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Blue Crabs at Midnight
When young Quint Mitchell reluctantly accompanied his family on a vacation to Dania Beach, Florida, he thought he’d be bored out of his mind. Instead, he and a rag tag group of boys learned life can be both unpredictable and dangerous. Here’s a brief excerpt introducing Quint’s first great adventure. Look read more…
Florida Writers Association Annual Conference
Orlando Marriott Lake Mary
3 days of workshops with writing and publishing pros. Pitch to agents and publishers.
More information here.
Novel In a Day Workshop
Comfort Suites at the Fairgrounds
4506 Oak Fair Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 3361o
An intensive full day workshop — Benefits Florida Writers Association. More information available here.
Orlando Area Writers
University Club of Winter Park
941 N. Park Avenue
Winter Park, Florida 32789
“Book Promotion 101” Workshop, 6:30pm
Georgia Literary Festival
Jekyll Island Convention Center
5 7North Beachview Drive
Jekyll Island, Georgia 3527
More information here.
Novel in a Day
The next Novel in a Day workshop is scheduled for Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Flagler College in St. Augustine. This is a benefit for the Florida Heritage Book Festival. Details to follow soon.
Writers today face an uphill climb. The competition is fierce, the learning curve steep. There’s no magic wand, read more…
Upcoming Releases
You’ll be glad to know that Bring Down the Furies is now available for purchase as a Kindle eBook, and soon will be in print for those of you not into digital reading devices. Please Subscribe to the Parker Francis enewsletter to learn when the trade paperback version becomes available.
Furies received high read more…
Contests on the way
The first Quint Mitchell book give-away is over. Congratulations to Anna Rabhan and Randy Austin, winners of a Kindle copy of Bring Down the Furies. They won it after purchasing a copy of Blue Crabs at Midnight and entering the contest by forwarding a copy of their receipt.
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