Across our chapter area, members are packing up for chilly Reno. Yes, even E. A. Poe is looking forward to hanging with his mysterious buddies. Join us for a get-together with our Southern California chapter friends, at the Blind Onion just after opening ceremonies on Thursday. We’ll buy you a drink, and introduce you to … Read more
The Bay Area Book Fest schedule is up, here! And MWA NorCal will be all over— Signing at a booth in the park (see the Booth schedule and the Festival map – Booth #20) “Murder She Writes”—Catherine Coulter interviewed by Laurie R. King (Saturday 10:00 in the Hotel Shattuck Plaza’s Crystal Ballroom) “Insider, Outsider: Do PIs or Cops … Read more
This pair of Poes shows our founding father getting ready for Left Coast Crime in Reno next week. Join MWA NorCal in the book room, or at the Blind Onion following the opening ceremonies. Edgar will!
MWA President Jeff Deaver came to NorCal on March 10, to talk about “Writing Commercial Fiction.” As an act of generosity to Mystery Writers of America, Jeff has been traveling the country to speak to all eleven MWA chapters on the topic–at no charge to the chapters. From outlining to editing, self-pub to social media, Jeff’s … Read more
Our Indie writer panel on The Editorial Tangle, with Gigi Pandian, Steve Hockensmith, Heather Haven, Nick Mamatas, and Claire Johnson– is now up on our NorCal video/podcast page, here. This is not one of our members-only pages, so feel free to share it with anyone interested in how a self-published writer attains a cleanly edited … Read more