tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5582914450427058469..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Murder and Mayhem, March 17, 2018Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-24500844582195332702018-04-21T19:11:10.207-04:002018-04-21T19:11:10.207-04:00Jim, I had a brief chat with Sara Paretsky. She wa...Jim, I had a brief chat with Sara Paretsky. She was friendly and encouraging.<br /><br />Kathleen, Chicago went all out with the parade, buildings lit with green lights at night, and non-stop celebrations.<br /><br />Shari, the panels gave a brief overview of the authors and their books but I would have preferred in-depth presentations.<br /><br />Grace, I'm lucky the weather was cold, but without snow. <br /><br />Warren, it was a fun event. I learned so much from Jeffery Deaver's commercial fiction workshop the next day (which I'll discuss in my May blog).<br /><br />Gloria, Lori Rader-Day and Dana Kaye put together the first M&M conference last year and combined it with Deaver's MWA presentation the next day.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59534238243070533842018-04-21T14:57:15.770-04:002018-04-21T14:57:15.770-04:00Margaret what a great time you had. Some years ago...Margaret what a great time you had. Some years ago there was a mystery writers group in Chicago called Love is Murder. I went to it three times. One year they had a contest for short stories and I won. My story then appeared in Crime Spree magazine.It was "Cheating on Your Wife Can Get You Killed." After my three times going there the conference closed down. I'm wondering if any of those who started the one you went to belonged to that one, too. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19640380877304460962018-04-21T09:43:24.738-04:002018-04-21T09:43:24.738-04:00Sounds like a fun and informative event.Sounds like a fun and informative event.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69137583802155782342018-04-21T09:42:31.812-04:002018-04-21T09:42:31.812-04:00Thanks, Margaret, for the recap of the conference....Thanks, Margaret, for the recap of the conference. Lucky you attending this event. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83269044846172041232018-04-21T09:09:50.777-04:002018-04-21T09:09:50.777-04:00What a terrific conference, and what a terrific da...What a terrific conference, and what a terrific day. Your photos are wonderful. What a day! As a writer and photographer, you must have been in heaven!<br />In panels, a great deal depends on the moderator and the individual authors and their comfort zone talking to groups. Sometimes the questions in these situations don't touch on the things I'd like to know, whereas with presentations I feel there's more opportunity to open up and breathe a bit.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10674714609444713952018-04-21T09:01:34.076-04:002018-04-21T09:01:34.076-04:00Sounds like a great day!
I'm of Irish extract...Sounds like a great day!<br /><br />I'm of Irish extraction, and I lived in Chicago for several years. Your pictures were a great memory-jogger. KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68232929084487668922018-04-21T05:31:28.624-04:002018-04-21T05:31:28.624-04:00Some years ago I attended a similar event in Chica...Some years ago I attended a similar event in Chicago where I met Sara Paretsky (a favorite author of mine) when she led a master class in which I was lucky enough to participate.<br /><br />Author panels are good for reminding me I'm not alone and my struggles are shared, but I learn much more from individual presentations that have depth.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com