Alex at Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival this weekend

I'm excited to be appearing at the Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival this weekend - very dramatic timing, since the festival begins the day after the vote on Scottish independence! 

I'll be appearing on a panel on crossing the supernatural with crime fiction, doing the usual book signings, hosting a table at the Staurday night banquet,, and moderating a panel on indie publishing, UK style. If you're in the neighborhood, hope you'll stop by. 

Move about the Festival 

Buy tickets by phone: 01786 27 4000

Giveaways!

I’ve got a couple of promotions going on for Huntress Moon:

* A Goodreads giveaway: Enter here for a chance to win a signed (or personally inscribed) paperback. 

* And I’m interviewed on Novel TV’s Thriller Thursday, with an associated giveaway: you can enter for a chance to win a signed paperback OR one of the brand new Huntress audiobooks, narrated by multiple Audie Award nominee R.C. Bray.

While I’m in announcement mode...

* The Bloody Scotland program  (or programme, if you like!) has been revealed, a fantastic lineup, including UK stars Ian Rankin, Denise Mina, Louise Welsh, Mark Billingham, Peter May, Craig Robertson, and sister Americans Kathy Reichs and Megan Abbott.  On Sunday, September 21 I’ll be there talking about crossing crime thrillers with the supernatural, or possibly supernatural, with James Oswald and Gordon Brown.

* And this Saturday I’m at the Writers Guild in Los Angeles for an e-publishing event:

How to Publish, Market and Sell Your eBook to Hollywood!

Saturday June 21, 10 am - 2 pm

WGA west

7000 W. Third St, Los Angeles, CA

Amazon and Audible representatives will discuss how to produce, publish and market books. Audible will also be announcing a new WGA-signatory project.

This will be followed by a panel with best-selling authors and WGA members, Lee Goldberg, Noel Hynd, Alexandra Sokoloff, Susan Rohrer and Rick Marin, and producer Lane Shefter Bishop. Moderated by Christiana Miller. WGA members only.

2014 conference schedule

Yes, conference season has begun, and as usual I'm booked for way too much on both sides of the pond, starting this month with Left Coast Crime in beautiful Monterey, California.

The sad fact is, if it weren't for conferences, I might never leave the house. Almost.

Hope to see you at one of these exciting events!  -- Alex

2014

March 20-23
Left Coast Crime
Montery, CA

May 13-18
Romantic Times Booklovers Convention
New Orleans, LA
Wednesday, May 14, 6:30-9 pm
Saints of Suspense Bookseller/Librarian and Blogger/Reviewer Party
Friday, May 16, 10:00-11:00 am
Stealing Hollywood's Magic: panel
Friday, May 16, 8:45 pm-12:00 am
Heather Graham's Mardi Gras Magic and Mayhem! Dinner Theater

June 9-13
West Texas A&M Writers Academy
Canyon, TX
Five Day Screenwriting Tricks for Authors Workshop
If you're looking for a writing intensive with direct, hands-on feedback, this is the only one I do all year. Class size is limited to 15, and your novel can be at any stage to benefit. Afternoon e-publishing workshop included.

July 9-12
Thrillerfest
New York City, NY
Wednesday, July 9
Screenwriting Tricks for Authors Workshop at Craftfest

July 17-20
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
Harrogate, UK

September 19-21
Bloody Scotland
Stirling, Scotland

November 8
Military Book Fair
San Diego, CA
Aboard the USS Midway museum

November 13-16
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
Long Beach, CA