tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5699954024906379150..comments2024-03-29T11:29:56.764-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Agents and Editors of This Year's Crime BakeJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5660097965369930492013-07-24T12:43:55.469-04:002013-07-24T12:43:55.469-04:00This will be my 12th Crime Bake. I can't imagi...This will be my 12th Crime Bake. I can't imagine a November without it!<br />I don't think there's another mystery writers/readers conference out there that compares.Sharon Daynardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68305033281239708682013-07-20T16:48:34.840-04:002013-07-20T16:48:34.840-04:00Sounds terrific. Wish I could be there. One of the...Sounds terrific. Wish I could be there. One of these days I will be.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70740995624927552642013-07-20T13:44:47.779-04:002013-07-20T13:44:47.779-04:00Hi Rhonda
Since pitches are scheduled and ask the...Hi Rhonda<br /><br />Since pitches are scheduled and ask the experts is open door, no appointment necessary, you will be able to do both!<br /><br />BarbBarb Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41258276964060961762013-07-20T13:01:07.671-04:002013-07-20T13:01:07.671-04:00Hi Lucy (aka Roberta),
The book we worked at Seas...Hi Lucy (aka Roberta),<br /><br />The book we worked at Seascape is book two in the Tucker series: CORRUPTED MEMORY.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04821291663827289903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52887349578984740302013-07-20T12:59:48.237-04:002013-07-20T12:59:48.237-04:00Hallie, you're right.
I also have a story in...Hallie, you're right. <br /><br />I also have a story in the Level Best Anthology that previews my series character. <br /><br />Tucker is the narrator of GIVE ME A DOLLAR. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04821291663827289903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40651765452737031572013-07-20T12:06:36.335-04:002013-07-20T12:06:36.335-04:00Hallie, great line-up of agents and editors. I am ...Hallie, great line-up of agents and editors. I am especially interested to hear from Jane Friedman as I love her blog.<br /><br />Ray, big congrats--yay! Is the book we worked on at Seascape two years ago?<br /><br />Love, love love this conference--even newcomers feel welcome and comfortable (and that's not always the case with other conferences.) Can't wait! xoLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79784803952889568892013-07-20T11:59:04.898-04:002013-07-20T11:59:04.898-04:00I wonder how many authors have had their series ch...I wonder how many authors have had their series character debut in a short story in a Level Best anthology. You. Ray. Not sure who else.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78333664713452468692013-07-20T11:27:47.263-04:002013-07-20T11:27:47.263-04:00And I have a story in this year's anthology, t...And I have a story in this year's anthology, too - "Breaking the Silence" - which debuts a new historical mystery protagonist and includes the real John Greenleaf Whittier. Very excited!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5581389235531480222013-07-20T09:59:00.039-04:002013-07-20T09:59:00.039-04:00Can't wait! I learn something new every year....Can't wait! I learn something new every year...<br />and I am eager to hear Meg Gardiner--she's SO terrific!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4290043861126666242013-07-20T09:51:28.316-04:002013-07-20T09:51:28.316-04:00You've got a stellar group of agents and edito...You've got a stellar group of agents and editors this year. So exciting! Grapeshot/Odettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625862990225356412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21237106114391057922013-07-20T09:40:20.455-04:002013-07-20T09:40:20.455-04:00I love the ask the experts informal round tables, ...I love the ask the experts informal round tables, too, Rhonda. This year, so far we've got: <br />Medical--David Page<br />Law Enforcement-- Brian Thiem<br />The Many Paths to Publication. Which is for you? Jane Friedman, Steve Liskow, Vinnie O'NeilHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14487977976211325392013-07-20T09:25:02.439-04:002013-07-20T09:25:02.439-04:00Thank you for the early info on the agents and edi...Thank you for the early info on the agents and editors attending Crime Bake. I haven't been pitching, but I've been gathering intel - whoa, that sounds creepy! - about which agents I'd like to approach when I'm ready.<br /><br />However, the Ask the Experts opportunity which runs concurrently with the pitch sessions has been a TREMENDOUS help over the years. It's an opportunity to sit down with a cop/doctor/lawyer/hacker and bounce plot ideas. Sometimes, they bring in equipment so you get to see it up close and even handle it. One year, I bounced evidence ideas with a medical examiner. And, last year, William Landay and Margaret MacLean helped me develop a bit of backstory that will be explored later in my series.<br /><br />I love Ask the Experts so much that, when I do get around to pitching, I'll feel all torn and conflicted because I'll wonder what great stuff is going on in the room next door. :) Rhonda Lanehttp://rhondalane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11738394244360440992013-07-20T09:18:39.465-04:002013-07-20T09:18:39.465-04:00So Ray, we'll surely see you speaking on a pan...So Ray, we'll surely see you speaking on a panel at the 2014 Crime Bake! <br /><br />Forgot to say, too, that the conference is sponsored by our New England chapters of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime and it's all about helping writers, published and unpublished, and introducing our great writers to readers. Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56076146534277571172013-07-20T09:11:42.652-04:002013-07-20T09:11:42.652-04:00Thanks, Hallie!
