November is nearly over and so is NaNoWriMo. In case you’ve never heard of that, it stands for National Novel Writing Month and is when you sign up to write […]
JES Hays
JES Hays is the author of the Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid stories: Down the Owlhoot Trail and the upcoming Outlaw Security.
SCWA Conference, Part 2
Literary Agent Amy Collins, of Talcott Notch Literary Services gave us lots of great advice on “The Dreaded Comp Titles” and how to find your idea readers. First, find your […]
A Request…
So you know I went to the South Carolina Writers Association StoryFest Conference recently… Well, when I was there, I did a pitch session with an agent from Talcott Notch. […]
News from the SCWA Conference
I spent last weekend at the South Carolina Writers Association StoryFest Conference. It was a great little convention, and I learned a lot. We had some good speakers and of […]
More Real Life Drama
(Sigh) On top of the busted knee (consult with a surgeon on October 16, finally!), new drama has popped up. The keyboard on the laptop has developed a whole column […]
What I’m Reading: The Thursday Murder Club
I’ve pre-ordered the newest novel from Richard Osman in his Thursday Murder Club series. There is another mystery series with a similar name, so be sure you pick the right […]
Off to the Beach
We’re spending a week at Surfside Beach this year, and even with my bum knee I’m enjoying it. The knee means I’m not going out onto the sand, even to […]
What I’m Watching: The Mirror Crack’d
I’ve been browsing Amazon Prime lately, and found an older Agatha Christie remake, with Angela Lansbury (yes, “Jessica Fletcher” from Murder, She Wrote!) playing Miss Marple. Of course, it’s also […]
Sisters in Crime…but wait, there’s more!
We’ve decided that, in addition to the website, we should start an Instagram account for our chapter. I’ve been sort-of elected to run this, since I was the one who […]
What I’m Reading: The Virgin Homicides
I’ve gotten the latest Neil Plakcy Mahu mystery book: The Virgin Homicides. In this one, Kimo and Ray investigate two murders, young women who may be somehow connected. They find […]