Killer Nashville 2015

Michael Rubin, Robert Rotstein, Douglas Jones,PGB

At Killer Nashville, I enjoyed participating in two great panels. “Ask an Attorney: Belly up to the Bar and Ask your Questions about Legal Procedure” featured Douglas Jones, Robert Rotstein, and Michael Rubin. Our topics included courtroom procedure, copyright, defamation, and planning for your literary estate.

Linda Fisher, Rae James, PGB, Earl Fisher, Joseph Terrell

In “Double-Duty Dialogue: How to Write Dialogue That’s More Than Just Talk,” Earl G. Fisher, Linda Fisher, Rae James, Joseph Terrell, and I launched into a rousing discussion with our audience about what to include and exclude from dialogue exchanges, and how to use dialogue for multiple purposes, particularly advancing plot and developing character.

A Malice Domestic Panel

This May, I’ll be moderating a panel at Malice Domestic, a conference for fans of traditional, Agatha Christie-style mysteries. I’ve attended Malice for ten years, but this will be my first time participating on a panel. Called “Three Heads Are Better Than One: Sleuths Who Work Together,” it features authors Sally Goldenbaum, Liz Stauffer, B.K.(Bonnie) Stevens, and Wendy Tyson, and considers sleuths working in ensembles, some amateurs (Sally and Liz’s) and others private investigators (B.K. and Wendy’s). The panel takes place at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3rd. Thanks to Barb Goffman, Malice’s program coordinator, for making this wonderful assignment!