Morgan
St. James
Author
Speaker
Columnist
APPEARANCES
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
MEMOIRS FOR YOURSELF OR PUBLICATION -- BOOKSIGNING TO FOLLOW
Las Vegas, NV
Meetup Group 40+ - Just Us Girls in Las Vegas
PRIVATE EVENT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
Guest Speaker -
Las Vegas Writers Group
TOPIC TO BE ANNOUNCED
OCTOBER 11-12, 2013
FICTION WRITING IN THE DIGITAL AGE CONFERENCE
Las Vegas, NV
Details of the conference including the workshops and panels I will be participating in to be announced.
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FEBRUARY 16-18, 2013
GENRE-LA WRITERS CONFERENCE
Van Nuys, CA. Los Angeles Valley College
Presenting "Crafting Twists and Dropping Clues" and "Pump Up Your Writer's Personality" workshops plus two panels.
FEBRUARY 17, 2013 6:30 PM
SAN GABRIEL LITERARY FESTIVAL
West Covina, CA.
Featured reader
APRIL 7, 2013 11 AM TO 4 PM
CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY SPRING FLING FESTIVAL
Las Vegas, NV.
Meet, Greet, Signing
APRIL 25, 2013
MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
Walnut CA
Reading from WHO'S GOT THE MONEY?, a funny government embezzlement crime caper, followed by a class Q&A period.
2012
RACHELLE'S WINDOW
Using Life Experiences - Part I
Using Life Experiences - Part II
HEIDI M. THOMAS BLOG
Interview: Co-Authoring a Novel - Who's Got the Money?
JUNE 30, 2012
Sponsored by Sisters in Crime Los Angeles
MANHATTAN BEACH LIBRARY
1320 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
“Between the Covers”
Moderator: Morgan St. James Panelists: Sheila Lowe, Robert Fate, Hannah Dennison
MARCH 18 2012
JUNE 30, 2012
Sponsored by Sisters in Crime Los Angeles
MANHATTAN BEACH LIBRARY
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
“Between the Covers”
MARCH 31 2012
LEFT COAST CRIME CONFERENCE
Sacramento, California
Moderator: Location, Location, Location Panel
What role does location play in mystery novels, and why is that
important?
Panel members: Nadia Gordon, Rebecca
Hale, Hilary Davidson and Helene Tursten.
APRIL 7, 2012
CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY
1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas NV
Author signing AND Free Workshop: Writing for online
magazines, newspapers and blogs
APRIL 9, 2012
December 5, 2011
GUEST BLOGGING AT MORGEN BAILEY'S WRITING BLOG
http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/
Archives of guest blogs can be visited at any time.
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
GUEST BLOGGER at
IT'S NOT ALL GRAVY
TOPIC:
"Using Personal Experiences to Write Your Stories"
http://its-not-all-gravy.blogspot.com/
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
GUEST BLOGGER at:
ANASTASIA POLLACK BLOG
TOPIC:
"Using Characters' Professions in Different Ways"
http://anastasiapollack.blogspot.com
MARCH 5, 2012
GUEST BLOGGING at:
BOB SANCHEZ'S BLOG
TOPIC:
"What is Creative Non-Fiction?"
http://bobsanchez1.blogspot.com
February 16, 2012
LAS VEGAS WRITERS GROUP
Tap House
Las Vegas, NV
"What's the Point of Point of View?"
Talk and Book Signing
February 27, 2012
PASEO VERDE LIBRARY
280 S Green Valley Pkwy,
Henderson NV
I was the February Featured Author
The READ Local Author Series features an author from the Henderson/Las Vegas community on the fourth Monday of each month in the Library Lobby to meet and greet readers. My books will be available for purchase and signing.
GUEST BLOGGER at:
ANASTASIA POLLACK BLOG
TOPIC:
"Using Characters' Professions in Different Ways"
http://anastasiapollack.blogspot.com
2011
January 15, 2011
NATIONAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION-
L.A. Chapter
Workshop: Pump Up Your Personality
February 13, 2011
SISTERS IN CRIME SOUTHERN NEVADA
Workshop: "CRAFTING TWISTS AND DROPPING CLUES"
How to keep readers turning the pages
March 14, 2011
HENDERSON WRITERS GROUP
"Making Cardboard Scenes Spring to Life" workshop/presentation
Las Vegas NV
April 23, 2011
GREATER LOS ANGELES
WRITERS SOCIETY
Panel Moderator: For the Thrill of It, or "It's Murder They Wrote"
Los Angeles CA
April 26, 2011
MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
Walnut CA
Reading of my short story "Trust No One" from the award winning "The Mystery of the Green Mist" followed by a class Q&A period.
May 23, 2011
INTERVIEW ON SYLVIA DICKEY'S BLOG RADIO SHOW "WRITING STRONG WOMEN"
Discussion of "Devil's Dance," Book One in the Twist of Fate series written as Arliss Adams.
Link to Sylvia's Website: http://www.sylviadickeysmith.com/
June 18, 2011
CHARACTER INTERVIEW ON PAULA'S COPPERS-
Interviews with cops and other crimei-solving characters.
THE SILVER SISTERS' 80 YEAR OLD MOTHER FLOSSIE tells all!
Be sure to read the interview.
