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COUNTDOWN:
ONE WEEK TO CONFERENCE!!!
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September 2010
Kiss! Kiss! Bang! Bang!
13th Annual
Love is Murder Mystery Writers & Readers Conference February 3-5, 2012
at the Intercontinental Hotel, Chicago
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| The first panel of the
conference starts
Friday, Feb. 3 at 12 noon and won't end 'til the last perp walks....
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PITCH-A- PALOOZA: Will you be pitching your manuscript to an editor, publisher or agent at the conference?
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Visit the LiM website to see the complete conference schedule!!!
 Meet NY Times- bestselling authors and win books and LiM souvenirs at the
Pre-Conference Author Signing
Thursday, Feb. 2, 5:30-7:00pm
Meet our NY Times best-selling authors Donald Bain, Julie James, David Morrell and Hank Phillippi Ryan, plus local featured author Julie Hyzy, at a pre-conferen ce signing Thursday evening, Feb. 2 from 5 to 7pm at the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare Hotel. The event is free, so bring your friends and fellow mystery fans to get your book(s) signed, chat with the authors, and maybe win books and Love is Murder souvenirs . Parking rate just $5.00!
Sisters in Crime at LIM Sisters in Crime will be at Love Is Murder #13 with informative panels, coffee and an  in-dept h interview with SinC member (and LIM headliner) Hank Phillippi Ryan -- the Sisters will be here, there and everywhere! Catch up on the latest SinC news, make new contacts, or come and learn more about Sisters in Crime. All conference registrants are welcome.  | | 2011 Lovey Award winners |
Lovey Awards To all authors attending Love Is Murder 2012 -- if you have a book or short story that was published in 2011, be sure to submit it for a Lovey Award nomination. Authors with works in more than one mystery genre can submit multiple times, provided each work is in a different award category and meets publication criteria.  | | One of our 2011 volunteers! |
Calling All Volunteers... Coming to Love Is Murder 2012? If so, we can use your help! With all the things that need doing to make a mystery con run smoothly, willing hands are always welcome. If you're interested in volunteering (and getting a behind-the-scenes peek at the conference!), contact Wally Cwik at wcwik@comcast.net.  If you want to get your message in front of the most discerning mystery audience, place an ad in the 2012 Love Is Murder Program Book Full-page $200 ~~ Half-page $125 ~~ Quarter-page $75... and REGISTERED CONFERENCE AUTHORS REGISTERED GET 25% OFF! |
Author Spotlight | |
Desperate Housedogs
by Sparkle Abbey
Book 1 in the "Pampered Pets Mysteries" series. Up next: "Get Fluffy!"
A Nose for Hanky Panky
by Sharon Love Cook
Who killed Vivian Klinger, Ph.D., a woman who had everything but a sense of humor?
No Less in Blood
by D. M. Pirrone
Adoptee Rachel Connolly's search for her family
makes her a target for murder.
Quest for the Crystal Skull by David Ciambrone Virginia Davies-Clark encounters some killers and an old crystal skull with something important in it. The Dreamer Gambit by Kathryn Flatt A troubled detective helps a singer in trouble for mentioning a dead man's name on TV.
Are you an author attending LIM 2012? Then take advantage of a terrific opportunity to advertise your work to nearly 850 readers, writers, authors and fans who receive Kiss! Kiss! Bang! Bang! Option 1 ($10 per title/newsletter issue): Book title and name. one issue = $10; six issues = $60 Option 2 ($15 per title/newsletter issue): Book title, name, and brief description or series information (15 words max). One issue = $15; six issues = $90 Authors may advertise their books in one or more newsletters, up through the final January 2012 issue. To participate in Author Spotlight, email the information with your request for Option 1 or 2 to Diane Piron-Gelman at wordnrd@gelmanmanor.com. Payment may be made on our website via PayPal, or you can send a check or money order to: LIM, c/o Terri Stone, 1009 Iroquois Ave., Naperville, IL 60563 |
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"Play Ball!"
Lucky 13 in Sports
Baseball, football, basketball... iconic players in all sports have worn the number 13 throughout their careers, often turning assumptions about "unlucky 13" upside down.
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Ozzie Guillen
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In baseball, Ozzie Guillen and Alex Rodriguez have both worn number 13. Guillen managed the Chicago White Sox to their World Series championship in 2005; Rodriguez of the New York Yankees - aka "A-Rod" - is considered one of the best all around baseball players of all time.
MIami Dolphins quarterback #13 Dan Marino holds the NFL record
for second-most-yards-passed.
Basketball players who sported number 13 jerseys: NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Nash, and Chris Mullin (the latter while playing on the medal-winning 1984 and 1992 Olympic basketball teams).
One of Iceland's all-time greatest handball players, Siguršur Sveinsson, wore the number 13 when he played for the national team.
Retired number 13 jerseys include Wilt Chamberlain; Dave Concepcion of baseball's Cincinnati Reds; and NFL Football Hall of Famers Don Maynard, who played for New York and St. Louis, and Dan Marino.
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See YOU next week!
LOVE-ingly (and alphabetically),
Hanley, Luisa, Marlene,
Silvia, Susan, Terri & Wally
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| Kiss! Kiss! Bang! Bang! is written by Diane Pirone-Gelman and edited by Juli Bridgers-Schatz. We welcome your comments and contributions; if you have news, or thoughts to share about Love is Murder, email wordnerd@earthlink.net. If you're a registered author for the 2012 conference and would like to publicize appearances you're making between now and February, send the information to julis@author-author.org |
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| OUR MISSION
Love is Murder, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit organization that presents an annual convention
open to writers, readers, educational groups and for-profit vendors. In addition,
Love is Murder Inc., provides an educational forum to writers and readers to further
their knowledge of writing, publishing, and the business of book production.
Love is Murder Inc. endeavors to sponsor other educational and/or writer focused programs throughout the year.
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