Next Meeting: Thursday, 26 March, at 6:30 p.m.
at the Tustin Marketplace Corner Bakery (13652 Jamboree Road, Irvine)
10 Apr meeting notes; 17 Apr reading list
10 APRIL MEETING NOTES
A cozy four people attended: Burt, Donna R., Lance (a chapter from KDA Riviera Project), and Leighanne.
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Apr. 12, 10 a.m.: Jocelyn Ramirez, La Vida Verde (in person at the Westminster Branch, 8180 13th St, Westminster)
- Saturday, Apr. 12, 10 a.m.: Victorine Lieske, “Writing to Market”; Brittany Larsen, “Girl Power: Writing Romance Without Sacrificing Women” (virtual for OC Romance Writers)
- Saturday, Apr. 12, 2 p.m.: Matt Goldman, The Murder Show (in person at Book Carnival)
- Sunday, Apr. 13, 11 a.m.: Anne-Marie Bonneau, The Zero-Waste Chef (in person at the Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library, 855 Park Av., Costa Mesa)
- Monday, Apr. 14, 6:30 p.m.: Jennifer Weiner, The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits (in person at the Tustin Branch, 345 E. Main St., Tustin)
- Tuesday, Apr. 15, 6:30 p.m.: Luis Alberto Urrea, Into the Beautiful North (in person at the Brea Branch, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea)
17 APRIL READING LIST
Donna R. (4/10)
Glenda (4/3)
Leighanne (4/10)
Benafsha A. (3/27)
Jo (4/3)
Chris L. (3/20)
Joanne (4/3)
Burt (4/10)
Rosie (4/3)
Lance (4/10)
3 Apr meeting notes; 10 Apr reading list
3 APRIL MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Burt (chapters from The Class of 1942), Glenda, Jo, Joanne, Lance (two chapters from KDA Riviera Project), Leighanne, and Rosie (a chapter from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Sunday, Apr. 6, 2 p.m.: Jeffrey Siger, Not Dead Yet (in person at Book Carnival)
- Sunday, Apr. 6, 2 p.m.: SinC Los Angeles presents Christopher Goffard, Crimes of the Times (in person and virtual; register on the SinC-LA website)
- Wednesday, Apr. 9, 6:30 p.m.: Ilyon Woo, Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom (in person at the Crown Valley Community Center, 29751 Crown Valley Pkwy., Laguna Niguel)
10 APRIL READING LIST
Donna R. (3/13)
Glenda (4/3)
Leighanne (4/3)
Benafsha A. (3/27)
Jo (4/3)
Chris L. (3/20)
Joanne (4/3)
Burt (4/3)
Lance (4/3)
Rosie (4/3)
27 Mar meeting notes; 3 Apr reading list
27 MARCH MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Benafsha A., Glenda, Jo, Joanne (a short story, “Sister, oh Sister: Mary and Martha”), Lance (a chapter from KDA Riviera Project), Leighanne, and Rosie (a chapter from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, March 29, 10 a.m.: Bob Madison, Targets West (in person for Mystery Ink)
- Tuesday, April 1, 6:30 p.m.: Mary Alice Monroe, Where the Rivers Merge (in person at the Donald Dungan Branch Library, 1855 Park Av., Costa Mesa)
3 APRIL READING LIST
Donna R. (3/13)
Glenda (3/27)
Leighanne (3/27)
Benafsha A. (3/27)
Jo (3/27)
Burt (3/20)
Chris L. (3/20)
Joanne (3/27)
Lance (3/27)
Rosie (3/27)
20 Mar meeting notes; 27 Mar reading list
20 MARCH MEETING NOTES
Six people attended: Burt (chapters from The Class of 1942), Chris L. (a chapter from Dark Influence), Glenda, Jo (a short story, “Secret Wishes”), Lance, and Rosie.
NEWS & NOTES
Jo’s short story “Secret Wishes” will be included in SCWA’s latest anthology, It’s All in the Story, California, The Sequel. Congratulations, Jo!
