Morgan
St. James

Author
Speaker
Columnist

 

2013
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

SEPTEMBER 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?

PAST APPEARANCES & GUEST BLOGGING


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

GUEST ON VITO COLLUCCI'S
"Crime Time" radio show
Business Talk Radio - 
CHECK ARCHIVES FOR THIS BROADCAST

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

Guest on James Kelly's
"ASPECTS OF WRITING RADIO SHOW"
CHECK ARCHIVES FOR THIS BROADCAST 

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
G
UEST BLOGGING at:

BOB SANCHEZ'S  BLOG

 TOPIC:
"What is Creative Non-Fiction?"
http://bobsanchez1.blogspot.com

2012

PERSONAL APPEARANCES

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.

February 24, 2012
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:

 

 


 

2013 BLOG TOUR
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.


CHECK BACK - MORE STOPS COMING


WORKSHOPS AND TALKS


THE ART OF DRAWING PICTURES WITH WORDS

There is an art to drawing pictures with words. This workshop explores techniques employed by other authors to use their words as a brush and the manuscript as their palette
 
 

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

Many people feel they have nothing interesting to write about. This workshop explores writing prompts, techniques and deciding what type of memoir it will be.
 
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

There are many confusing facets to the English Language. This is a fun presentation inspired by a column I co-authored.


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














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