Writers Tricks of the Trade Volume 6 Issue 3 | Page 9

Morgan St . James , Editor
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Morgan ’ s Corner MORGAN ST . JAMES , EDITOR

Morgan ’ s Corner

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

With All Sorts of News
The weather is warming up , flowers and trees are in bloom , and before we know it summer will be here . Lots of things have been and are still Cont going ’ d next on . page …
I did go to New York on March 17 and was the co-narrator of an episode of “ A Crime to Remember ,” for the Discovery ID TV channel which will air sometime in 2017 . It was quite the experience to see how it is done . Although I ’ ve been on live TV , this was a new page in the book . It rained most of the time I was there , and I flew back to Las Vegas that Saturday . Well , wouldn ’ t you know it ? It snowed in New York on Sunday and since I rarely “ do cold ,” the timing to go back home was perfect for me . The following week Cheryl Pierson Cuccio ( Incest , Murder and a Miracle ) filmed an entire segment for a new Discovery ID channel series which will also air in 2017 , centered around her murder-for-hire case that occurred in the late 80s .
Speaking of Incest , Murder and a Miracle , the manuscript I coauthored with Cheryl and her husband Rob Cuccio , is now represented by literary agent Paul S . Levine .
The proposal is finished for the new true crime book entitled Monster ’ s Shadow , written with Jenn Carson , the daughter of a serial killer , and we are moving forward on writing the book . Being raised in a loving family , I never realized the severe traumatic effect a parent ’ s criminal activities have on their children . It is quite eye-opening . We had a good writing session here in Las Vegas at the beginning of April .
The Anthem Authors Club invited me to speak to them on April 12 and my presentation on characterization was received enthusiastically , followed by an active question and answer period . Bob Meadows placed a lovely write up about it in the Sun City Anthem Magazine . Thank you Bob .
The activities continued . Painted Stories V was presented by Writers of Southern Nevada at the Clark County Library on April 24 with readings by authors Geoff Schumacher ( Sun , Sin and Suburbia ) who is Director of Content Development for the Mob Museum , and
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