First Offenders Crime Fiction Blog
Karen Olsen, author of SECOND HAND SMOKE, dropped by a few weeks ago and was kind enough to mention the origin of the First Offenders blog, four crime fiction authors who have banded together in the blogosphere. Karen writes, “The four of us were on a “first timers” panel at Bouchercon in 2005, became fast friends because we didn’t know anyone there, hung out together and on the last night in Chicago, Jeff said maybe we should start a blog. A month later we were up and running, and it seems to still be pretty popular. I know there are a lot of lurkers, but we’ve got some regulars who post comments frequently. We try not to to get too personal and concentrate on writing and publishing. Although we do get off track occasionally. We also try to keep our posts short because there’s so little time and so many blogs :)”
Lori G. Armstrong, HALLOWED GROUND, Jeff Shelby WICKED BREAK, and Alison Gaylin YOU KILL ME form the rest of the intrepid quartet. Drop by and check them out, buy their books and drive their sales through the roof. Yes, I mean you.
Tod Goldberg, in his defense of his brother Lee, mentioned Fernando Llamas in passing becoming the first lit blogger to do so since the Internet was invented. Fernando’s work inspired me to become a writer and I’m outraged that Tod would include Fernando in a throwaway line considering his impact on post-modernism. Bird of Paradise is more than a flower, and Fernando wears that shirt proudly, as does Dom DeLillo.
Editor’s Note: I’m not sure about Dom DeLillo wearing a bird of paradise shirt. I think he would. I’ve dropped a Letter to Parade seeking clarification.
Additionale: Maybe I’ll be featured in Marilyn Vos Savant’s column.