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m.: Sophie Stava, Count My Lies (in person for Mystery Ink)
- Sunday, Mar. 23, 3 p.m.: Sisters in Crime OC presents Georgia Jeffries, The Younger Girl (in conversation with Marjorie McCown) (in person at Book Carnival, Orange)
27 MARCH READING LIST
Donna R. (3/13)
Glenda (3/20)
Joanne (3/13)
Lance (3/20)
Leighanne (3/13)
Benafsha A. (3/13)
Rosie (3/20)
Jo (3/20)
Burt (3/20)
Chris L. (3/20)
13 Mar meeting notes; 20 Mar reading list
13 MARCH MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Benafsha A. (a chapter from Landed), Chris L., Donna R., Glenda, Jo, Joanne, Leighanne (two chapters from On the Steps of the Palace), and Rosie (a chapter from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Mar. 15, 10 a.m.: Paddy Hirsch (in person for SCWA at 19 Restaurant, 24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills; $25-35)
- Saturday, Mar. 15, 2 p.m.: Caitlin Rother, Body Parts (in person at Book Carnival)
- Sunday, Mar. 16, 2 p.m.: Garrett M. Brown, Tin Sea: A Memoir Gone Rogue (in person at Book Carnival)
20 MARCH READING LIST
Donna R. (3/13)
Glenda (3/13)
Jo (3/13)
Joanne (3/13)
Burt (3/6)
Chris L. (3/13)
Lance (3/6)
Leighanne (3/13)
Benafsha A. (3/13)
Rosie (3/13)
6 Mar meeting notes; 13 Mar reading list
6 MARCH MEETING NOTES
Six people attended: Benafsha A., Burt (chapters from The Class of 1942), Chris L. (a chapter from Dark Influence), Glenda, Lance (a revised chapter from KDA Riviera Project), and Rosie (revised chapter segments from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Mar. 8, 10 a.m.: Sarah Allen, “Making Your Characters Sing!” (in person and virtual for OC Romance Writers)
- Sunday, Mar. 9, 2 p.m.: Rick Jackson and Matthew McGough, Black Tunnel White Magic (in conversation with author Miles Corwin) (in person at Book Carnival)
- Saturday, Mar. 15, 10 a.m.: Paddy Hirsch (in person for SCWA at 19 Restaurant, 24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills; $25-35)
- Saturday, Mar. 15, 2 p.m.: Caitlin Rother, Body Parts (in person at Book Carnival)
- Sunday, Mar. 16, 2 p.m.: Garrett M. Brown, Tin Sea: A Memoir Gone Rogue (in person at Book Carnival)
13 MARCH READING LIST
Donna R. (2/6)
Glenda (3/6)
Jo (2/27)
Leighanne (2/13)
Benafsha A. (3/6)
Joanne (2/27)
Burt (3/6)
Chris L. (3/6)
Lance (3/6)
Rosie (3/6)
27 Feb meeting notes; 6 Mar reading list
27 FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Benafsha A. (a chapter from Landed), Chris L., Glenda, Jo, Joanne (a short story, “Near Misses: From the Diary of a Sexless Serious Sally Almost”), Lance, and Rosie (1.5 chapters from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Mar. 1, 11 a.m.: Chef Tuệ Nguyễn, Di An (in person at the Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library, 855 Park Av., Costa Mesa)
- Sunday, Mar. 2, 2 p.m.: Gregg Hurwitz, Nemesis (in person at Book Carnival; $30)
- Sunday, Mar. 2, 2 p.m.: SinC Los Angeles presents Robert Rotstein, A True Verdict (in person and virtual; register on the SinC-LA website)
6 MARCH READING LIST
Donna R. (2/6)
Glenda (2/27)
Jo (2/27)
Leighanne (2/13)
Burt (2/20)
Chris L. (2/27)
Lance (2/27)
Benafsha A. (2/27)
Joanne (2/27)
Rosie (2/27)
20 Feb meeting notes; 27 Feb reading list
20 FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES
Six people attended: Burt (read a revised chapter from Class of 1942), Chris L. (a chapter from Dark Influence), Glenda, Joanne, Lance (a chapter from KDA Riviera Project), and Rosie (a chapter from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m.: Georgia Jeffries, The Younger Girl (in person at Book Carnival)
- Saturday, Feb. 22, 3 p.m.: Dr. Cristina LePort, Change of Heart: A Miner and Mulville Medical Thriller (in person at the Fountain Valley Branch Library, 17635 Los Alamos St., Fountain Valley)
- Sunday, Feb 23, 3 p.m.: Sisters in Crime OC presents Janis Thomas, “Love in the Plotlines: Writing Romance That Sweeps Readers Off Their Feet” (in person at Book Carnival, Orange)
