SinC PS Alice K. Boatwright will talk about the platform-building and marketing tools she has used to support her award-winning Ellie Kent mysteries at the May 14th Zoom meeting of Puget Sound Sisters in Crime. She is working on her third Ellie Kent mystery and a novel set in Paris. Debra Borchert has published an audio edition of her … Read more
The April panel on “How to Prepare your Manuscript for Publication” was our chapter’s first Zoom program event. President Luanne Brown facilitated the session, and thanks to our panelists and participants, the event was a success. Claire Allen works with writers to check for errors of grammar, usage, clarity, logic, and euphony. She discussed the … Read more
With so many author events cancelled, this month we are including a peek at what some of our members are working on from the privacy (and safety) of their homes. Stay well, everyone, and keep writing! As always, please send your news to us by the 20th of the month and/or post to our Facebook group page. We … Read more
Pamela Beason will be on a panel on “How Extreme Settings Take on Their Own Character” at Left Coast Crime in San Diego, CA, Mar 12-15. Curt Colbert served as host at the SinC/Third Place Books-sponsored launch of Waverly Fitzgerald’s HARD RAIN at Third Place Books, LFP on Feb 13. More than 65 people turned out … Read more
We had a large turnout at our February meeting to celebrate the life of Sisters in Crime member and former treasurer Waverly Fitzgerald and the publication of her book, HARD RAIN. Curt Colbert and Waverly’s daughter, Shaw Elizaveta, read from parallel novels Curt and Waverly wrote, set in 1999 – Waverly’s Hard Rain and Curt’s All Along the Watchtower. … Read more
Thursday, April 9th, 7:00pm — now on Zoom See our April newsletter or send us an email for Zoom access details. Join us on Zoom for our panel of publishing experts. Bring your questions! Claire Allen will offer tips on how to choose an editor, proofreader, or book designer. Beth Jusino will discuss pitching your manuscript … Read more
Jeffrey D. Briggs gave two talks at the Seattle Boat Show on his love of boats and writing about the Pacific Northwest (and boats!) in his Seattle Waterfront mysteries. The first in the series OUT OF THE COLD DARK SEA came out in 2019. The second will be forthcoming this year. Leslie Budewitz will be talking about … Read more
Puget Sound Sisters in Crime Annual Report 2019 Presented January 2020 Finances The balance forward from December 31, 2018 was $458.01 Our bank balance on January 8, 2020 was $1,392. There is one outstanding expense from 2019 (not yet billed): approx. $400 for the redesign of the website. Approx. year-end balance forward (includes some 2020 dues): $1,000. Membership Membership increased from 40 full members in mid-January … Read more
Catherine, aka Sam, shared stories from her experience as a King County prosecutor, including sharing an office with police, to illustrate the role of the prosecutor and the difference between the work of prosecutors and police. One of the differences she explained was the difference in strategic thinking about cases. Prosecutors tend to think more … Read more
Our February meeting will be a very special one: we will celebrate the life of our longtime member, Waverly Fitzgerald, who passed away on December 13, 2019 just before the paperback publication of her new Rachel Stern PI mystery, HARD RAIN, by Epicenter Press. (She was able to see the ebook edition released in November.) … Read more