I returned last night from the Malice Domestic
Conference in Bethesda, MD. This is a conference for fans of the cozy type of
mystery novels. The guest of honor was Jan Burke shown below being interviewed by Dan
Stashower.
Elizabeth Peters received the Amelia Award and is
shown here signing.
Parnell Hall dressed up as one of Elizabeth Peters’s
characters and is here with fellow Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of
America author Beth Groundwater and me.
A few snippets from speakers:
- Dana Cameron stated that she “gives herself a
chance to try something new.”
- Lee Goldberg is an advocate of e-publishing but
warns that it can be too easy for unedited books to become a “Tsunami of swill.”
- Donna Andrews advocates “research by wandering
around.”
- Margaret Maron stated that “needed killing was a
very good defense in North Carolina.”
- One speaker said, “The difference between a writer
and an author is perseverance.”
- In describing the interest in paranormal mysteries,
one author indicated, “Everyone wants a little magic in their lives.”
- Luci Zahray, know as the Poison Lady, gave a talk on
alcohol poisoning. A chronic alcoholic if
cut off from alcohol will die and needs about four days to go through a
detoxification process to avoid death.
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