Bouchercon is always a great place to see old friends and make new ones, and this year was no exception. In between socializing, there was plenty of work to do. I moderated a panel entitled The Long and the Short of It—writing novels and short fiction. Panel members included Jeffrey Deaver, Dana Cameron, Simon Wood, Brendan DuBois, and Leigh Perry (aka Toni Kelner.) With such a talented group, the conversation was lively and informative. Here we are very relaxed because the panel was over.
Our own Clare Toohey moderated A Strange Mixture. We talked about amateur sleuths who have real careers and then, oops, murder gets in the way. I enjoyed sharing the panel with Susan Shea, Tracy Weber, Don Passman and Beverly Allen (aka Barbara Early.)
The highlight of Bouchercon for me and for many others was the Major Crimes panel. Our good pal Deb Lacy arranged for James Duff, the co-creator and head writer for TNT’s Major Crimes . He brought a few friends with him – Jonathan Del Arco (who plays Dr. Morales), Kathe Mazur (who plays DDA Hobbs), Detective Mike Berchem (a former detective who helps the writing team with plots and details), and writers Damani Johnson, Kendall Sherwood and Adam Belanoff . It was so interesting to hear how the scripts evolve into a tight drama that we all love to watch.
But I must confess of all the pictures taken at Bouchercon my very favorite is this one of Jonathan Del Arco and me. I am a huge fan of Doctor Morales and I think Johnathan picked that up very, very quickly.
Next October in Raleigh!
Terrie
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