Link to Paula Petty's website: www.paulapetty.com
July 3, 2011, 8:00pm est/11:00pm pst
GUEST on Vito Colluci's CRIME TIME radio show. Broadcast in many markets plus internet
Vito is a high-profile private investigator who has appeared on many national TV and radio shows. The show will be archived if you can't listen live.
http://www.businesstalkradio.net/weekend_host/ctvc.shtml
July 15, 2011
GUEST BLOGGER on the Creatures and Crooks Blog
Creatures 'n Crooks Books & Sundries
http://www.cncbooks.com/blog
https://creaturesncrooksbooks.theretailerplace.com
August 8, 2011
GUEST ON SANDRA PARSHALL'S MENTOR MONDAY
http://www.sandraparshall.com
Blogging at http://www.poesdeadlydaughters.blogspot.com
September 11, 2011
PARTNERS IN CRIME CHAPTER
This is an Australian Sisters in Crime Chapter
Sydney, Australia
Hoxteth Hotel
Gleeb, Australia
Reading from VANISHING ACT IN VEGAS and Q&A session
Video by Australia Videography and Photography
October 2, 2011
WEST HOLLYWOOD BOOK FAIR
West Hollywood Library and Park
Greater Los Angeles Writers Society Booth
625 North San Vicente Boulevard
West Hollywood, California
October 9, 2011
SISTERS IN CRIME LOS ANGELES
The Community Room
South Pasadena Library
1115 El Centro
South Pasadena, California
"You Don't Say" Workshop. Navigating the rough waters of the English language. Open to the Public
November 3, 2011
A CHAT WITH M.M. GORNELL ON HER BLOG
http://www.mmgornell.wordpress.com
November 4, 2011
GUEST BLOGGING AT THOUGHTS IN PROGRESS
http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com/
November 12, 2011 2:00 p.m.
MURDER AND TEA BOOK CLUB
Van Nuys, California
Visit their MeetUp page for location
Reading from “Vanishing Act in Vegas,” Silver Sisters Mysteries Book 3
Followed by a discussion of the book
Page Visits beginning September 2011:
MORE STOPS AND TOPICS COMING SOON, SO CHECK BACK
MAY 3, 2013
http://bobsanchez1.blogspot.com
I visited BOB SANCHEZ, author of "When Pigs Fly," and discussed DRAWING FROM LIFE EXPERIENCES FOR FICTION
Drop by, read the post and please leave your comments.
MAY 23, 2013
Morgen Bailey's blog - URL TO COME
I'll be visiting "across the pond" via the internet when I drop in on MORGEN BAILEY in England. The topic will be Do You Write as a Zombie or With Zest? It is so easy to slip into the habit of doing what you've always done, or revamp what someone else has written, without even realizing it. How to avoid this unless your story is paranormal and you've gotten into character.
JUNE 21-22, 2013
http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com
I'll visit with MARILYN MEREDITH for two days. She is one of the hardest working authors I know. Because I've recently finished my first true crime book, La Bella Mafia, co-authored with Dennis Griffin and Bella Capo, I'll be talking about the difference between writing funny crime capers and true crime.
JUNE 30, 2013
www.crimewriters.blogspot.com
Thelma Straw invited me to stop by CRIME WRITERS CHRONICLES to talk about how I happened to team up with Meredith Holland and create a crime caper wrapped around manufacturing in Federal prisons. At about $800 Million a year, they make lots more than license plates. Be sure to check out "A Call From the Federal Bureau of Prisons--That's How it All Began."
JULY 9, 2013
http://www.anastasiapollack.blogspot.com
Then a visit to LOIS WINSTON at her Anastasia Pollack blog, talking about "Creating Fiction and True Crime Books with Co-Authors." Of course, the Silver Sisters mother Flossie, feisty 80-year-old that she is, will be featured along with the recipe for her famous noodle kugel. Don't miss this one and be sure to comment.
JULY 29, 2013
http://sandyfairfaxauthor.com
SALLY CARPENTER tells me the theme for this new blog is "fun stuff" and that it is a feel-good blog, so I'm putting on my thinking cap to come up with something terrific.
WORKSHOPS AND TALKS
THE ART OF DRAWING PICTURES WITH WORDS
CRAFTING TWISTS AND DROPPING CLUES
Twists and clues are not only for mysteries, suspense and thrillers. They can be found in just about every genre.(Turn up your volume)
WHAT'S THE POINT OF POINT OF VIEW?
This workshop simplifies a very complex, and often confusing subject. Dealing with the main types of point of view.MEMOIRS -- FOR YOURSELF OR PUBLICATION
THE JOURNEY FROM NOVICE TO NOVELIST...AND THE BUMPS ALONG THE WAY
This informative workshop touches on many of the mistakes beginning authors make and ways to evaluate and solve challenges.
YOU DON'T SAY - NAVIGATING OUR QUIRKY ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PUMP UP YOUR PERSONALITY - WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO WRITERS AND HOW TO DO IT
Once the book is done and in print, this becomes even more important. You are your best salesperson, but how to grab the audience?
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
A look at what it takes to select something from the news and turn it into a fictional book or story in various genres. What do you keep, what do you change, and why?
FITTING CHARACTERS PROFESSIONS
TO THE STORY
Selecting professions, and deciding how characters would act under a given set of circumstances is one of the most important decisions a fiction writer can make. Will they respond in a way normally expected of someone trained to do what they do?
MORE WORKSHOPS ALWAYS IN DEVELOPMENT
