A Day at the Cemetery

The New York Chapter of Mystery Writers of America spent Sunday in Woodlawn Cemetery (in the BRONX, baby!) with a graveyard experts, best-selling authors,  and a reporter from the New York Times. We even ended up in an article, in which I am quoted. Click here to read. The daylong writers’ workshop was offered to our members and open to the public, and we hope to make this an annual

MWA University in Philadelphia

Later this month, on Saturday, I’ll be dropping in on MWA University, which is being hosted in Philadelphia this time. Organized by the Mystery Writers of America, the low-cost, full-day seminar covers the novel-writing process (not just crime stuff) from the idea phase to publication. The courses are taught by published writers who also happen to experienced college-level teachers: Reed Farrel Coleman, Hallie Ephron Kathleen George, Jess Lourey, Hank Phillippi