It's a terrific resource that I use for entertainment, writing and for company business. A new Betty, Downsized to Death , will be published in November, and now that the UPS strike is over, will probably be in bookstores late October. It's a Fawcett original paperback. I'm under contract for two more Bettys. I'll be busy until the year 2000.
Conventions are great fun.
Writers get a chance to meet fans, and fans get a chance to see us make fools of ourselves on panels. I belong to a number of writers organizations. Mystery Writers of America helps foster a sense of fellowship with other mystery writers. In the recent past, there have been problems reported with MWA, but every organization has problems, and MWA's were blown out of proportion. It's a good organization.