Writers of mysteries, thrillers, suspense, cozies…
Don’t be misled by appearances! There’s a lot of activity going on behind the scenes. Be certain you’re signed up for our mailing list to pick up on the clues…
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Level Up, Authorpreneur
We are planning on starting the new year of 2024 right. Join us on the 2nd Thursday in January at 6 p.m. for an online (Zoom) meeting with successful thriller-suspense-crime wrriter Laurie Buchanan. The topic is one we can all learn from: AUTHORPRENEUR: Level Up the Business Side of Writing with Laurie Buchanan When writing…
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Holiday-theme Stories For the Win
Who hasn’t read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? Holiday-themed stories and books abound … but what about those with a criminal twist? A perplexing mystery? Readers and writers and the generally curious are invited to a guided open discussion on writing, reading, and marketing holiday-themed stories. What’s the appeal (as a reader) and the challenges (as…
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Sharp Intelligence
COMING FOR OUR NOV 9 MEETING!! Beginning with Cliff Diver, her award-winning Detective Emilia Cruz mystery series pits the first female police detective in Acapulco against Mexico’s drug cartels, government corruption, and social inequality. Named “A thrilling series” by National Public Radio, the series was awarded the Poison Cup for Outstanding Series from CrimeMasters of…
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Mysteries of Short Stories – Making, and Marketing
Short stories are rather like cupcakes. Tasty and quickly consumable in a single sitting. They’re the chosen medium for a huge number of crafty authors, going back to the arguable father of the short story (and so many other things), a parent of our chosen genre of mystery, Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. Short stories can…
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ATF at September’s Meeting
We’re very pleased to announce Joel (“Jay”) Miller, recently Acting Resident Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Boise Field Office where he’s served for the past seven years. Jay’s career in federal law enforcement has run the gamut. (“Never a dull moment,” as he states on his official bio.)…
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Is writer’s block real?
This Saturday, 12 August, we’ll be meeting at the Garden City Public Library to have an open guided discussion on this topic. Come join us to share. Let’s compare problems and solutions and see if we can come up with a plan or strategy to keep you writing. We’d appreciate you registering for this free…
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We’re dead chuffed…
to announce a special guest for our next TWO MEETINGS. (Addresses on our Calendar page.) Who’s that? Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, and speaker. Best known for horror (and voted one of the top 20 All-Time Greatest Horror Writers in a Ranker vote of nearly 20,000 readers), Collings has written bestselling…
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Acclamation!
We’d like to join in congratulating James Patrick Focarile whose short story, “The Refuge,” received the second place award in the Idaho Writers Guild’s annual writing contest which coincides with their writer’s conference. The story is an adeptly crafted blend of grit and heart. James Patrick Focarile’s website (Update: we’ve now established our Applause! page…
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We’re Looking at You!
What can we do to help you be a success? As we get closer to the time your interim officers will submit our group to SinC National for approval as a Sisters in Crime chapter, we need to know more about what you need and want. On Friday 28 April we’re sending a survey to…
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Crime Authors, on Writing
Discover the secrets for writing, editing, and publishing a crime novel at this free online summit, 24-27 April 2023. (Recordings will be available afterwords for a time for all who register.) Visit this page to see all the speakers (including bestselling crime writer Sophie Hannah) and to register. Presented by ProWriting Aid.