TERMINATED, the first book of the...Thanks, Hallie!<br /><br />TERMINATED, the first book of the Tucker series of first-person, wise-cracking, Boston-based mysteries comes out in August 2014. It will be followed by CORRUPTED MEMORY and CHILD NOT FOUND.<br /><br />TERMINATED, especially, benefited from my visits to Crime Bake. I especially appreciated the clear feedback I got on my first draft from the agents. <br /><br />I find that Crime Bake is the easiest place to meet an agent or editor and just talk about the business and craft over a meal or cocktail.<br />Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04821291663827289903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83580785941359819662013-07-20T09:08:03.684-04:002013-07-20T09:08:03.684-04:00Yay Edith! Yay Barb! So much talent.
I forgot to ...Yay Edith! Yay Barb! So much talent.<br /><br />I forgot to mention the Level Best short story Anthology that gets published each year and released at Crime Bake. And the Al Blanchard Award for best short story which has also propelled writers into good contracts with publishing houses.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1267107338558087632013-07-20T09:01:01.092-04:002013-07-20T09:01:01.092-04:00Like Hallie, I LOVE the New England Crime Bake. I ...Like Hallie, I LOVE the New England Crime Bake. I attended for years before I was on the committee and so much great stuff has happened because I did, including two honorable mentions for the Al Blanchard Award and my co-editorship at Level Best Books.<br /><br />BTW-Level Best is thrilled to be publishing Ray's short story featuring Tucker in the anthology this year.<br /><br />Congrats. Ray!Barb Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39583792704234051452013-07-20T08:55:52.396-04:002013-07-20T08:55:52.396-04:00Thanks for the shout out, Hallie! I am SO thrilled...Thanks for the shout out, Hallie! I am SO thrilled to be on a Crime Bake panel for the first time. And like Ray, would not be where I am without what I've learned at Crime Bake. Now, to figure out my banquet costume...Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29626167230088411912013-07-20T08:47:21.441-04:002013-07-20T08:47:21.441-04:00Yay, Ray! Congratulations on the three-book deal w...Yay, Ray! Congratulations on the three-book deal with Midnight Ink! Wow!! Tell more! First title? When when when will it come out??<br /><br />This is how it's supposed to work.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48178550309293901502013-07-20T08:35:41.729-04:002013-07-20T08:35:41.729-04:00My three book deal with Midnight Ink for the Tucke...My three book deal with Midnight Ink for the Tucker books would NOT have happened without the New England Crime Bake. <br /><br />The first draft of TERMINATED got wonderful notes from two agents. Later, after I had fixed the book, I met my agent there, and I met my editor there.<br /><br />It is the best way for new authors to meet agents and editors in a relaxed atmosphere while garnering advice from the pros.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04821291663827289903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44015471386099877412013-07-20T07:55:38.056-04:002013-07-20T07:55:38.056-04:00Michele Dorsey and her SO came to the banquet dres...Michele Dorsey and her SO came to the banquet dressed in white and black striped scrubs - obviously Whitey Bulger and Catherine Greig. It was memorable, Michele! Michele has also published many short stories that have appeared in the annual Level Best anthologies - and if you're still there, Michele, do you have something in the new one?? Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40918157945469861962013-07-20T07:44:28.419-04:002013-07-20T07:44:28.419-04:00I used to dread the gloominess of November until I...I used to dread the gloominess of November until I discovered CRIME BAKE, my favorite mystery conference. Over the past ten years, I've made wonderful friends, learned more than any book could offer and had a TON OF FUN! This year's line-up offers something for everyone. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063144516767638176noreply@blogger.com