During the weekend of October 5 – 7, 2018, I attended and had a
wonderful time at the Creatures, Crimes and Creativity (C3) Con at the Sheraton
Columbia Town Center in Columbia, MD. I have to say that this conference has
grown since its inception in 2013. Throughout the years I have made some great
author friends and it was a joy to meet them again and add some new author
friends to the circle (Jaime Freveletti, Glenn Parris, Ellen Butler, FJ Talley,
Natalina Reis, David Swinson, Shawn Cosby, Helen Chapman, Jacki Kelly, Suzanne
Gilbert, and the list goes on).
So, let’s get into the action of the conference. For
starters, the addition of Noir at the Bar hosted by Ed Aymar on Friday night after
dinner was simply awesome. The lineup of readers captivated our attention and
made us yearn for me. John Gilstrap brought his “A” game and knocked his
reading out the park.
Saturday
was nonstop. Right after breakfast, I hit the ground
running as the moderator for the panel titled “A Nooner – The Sex Panel.” The
panelists were Ellen Butler and Natalina Reis. We had a great time on this
panel discussing when to insert the romantic scenes in our books, the
difficulty of writing such scenes, etc.
Next up, after lunch I was a panelist alongside Jamie
Freveletti and Annie Alexander on the panel titled “Bail, Jury or Affidavit?
Getting The Legal Facts Correct” which was moderated by Norwood Holland. The
audience had tons of questions and we were all too happy to answer them. I
wrapped up the afternoon as a panelist alongside Helen Chapman and Suzanne
Gilbert on the panel titled “How to Put the Social in Social Media” which was
moderated by Denise Camacho. This was fun.
Book
signings. I had great tablemates – Ellen Butler who plied us
with wine and David Swinson who shared some good stories. I even got to sign my short story, When The Walls Come Tumbling Down, that appeared in the C3 anthology for a few fans.
Time
for dinner. The southern cuisine menu (fried chicken, fish, mac
n cheese, rolls and desserts) was very delicious. The dinner keynote speech was
given by Jamie Freveletti, author of Blood
Run (can’t wait to read this). Jamie talked about her writing journey, her
upcoming creative projects, and Calexia Press, her publishing company. But most
of all I loved her philosophy of being “joyous.”
Chill
time.
This was where we all huddled at the bar, talked about our novels, muses, WIPs while
enjoying a few cocktails. This day was fueled with lots of energy that put our
writing souls on FIRE!
Sunday.
Well, I wasn’t there but I’m sure it was equally great.
That’s about it folks! And like I said…the C3 Con was
on FIRE! Here are some photos (Lights, Camera, Action) to enjoy! Don’t forget
to register for the 2019 C3 Con here: http://creaturescrimesandcreativity.com/?page_id=2249
Hope to see you there!
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