Chase made it to the Long List for the Somerset Book Awards (Literary and Contemporary Fiction) My half-hour comedy pilot, Smart Coffee, was named as a semi-finalist in the Cinequest Screenwriting Competition. "Bad Advice" received an Honorable Mention from the Arizona Mystery Writers  Catalina Library To advertise the lovely anthology mentioned below Kathy McIntosh, Susan Cummins Miller, and I will be giving talks on conflict and setting at six different libraries starting Nov. 6. Come join us at the library nearest you! Catalina Branch- Monday November 6th, 11:00am.-12:30 Mission Branch - Wednesday, Nov. 8th 2:00-3:30 Columbus Branch – Monday, Nov. 13, from 10:30-12:00 Woods branch – Wed, Nov. 15, 2:00-3:30 Himmel Branch - Wednesday, Nov. 29 2- 3:30 Abbett Branch – Friday, Dec. 1 at 10:30-12:00.  Author chat at Mission Library   The 2023 Desert Sleuth Anthology is just out! The name of the anthology is So West, Wrong Turn. I introduce two new characters--part of a fun series set in Tucson!
PARTY WINE was a finalist in the Global Book Awards contest!  My podcast on The Write Approach just went live! My topic? "Screenwriting Your Way to Better Fiction." I'm interviewed by the charming podcast hosts J.W. Judge and Barbara Hinske. https://writeapproachpod.com/  Party Wine, Sofi's story about restructuring the family wine cellar despite dead bodies, is a finalist for a Silver Falchion, Best Investigator category. (A falchion is a sword.) Winners will be announced on August 19th at Killer Nashville.  I get to speak on several panels! If you’re attending the conference, look for me here among these other writers: Friday, August 18th: 2:50pm-3:40pm Writing Believable Amateur Sleuths: Rebecca Butler, Kathryn Lasky, Judy L. Murray, Robi Robbins, Gay Yellen (Magnolia Room) Friday, August 18th: 3:50pm-4:50pm Description: Too Much or Not Enough: Baron Birtcher, Michael Bradley, K.L. Murphy, Jim Nesbitt, D.R. Ransdell, MayJean Zajac (Azalea Room) Sunday, August 20th: 10am-10:50am The Ideal Setting for Conflict in Each Scene: Kimberly Collins, Les Edgerton, Tracee de Hahn, Marcy McCreary, D.R. Ransdell (moderator), Mike Rubin (Magnolia Room) I haven’t attended the conference since 2013, when Andy Veracruz’s first book came out! It will be fun to return, mix in with other writers and readers, and talk about Sofi’s exploits. Perhaps I’ll also come up with a plot for Sofi’s next book! from 2013, my first Killer Nashville!  |
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