tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post1659408677271279085..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: ThrillerFest ReportLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-10005062930920477502009-07-15T15:06:51.101-04:002009-07-15T15:06:51.101-04:00y'all believe Keith was drinking *tea*?? Shees...y'all believe Keith was drinking *tea*?? Sheesh.Sophie Littlefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578153078188007343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-89712608902383894422009-07-15T11:06:00.886-04:002009-07-15T11:06:00.886-04:00Stephen, very cool. Jim is a great guy.Stephen, very cool. Jim is a great guy.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-48526884694328599842009-07-15T10:19:21.325-04:002009-07-15T10:19:21.325-04:00Wow-you met James Rollins? And sat down with him f...Wow-you met James Rollins? And sat down with him for a photo? How cool is that? <br /><br />Stephen Tremp<br />www.stephentremp.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-48382307895880309152009-07-14T12:13:26.720-04:002009-07-14T12:13:26.720-04:00Hank, Kelli, great hanging out with you both! Let&...Hank, Kelli, great hanging out with you both! Let's do it again! Deborah, they're celebrating cowboys in Florida? Here in Palo Alto, that's the Wild West.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-87937589705116736212009-07-14T11:40:34.838-04:002009-07-14T11:40:34.838-04:00You da man, Keith! I need a nap after simply READI...You da man, Keith! I need a nap after simply READING about the pace you kept at Thrillerfest (plus, that trans-USA flite. Yikes!)<br />BUT ... I have plans to travel in my pick-up truck two hours north to Okeechobee, Fla., for the National Day of the American Cowboy. Top THAT, Mr. Thriller Writer!Deborah Sharphttp://www.deborahsharp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-53610205635757634352009-07-14T01:10:49.983-04:002009-07-14T01:10:49.983-04:00I think that was the best time we've ever had ...I think that was the best time we've ever had on a plane, Keith ... I'm thinking we've got to make sure we always book in your row. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the wonderful conversation and I'm just really excited about that Boston research project, so please -- write the damn thing!! ;)<br /><br />BTW--the gentleman with the panama wanted to know our names/books, etc., and approached us at the luggage carousel ... he said he will definitely look up Dot Dead. :)<br /><br />Get some rest, sweetie--and see you soon!<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br />KelliKelli Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05134057726661907735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-12287590132956973032009-07-13T22:28:00.228-04:002009-07-13T22:28:00.228-04:00Well, Keith--I can report that every time I saw yo...Well, Keith--I can report that every time I saw you, you were surrounded by pals and fans and looking extremely happy! <br /><br />And I do want to thank you for the adorable inscription your wrote in my copy of Dot Dead. I treasure it! But I will never tell anyone what you wrote...our secret.<br /><br />Hope to see you soon..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-4927860659891802882009-07-13T19:59:36.168-04:002009-07-13T19:59:36.168-04:00Julia, I kind of think of a mystery as a whodunnit...Julia, I kind of think of a mystery as a whodunnit and a thriller as a can-we-stop-'em-in-time. Lots of overlap. Lee Child edited the first thriller anthology for Int'l Thriller Writers and now is president of, you guessed it, Mystery Writers of America.<br /><br />Alan, no, I am adamant. Bald.<br /><br />Elizabeth, you should have seen the dinner bill! Lisa, thanks.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-59493352170893492792009-07-13T18:57:24.360-04:002009-07-13T18:57:24.360-04:00Wow, sounds like non-stop activity but fun catchin...Wow, sounds like non-stop activity but fun catching up with friends, too. Glad you had a good time.Lisa Borkhttp://www.lisabork.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-29892906940804492622009-07-13T18:27:27.328-04:002009-07-13T18:27:27.328-04:00Keith,
It sounds like you had a fantastic time. I...Keith,<br /><br />It sounds like you had a fantastic time. I think I'm going to hire you as my conference consultant, next time I go to one. And I am planning on being at next year's Thrillerfest. I can't wait.<br /><br />Thanks for giving us the rundown. Now get some rest!<br /><br />(and if not bald heroes, at least ones with graying hair!)Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-31854141704542089042009-07-13T18:15:25.897-04:002009-07-13T18:15:25.897-04:00It sounds like ThrillerFest had a ton of great aut...It sounds like ThrillerFest had a ton of great authors there (including you, of course!) <br /><br />Good point about the need for original protagonists. I get tired of precocious kids, too. <br /><br />I think I'm still in shock over the price of the beers!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-48254931109250378832009-07-13T18:13:36.490-04:002009-07-13T18:13:36.490-04:00Conferences are fun, but exhausting, no?
This bri...Conferences are fun, but exhausting, no?<br /><br />This brings up the question for me about mysteries and thrillers again. Aren't a lot of the people you listed (and you) officially mystery writers?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-57019648120785957332009-07-13T16:16:13.310-04:002009-07-13T16:16:13.310-04:00Gin, neither. I write fiction.Gin, neither. I write fiction.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-56431342535766868922009-07-13T16:14:17.163-04:002009-07-13T16:14:17.163-04:00Great, great reporting, Keith, especially since yo...Great, great reporting, Keith, especially since you're tired. Do you constantly take notes or do you have total recall?G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.com