- Thursday, Feb. 27, 5:30 p.m.: “Open Book: The Golden Age of Hollywood” with Pat Broesky and Maddie Margarita (in person at Muzeo)
27 FEBRUARY READING LIST
Donna R. (2/6)
Glenda (2/20)
Jo (2/6)
Benafsha A. (2/6)
Leighanne (2/13)
Joanne (2/20)
Burt (2/20)
Chris L. (2/20)
Rosie (2/20)
Lance (2/20)
13 Feb meeting notes; 20 Feb reading list
13 FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES
Six people attended: Burt, Glenda, Joanne (a short story, “Got Stuck in the Dark Web Somewhere in the State of California”), Lance (1.5 chapters from KDA Riviera Project), Leighanne (1.5 chapters from On the Steps of the Palace), and Rosie (a chapter from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Thursday, Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m.: Dr. Cristina LePort, Change of Heart: A Miner and Mulville Medical Thriller (in person at the Laguna Beach Branch Library, 363 Glenneyre St., Laguna Beach)
- Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 a.m.: Dr. Christina LePort and Doug Lyle, “Celebrating Matters of the Heart–
Both Real and Imagined” (in person for SCWA at 19 Restaurant, 24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills; $25-35)
20 FEBRUARY READING LIST
Donna R. (2/6)
Glenda (2/13)
Jo (2/6)
Burt (2/13)
Chris L. (1/30)
Benafsha A. (2/6)
Leighanne (2/13)
Joanne (2/13)
Rosie (2/13)
Lance (2/13)
6 Feb meeting notes; 13 Feb reading list
6 FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES
Six people attended: Benafsha A. (two chapters from Landed), Donna R., Glenda, Jo, Joanne, and Lance (1.5 chapters from KDA Riviera Project).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.: Greta Boris, “Self-publish or Get an Agent?” and Megan Haskell, “Using the Enneagram to Create Characters that Feel Real” (in person and virtual for OC Romance Writers)
- Sunday, Feb. 9, 2 p.m.: Thomas Perry, Pro Bono (in person at Book Carnival)
13 FEBRUARY READING LIST
Donna R. (2/6)
Leighanne (1/30)
Glenda (2/6)
Jo (2/6)
Burt (1/30)
Joanne (2/6)
Chris L. (1/30)
Rosie (1/30)
Benafsha A. (2/6)
Lance (2/6)
30 Jan meeting notes; 6 Feb reading list
30 JANUARY MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Burt (a chapter from Class of 1942), Chris L. (a chapter from Dark Influence), Glenda, Joanne (a short story, “Bad Ass Becky”), Lance, Leighanne, and Rosie (2.5 chapters from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Feb. 1, 2 p.m.: John McMahon, Head Case (in person at Book Carnival)
- Sunday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m.: SinC Los Angeles presents Walter Mosely (in person and virtual; register on the SinC-LA website)
- Sunday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m.: Nicholas George, A Lethal Walk in Lakeland; Kemper Donovan, Loose Lips; Rob Osler, The Case of the Missing Maid (in person at Book Carnival)
- Sunday, Feb. 2, 3 p.m.: Memoir Workshop with author Chris Epting (in person at the Mesa Verde Branch Library, 2969 Mesa Verde Dr. E, Costa Mesa)
- Monday, Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m.: Erika L. Sanchez, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (in person at the Clifton C. Miller Community Center, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin)
- Wednesday, Feb 5, 12 p.m.: Van Hoang, Silver and Smoke (in person for the Huntington Beach Friends of the Library)
- Thursday, Feb. 6, 5:30 p.m.: Memoir Workshop with author Chris Epting (in person at the Laguna Beach Branch Library, 363 Glenneyre St., Laguna Beach)
- Thursday, Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m.: Alexis Daria, You Had Me at Hola (in person at the Clifton C. Miller Community Center, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin)
6 FEBRUARY READING LIST
Donna R. (1/9)
Leighanne (1/30)
Glenda (1/30)
Jo (1/23)
Benafsha A. (1/23)
Lance (1/30)
Burt (1/30)
Joanne (1/30)
Chris L. (1/30)
Rosie (1/30)
23 Jan meeting notes; 30 Jan reading list
23 JANUARY MEETING NOTES
