2023 EVENTS
a busy year..........
- January 14: Guest Speaker (online) - "From Journalist to Novelist (Or How I Learned to Start Making it Up)," Sisters in Crime-Louisville, Kentucky (Derby Rotten Scoundrels)
- January 21: Book Signing, Barnes & Noble, St. Petersburg, Florida
- February 2 - March 9: "From Novice to Novelist" online writing class sponsored by The Writer's Center, Bethesda, MD
- February 22: Online Book Talk: "The QAnon Phenomenon" sponsored by Blue Sky Waukesha (Wisconsin)
- February 25: "Writing in the Voice of Other Genders" online writing class sponsored by The Muse in Norfolk, Virginia
- February 26: "Writing as a Way to Heal from Grief" online writing class sponsored by the Muse in Norfolk, Virginia
- February 27 - March 2: Writer in Residence, The Claggett Center, Buckeystown, Maryland, sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
- March 4 - Bay to Ocean Writers Conference, Wye Mills, Maryland
- March 11 - Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival, Suffolk,Virginia
- March 14 - April 18: "From Novice to Novelist" online writing workshop, sponsored by The Loft, Minneapolis
- March 16-19: Left Coast Crime, Tucson, Arizona
- March 22-April 26: "From Novice to Novelist" online writing workshop, sponsored by Scribophile
- April 5: Towsontown-Hunt Valley Rotary Club, Phoenix, Maryland
- April 15: Carteret Writers Conference, Newport, North Carolina
- April 27-30: Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs
- May 5: Lakefly Writers Conference, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- May 16: Jenny Webb Rodway's Book Club, Mason, Ohio
- May 25-27: Writing Heights Writers Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado
- June 3: "Facing Your Writing Fears" - in-person writing workshop, Waldorf, Maryland public library
- June 14: Association of Anglican Musicians Conference, Dallas, Texas. Moderated a frank conversation between AAM President Sonya Sutton and Daniel Gutierrez, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. Topic: “The Elephant in the Room.” Takeaway: A commitment from Bishop Gutierrez to work at the national level to bring about reform in the fraught relationships between clergy and church musicians.
- June 24: "How to Write a Novel" - Online writing workshop sponsored by The Muse, Norfolk, Virginia
- June 25: "Writing as a Way to Heal from Grief" - Online writing workshop sponsored by The Muse, Norfolk, Virginia
- July 5 - August 9: "Becoming a Master Writer" - Online writing workshop sponsored by The Writer's Center, Bethesda, MD
- July 11 - August 15: "From Novice to Novelist" - Online writing workshop sponsored by The Loft, Minneapolis, MN
- July 22: "Bringing a Scene to Life" writing workshop, Maryland Writers Association, North Baltimore chapter
- July 24: Led 4 writing workshops at a day-long creative writing camp sponsored by The Muse Writers Center, Norfolk, VA
- August 5: "Murder As You Like It" writers' conference, Camp Hill, PA. sponsored by the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop
- August 17-20: Killer Nashville - Was on several panels, led a few workshops, and did one-on-one manuscript critiques
- August 20-27: The Chautauqua Institution, NY: Led a week-long immersive writing workshop "From Novice to Novelist"
- August 30-September 3: Bouchercon, San Diego
- September 7-9: Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity (C3 Con) - Columbia, Maryland
- October 6-8: Led various workshops at Write on the Sound in Edmonds, Washington near Seattle.
- October 19: Led "Deep Listening for Writers" workshop online for the Howard County chapter of the Maryland Writers Association.
- November 2: Led "How to Write a Novel" workshop online for the Charles County, Maryland Public Library
- November 27: Led "Novel Writing 101" workshop online for the Maryland Library for the Blind & Print Disabled
Facing Your writing fears interview
Enjoyed being interviewed by fantasy author Carly Stevens for her podcast. She asked astute questions about how to face your writing fears.
Blackbird Writers Interview
Thoroughly enjoyed hanging out the other day with fellow mystery author and Blackbird Writer's group member Sharon Lynn. She conducted a brisk and astute interview with me on a variety of topics, doing a great job following her curiosity.
We talked about why (and how) I write as a young woman, Lark Chadwick. (There's a superficial reason -- and a deep one). Sharon is one of those rare interviewers who also wanted to know more about the inspiration behind Lark's mentor, journalist Lionel Stone.
And of course our conversation wouldn't be complete without an exploration of journalism and fake news. Our time together went VERY fast. Thanks, Sharon.
Below is a link to our conversation: