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| Authors Alana White, Lois Winston, Gay Yellen, and CB Wilson at the Killer Nashville Book Signing |
It takes a lot to drag me out of my writer's cave. Like many writers, I'm an introvert. I'm much more comfortable spending my days conversing with the voices in my head, AKA the imaginary characters who populate my books. When I do exit the cave, I feel most comfortable among my peeps--other authors whose brains work the same way mine does and don't think it's odd that I spend my days dreaming up ways to kill people and figuring out how my sleuth will solve the crime. I recently had the good fortune to spend a few days doing just that at the Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference.
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| Authors Debra H. Goldstein, Maggie Toussaint and Lois Winston at the Multi-Author Cross Promotion Panel |
I was on three panels: Writing Cozy Mysteries, where I was also the moderator; Writing Humor; and The Power of Multi-Author Cross Promotion, with Debra H. Goldstein and Maggie Toussaint, two of my fellow Booklover’s Bench blog mates. In addition, I’d agreed to take part in an Ask-the-Author speed dating session. Twenty attendees had the opportunity to spend five minutes with each of ten authors to ask us anything they wanted to know about writing, publishing, and marketing. I also wound up filling in at the last minute on a panel about Using Emotion to Appeal to Your Readers. In addition, there were multiple book signings throughout the conference where I had the chance to chat with lovers of amateur sleuth mysteries.
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Introvert, though I love being with "peeps" and meeting new writers. Being married to a gregarious guy, I've learned that talking to strangers is not as scary as it once was for me. Loved spending time with you at Killer Nashville, Lois!
ReplyDeleteGay, loved spending time with you, too!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed visiting with you, too..... and no one would have thought you were an introvert as you shared your knowledge.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debra. I mask it well ;-)
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry I missed this opportunity to be with you at KN. Hopefully, next year! Sounds like you had a blast.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see you at KN next year, Saralyn!
ReplyDeleteSorry I had to miss it. I always love hearing from you, Debra and Maggie. To answer your question, I am an introvert. I get away away with public speaking by pretending to be someone else. So far, it's worked and no one has called me out on in, but there's always that little seed of fear in the back of my mind...
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ReplyDeleteHope you'll add KN to your calendar for next year, Mary Beth!
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