Marilyn's Musings

There are a lot of mystery and writing conferences to choose from these days, but I'd like to recommend the Public Safety Writers Conferences. Here's the blurb I've been sending out and I encourage others to copy it and pass it on: Don’t forget, March 31 is the last day for the reduced rate for the Public Safety Writers Association Conference. If you write mysteries or non-fiction about crime or any of the public safety fields this is the conference for you. Not only do we have experts in the field of forensics, law enforcement, fire fighting and arson investigating, we are honored to have award winning mystery author Betty Webb as a key speaker. You can be on a panel if you so desire, and you can bring your book to sell in the bookstore—no matter who your publisher is. The conference is June 18-21, 2009 at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. To learn more and register, go to http://www.publicsafetywriter.com and click on conference. Three meals are included in the ...

Plans for next year's PSWA Writers Conference are underway. We’re delighted to announce the addition of Betty Webb as our keynote speaker at Saturday’s lunch. Betty is the author of the prize winning and much acclaimed, hard-boiled Lena Jones books, which are based on stories she covered as a reporter, include Desert Noir, Desert Wives, Desert Shadows, Desert Run and Desert Cut. Her much softer Gunn Zoo series debuted last December with The Anteater of Death. Currently a creative writing teacher at Phoenix College, Betty is a member of National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and the Society of Southwest Authors. Her topic is: "From Hard-boiled to Darn Near Cozy, and Why I Dunnit." and Victoria Heckman, Friday’s Keynote luncheon speaker will talk about "The Journey Is Everything" or "Where The Hell's The AAA When You Need It?" about the journey to becoming a writer and how it parallels our own life journeys. Victoria Heckman...