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By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

First off, I have an increasingly rare public appearance to announce. Saturday—tomorrow, actually—I’m going to be on a panel of mystery writers at 2:30 p.m. at the West Regional Library in Cary, North Carolina. It’s my understanding that we’ll be discussing mystery subgenres, how living in this (Southern US) region has affected our writing, and industry changes and the rise of self-publishing.

In addition, there’s a reading. :) Those who have read my blog for a while know that I’m not fond of giving readings. The last one I gave is pictured above…I was at a 2011 event with Avery Aames, pen name for Daryl Wood Gerber (I was appearing as Riley Adams). And–Daryl is a former actress who has co-starred on such shows as “Murder, She Wrote.” So…yeah. I didn’t sound so hot compared to Daryl.

At least tomorrow I’m on a panel, so I won’t be the only one reading. And, even more fortunately, I’ve recently reacquainted myself with a helpful post on successful readings. It was a guest post writer Jennifer Nielson wrote for Shrinking Violet Promotions several years ago, entitled “The Rules of Readings.”Continue reading