*Times posted are Pacific Time zone.
THIS CONFERENCE WAS CANCELED
DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC
LCC WILL RETURN IN 2021
Mara Purl – Presenter/ Panelist
Left Coast Crime Annual Book Con “Murder’s A Beach”
March 12 – 15th 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley
8757 Rio San Diego Dr,
San Diego, CA 92108
Left Coast Crime website
http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2020/index.html
Left Coast Crime is an annual mystery convention sponsored by mystery fans, both readers and authors. LCC is held during the first quarter of the year in Western North America. Conventions have been held from Anchorage to El Paso, from Boulder to Hawaii, and various locations in between.
Mara will be one of the many authors participating in panel discussions and other programming on a wide variety of topics designed to allow interaction between readers and writers. This high-energy, dynamic and fun event is filled with opportunities for insights, connections, special meals, and is always an unforgettable event!
Mara Purl – Presenter/ Panelist
Left Coast Crime Annual Book Con “Murder’s A Beach”
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley
8757 Rio San Diego Dr,
San Diego, CA 92108
Left Coast Crime website
http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2020/index.html
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Audio Book Panel
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Left Coast Crime is an annual mystery convention sponsored by mystery fans, both readers and authors. LCC is held during the first quarter of the year in Western North America. Conventions have been held from Anchorage to El Paso, from Boulder to Hawaii, and various locations in between.
Mara will be one of the many authors participating in panel discussions and other programming on a wide variety of topics designed to allow interaction between readers and writers. This high-energy, dynamic and fun event is filled with opportunities for insights, connections, special meals, and is always an unforgettable event!
“What the Soul Suspects” by Mara Purl
September 2, 2020
Ghost Day
eBOOK LAUNCH
Can a soul hover after passing on? Can a person be unaware of her own death? Journalist Christine Christian had always been a pragmatist. Not
even her own persistent intuitions could compete with her commitment to logic and to empirical proof. In fact, that’s what had gotten her into to
trouble in the first place. Of course, that very quality had also gotten her “the story” time and again, making her an award-winning reporter, a freelancer who’d managed to write her way into a respected series of television reports acclaimed by her peers and watched by millions of dedicated viewers. She always knew it was risky to ignore those pesky “feelings” of her. She ignored them one time too many. Or did she? Is it rally too late to reverse her decision? Can she at least warn others? Come hell or high water—and it looks like she’s facing
down both—she’s still determined to finish her story, even if there’s only one person left who can hear what she has to say—investigator Senior Deputy Delmar Johnson. Will he listen? Will he allow his own thinking to exceed the bounds of reality as he’s always known it? Will he help Chris prove there’s more to life than what meets the eye? Though the story stands alone, it also extends the Milford-Haven Stories, part of the Milford-Haven Saga, the critically acclaimed, best-selling, multiple-award-winning series. Based on Purl’s BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.
THIS CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED
DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC
CHECK BACK FOR RESCHEDULED DATE
Mara Purl – Presenter
Writers In Action Third Annual Conference “The Building Blocks of Story”
September ?? from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
A one-day interactive workshop for writers of all skill levels. Each 60-minute workshop will provide a 30-minute presentation by a skilled author followed by 30 minutes of writing time. Each workshop will flow naturally into the next with the writing segment building on the previous one. The final event will be a panel of authors who will provide feedback on the writing created throughout the day.
Each workshop segment will be professionally recorded by After Hours Recording Company. Following the workshop attendees will have the option of purchasing any, or all, of the recorded segments.
Mara Purl – Opening Session
“Premise & Theme”
PG&E Energy Education Center
6588 Ontario Road
San Luis Obispo, California 93405
“What the Soul Suspects” by Mara Purl
October 26 – 31, 2020
HALLOWEEN BOOK LAUNCH – PRINT EDITION
Can a soul hover after passing on? Can a person be unaware of her own death? Journalist Christine Christian had always been a pragmatist. Not even her own persistent intuitions could compete with her commitment to logic and to empirical proof. In fact, that’s what had gotten her into to trouble in the first place. Of course, that very quality had also gotten her “the story” time and again, making her an award-winning reporter, a freelancer who’d managed to write her way into a respected series of television reports acclaimed by her peers and watched by millions of dedicated viewers. She always knew it was risky to ignore those pesky “feelings” of her. She ignored them one time too many. Or did she? Is it rally too late to reverse her decision? Can she at least warn others? Come hell or high water—and it looks like she’s facing down both—she’s still determined to finish her story, even if there’s only one person left who can hear what she has to say—investigator Senior Deputy Delmar Johnson. Will he listen? Will he allow his own thinking to exceed the bounds of reality as he’s always known it? Will he help Chris prove there’s more to life than what meets the eye? Though the story stands alone, it also extends the Milford-Haven Stories, part of the Milford-Haven Saga, the critically acclaimed, best-selling, multiple-award-winning series. Based on Purl’s BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.
“When Whales Watch” by Mara Purl
February 20, 2021
World Whale Day
eBOOK PROMO
Join Mara for a 3-day Amazon Event
February 18-19-20
http://bit.ly/WithCloudsAmz
Can whales watch the humans who watch them? Miranda Jones is convinced they can and do. She’s looking forward to her day of whale-watching off California’s Central Coast. In preparation for a painting commission, she’ll be photographing the migrating gray whales. Yet even while the boat plies the coastal waters, she senses a presence below the waves, one that speaks to her heart. Miranda loves her new hometown Milford-Haven, set within the undiscovered beauty of California’s Central Coast. And she’s always wanted to explore the lovely mariners’ town Morro Bay, just a few miles south, where she enjoys meeting Captain Wallace, owner of the boat excursion company To-Morro-Today. The day-trip starts out peacefully enough. But the tables are turned when a whale of a different species turns out to be watching her. A rogue boat out of control . . . a rogue whale out of his normal location . . . what happens next will blow you right out of the water . . . When Whales Watch!
April 13, 2023
“Why Hearts Keep Secrets”
“No More Secrets” Day
eBOOK LAUNCH
Join Mara for a 3-day Amazon event
April 13, 14, 15, 2023
Delightful social media posts, curated fellow author recommendations, FREE ebook, beautiful print book also available.
Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Double Book Launch!
Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe
Los Osos, California
Volumes of Pleasure Website
Saturday, October 19, 2024
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Mara Purl & Anne R. Allen
Join these popular Central Coast authors as they launch the latest novels in their best-selling series!
Short readings & Conversation with our Readers!
“Whose Hearts Align”
3 Day Launch Event
Launch Event
(all-day)
October 31, November 1 and 2, 2024
eBOOK LAUNCH
Join Mara for a 3-day Amazon event
October 31, November 1 and 2, 2024
Delightful social media posts, curated fellow author recommendations, and more!
May 1 – 4, 2025 all day
May 4, 2025
“When Birds Sing”
National Bird Day
eBOOK LAUNCH
Join Mara for a 4-day Amazon event
May 1, 2, 3, 4, 2025
Delightful social media posts, curated fellow author recommendations, FREE ebook, beautiful print book also available.