Eight people attended: Benafsha A. (a proposed epilogue for Jewels of Herat and the first chapter of a new project, Landed), Burt, Glenda, Jo, Joanne, Lance (1.5 chapters from KDA Riviera Project), Leighanne, and Rosie (a chapter from In Arcadia Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Sunday, Jan. 26, 3 p.m.: the Sisters in Crime OC New Year Party presents “Let’s Craft a Cozy” with Jennifer Chow, Kim Davis, and Marjorie McCown (in person at Book Carnival, Orange)
- Wednesday, Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m.: Kevin Kwan, Lies and Weddings (in person at the Norma Hertzog Community Center, 1845 Park Av., Costa Mesa)
30 JANUARY READING LIST
Donna R. (1/9)
Leighanne (1/23)
Glenda (1/23)
Jo (1/23)
Burt (1/23)
Joanne (1/23)
Chris L. (1/16)
Benafsha A. (1/23)
Rosie (1/23)
Lance (1/23)
16 Jan meeting notes; 23 Jan reading list
16 JANUARY MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended: Benafsha A., Burt, Chris L. (the first two chapters of a new novel, Dark Influence), Glenda, Jo, Lance (a partial chapter from KDA Riviera Project [working title]), and Rosie (1.5 chapters from In Arcadia, Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Jan. 18, 2 p.m.: Robert Crais, The Big Empty (in person at Book Carnival; $30)
- Saturday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m.: Adam Sykes, “Unmasking Suspense: Crafting Captivating Spy Thrillers for the New Year” (in person for SCWA at 19 Restaurant, 24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills; $25-35)
23 JANUARY READING LIST
Donna R. (1/9)
Leighanne (12/5)
Glenda (1/16)
Jo (1/16)
Burt (1/16)
Joanne (1/9)
Benafsha A. (1/16)
Chris L. (1/16)
Rosie (1/16)
Lance (1/16)
9 Jan meeting notes; 16 Jan reading list
9 JANUARY MEETING NOTES
Six people attended the inaugural meeting of 2025: Benafsha A. (a revised second chapter of Jewels of Herat), Donna R., Glenda, Joanne (a short story, “Time Travel in Circles”), Lance (the first three chapters of KDA Riviera Project [working title]), and Rosie.
NEWS & NOTES
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Thursday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m.: Greer Wylder, Born in OC (in person at the Donald Dungan Branch Library, 1855 Park Av., Costa Mesa)
- Saturday, Jan. 11, 10 a.m.: Ines Johnson, “Stealing Secrets from Screenwriting: How to Make Your Book Bingeworthy” and “Back that Book Up: Five Strategies for Backlist Promotions” (virtual for OC Romance Writers)
16 JANUARY READING LIST
Donna R. (1/9)
Leighanne (12/5)
Glenda (1/9)
Jo (11/21)
Chris L. (12/5)
Burt (11/21)
Rosie (1/9)
Joanne (1/9)
Lance (1/9)
Benafsha A. (1/9)
5 Dec meeting notes; 9 Jan reading list
5 DECEMBER MEETING NOTES
Seven people attended the last meeting for 2024: Benafsha A. (the final 1.5 chapters of Jewels of Herat) (congratulations, Benafsha!), Chris L., Donna R., Glenda, Lance, Leighanne, and Rosie (a chapter from In Arcadia, Ego).
NEWS & NOTES
The next regular PFL meeting will happen on 9 January.
The PFL Holiday Party will take place on Thursday, 12 December, at 7 p.m. Donna has tempted fate by inviting us to her new home.
Stats for 2024: an average of 6.5 people attended our weekly meetings, bringing an average of 2.4 readings. Our highest attendance — 10 people — occurred twice: 13 June and 19 September.
Upcoming author events for the next week:
- Saturday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m.: Kimberly Patton Kerner, A Jingle and Belle Christmas (in person at Book Carnival)
- Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m.: Mike Befeler, The Adventures of Sure Luck Holmes (in person at Book Carnival)
- Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m.: SinC Los Angeles presents Dennis Palumbo, “Writer’s block is good news, and other surprises” (in person and virtual; register on the SinC-LA website)
9 JANUARY 2025 READING LIST
Donna R. (12/5)
Leighanne (12/5)
Glenda (12/5)
Jo (11/21)
Chris L. (12/5)
Vivian J. (10/17)
Joanne (11/7)
Burt (11/21)
Lance (12/5)
Rosie (12/5)
Benafsha A. (12/5)
Hunter B. (10/3)
Pure Fiction League 