Keeping busy
paperhaus January 26th, 2009
The Southern California chapter of the Mystery Writers of America invited me and Kassia Krozier and Lise Friedman, field rep for Macmillan, to talk about the future of publishing at a brunch today. Denise Hamilton, our moderator, steered us toward talking about how authors can navigate the world of new media, which was a little more manageable than trying to predict the future. Although on that front, Kassia was all pro-ebook and I was pro-paper, in case you were wondering. Everyone was awfully nice, and the brunch, at The Smoke House, a 1940s-era restaurant that I was sadly ignorant of (such is my unfamiliarity with the Valley), was entirely delicious, if you skipped the sushi.
While I was getting a churro and dipping strawberries in the chocolate fountain, Andrew Sullivan found a post of mine on Jacket Copy that struck a chord. Thanks for the link, big guy.
It was a delight to have you all at our meeting!