After a whirlwind two weeks, I'm finally back in Mobile.

From July 1 through July 7, I was in Bloomington, Minnesota at CONvergence. It totally ROCKED! I had the best time and am seriously considering going back next year. Thanks to all the CONvergence Staff for making me feel welcome and for putting on one of the most amazingly fantastic cons I've ( Read more... )

Yay! I'm so excited! I'll be participating in my first ThrillerFest panel this year! While there are tons of great panels, interviews, discussions, and events happening at ThrillerFest, I'm (naturally) most excited about this one:

Saturday, July 11

9:30-10:20 AM: Is The Para Normal? -- Discussion of the paranormal in fiction. Panelists: Wendy Corsi ( Read more... )

The finalized scheduled for CONvergence (Bloomington, MN, July 2-5) is available for review. Here's what I'll be doing and when:

Thursday, July 2

11:30-12:30 PM: Southern-Fried Vampires -- A discussion of the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris and the True Blood HBO series based on them.

Friday, July 3

9:30-10:30 AM: Writing Craft: ( Read more... )

If you or someone you know lives in the Bloomington-Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area and would like to participate in the fiction writing workshop at CONvergence, I have good news:

The deadline to submit work for a closed-door critique session has been extended to May 31!

Participants in the closed-door critique session MUST register in advance. ( Read more... )

It's official. My plans to attend the Romance Writers of America National Conference have been canceled. I was looking forward to it, but there's always next year. Right?

Plans for CONvergence and ThrillerFest in July remain unchanged, as well as plans for attending the Delta Blues Collection Launch Party (October 3, Ground Zero Blues Club, ( Read more... )

J.K.: July is fast approaching, which means I'll be returning to the road for the second leg of the "Lifeless Eyes Tour" to promote CRIMSON SWAN. First stop will be in Bloomington (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Minnesota and CONvergence. Here's Melpomene the Muse of Tragedy with an update. Take it away, Mel!

Mel: Thank you, J. K., for that marvelous ( Read more... )

I just post a new entry to ThrillerFest 2009 --http://thrillerfest2009.blogspot.com/

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My next big conference event will be CONvergence in Bloomington, Minnesota -- July 2-5. I've been working with the organizers to create a fiction writing workshop for the con. The announcement and details were posted on the CONvergence website this past Saturday. Check it out...

Open Fiction Writing Workshop [2.5 hrs]

Workshop includes:

* Closed ( Read more... )

This past weekend, Mark and I were in Birmingham, Alabama for ImagiCon 2009. We were a little concerned about it being the con's first year in existence, but our fears were largely unfounded. The organizers, volunteers, and fans made the entire weekend a blast and we can't wait for next year!

Friday, as most opening days tend to be, was a bit slow ( Read more... )

Today is the final day for ImagiCon. It's been a blast. Met tons of people. Seen outstanding costumes. Survived two fire alarms. (Long story. Will share later.) Made new friends. Yep, it's been a good weekend. Just have the writer's workshop on today's sched & then a 4.5 hour drive back to water-logged Mobile. Will post full report tomorrow. For ( Read more... )