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inSinC The Sisters in Crime Quarterly December 2018 December 2018 inSinC 1 ¡ ¡ inSinC Get a Clue! The Sisters in Crime Quarterly December 2018 President’s Letter Mission Statement Sherry Harris . 3 Promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Editor’s Note Molly Weston . 4 Sherry Harris, President Chapter News . 5 Lori Rader-Day, Vice President Gavin! Thank You! Susan C. Shea, Secretary Beth Wasson . 7 Jacki York, Treasurer Times Are a-Changin’ Kellye Garrett, Publicity Liaison Chris Goff, Education Liaison Molly Weston . 8 Debra H. Goldstein, Monitoring Chair From the Library Liaisosn Kendel Lynn, Immediate Past President Shari Randall . 9 G. M. Malliet, Member at Large Their Favorite Murder Shari Randall, Library Liaison Katherine Ramsland, PhD . 10 Barb Ross, Authors Coalition/Grants Liaison How to Hire an Editor Linda Smith, Chapter Liaison Molly Weston, inSinC Editor Kerry Cathers . 12 Gavin Faulkner, inSinC Proofreader Education Opportunities Abound Marisa Young, inSinC Proofreader Chris Goff . 15 Writing What I Know Sarah Glass, Web Maven/Social Media Liaison Sheila Lowe, MS CFDE . 16 SinC at Conferences Beth Wasson, Executive Director PO Box 442124 Beth Wasson . 18 Lawrence, KS 66044-2124 We Love Libraries! admin@sistersincrime. org Sybil Johnson . 19 785.842.1325 (P) • 785.856.6314 (F) We Love Bookstores! ©2018 Sisters in Crime International Alice K . Boatwright . 20 Copyright Royalties Jodé Millman . 21 SinC into Great Writing Writing the Breakout Novel Kendel Lynn . 23 Dorothy Cannell Scholarship Barb Ross . 24 Rest in Peace Nancy Martin & Marcia Talley . 25 T H E Y Dictionary .com’s “Everything after Z” . 26 Awards & Nominations Gay Toltl Kinman . 27 inSinc is the official publication of Sisters in Crime International and is published four times a year. • One-year dues are $50 for professional US Events & Happenings . 28 and Canada writers and $40 for non-professionals. Two-year dues are $100 and $80; lifetime, $500 and $400. Address and all other changes can be made by members at www. sistersincrime. org. If you do not use a computer or need a user name, please contact Beth Wasson at the address above. Information in inSinC is submitted or reprinted from sources listed in each article. Where required, permission to reprint has been granted and noted. SinC does not investigate each submission inde- pendently and articles in no way constitute an endorsement of products or services offered. No material may be reprinted without written permis- sion from Sisters in Crime. December 2018 inSinC 2 ¡ ¡ appy Holidays, dear Sisters. We have an exciting year coming up. I wish you Sisters in Crime all could have been at the Sisters in Past Presidents Crime Bouchercon breakfast. It is such a Sara Paretsky 1987-88 Nancy Pickard 1988-89 Hwonderful event. Mia P. Manansala gave an inspiring Margaret Maron 1989–90 speech accepting the Eleanor Taylor Bland award. Susan Dunlap 1990-91 Carolyn G. Hart 1991-92 See her blog post about it at tinyurl.com/y942kaa4. P. M. Carlson 1992-93 One of the reasons I loved it so much was because it Linda Grant 1993-94 Barbara D’Amato 1994-95 is another example of how the members of Sisters in Elaine Raco Chase 1995-96 Crime support one another. Annette Meyers 1996-97 Sue Henry 1997-98 Board member Kellye Garrett won an Anthony Award Medora Sale 1998-99 Barbara Burnett Smith 1999-00 for Best First Novel. Her speech is important to us all. Claire Carmichael McNab 2000-01 (When she says writers she is referring to crime fiction writers.) See her Eve K. Sandstrom 2001-02 Facebook video at tinyurl.com/y82b8qpb. Kate Flora 2002-03 Kate Grilley 2003-04 Patricia Sprinkle 2004-05 In my comments at the breakfast I acknowledged past presidents. Libby Hellmann 2005-06 “Thank you, Kendel and Diane, for being such a great example to me Rochelle Krich 2006-07 this year of what a president should be. Your thoughtful guidance has Roberta Isleib 2007-08 Judy Clemens 2008-09 taught me so much. Beth, you do a thousand unsung tasks along with Marcia Talley 2009-10 Sarah and Molly. And the board. You all work quietly in the background Cathy PIckens 2010-11 Frankie Bailey 2011-12 making this organization run with little recognition or thanks for your Hank Phillippi Ryan 2012-13 hard work. You have inspired me with your dedication, your intelli- Laura DiSilverio 2013–14 Catriona McPherson 2014–15 gence, and your work ethic. I am a better person for knowing you. Leslie Budewitz 2015–16 Diane Vallere 2016–17 “This is a big organization with chapters from coast to coast and across