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Quail Ridge Panel: Margaret Maron, Jeffery Deaver, John Hart

Mar 2008 29
Sat 6:30 PM
Location
Quail Ridge Books & Music

3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-828-1588

Estimated attendance
 60  people attended.
5.00 5.0012

Who organized?
Stacey Cochran

On Saturday March 29 at 6:30 PM at Quail Ridge Books, NC State professor and author Stacey Cochran will moderate a panel discussion with New York Times bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver, John Hart, and Margaret Maron on the topic of Mystery and Crime Fiction. This event is free to attend, and newcomers are welcome.

Margaret Maron is the author of more than 25 novels including the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Christie-Award Winning Bootlegger's Daughter. She has served as President of the Mystery Writers of America and of Sisters in Crime. Jeffery Deaver is the New York Times bestselling author of the Lincoln Rhyme Series, including The Bone Collector which was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington. John Hart is the New York Times bestselling author of The King of Lies and Down River.

You can come just to listen, or you can come to ask questions. You may want to arrive early, as seating is likely to go fast for this event. Afterwards, you are invited to join us at TK Tripps (adjacent to Quail Ridge Books) for dinner and drinks and a more informal discussion.

Check out Quail Ridge's Official Website Announcement!

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  • Posted Mar 30, 2008 9:58 AM
    Rebecca
    Though I don't anticipate writing mystery novels, the gathering place and Margaret Maron's presence attracted me to this meeting. I was truly inspired by Jeff, John and Margaret to just begin and persist and stop questioning myself. Some of the inspiring statements were: "What moves you?" "international interest in the South!" "political and social issues" "don't censor yourself" & "do your research." Jeff and John are new for me. I now have two new ideas for writing. Great evening! Thanks!
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Mark Graham
    Posted Mar 29, 2008 11:15 AM
    Mark Graham
    Writing again. Hope to make it to this event.
  • Susan A., is it hat kind of day?
    Posted Mar 15, 2008 5:58 PM
    Susan A., is it hat kind of day?
    I am very much looking forward to attending this meeting (my first with this meetup). What a great panel!
  • Stacey Cochran
    Posted Jan 28, 2008 11:52 AM
    Stacey Cochran
    Organizer
    This will be fun! Come join us.

Who attended?

  • 60 attendees
    • “ Very entertaining and interesting. I had a great time! ”
    • “ I really loved this discussion. The dinner afterwards at TK Tripps was a nice way to wrap up the evening. ”
    • “ The panel was very expressive and informative. It was great...even though I arrived late! ”
    • Gregory K. Morris (+1 guest)
      “ Great event. The location was good and I felt welcomed by the Quail Ridge Book Store staff. ”
    • Lee
      “ Loved John, Jeff was cool. ”
    • Betsy Walters (+1 guest)
      “ It was such a great opportunity to listen to these experienced and talented writers talk about their writing styles and journeys to getting published. ”
    • Toni (+1 guest)
      “ Knowledgeable panel.ists, interesting questions, great venue. Excellent event! ”
    • Robin (+2 guests)
      “ This was absolutely amazing!!! Very interesting discussion and wonderful writers. Thanks so much! ”
    • Evelyn Lemar (+1 guest)
      “ It was wonderful!!! I am a huge fan of Margaret, but until tonight, I had never heard of the other two. However, after hearing them speak, I will definitely be picking up both of their books. They were all very personable and engaging and I was particularly impressed with John, the newer author of the three. Although he was only on his second novel, he had just as much to bring to the table as the veterans. I am looking forward to delving into their books, as well as attending the next Write 2 Publish event. What a great way to spend a Saturday evening. Thanks, Stacey!!! ”
    • Rebecca (+1 guest)
      “ What the panel members shared felt very authentic, realistic and practical. I am most grateful for Stacey's arranging such a mix of perople and experience. Great questions and great answers. ”
    • Dale Cannon (+1 guest)
      “ Hats off to Mr. Cochran who obviously puts a great deal of preparation into thiese meetups. Perhaps there are others behind the scenes with similar efforts and, if so, hats off to them as well. The three authors offered a range of experience and anecdotes and were quite forthcoming with advice. Ms. Maron was quite a character herself and a true pleasure to hear of her experiences along the way. I found Mr. Hart to be quick with his wit and profited from his willingness to share the reasons for his success as a fairly new author. Mr. Deaver's grasp of the craft, the market and the business of writing was as illuminating as I had hoped it would be. ”
    • Terri (+1 guest)
    • George Jack (+1 guest)