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First Draft Written by and for the Guppies, a Chapter of Sisters in Crime July 1, 2018 Vol. 22, No. 4 First Draft Written by and for the Guppies, a chapter of Sisters in Crime www.sinc-guppies.org Inside this issue: The President’s Message by Debra H. Goldstein hen I was nine years old, my mother Personally, this year has been wild. Not only did Editor’s Note 2 W would make me leave my library book you elect me president of the Guppies, but I got Upcoming Classes 3 indoors and go outside and play for two hours. an agent, a three-book deal from Kensington, Unless I was playing baseball with the neighbor- and “The Night They Burned Ms. Dixie’s Place,” hood kids or riding my bike the lim- my first short story ever submitted to Boas and Kick Lines 5 ited distance I was permitted to go, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, the passing of those hours seemed was accepted and now has been Agent Insight 7 interminable. Now, I blink and a nominated for Anthony and Agatha year is gone. awards (and I know I have Guppies Eschew Obfuscation 10 to thank for reading the story and What a year this has been for Gup- writing it in on their nomination bal- Marketing 12 pies and for me—and I firmly be- lots). Much as I have happy danced lieve they are interlinked. Not only for myself, I’ve had the pleasure of Producing Audiobooks 14 has our chapter’s membership dancing for many of you. passed the 700-person mark, the Guppy MS swaps 15 majority proved its engagement by In a process coordinated by Steering making the transition from Yahoo to Groups.io. Committee member Anna Castle, 22 Guppies Ipso Facto 16 As of today, 629 are members of the main had their stories accepted for publication in our listserv and almost another 40 have chosen to biannual anthology. For many, it will be their Author Interview: 19 limit their mail to special notices. Our success in first time in print. Guppies won or were nominat- Sasscer Hill making this change is attributable to the hard ed for numerous writing awards, including Gigi work of our master web guppy, Cori Lynn Ar- Pandian, Barb Goffman, Art Taylor, Kellye Gar- The Flip Side 22 nold, members of the Steering Committee, and rett, Valerie Burns, Marilyn Levinson, Ellen By- everyone who volunteered to be Guppy pilot ron, Cynthia Kuhn, Susan Bickford, Cindy Sam- Forensics 23 fish, but it also validates that the Guppy chapter ple, Edith Maxwell, Annette Dashofy, and the provides a community and services members list goes on. Best of all, many Guppies took the Kensington Publishing 24 find valuable. first step of putting words on paper and begin- ning a work in progress. Our community is made up of people who range Kensington’s Lynn Cahoon 27 from best-selling authors to individuals dream- One of the greatest joys for me has been work- ing about putting words on paper. I haven’t ing with a fantastic Steering Committee and Maine Crime Wave 28 made the best-seller list yet, but six years ago I volunteers. My thanks to Karen Duxbury, had a day job, my first book had been published Lourdes Venard, Cori Lynn Arnold, Anna Cas- Guppies Around the Pond 29 and orphaned within seven months by a small tle, Carolyn Rowland, Jane Gorman, Elaine house, and I was pursuing my passion for writ- Douts, Susan Van Kirk, Paula Gail Benson, and Guppy Elections 30 ing between midnight and 4 a.m. I joined Gup- Jim Jackson. I’m sorry to see Paula rolling off pies and devoured the comments on the the Steering Committee, but I am thrilled Micki Writing Life 31 listserv, the critiques I received from short story Browning will be joining us. I’m looking forward and novel critique groups, the suggestions to the rush of another year. made to me through the Agent Quest subgroup, Planning a Book Fair 32 and what I learned from every craft class I took. I also developed true friendships via the internet Calendar 33 and by meeting these people at conferences. First Draft Page 2 Editor’s Note New Members irst Draft has always re- to write the Agent Insight column, Lis Angus F ported about the larger focusing on secondary charac- Kathy Arnett conferences and Guppies’ ters—an important part of myster- Deborah Bailey involvement in those events. ies. In Ipso Facto, Keenan Powell Amy Baker But there are many other discusses the Netflix documen- Tammy Barker regional events, not to men- tary The Staircase, a fascinating Anne Brewer tion those events that you look at Michael Peterson, who Grace Brooks attend or coordinate on your was accused of killing his wife. Julia Cole own: Book signings, library Christine David In this issue’s author interview, I talks, small book fairs, book Debbie de Louise spoke to