At the San Francisco Writers Conference this year, Cara Black sat at a table near the book seller in the Room of the Dons. I talked with her about the locations in Paris where her books take place. Her latest one is on the Champ De Mars and it will be available in paperback on […]
Writing Tips from Authors Cara Black, Laurie King, and Penny Warner
My previous post told about the three panelists at one of the San Francisco Writers Conference sessions I attended this year.The authors spoke about “Heroes & Villains: Building Compelling Characters for Crime Fiction.” The following are some notes I wrote from what each of them and the moderator, Kate Chynoweth, said. Penny Warner said she […]
Heroes & Villians Compelling Characters in Fiction
One of the sessions I attended at the San Francisco Writers Conference was called “Heroes & Villains: Building Compelling Characters for Crime Fiction.” Kate Chynoweth, who is the head of the self-publishing division at Girl Friday Productions where she is executive editor, was the moderator for the panel. Three well-known authors […]
Back from Europe
On the plane ride to France, I read Cara Black’s Murder in Glichy. Each of her mysteries take place in a different part of Paris. Reading her book and being in two countries for a few days made me want to use European settings for future stories.The Air France Bus I took from the airport […]
Cara Black’s Aimee Leduc Series
Cara Black was the moderator for a session at the San Francisco Writers Conference in February called: Finding the 411 You Need: Doing Research for Fun & Profit. She writes the bestselling and award nominated Aimee Leduc investigation series that is set in different districts of Paris. Her next novel, Murder Below Montparnasse comes out […]