Saturday, February 17, 2007

Mystery Writers Conference June 10, 2007

NO CRIME UNPUBLISHED, the mystery writers conference scheduled for June 10, is sponsored in the odd numbered years by the Sisters in Crime, Los Angeles chapter. I credit the 2003 conference with aiding me in finding a publisher for my first novel, CRY OF THE BELLS, an historical romantic suspense.

The conference will be held in the comfortable and elegant accommodations of the Embassy Suites Hotel, 211 E. Huntington, Arcadia, CA.

The morning speaker will be Rochelle Krich, president of Sisters in Crime National, and winner of the Anthony, Mary Higgins Clark and Calavera awards. She's authored 14 novels.

Keynote speaker Jacqueline Winspear, is the author of the Maisie Dobbs series, set in the 1900-1930s era in England. She won the Agatha for Best First Novel and the Macavity/Sue Feder Award for Best Historical Novel.

Your conference fee includes a variety of workshops to choose from and a delicious lunch. There's usually a continental breakfast.

Cost March 1 through May 31, 2007 - $125 for members, non members $135.
Cost after June 1 and at the door - $150.

Go to CLUES at the left here where the conference is mentioned. Click on the words Sisters in Crime/LA, and it will take you to the site where you can obtain a registration form. Payments can be made by check, payable to Sisters in Crime/LA, or by PayPal with sistersincrimela@yahoo.com the recipient. Write "Conference" in the Notes section.

I'll see you there!

Dee Ann
Author of "Marathon Madness" in LAndmarked for Murder
http://www.deeannpalmer.com
Cry of the Bells is available in electronic or print through http://www.awe-struck.net/AUTHORS39/cotbells.html
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--------------------------------------- FOLLOW-UP ON POD COMMENTS

I pulled my message about Print On Demand technology because the discussion continued on the Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles member's Yahoo list. There was more to the subject than what I'd written, so I thought it best to pull it rather than give out bad information.

Out of the fuller discussion came the knowledge that although small publishing houses use POD almost exclusively, bigger houses use it more than I'd thought. It's also used for hardbacks, but since my novels are trade paperbacks, I didn't mention that in my original comments.

Although I used the term trade paperback for POD, which is accurate, other technologies are used for them, too.

Barnes and Noble will list publisher's books only if a vendor relationship has been established with them. This entails accepting returns and sending a copy of the book to their headquarters. Publishers pay large amounts to have their books actually on the shelves.

Small houses use Bowkers/Books in Print database to list their books. Borders sees this list as accurate data and books can be special ordered from them. B & N views this list as "raw data," and they don't use it f0r special orders. Instead, your book must be on the B & N list.

E-book publishers shy away from accepting returns because too many have gone bankrupt and closed due to this practice.

Dee Ann

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