New PERMANENT Location!
Laura Bush Community Library
9411 Bee Cave Rd
Austin, TX 78733
Sunday, March 10, 2019
2:00 p.m.
All HoTXSinC meetings are free, and the public is invited.
Our mission is to promote
the ongoing advancement, recognition,
and professional development of women crime writers.
~ SINC Mission Statement
Cops, Robbers, and the Weapons They Should Use
Charlie Dismore, native Texas, Marine Veteran, Military designated Rifle and Piston Expert is certified as an NRA Instructor in pistol, rife and shotguns. Charlie served in the Marines as a Combat Engineer, and his duty assignments took him around the world, some locations including Hawaii, Japan, Mediterranean Europe, as well as combat duty in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. Charlie and his wife have made their in Austin since 2004. Besides his civilian career, Charlie is the principle operator of Texas FFL LLC-a business serving all levels of firearms shooters. See more info at http://www.texas.ffl.org. If you want to learn something about the weapons you’re writing into your story, Charlie’s the guy to ask.
For example. Your protagonist is a cop. What firearms would he/she use in your plot situation? If your cop needs to penetrate a certain substance at a certain distance, what weapon should you as the author put in your hero’s hand? What ammunition? Charlie is a military expert in rifles and pistols, and he is certified to teach people how to use them.
Bring your questions and notepads and prepare to make your fiction the most authentic it can be.
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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. For more information, check out the Sisters in Crime website at https://sinc-heartoftexas.com.
For information contact Joyce Arquette, Publicity (512) 266-6543
Check out our blog/newsletter, HOTSHOTS!, at https://sinc-heartoftexas.com/posts/
Having people talk about you
is an indication of
how much more exciting your life is than theirs. ~ Jan Burke
Upcoming Programs
April: Colleen Ellis, Marketing Plans for Books
May: TBA
June: TBA
July: TBA
August: Ron Franscell, True Crime Writer
If the Internet has given us anything,
it’s some idea of how much psychosis goes undiagnosed. ~ Jan Burke
Noreen Cedeño on HoTXSinC February 2019: Jan Burke Was Here
Death Investigations in the United States
~ from Ink-Stained Wretches
Someone was telling me
that no more applications were being accepted
for the position of God. ~ Jan Burke
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