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That’s Clock, boys and girls, not Glock. The Secret of the Old Clock and the The Tower Treasure are the first titles in the long running Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mystery series. Are there any mystery writers today who didn’t grow up reading Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mysteries? I’m sure there must be, but they are few and far between. This month instead of having a guest speaker, Sisters in Crime is proud to present a panel of writers who have penned mysteries for children. We’re going to listen and learn as they enlighten us on the world of writing kid’s mystery fiction. Becky Levine, the moderator, will introduce our panelists, Gay Kinman, Kathryn Lilley, Gerry Schiller, and Betty Hechtman. They’ll discuss writing mysteries for kids AND adults, the similarities and differences between the two genres. After the introduction each panel member will, in turn, briefly discuss the distinct elements of kid’s mysteries. Becky in her email told me, “I’m going to act mostly as a director, calling on people from the audience, as well as asking my own questions. I’ll make sure we keep the questions and answers moving along.” Even if you’re an old curmudgeon and haven’t read a kid’s mystery book in years, I know you’ll enjoy the program as you fondly remember the delight you experienced reading mysteries as a youngster. This is terrific! Our reader this month is the beautiful and talented Kathryn Lilley. She’ll be reading from her novel, Dying to Be Thin, a Fat City mystery starring Kate Gallagher,
a slightly chunky TV journalist-turned-sleuth. As Kathryn says on her Web site, “We’ll get the skinny on Fat City.”
Here’s a dieting tip, buy Kathryn’s book instead of spending money on those high calorie,
expensive Mocha-Doca Frapadobbles at Starbucks and you too will shed a few pounds.
May 4, 2008 Speaker Panel: Gay Totl Kinman, Kathryn Lilley, Gerry Schiller, Betty Hechtman, Becky Levine - Moderator. Writing Mysteries for the YA vs. Adult Markets. Reader: Kathryn Lilley June 1, 2008 Speaker: Libby Fischer Hellmann and Ben LeRoy. State of the publishing world. Reader: Bob Levinson July 13, 2008 Speaker: Cal State Professor Donald Johnson (School of Criminal Justice) Reader: Patty Smiley August 3, 2008 Speaker: Chris Roerden - author of Don't Murder Your Mystery: 24 Fiction-Writing Techniques to Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A. Reader: Lois Klass September 7, 2008 Speaker Panel: The Darker Mask panel on writing for cross-genre: Gary Phillips, Naomi Hirahara, Alexandra Sokoloff, Gar Anthony Haywood. Reader: TBA October 5, 2008 Speaker: Glendale Police K-9 Unit Reader: Hannah Dennison November 2, 2008 Speaker: Pamela Samuels-Young, Writing Rejection: How to Survive and Thrive. Reader: Joan Del Monte December 7, 2008 Readers for Pre-Pub's author event Note: some reader slots are still open for 2008. If you are a published author and member of Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles, please contact us. Where: Unless otherwise stated, all meetings are held at: The Community Room South Pasadena Library 1115 El Centro South Pasadena. Read about this month's meeting Doors open 2:00pm for refreshments and networking. Meeting starts at 2:30pm. See a map image, below Or Click on the Yahoo link for more detailed map and driving instructions: ![[ Yahoo! Maps ]](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mp/gr/mplogo.gif){kind=small} Map of 1115 El Centro St South Pasadena, CA 91030-3119
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