November 8, 2007
I’m Back…Nov 8
Not only am I back, but I’m finally coherent enough to blog. The Forensic University conference was very good. Even the flight to St. Louis wasn’t totally nightmarish. There were two very full days of hearing workshops from crime professionals such as the medical examiner, forensic anthropologist, forensic entomologist, death examiner, judge, crime lab chief, detective, ATF agent, and more. Lots of useful information and lots of excellent contacts. It was tiring - the day started at around 7 and ended at 9:30. The only bad part was not being able to attend all the workshops, and they didn’t tape any, so if you missed it, too bad. I hope they find a way to work around that for the next one.
I also went internet-free for the 6 days I was gone. I thought it would drive me nuts, but instead it was a very good thing to do. I came home to a gazillion emails, but it was worth it. I read TWILIGHT, which I thought was terrific, and another book that wasn’t terrific. I got a couple of research books at the con, so that was good, too.
Now I’m gearing up for the next Blaze, and after that, it’s back to the single title. And of course all those holidays lined up.
Anyway, it’s nice to be back, nice to be in my little office/cave. I hope the last week has been good for all.
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Welcome back! The conference sounds sooo interesting although expecting one to be coherent and alert at 7am everyday sounds like an oxymoron to me! Lol!
November 8th, 2007 at 9:16 amWelcome back, Jo! I really wish I could’ve gone to that conference. It sounded fascinating. :)
November 8th, 2007 at 9:25 amAmazon have ‘Coming Soon’ listed as your next title to be published (March 08) - will this be the one that features PetQuarters?
November 8th, 2007 at 9:35 amYeah, Willa - coherence is a relative term.
Thanks, Jordan. I think you would have really enjoyed the conference. Maybe next time.
Coming Soon is set at Hush, Willa, but the one that’s about PetQuarters is called Have Mercy and it will be coming out in May.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:52 amHi, Jo–
I understand why you’d want a tape of the sessions. I didn’t get to sit through any of them, so I’m feeling kinda bummed about that! (Oh, well, I was still pleased to be a co-chair of the event.) The reason we didn’t do any taping is that law enforcement officials prefer NOT to be taped. As you can attest, they are very candid about the crimes they’ve covered. Plus, they need to feel comfortable answering questions. So…I’m sad to say that Sisters in Crime’s Forensic University will probably ALWAYS be a “you had to be there” type of conference.
November 12th, 2007 at 9:49 am