“A question that I always get is ‘Do you wear boxers or briefs?’ My answer is always ‘At my age, Depends.” ~ Stephen King One of the things on my bucket list is to see Stephen King in the flesh. Last night, on November 12, 2011, thanks to Octavia Books, I was able to cross [...]

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The final set of writing advice I received at the Berries, Bridges and Books conference in Hammond, LA came from June Shaw during the afternoon Mystery/Intrigue session. June lives in Thibodaux, LA and has represented Louisiana on the board of Mystery Writers of America’s Southwest Chapter for the past two years. She has written for [...]

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The third set of writing advice I received at the Berries, Bridges and Books conference in Hammond, LA came from Robin Wells during the afternoon general session entitled Novel Beginnings. Robin has written 16 critically acclaimed novels that have been translated into 18 languages. Her books have won the National Golden Heart Award, two National [...]

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The second set of writing advice I received at the Berries, Bridges and Books conference in Hammond, LA came from Malcolm Shuman during the morning Mystery/Intrigue session. Malcolm has lived most of his life in Baton Rouge, LA and has his doctorate in Anthropology from Tulane University. He has worked on archaeological projects in New [...]

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