one of our own, Sasscer clubs at which your novel is Jennifer Egan Hill, whose career provides an interesting the main event, etc. So we’re starting a new Leila Emadin glimpse into the writer’s life. And if you haven’t feature: Guppies Around the Pond. It’ll be pho- Loraine Fowlow read one of her books, make sure to remedy tos only, with captions, that take a look at what Holly Franko that! Sasscer writes wonderful thrillers that re- Guppies are doing around the world (see pag- Gail Gardner volve around horse racing. es 29-30). Send me your photos! Jim Halley Brides in the Bath, the forensics column by Eileen Hirst This issue, Eva Holmes writes about one of Bradley Harper, introduces us to Dr. Spilsbury, Alice Horton those smaller regional conferences, Maine one of the earliest full-time forensic Amanda Griffith Crime Wave, which is attended by many Gup- pathologists in the world—and shows how he Susan Kirkvold pies. And Debbie De Louise shows us how she helped solve a puzzling crime. Our marketing Jane Limprecht came up with her own mini-author event, which column, by Amy Rivers, details print advertis- Meg Long she pitched to her church. It’s out-of-the-book ing. There may come a time when you want to Shondra C. Longino thinking that presented her with another way to advertise in newspapers or magazines; there’s Diana Manley reach readers. a lot to know about ad sizes and placement. Magnolia Martin Our continuing column on independent publish- Faye Roberts writes about quotation marks— Mary Ann Miller ers looks at one of the largest in the mystery an often confusing area for writers. It’s interest- Joelle Neff publishing world: Kensington, which is family- ing to note that US and UK writers follow differ- Christy Parker owned. Kensington plans to publish about 140 ent styles when it comes to using quotation Olive Pollak cozy mysteries a year, so they are no small marks! Annette Poole publisher. Eona Calli tells you why you may Kathy Sechrist Do you sometimes have a great idea for the want to take a look at them. She also profiles Tricia Spayer beginning and ending of your novel, but get bestselling author Lynn Cahoon, who publishes Jen Story stuck in the middle? Kia Johnson Dennis talks three series with Kensington. Johanna Uribes about navigating that mushy middle. And, last Diane Vickers Judy Penz Sheluk returns with the second part but not least, Nancy Eady brings a bit humor Carolyn Watkins of a series on producing audiobooks. This time about the unwritten writing rules Ranae Watts she interviews four audiobook narrators on how Joyce Woollcott Hope you enjoy this issue! they select a job and how they work with royal- ty share agreements. Lourdes Nancy Eady reached out to six literary agents Steering Committee First Draft Staff Editor: Lourdes Venard President Debra H. Goldstein [email protected] Columnists: Eona Calli, Nancy Eady, Bradley Treasurer Karen Duxbury [email protected] Harper, Eva Holmes, Carol Newhouse, Newsletter Editor Lourdes Venard [email protected] Keenan Powell, Faye Roberts, Elaine Will Website Liaison Cori Lynn Arnold [email protected] Sparber Member-at-Large Paula Gail Benson [email protected] Proofreaders: Sharon Owen, Rosalind Villers Member-at-Large (Classes) Elaine Douts [email protected] Contributors: Amy Rivers, Beth Schmelzer, Member-at-Large Anna Castle [email protected] Judy Penz Sheluk, Susan Van Kirk Member-at-Large (Manuscript swaps) Jane Gorman [email protected] ©2018. First Draft is a bimonthly newsletter of the Member-at-Large Carolyn Rowland [email protected] Guppy chapter of Sisters in Crime. The editor Member-at-large (Membership) Susan Van Kirk [email protected] reserves the right to edit articles for clarity and space. Immediate Past President James M. Jackson [email protected] First Draft Page 3 Upcoming Guppy Classes by Elaine Douts fter each class ends, I create questions asking students Guppy Classes FAQ A about the course, using Survey Monkey, and distribute the link to the class. The questions aren’t canned. Every class is dif- For information on how classes work and our policies, ferent, so the questions must be different, with the exception of please go to https://sincguppies.wildapricot.org/Classes- FAQ the last question: What classes would you like in our curriculum that aren’t now offered? To register for classes and see the rest of our 2018 cur- A few months ago, two members replied to this question by ask- riculum: https://sincguppies.wildapricot.org/events ing for classes that I was able to find (which isn’t always the case, To apply for a Guppy class scholarship, please email i.e., male POV without the romance model—still looking!).
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