Today my dear friend and favorite mystery writer, Marilyn Meredith, is my guest. We met at EPICon in San Antonio, Texas in 2006 when our first book, 31 Months in Japan: The Building of a Theme Park was one of two nonfiction finalists. We arrived a day early. The gal who was supposed to be in charge of the book room had emergency surgery, so they asked for volunteers. This was where Larry and I met Marilyn and her husband, Hap. We hit it off right away and spent several hours getting to know them. We attended other EPICons in Portland, OR, Las Vegas, NV, and a couple of others in San Antonio in addition to the ones Marilyn mentions below. When our mutual publisher died, Larry and I re-edited an republished twelve of Marilyn's books--including a couple she had forgotten about (like her cookbook). When the publisher of her Deputy Tempe Crabtree series closed its doors this summer, we again re-edited and re-published all new editions. She now owns them all and will never lose her rights again. She and Hap are very dear friends, and I am pleased to have her here as my guest.
FRIENDSHIPS
Today is my 68th wedding
anniversary. If you find that hard to believe, so do I. My husband has not only
been the love of my life, he’s also been my best friend. We’ve been through all
sorts of problems and wonderful experiences. The secret to the longevity of our
marriage? Never giving up.
Today, I want to expound on another
friendship, the one I have with the hostess of this blog, Lorna Collins. I have
no idea how long we’ve been friends but I have some great memories shared with
her and her husband.
An early one was at an EPICon in
Virginia Beach in the dead of winter. We were in a great resort hotel with no
one there but the members of our group.
Many of our times together were spent at
EPICons, and I remember two special ones in San Antonio Texas, as well as in
Oklahoma and other places. We had a wonderful time in Monterey for a Left Coast
Crime.
However, my favorite memory is when my
husband and I traveled to visit Lorna and her husband, Larry, at their home in
Dana Point. It was a most special time.
Lorna and her husband are the ones who
rescued my Deputy Tempe Crabtree series when the publishing house closed its
doors. Lorna re-edited each one and put them up on Amazon, and her husband
redid the covers. I can’t thank them
enough.
One other big link between Lorna and me
is the fact that we celebrate our birthdays on the same day. Over the years,
we’ve discovered we share many traits. Often I’ve called her my daughter from a
different mother. Not everyone is as fortunate as I am to have a friend like
Lorna.
In my latest book, Bones in the Attic, which
Lorna edited for me, there are many important friendships—those between the
police officers who work together, and the ongoing friendship of two teens, who
both have seen trauma in their lives.
I bet Lorna can remember other places
we’ve been together.
Marilyn
The discovery of a skeleton, a
welfare check on a senior citizen, and a wildfire challenge the Rocky Bluff
P.D.
Buy link: https://tinyurl.com/yxpd8mxy
Marilyn Meredith, who writes the
RBPD mystery series as F.M. Meredith, is the author of over 40 published books.
She once lived in a small beach town much like Rocky Bluff, and has many
relatives and friends in law enforcement.
Webpage: http://fictionforyou.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marilynmeredith/
And she’s a regular on these blogs:
2nd and 4th
Tuesday: https://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/
4th Monday of the month: https://ladiesofmystery.com/
