NEWS and Tools of the Trade

NEWS

Priscilla Royal will be at the Historical Novel Society Conference in Portland, Oregon, next week. She is also trying to get her next mystery, Wild Justice, ready to send to editor verrry soon...

Michael A. Black is busy working on the Public Safety Writers Conference, which takes place in Las Vegas July 13-16. He will be teaching the pre-conference workshop along with LadyKiller Mar Preston and Marilyn Meredith. Michael has also been invited to be on a panel at the San Diego Comic Con (July 20-23) by virtue of being one of the finalists for the Best Original Novel Scribe Award given by the IAMTIW.

Ann Parker submitted the first 100 pages of Silver Rush Book #6 (aka the Book-With-No-Name) for an eyeball by the editor. Nervous chewing of fingernails begins.

Ellen Kirschman is deep diving into the run up to the launch of The Fifth Reflection. Lots of blogging, newsletter creation, and email. Stay tuned to LadyKillers for more launch news.

Tuesday, June 20, is National Ice Cream Soda day and Camille Minichino will be observing that. Come to Loard’s ice cream shop in Castro Valley, California, to help celebrate!

Tools of the Trade

Look around a writer's office. What do you see?

Reference works? Books for new writers? Desktop/laptop/pencil+paper?

Every profession has its tools. Few writers pick up quill and ink bottle any more, so drop on by this coming week when the LadyKillers reveal their favorite (and maybe most hated) tools and rumble through their own private toolboxes for inspiration!