Can Murder Make Us Laugh? was the name of our panel, the last panel of the day in Birmingham, Alabama, where Margaret Fenton and her friends made all of us authors feel real Southern hospitality.The verdict? Well, you bet it can! Sue Ann Jaffarian was our moderator. I appeared with Rosemary Harris and Chris Grabenstein.Ask me about my dead armadillo. Go ahead. Ask me...I guess I was making a point.From left to right, starting in the front: Mary … [Read more...] about Murder in the Magic City
Rosemary Harris
A Crafty Type of Girl
That's what my friend Rosemary Harris calls me. You know how you meet someone and even without a lot of chatter, you recognize a "kindred spirit"? Yep. That's how I feel about Ro. She's very elegant, very smart and you can almost see the wheels clicking as she listens because she's REALLY tuned in and thoughtful. (The page above is a "virtual" cupcake from me to Ro. Enjoy!)Ro is celebrating her new book The Big Dirt Nap. Nab it now--I predict it … [Read more...] about A Crafty Type of Girl
Live from Love Is Murder
Whew, so many sessions so little time! And the hallways are packed with fascinating people, too.I met up with Karen Syed for a chat about how she uses Twitter and MySpace. She's a genius about online social networking. Her advice on Twitter is to follow others who will often then follow you. How smart is that?Then I heard Jeff Deaver talk about writing a suspense novel. Everything Deaver does is for the reader. Each time I'm around him, I am … [Read more...] about Live from Love Is Murder
