Well, I am officially a member of the Mystery Writers of America, so I can wear their pin at the Crimebake in November. Just in case anyone was wondering.
I submitted some more stories to various markets. The Tucson chapter of Sisters in Crime is putting together an anthology of stories from members of the Arizona chapters, so I retooled two older stories and sent them in.
A new anthology called Sex and Synthesizers is seeking crime stories set in the 1980s that have to include a “steamy” sex scene. So I wrote one and sent it in. This was my first time trying something like that. Oddly enough, a few days later Sisters in Crime had a webinar on writing sex scenes, Without knowing it, I think I followed most of their recommendations.
And I will be sending the newly-revised version of “Two Graves,” the second Summer Cum Laude story out. Meanwhile, “Hunted,” the third in the series is almost ready to go, and I have a first draft of the stageplay version of “My Old School.”. Stay tuned!