We are thrilled to have accomplished novelist Lauren Forry as our newest member. Lauren writes in the crime and thriller genres. She is promoting her recently released novel Gemma and is now working with her agent on finalizing her newest manuscript Don’t Come Home. See more in her bio on the About page. Lauren just participated in the Chocolate Town Book Festival. She and Chris will participate in the Bucks County Book Festival.
Chris’ thriller novel Cobalt released in February of this year (2024) and his crime thriller Cradle released in October (2024). These are both in the Max Fend Thriller, Maximum Risk Series. In the same genre, his novel I Hear You Paint Cowboys — related to an art theft of a famous N.C. Wyeth painting and to the plague of automatic weapons in our society — is set to release in April 2025. His earlier novels Jane’s Baby and Scars on the Face of God are once again available. See https://www.chrisbauerauthor.net/books. Chris is in the early stages of working on a wartime crime novel set in post-WWII Japan.
Promoting his novel Ella’s War, Russ appeared as the featured author at gala opening of Harrington, Delaware Library and participated in the Friends of Harrington Library Author Expo. He has signed to publish his second novel — a thriller titled Queen of the Bay — with Vine Leaves Press. He is currently querying a number of additional completed manuscripts as well as a co-authored streaming TV series.
Dave is submitting short stories for publication. He placed again in Bucks Country Community College short story competition. He is querying his historical literary novel Coryell’s Ferry.
Kathleen is querying the first book in her murder mystery series, Murder in Jersey City, and is revising the second book in the series, Murder in Haddonfield, with the help of in-depth critique from our Rebels group.
Our discussions of craft (POV, defining protagonists and supporting characters), the state of publishing and publishing opportunities continue, and an array of other writing topics continue apace.
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