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Phoenix Metro+ Chapter of Sisters in Crime (SinC). Award-winning anthologies, the annual WriteNow! Conference & support for all of our siblings! https://desertsleuths.com
Check out our latest anthology, SoWest: DangerAwaits!
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialHey Desert Sleuth Members! The anthology editors are just ITCHING to read your stories. Don't wait until the last second to get your story written & submitted.
Submission details: desertsleuths.com/anthologies/...
@annabartkowski.bsky.socialReposted by @desertsleuths.bsky.socialWhat can we learn about our ancestors from our dreams? Find out from genealogist and historical fiction author Anna Dalhaimer Bartkowski. Listen Saturday at 10am PT at 90.7FM KSQD in Santa Cruz or streaming for free online. 🙋♀️ Hosted by Katherine Bell LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT: ExperientialDreamwork.
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialLast few hours to join Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter in order to submit to our upcoming anthology (you must be a member). The theme is Extreme Elements and we know you've got great story ideas! You'll have until January to write and submit your story. Plenty of time!
@sincworldwide.bsky.socialReposted by @desertsleuths.bsky.socialSinC Into Great Writing: Writing Funny
Saturday, October 3
12pm EDT/9am PDT/5pm BST
Three awesome sessions including Humor is for Everyone: Adding Humor to Any Genre
Register now!
www.sistersincrime.org/events/Event...
@robertagibson.bsky.socialReposted by @desertsleuths.bsky.socialCRIME BEFORE OUR TIME is now available! Don't miss this anthology of historical mysteries from Level Best Books!
@krisbock.bsky.socialReposted by @desertsleuths.bsky.socialHow to Pitch a Novel: Finding Your Hook
It's better to have two or even three short, snappy sentences than one very long sentence where you try to cram in everything. https://chriseboch.blogspot.com/2011/07/does-book-need-hook.html
#writing #publishing #kidlit
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialOfficially join Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter by Sept 30 & write your story over the next few months!
CALL FOR ENTRIES!
Submit to our 12th short story anthology, SOWEST: EXTREME ELEMENTS, by Jan 8, 2027.**
Submission requirements: desertsleuths.com/anthologies/...
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialSAVE THE DATE!
WriteNOW! Conference
September 17-18, 2027
And please reach out to us if you would like to be a presenter in 2027.
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialThank you to everyone who helped make our WriteNOW! 2026 Conference special this past weekend. Thank you to all of our amazing guest presenters, agents, editors, attendees, conference organizers, Desert Sleuth members, and volunteers! We could not have done it without each of you! 💐✨❤️
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialAnd be sure to check out Jeniffer's podcast, The Premise, Getting to the Story Behind the Storyteller with guests like Susanna Hoffs, Alice Hoffman, and Jane Friedman.
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialAfter today's brilliant WriteNOW! Conference session on Author Branding with Jeniffer Thompson, we'll undoubtedly be spending the next few weeks working on the three-year roadmaps for our publishing careers. Thanks for such great tools, @jenifferthompson.bsky.social!
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialCheck out Carlene's two cozy mysteries book series, The Irish Village series and the Home to Ireland series, plus her moody crime fiction series, County Kerry Mysteries.
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialWe're smack-dab in the middle of a wonderful craft workshop with USA Today Bestselling author Carlene O'Connor, The Ring of 5: Power Tools that Drive Every Story. Fantastic insight on the five essential ingredients of craft.
@robertagibson.bsky.socialReposted by @desertsleuths.bsky.socialWaiting for WriteNow! Conference to start. Great way to start a Friday morning.
@karenodden.bsky.socialReposted by @desertsleuths.bsky.socialMy blogpost today: thoughts on hiking, nature & danger. ❤🥾 #hiking #arizona #nature #murderiseverywhere #arizona #grandcanyon
Click here to read (& please comment at the end!)
murderiseverywhere.substack.com/p/the-dark-s...
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialThe WriteNOW! Virtual Conference is only a day away!
A smörgåsbord of writerly goodness!
It's not too late to sign up and fill your brain with creative writing inspiration and publishing knowledge.
Register: desertsleuths.com/wn-2026/
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialHurry hurry hurry! It's the last few hours to register for FRIDAY a la carte events at the 2026 WriteNOW! Virtual Conference. We love procrastinators as much as we love early birds & can't wait to see all of you there!
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying #AmEditing #SINC #WritingConference
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialReposted by @desertsleuths.bsky.socialOur craft workshops at our WriteNOW! Conference are always something special. This year we have two! And while our guest presenters are from the #Mystery and #Thriller #WriterCommunity, they are sharing techniques and artistry that translate to any genre.
Register: desertsleuths.com/wn-2026/
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialLast Call! Want better action scenes in your writing? Clay Stafford (Founder of Killer Nashville) will share concrete tips to up the stakes & emotion for every punch, chase, & death-defying escape.
Register: desertsleuths.com/wn-2026/
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ThrillerWriters #Thriller #SINC
@desertsleuths.bsky.socialOur most recent anthology was a finalist for the 2026 Derringer Best Anthology Award. We can't wait to see what great things we do with our next one! And we hope you'll be a part of it.
