the league of reluctant adults

Mario here: Big report on the 2010 Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold conference. But first: The winner of the Hailey Lind drawing is Barbara E. Congratulations! Another Colorado Gold conference has come and gone. This was my fourteenth. It was a great time to hook up with old friends like YA mystery writer pal, Bonnie Ramthun and hubby, Bill. ...and make new ones. We had a fantastic crop of newbie attendees like Mireyah Wolfe. She found the Gold conference via the League of Relunctant Adults blog. Our 2010 Writer of the Year, Holt Medallion winner and Willa Finalist Pam Nowak , gave the Kickoff Speech. The Keynote Speaker was NYT and USA Today bestseller Brenda Novak (L), who wowed us with her speech about the need to pace yourself and not give up in spite of the odds or the competition. That, and don't piss off a female mountain biker. The Closing Speaker, the entertaining and irreverent (and multiple Hugo and Nebula-award winning) Connie Willis (R). Best bit of ad...

Mario here: Last week, Jeanne had the inaugural signing for her newest book, Chosen . In her usual classy style, Jeanne gives a silent retort to my many witty comments. PJ Brown of Heroes Only Comics and Games in Cheyenne, Wyoming, graciously invited me to his store for a signing. I was asked what books I was reading. An interesting question because I'm currently reading this... And coincidentally, we at Biting-Edge are proud that we scored this exclusive interview with one of the authors of Arsenic and Old Paint , the Julie half of the writer-sister team known as Hailey Lind. Carolyn (L) and Julie (R). CONTEST! Post a comment over at the Biting-Edge blog by Saturday, Sept 11, midnight, Pacific Time, and you could win signed copies of Brush with Death, Shooting Gallery , and Arsenic and Old Paint . Q The last book in the Art Lover’s series, Brush with Death , left us with Annie Kincaid partnering with the art thief Michael X Johnson to start an art retrieval business. What can...