Thrillerfest Thursday

Lee Child and Elaine Flinn chat in the hotel bar.



Jeffrey Deaver chats with fans. That's him in the back.



Yesterday was a busy day, and I'm finally getting some pictures uploaded. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo program on my laptop, so there are a few photographs I cannot rotate, and they are sideways. If anyone knows if Blogger can do this, please send me an email and let me know.

On Thursday, Gayle Lynds gave a great panel on writing a thriller, and she had some excellent suggestions for those who are working in this genre (which is almost everyone HERE). I also attended a seminar by MJ Rose, David J. Montgomery (a reviewer) and Sarie Morrell, a very talented publicist, about buzzing your book. They were frank and honest about the difficulties of marketing a book, and the reality that you MUST market or you will fizzle out and die. It's a hard aspect, I think, for all writers.

The opening reception was last night, and Jim Fusilli interviewed Doug Preston, which was fascinating.

Then the authors of the Thriller book autographed copies, and people mingled. Attendees included Sandra Brown, Gayle Lynds, David Morrell, MJ Rose, Heather Graham, Erica Spindler, Tess Gerritsen, and of course a lot more. I spent some time taking pictures so you could check it out.

Unfortunately, Blogger keeps EATING my photographs, and I'm getting a little FRUSTRATED! I have to jet out to work the registration desk, so I'm just going to publish the promised photos of Jeffrey Deaver and Lee Child, and you'll get the rest a little later on. Blame Blogger. In fact, send them hatemail.

Okay, don't do that.