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Welcome Back Deborah Coonts!

Boy it’s great to be back here at Murder She Writes. Thanks, Allison for hosting me today.

From Allison: I am THRILLED that Deb is back at Murder She Writes … Deb is one of my favorite writers and favorite people. If you haven’t read the Lucky O’Toole series, start now!

So, what’s new? Well, for starters, a new Lucky book hit the virtual shelves November 20th, LUCKY BREAK, the sixth novel in the series.

Six. I’m a piker when it comes to Allison, but I’m getting there—which surprises the heck out of me.

When I penned the first in the series, WANNA GET LUCKY?, I thought that was the only good story idea I would ever have! Write another? Much less six??? Nope, not happening. Then it did. It’s funny how you get to the end writing one story and the next is sitting there, beckoning, like a blond on a motorcycle. Climb aboard, let me take you for a ride. Never could resist a man on a motorcycle… or an interesting character begging me to tell her story.

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1-800-GET-IDEAS

Whoot! I’m thrilled to have MSW alum Deborah Coonts — terrific writer and all-around great gal — back to blog, celebrating the release of her fifth Lucky book! I *met* Deb through Mysterious Galaxy owner Maryelizabeth Hart. I was the guest speaker at San Diego RWA and Maryelizabeth was the bookseller … she had a few other titles available, including Deb’s WANNA GET LUCKY? which I bought for my mom … and pre-ordered the second book, because Deb was coming in for a signing. I didn’t know her, but the book sounded terrific, and Maryelizabeth sang its praises. She was SOOOO totally right. I loved the book, and so did my mom, meaning TWO BIG THUMBS UP for the Lucky series from two avid readers. I was “lucky” to meet Deb at the RWA conference in (New York???) well, one of them, and we had drinks when she was a double RITA finalist. Obviously, I’m not the only reader who thinks Deb Coonts rocks. So welcome her back to Murder She Writes for the day!

IDEAS
By Deborah Coonts

As a writer, often I am asked where I get my ideas. Well, 1-800-GET-IDEAS, of course! I wish! (Clearly I wasn’t behind the door when the snark was passed out.)

When I wrote the first book in my current series, WANNA GET LUCKY?, I was certain that story was the only decent idea I’d ever have. I’d worked so hard to capture that one I just couldn’t see being able to grab any more. I was wrong.

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Left Coast Crime – Calamari Crime!

Left Coast Crime is fast becoming one of my favorite conferences, for three primary reasons:

1. Location. It’s on the “left” half of the country and much easier for me to travel to. Two years ago it was in Sacramento! This year … Monterey, a three hour drive. Much easier (and cheaper) than spending a day flying cross-country.

2. Intimacy. LCC is neither large nor small, it’s just right. I have the opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.

3. Readers. LCC is one of the few conferences that still is largely filled with reader — meaning readers who aren’t also writers.

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May all our days be merry and bright…with MSW holiday reads

Murder She Writes has been a wonderfully supportive group of authors, all of whom love the art and craft of novel writing, and genre of romantic suspense.

It’s exciting that many of us have had new novels come out in the past few months–just in time for your holiday enjoyment. If you haven’t done so already, feel free to take the time to read an excerpt, and perhaps consider them as a treat for yourself, or as a stocking stuffer for someone you love.

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TRAVELIN’ GAL

I travel… a lot. Some for business. Some for pleasure. All of it for fun.

However, after spending a majority of my time being hurled through the air in a fragile metal tube, I’m getting sorta testy about a few things.

WHAT TO WEAR: More and more I’m finding that I’m dressing for TSA. No, I’m not trying to get their attention; I’m merely trying to survive. So, as I don my travel clothes I’m thinking, okay, the belt needs to wait. Now I don’t know about you, but on most of my clothes the belt loops are actually functional and the proper usage thereof generally keeps me from running afoul of most local decency laws (not a problem in Vegas, apparently we don’t have any of those laws, but most other places frown on having one’s pants around one’s ankles in public—or so I’m told.) So, this can be a problem.

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