THE 22ND ANNUAL BOOK PASSAGE MYSTERY WRITERS CONFERENCE
I want to talk about writing conferences in this post, specifically The Mystery Writers’ Conference at Book Passage in Corte Madera. It’s the 22nd annual conference they’ve had at the internationally known bookseller and it’s a big deal. And if you’ve never been to a writing conference before, let me give you some tips. First off, there are some fantastic authors who are going to be there, like Cara Black (the Aimée Leduc mysteries), David Corbett (The Art of Character), John


WRITING AS PROFESSION
Writing is something, in my opinion, that you should only pursue if you absolutely love to do it and you feel like you have to do it. Seriously. I mean, I’m talking about for those of you who want your books to get published and to be taken seriously by the writing and reading world out there. If you’re one of those struggling artist types in your twenties who is taking an MFA program or a middleclass mom who writes on the side, that’s fine but just be aware: This is a full t

