Maine Crime Wave Conference

We had a blast at the Maine Crime Wave Conference in Portland, Maine this weekend. Writers of crime and mystery fiction gathered to celebrate, network, and learn more about the other authors. Talk, roundtable discussions, and fun panels made the day a great one. 

Held at Mechanic's Hall, the authors present liked the library and lacy wrought-iron shelf ends.

Here's the downstairs area with prominent Matt Cost in blue, who presided at the Friday Nights readings

Bruce Coffin, Dick Cass, and Philip Baker

Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, who put the conference together

Our roundtable on hybrid publishing, with my co-host Maureen Milliken, along with John Clark and Dr. BJ Magnani.

Brenda Buchanan, part of the Planning Committee

Paul Doiron, winner of the Maine Crime Master Award, and Chris Holm

Jim and S. Lee Manning, a married writer team, with John

Rebecca Turkewitz, with a book of her short stories, which came highly recommended.

Lucas Brilliott, a writer from up Bangor way

Julie Selbo, who is represented by Virginia Lee, who, along with her daughter, runs the VLee Literary Agency

Kate Flora and Bruce 

The ever-fashionable Jessie Crockett

Barry Somes of the Paperback Writer Company

Carolyn Wilkins (L)

Jules O'Brien

S. Mason Pratt

The crowd listens to a talk while Jessie channels Madame Defarge...

At the end, a mega-panel of authors answer questions

A great day chatting with friends old and new, and much business discussed. 

Thanks to all who made this happen! 

Lotsa More Shows!

Well, this month got busy. Had a couple of live shows on air, and the hosts liked me so much, they're having me back.

Here's my chat today with author Mike Sanchez.

Here's the last one I did with him. A few minutes of tech issues to start, so forward to the good stuff. 

And I was a panelist on Bonnie Graham's show on AI.

And will be on another one tomorrow! A special birthday show!

This Saturday, I'll be leading discussions up at the Maine Crime Wave in Portland, Maine. 

And then I'll be on R Weir's video podcast, Bringing Life to Characters, on Sept 29th at 6PM Mountain time.

On the 30th, I'll be chatting with author Steve Womack for the Tewksbury Library Writer's Night.

Another show! Writers discuss AI

Here's a thing we're doing... give a listen

Cover reveal

Cover Reveal for the new SNAKEBERRY crime fiction anthology (and I've got a story in it!)

New interview!

Here's my recent writing chat with Author Mike Sanchez on his show!

And he liked it so much, I'll be on again!

Tuesday the 23rd, at 11. 

Come give a listen! 

New book!

 Just published another book! 

Journeys and Ends combines two smaller story collections, from Strange Tales and Apocalypse Tango. 

Here are two sets of tales. One set shows people going off the beaten track of reality to experience something completely new and unworldly. Individuals in pain who ride a rollercoaster of odd happenings that show life in a different perspective. People running to something or away from something. Places where mundane occurrences mix with myth and magic to turn life inside-out, where anything can happen. Gone is the workaday world of knowing the beginning and ending, or of a sound, sane, sedate frame of reference. 

Then we see various world-ending events. How does it happen? Self-launched bombs, asteroid from space, rain of fire, alien invasion, or virus and pandemic? Maybe none of those. Maybe it's giant lobsters. Or zombies. Here are different takes on the Apocalypse.

Interview on Thursday!

This Thursday I'll be having a chat with author Michael Sanchez on his Coffee Time show! 

Come give a listen!