Our mission is to promote
the ongoing advancement, recognition,
and professional development of women crime writers.
~ SINC Mission Statement
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September 10 Program: U. S. Marshals
October 8: Party! Celebrating 30 Years of Sisters in Crime
The Word on Our Members
Contests and Calls for Submissions
Calendar
Selected Sites
The One Thing More
Nolo Contendere
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On September 10, U.S. Marshal Hector Gomez will speak to Sisters in Crime. He will cover the history of the US Marshals (1789 – present), historical and contemporary missions, establishment of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Austin , and high profile local apprehensions. There will be an interactive discussion, and Q&A’s.
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Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 2:15 p.m. We are now meeting at Book People, 603 North Lamar, Austin, Phone 512-472-5050. We meet on the third floor.
Sisters in Crime is an international organization of women and men whose mission is to promote the professional development and advancement of women crime writers to achieve equality in the industry. Speakers include published mystery authors and technical experts who help writers craft better mysteries and readers enjoy what they read. Meetings are free and open to all. Check out the Sisters in Crime website at http://sinc-heartoftexas.com.
For information about the Heart of Texas Chapter, contact Joyce Arquette, Publicity (512) 266-6543
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Are those cat hairs on your lapel, or have you been dating a blonde with a crew cut? ~ Lilian Jackson Braun
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IT’S A PARTY!
SISTERS IN CRIME
CELEBRATES ITS 30TH BIRTHDAY
READINGS FROM ORIGINAL WORKS
BY SISTERS IN CRIME MEMBERS
WINE, CHEESE, AND CAKE
TO CELEBRATE
WHO WE ARE
AND WHAT WE DO
2:15 – 4:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2017
3RD FLOOR OF BOOKPEOPLE
603 N. LAMAR
AUSTIN, TEXAS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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“There’s something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls.”
~ Megan Abbott, Dare Me
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The Word on Our Members
About SHROUDED: “Insecure American graduate student Crispin Leads has come to the Vatican to study burial rituals and catch up with her oldest friend, Sister Lew, historian for the Shroud of Turin. Within hours of Crispin’s arrival she witnesses a murder and is drawn into an investigation of multiple homicides.”
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A Twitter Chat Party was held for the launch of DAY OF THE DARK: Stories of Eclipse, on August 24. Stories by Laura Oles and M. K. Waller appear in the anthology.
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A woman’s body doesn’t quit just because her heart breaks. ~ Margaret Maron
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“Like accidents, marriages result because those involved
happen to arrive at what might be the wrong place,
at the same time.” ~ Margaret Yorke
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Contests & Calls for Submissions
Fiction Writing Contests Worth Your Time (Fall 2017 Edition)
Glimmertrain: Short Story Award for New Writers
Glimmertrain: 2017 Submission Calendar and Writing Guidelines
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Music has power to create a universe or to destroy a civilization. ~ Katherine Neville
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Calendar
9/5/2017 MysteryPeople
Sherry Thomas: Speaking & Signing!
@ BookPeople
9/9/2017 ThirtyNineStars
Meredith Lee: Book Launch!
@ the Writing Barn
9/10/2017 HOTXSINC MEETING
Hector Gomez, U. S. Marshal
@ BookPeople
MysteryPeople
Craig Johnson: Book Launch!
@ BookPeople
9/13/2017 MysteryPeople
William Kent Krueger: Speaking & Signing!
@ BookPeople
11/10/2017 BookPeople
Meredith Lee: Speaking and Signing!
@ BookPeople
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… danger was always at its most lethal when disguised as respectability. ~ Susan Moody
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Selected Sites
From Writer Unboxed
Do Daily Deal Services Work? One Author’s Experience with 18 Promo Sites
Weaving Backstory into Frontstory
Seven Things I Learned from Wrecking My Novel
5 Creative Nonfiction Skills for Novelists
Blueprint, Territory, Language, Portal, Singular Lens: 5 Ways to Read as a Writer
Your Publicity Timeline: Is There a Best Month to Publish Your Book?
Every Good Book Is a Mystery, Even When It’s Not
Should You Ever Write for Free?
Thanks to The Passive Voice for sharing the following sites:
Hurricane Harvey: Bookstores ‘Bent, Not Broken’
‘Murder by the Book in Houston reported on Facebook that it “has a few damp places where water came in, but it is minimal compared to what we expected” so it plans to open today from noon to 6. “We’re happy to provide anyone who comes in with free coffee, charging stations, wi-fi and restrooms,” the store wrote. “Please pass this along for those who have lost electricity, or who just need a break from sitting home in the rain.”
Final Chapter for Pears’ Cyclopaedia after 125 Years in Print
Copyright Fable: Debunking the Seven Second Rule
Twitter Will Render Children Illiterate in 20 Years Says Jacobson
The World’s 50 Largest Publishers, 2017
What If Barnes & Noble Went Bankrupt?
Information Sickness: How It Hurts Us and How to Escape
The Evolution of Female Pen Names from Currer Bell to J. K. Rowling
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The crimes that become iconic etch themselves into the collective consciousness
because they suggest a frightening truth:
that the universe does not rely on cause and effect.~S. J. Rozan
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The One Thing More
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When you’ve just made the most complete fool of yourself,
you feel the need of a specially high horse to ride. ~ Patricia Wentworth
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Nolo Contendere
Members, send news for HOTSHOTS! to kathywaller1 at gmail.com. Member authors, send titles of your published books and stories, and a head shot, for the HOTXSINC author page, to the same address.
M. K. Waller, editor
kathywaller1 at gmail.com
