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Tony Acree – So You Want to Write a Screenplay

We are delighted to welcome local author/publisher Tony Acree, who will speak to our chapter about how to write a screenplay. We are devoting most of our chapter meeting time to this, and hope you can join us, either in person or via our hybrid zoom meeting.

Date: April 8, 2023

Time:  11:00AM (after a brief business meeting)

Where:  Middletown library + via Zoom

Zoom: please click link to register for zoom 

https://sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqf-GqqTksHdU3KlnJ5kjf3cXGTAwYQhaT

Tony Acree is an award-winning publisher, novelist, and screenwriter. He lives near Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, twin daughters, two female dogs, two female cats, and says the way the goldfish looks at him, he’s sure she’s female, too.

Dark Harbor Pictures will be producing two streaming shows, one based on his Victor McCain thrillers, and the other on his Samantha Tyler thrillers. In addition, his screenplay, Songs of Bloody Harlan has been optioned for the silver screen by Jamezz Hampton and 1209 Productions. His publishing house, Hydra Publications, won the Jason Sizemore Award for best small press, and Publisher of the Year by the AOF Megafest and Conquering Disabilities w/Film International Film Festival.

His screenplay, The Hand of God, co-written by Sarah Gardiner, won Best Horror Screenplay at The LA Film Awards.

His first solo screenplay, Songs of Bloody Harlan, took Best Long Format Screen Play at the Imadjinn Film Festival.

Tony is currently the Creative Writer in Residence at the Oldham County Schools Art Center.

Tony is also on the board of Louisville Literary Arts.

Follow Tony on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTonyAcree, on Twitter @TonyAcree, or on his website, Tonyacree.com. You can email him at Tonyacree@Gmail.com.

 

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Author Meet and Greet – Saturday April 1 at 1:30PM Susan Bell and Elaine Munsch

Join Susan Bell and Elaine Munsch at Jeffersonville Library for a Meet and Greet. We’ll be talking about the chapter’s anthology, Mystery With a
Splash of Bourbon, and Elaine will be talking about her new novel, A Haunting at Marianwood.

Time: 
Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 1:30PM
Location:
Jeffersonville Library, 
211 East Court Avenue
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Haunting Front Cover
 
 
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Member News – February

Lynn Slaughter

Check out Lynn Slaughter’s essay on the importance of backstory  on hastybooklist.com:

Also, Lynn and Ellen Birkett Morris gave a delightful talk at Jo-Beth’s bookstore. Lynn and Ellen were superb, talking about their writing process, and reading from their latest novels. Well done! Susan and Elaine drove down to show support, along with Miss Whitney Vale (Susan’s sister).

Lynda Rees

DRS Member and Author, Lynda Rees, The Murder Guru, will be teaching The Business of Publishing workshop online for the Womens’ Fiction Writer’s Association, classes from April 20-30. It’s only $20.

Lynda is also honored to have been selected to help judge as Unpublished Category Coordinator for the Kiss of Death, Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery / Suspense contest. You DO NOT have to be a KOD or RWA member to enter. This year short stories are a new category! Entry information is in the graphic below.

Mystery With a Splash of Bourbon

Mystery With a Splash of Bourbon

The Kentucky Derby Museum recently ordered 36 copies of our anthology to stock in their gift shop.  And they just told us that, instead of doing consignment, which we have been doing the past 6 months, they will now buy outright! Great news, and much easier to keep track of. We hope we get more orders from them as the Derby approaches. Fingers crossed!
Also, in January, Susan and Elaine dropped off copies of the anthology to Keeneland and the Kentucky Horse Park. Sadly, Keeneland said no. We haven’t heard back from Kentucky Horse Park. NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED!
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Member News – January 2023

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn Slaughter and Ellen Birkett Morris

Join our former DRS President, Lynn Slaughter, for her book signing and talk at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Lexington. Lynn will be there with award-winning author of LOST GIRLS, Ellen Birkett Morris

Lynn’s most recent novel, Deadly Setup, was released in 2022.

When: Saturday, January 28th at 2 PM

Where:  Joseph Beth Booksellers in Lexington

Other news:
I was featured on Sarahlyn Bruck’s “Author Spotlight” talking about DEADLY SETUP:  : https://sarahlynbruck.com/blog-slaughter. 
I did a guest blog/giveaway for CrimeCafe: : https://www.debbimack.com/blog/crime-cafe/guest-post-and-book-giveaway-by-lynn-slaughter/ , as well as a podcast interview which will go live January 8th.
I’m also a guest author on George Cramer’s blog on January 12.

Leanne Edelen

Leanne’s short story, Playing Possum, was accepted by Mystery and Horror, INC for an anthology to come out later this year!

Note:  Mystery and Horror published the DRS anthology Mystery With a Splash of Bourbon in 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

Patience Martin

The latest episode of Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theater has been released, and our resident actress, Patience Martin, is a featured player.
The Case of the Sleeping Policeman is filled with drama and suspense – and lots of struggling and screaming on my part.  — Patience Martin
Here’s purchase and download information:

Linda Rees

Magnolia Blossoms, Reggie Chronicles 3 and Heart of the Matter, Reggie Chronicles 4 by Lynda Rees and audio by Sally Barron just came out in audiobook format and should soon be picked up by all audiobook retailers.

Linda is teaching a class on  Organization and Productivity (January 28) for Contemporary Romance Writers later this month. More information here: January 2023 CRW Workshops