Wednesday, June 12, 2019
California Crime Writers Conference
The California Crime Writers
Conference was last weekend. I'm sure
it's not surprising that I attended it, since I've mentioned it here before. And yep, I'm a
The official schedule didn't
begin until Saturday, I think, although there were things happening on Friday,
too. I was commuting there, to the
Doubletree Hotel in
Enjoyable conference! People of
all levels of mystery writing attended, from very dedicated wannabes to some
big names--like Tess Gerritsen and Catriona McPherson. There were quite a few panels of all kinds
relating to mystery writing, plus speeches and lunches and even cookie
breaks. Also booksellers and signings
and prizes. Agents and editors, too. And plenty of coffee.
The panel I was on related to
having a long-time career, and Tess Gerritsen was on it, too. It was fun
meeting her. I enjoyed it the panel a
lot but don't think I gave dogs enough credit for my career when I spoke, so I
wouldn't have minded a do-over. I'd
imagine, if you're reading this post and know who I am, you're aware of the
importance of dogs in my life and in my stories.
Like the locally-held romance
conference California Dreamin', the California Crime Writers Conference is held
every other year. Both of them always
occur in the same year, which has contributed to my over-active conference
attendance this year--and it's not over yet.
But I definitely enjoyed the CCWC
and will look forward to the next one, in 2021!
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