19th Oct: in conversation with Lori Rader Day at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore.  Click here

23rd Oct: Mystery Month's historical panel with MWA NorCal. Click here

??Nov: Guestblogging on the horror of puppets at CrimeReads. 

4th Nov: a fifteen-book restrospective at Criminal Minds

5th Nov: guestblogging on academic mysteries at BOLO Books

12th Nov: guestblogging on theatrical mysteries, with The Wickeds

15th Nov: Live chat with Rogue Women Writers on Fb and YouTube

17th Nov: Guestblogging on UK and US holidays at Miss Demeanors

18th Nov: Fireside Chat with the Grand Canyon Writers. Click here

1st Dec: Cosy Corner Podcast with Alexia Gordon

Dec (tba): Guestblogging at Drus Book Musings

7th Dec: Launch Day! Live reading of Chapter One on Facebook

3rd Dec: Guestblogging on childhood comics witrh Jungle Red Writers

8th Dec: masterclass on . . . settings . . . I think, for Career Authors

I am going to be pounding out five eighths of the Anne Lamotty first draft of LAST DITCH No.5, during the headlong dash that is National Novel Writing Month. Details here.

I've got to say "Grand Canyon" and "Fireside Chat" don't go together in my mind. I've only been there once (see pic)  and it was HOT. But I'm looking forward to talking to my SinC siblings about planting clues. Details here

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