SinC PS We came, we ate, we talked. . . a lot! This year’s picnic brought together a wonderful mix of new and old members, friends, and family. The pot luck banquet offered an amazing spread of summer dishes, salads, and desserts to fuel the lively conversations that ranged from books to baseball. Many thanks to the … Read more
When: June 13th, 7pm Where: Stadler Room at Third Place Commons (map) At our meeting on Thursday, June 13th, we’ll hear from Danielle Marshall, Editorial Director of Lake Union Publishing, about how authors and editors work together to address issues central to their collaboration. From the editor’s perspective: How does an editor balance what’s … Read more
Sam Kaas, the Events Manager for Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, is our guest for the May program. He will talk about how bookstores support both readers and authors. He’ll describe many different aspects of running a bookstore, from how buying decisions are made to how they respond to customer requests. He will also … Read more
It is important for our chapter officers that the business of the executive committee and the chapter as a whole remain transparent. Here is our 2018 Annual Report. In summary, 2018 was a busy year with work toward building membership, connecting with other organizations in the region, and formalizing our non-profit organizational status. This is … Read more
There once was lady named Nan Thanks to whom SinC always ran With programs galore It was never a bore Neither for writer nor fan Nan Robkin served the Puget Sound Sisters in Crime chapter since its inception in 1989, creating our newsletter from the beginning until her retirement at the end of 2018, and … Read more
At our March meeting, we tackled the array of options for marketing books in a 60-minute blitz! One thing that became abundantly clear is that authors need to make choices about where to focus their time, energy – and budget. Two overarching themes were that first, you need to write the best book you can, … Read more
What can writers do to increase sales of their mysteries? Three members of the Puget Sound Chapter of Sisters in Crime describe 20 strategies they have used to find readers including press releases, book launches, blog tours, review copies, discounts, freebies, newsletters, tweets, Instagram posts, Facebook groups, Facebook author pages, Goodreads reviews, Amazon ads, BookBub … Read more
When: April 11th, 7pm Where: This event will take place in The Den at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park, not in our usual location. Mary Daheim is perhaps Seattle’s most prolific mystery author. We celebrate her and the release of her 68th book at our February program, which will be held in conjunction with … Read more
When: February 23, 2019, 1-3pm Where: Bellevue Public Library Meeting Room #4 In a mystery series, writers and readers enjoy following the protagonist and other recurring characters from book to book, almost as much as they like the mystery. But what are the challenges in creating a series arc as well as the plot of … Read more
Puget Sound Sisters in Crime will launch a new program called SinC on Saturday in 2019. Modeled after the successful Mystery Writers Roundtable, SinC on Saturday will be held at libraries and other venues around the Greater Seattle area. The sessions are generally conceived as roundtable discussions on topics such as marketing and plotting, with … Read more