Michele co-chaired Bouchercon 2020 the world’s oldest and largest convention for mystery writers and fans. She will talk to us about: - the pros and cons of attending writer conferences,
- whether or not they help with discoverability,
- whether or not they provide an entry into publishing. and
- how to get the most out of a conference you attend.
Michele was born in Santa Cruz and is a fifth generation Californian. During her career in journalism—as a reporter and editor at daily newspapers—she won awards for producing investigative series.
Her Amy Hobbes Newspaper Mysteries are Edited for Death, (called “Riveting and much recommended” by the Midwest Book Review), Labeled for Death and Delta for Death and a stand-alone, Ashes of Memories. Her paranormal romance series, SNAP: The Kandesky Vampire Chronicles, was named the best paranormal vampire series of 2014 by PRG. The series is SNAP: The World Unfolds, SNAP: New Talent, Plague: A Love Story, Danube: A Tale of Murder, SNAP: Love for Blood, SNAP: Happily Ever After?, SNAP: White Nights, SNAP: All That Jazz, SNAP: I, Vampire and SNAP: Red Bear Rising. The first book in the Stained Glass Mysteries, Stain on the Soul, was published in 2019 and the second one, Tapestry of Tears, in 2020. Her webpage is www.micheledrier.me Her facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/AuthorMicheleDrier Her Amazon author page, http://www.amazon.com/Michele-Drier/e/B005D2YC8G/ or find her on Goodreads, Twitter and Instagram.
ATTENDANCE IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE To register for this meeting click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdOqtpjguGNb8REmRQAicTaQ715u5XNdR MEETING DETAILS When: February 4th, 2021
- Networking: 06:30 PM- 07:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
- Speaker Presentation starts promptly at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
We will be recording this meeting and will make it available
to everyone on-line. Recordings will be available for one month. So even if you can’t join us on October 1st, you will still be able to watch the meeting at your convenience. We have experienced delays with getting correct passwords, so
if you can’t get in the first time, try again a few days later. Any questions, contact Sally Handley, President, Upstate SC Chapter, Sisters in Crime, sally@sallyhandley.com | 
