tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8475635961361080884..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Margaret Atwood Raps!Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89318766430849771842016-11-07T14:41:54.599-05:002016-11-07T14:41:54.599-05:00What a fantastic weekend! I'm feeling a little...What a fantastic weekend! I'm feeling a little envy here! Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54313102774170166702016-11-07T11:02:30.188-05:002016-11-07T11:02:30.188-05:00Shari, what a great two events you went to.
A mo...Shari, what a great two events you went to. <br /><br />A month or two ago I went to hear a writer at a library about thirty miles away where one of my Sinc chapters is a librarian. She wanted as many of us as could make it to come. The author was Linda Castillo, who writes a series with a protagonist who was once Amish and is now the small town's chief of police. I found her talk fascinating, and her protagonist even more so since she lives in a mixed community of Amish and English. Since I live near the Amish and find their way of life interesting, I bought the first two copies of her books, and plan on getting more of them.<br /><br />Like Warren, I also have heard Nancy Pickard speak as well as Hank Phillippi Ryan at our local Sinc chapter events, and found them quite interesting and with Hank, funny, too. And, of course, I've enjoyed the panels at Malice Domestic who have authors I like, and authors who interested me enough for me to buy their books.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-25382408603456704942016-11-07T10:48:53.813-05:002016-11-07T10:48:53.813-05:00I've been to several presentations by Nancy Pi...I've been to several presentations by Nancy Pickard who is a gracious and friendly speaker. I always come away with new ideas.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10148905890129608572016-11-07T10:19:03.482-05:002016-11-07T10:19:03.482-05:00What a stellar weekend! I'm still trying to wr...What a stellar weekend! I'm still trying to wrap my brain around Margaret Attwood rapping. Thanks for sharing!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-74191973696711460302016-11-07T10:17:03.705-05:002016-11-07T10:17:03.705-05:00Hi Grace, I'm with you! My favorite stars are ...Hi Grace, I'm with you! My favorite stars are writing stars!<br /><br />Hi Jim, totally agree. These two writers are well-established, polished pros and there wasn't any buy-buy-buy at all. Part of the reason I went was to observe different approaches to author talks, and I was not disappointed.<br /><br />Hi Margeret, Go Camels! Atwood did one seminar for students only and the talk I went to in the evening was open to the public (and jammed).<br />How I love the Aimee LeDuc books. What a treat for you to see her in an intimate setting.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-25857193007015960232016-11-07T08:50:18.408-05:002016-11-07T08:50:18.408-05:00Cara Black spoke for over an hour at an Alliance F...Cara Black spoke for over an hour at an Alliance Francaise event in New Orleans. The setting was intimate and quiet as she spoke in detail about her childhood in San Francisco and how she came to write her Aimee Leduc mysteries. <br /><br />Let's hear it for Connecticut College! Shari, was Atwood's event open to the public?Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-63314638851433919972016-11-07T08:08:00.264-05:002016-11-07T08:08:00.264-05:00I have been to many author presentations: at confe...I have been to many author presentations: at conferences, bookstore events, and book festivals. I enjoy those where I learn a bit of the author, a bit of what went behind their books, and ultimately a bit about me.<br /><br />The ones that are all me, Me, ME! or sell, Sell, SELL! leave me wondering why I wasted the time.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-9804365320198006572016-11-07T07:46:13.011-05:002016-11-07T07:46:13.011-05:00It is always such a pleasure getting to meet the a...It is always such a pleasure getting to meet the authors of books that I've enjoyed or heard so much about. I remember meeting Edward Marston at the first Malice I attended and couldn't believe my good fortune. And at the same conference when Katherine Neville told me that she was writing a sequel to "The Eight," one of my favorite books, I felt like I had been entrusted with special information. To top that, hearing Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outland series, speak at a local bookstore was astounding. Who needs appearances by movie stars and politicians when you have favorite authors coming through town.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.com