Virginia State Forensics Lab Field Trip
I joined several members from the newly forming Central Virginia Chapter of Sisters in Crime for a tour of the State Forensic’s Lab. Not only fascinating, but I picked up a few research tips for the next book!
A Visit to Alexandria, Virginia
Saturday I braved weekend/vacation traffic on I-95 and drove up to Old Town Alexandria. Back in the day, I lived in Alexandria and my next two books Senseless (January 2011) and Merciless (February 2011) are set in the old port city. I am always looking for an excuse to drive up to visit the city and see friends. On this trip, I took an historic walking tour of the waterfront area. The day was hot, hot, hot but the tour was great!
Banned Book Week Summer Reading
With 72 Days Until Banned Book Week I picked up my second banned/challenged book from my local library as part of my summer reading challenge. I decided to keep it light this time and chose a children’s book called Witches, Pumpkins and Grinning Ghosts—The Story of Halloween Symbols. Halloween is my favorite holiday so I am a bit biased…but I really enjoyed this quick read, which was chocked full of tidbits about the origins of Halloween.
Where did the symbols of witches, Jack-O-Lanterns and black cats originate? I’ll leave that to you to discover when you read the book. The book did say that cake and breads were a big part of the Halloween tradition hundreds of years ago. Hmm… Check back in a couple of days. I’ll bet I have a recipe that fits this bill.
RomCon Day 2
Saturday at RomCon was packed with great sessions and opportunities to meet readers!
The Romantic Suspense Panel: MB, Cindy Gerard, Susan Crandall, Tara Jazeen and Pamela Clare
MB sat next to Cathy Clamp/Cat Adams at the big book signing.
MB at Author's Alley
Stunning cupcakes at the launch party for HCI's "Vows."
RomCon Kicks Off
I arrived at RomCon in Denver yesterday and hit the ground running. There was a visit to Memory Lane where readers could get their photos snapped with authors, the Build A Hero Workshop and dinner featuring keynote Lori Foster.
Here I am at Memory Lane with other RomCon authors: Delilah Marvelle, Wendy Darlin, Susan Donovan, Celeste Bradley
The Build A Hero session was great fun!
MB with author Jami Alden and the hero (Jake Malone) our table built.
The sun sets on mountains west of Denver.