KILLER NASHVILLE 2019 hosted by Clay Stafford in Nashville, Tennessee was a great experience. It was my first time going to a suspense-mystery-thriller writers conference, and I was pleased to meet several writers and make some new friends. I attended three unorthodox pitch sessions facilitated by 4 different agents/editors. Well, it was unorthodox from my past experience. All those pitching had to submit two pages of their novel to read or be read, and the agents/editors decided from there if they wanted to read more from you based on two pages. I am not used to pitching that way, so it was an adjustment.

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The highlight for me was getting to some spend time with one of my favorite writers, David Morrell, who was one of three guests of honor. He signed several first editions of his books for me and gave out signed business cards with a photo of him and Sly Stallone. He gave fantastic and informative lectures, seminars, and interviews, one with author Joyce Carol Oates. I have all but three of his novels, and I hope he puts several more out in the years to come.

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Another highlight unique to the Killer Nashville is that they have a retired Tennessee Bureau of Investigations agent go in and set up a mock murder scene for the writers to investigate and attempt to solve. I didn't solve it but was grateful for the experience of attempting an investigation and have several questions answered by a real law enforcement investigator. If you're going to be in the Nashville area during the month of August in any given year, give this Con a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Check out a few photos below.