A. H. Ream

We’re Live!

July 1st, 2009

After much planning and hand-wringing and software purchases, the new www.ahream.com website is up and running. There’s stuff about the new book and stuff about the old book, contact information and plenty of other bits and baubles that will filter in as the aspirin kicks in and the facial tics stop.

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Round Two

June 30th, 2009

I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.

Recently, I turned in my rewrites to my agent. I expected her to ask for more, possibly a lot more, weeks of work no doubt. She asked for one new sentence. I gave her two. I’m an overachiever.
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The sound of one body collapsing

June 30th, 2009

Working the sales table with fellow Sisters in Crime/LA board member Kathryn Hutson. Photo credit: Jackie Vick.

A week ago, I turned in my rewrites to my agent. Three days later, I reported for conference duty. Along with a whole team of amazing writers, I’d spent the past year helping to organize the inaugural California Crime Writers Conference. Four tracks, 150 writers, 50 faculty (give or take), two days and one worn out yours truly.

I’m more than a little punch drunk.

If you’re a crime fiction fan, we had Robert Crais, Laurie R. King, Christopher Rice (son of Anne Rice - yes, the Anne Rice - and a best seller in his own right), Gayle Lynds, Jan Burke and more.
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