Kendel Lynn 2017–18 the globe. But it’s also about personal relationships. One of the reasons Sara Paretsky and her cohorts came together was for comradery. That is Deadline & Submissions so important today. Many of you have touched my life in so many ways Deadline for articles for the I couldn’t have imagined when we first met. March issue of inSinC is January 10. Include name, email, “We are the guardians of the sisterhood. The published sisters have had mailing address, and phone a hand up and we, in turn, must reach back and help those who follow. number with submissions. Send It is our calling, all of us as SinC members, to pave the way for the next columns, articles, high-res photos, author—to share our experience, our frustrations, our triumphs because ideas, praise, and story ideas via email to Molly Weston each of us has a story and it makes us all stronger to share those stories. [email protected] 984.269.7873 “In 1990 Margaret Maron and Nancy Pickard said, ‘We want to be an organization that is for things, not against things.’ Sisters in Crime For guidelines for articles, chapter sub- should be a soft place to land. A place where all of us are raised and missions, or photos, please email Molly at the above address. When in doubt, lifted up. A place of tolerance and acceptance for everyone. I want to remember to include no more than hear from you. What do you want Sisters in Crime to do and be? Let three UNCROPPED, HIGH RESOLUTION your voice be heard because together we will make this organization photos and a two- to three- sentence stronger.’” author bio. Bios are not necessary for chapter notes. Thank you. Be sure to watch for volunteer opportunities throughout the Captions will not be included. year. —Sherry December 2018 inSinC 3 ¡ ¡ ith all the things we have to make things easier for us, how do we all stay so busy? WAnd why does time fly so fast? And what do I do with my time? I have an idea you ask yourself these questions often. I just know that I can’t believe we’re coming to the end of another year since I just got started! Every time I put the finishing touches on an issue of inSinC I realize how much Sisters in Crime has changed since I first joined nearly thirty years ago. We’ve increased our membership, added many new chapters, expanded our presense at conferences, and offered more benefits—to name a few things. All in all, Sisters in Crime is known as a vital force in the mystery world, and I’m proud to be a part of it. One of the true values of SinC is the collaborative spirit of our mem- bers. In the September issue of inSinC, I put out a call for proofreaders. I expected to get a few offers—maybe two or three. Instead I received sixteen! That’s SIXTEEN, folks! I’ve told everyone about this. Thank you, all of you. Or, as one character from North Carolina (Gomer Pyle, USMC) often said, “Thank ya! Thank ya! Thank ya!” We’re still working out the kinks in this process, mostly because I didn’t think of everything to tell them before we began the process. But, as most authors say when thanking people, any mistakes are mine. You’ll see a thank you note to Gavin Faulkner later in this issue. Beth did a great job, but I’d like to add my personal thanks. Gavin has been an important addition to inSinC and I’ll miss his terrific help! As the new year rolls around, I hope you’ll take a look at our website and check your membership status—maybe you’ll even check the lifetime box so you won’t have to worry about remembering to pay your dues every year. Or, if you’re like me, you’ll check the two-year option (I think it’s time for me to do that, too). However you choose, I look forward to meeting you at an upcoming conference or workshop. Speaking of conferences, I’m scattering photos from Bouchercon, St. Petersburg throughout the issue. It was great catching up with so many Sisters and Brothers. I hope your new year is filled with great friends, terrific family, and supurb writing! — Molly December 2018 inSinC 4 ¡ ¡ Puget Sound Chapter PugetSoundSinC.com uget Sound, one of SinC’s oldest chapters, has a history dating to 1989. It has met continuously, Pbut the core group has remained small. This past year, the chapter has reorganized with new bylaws and a commitment to actively reaching out to the region’s many mystery writers, readers, and other book people. News Chapter We launched an outreach program this fall by partici- pating in three key events serving the Pacific Northwest writing community. Funding to support this campaign was provided by a chapter grant from SinC National.
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