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MISSION: Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition, and professional development of women crime writers. Please view our Code of Conduct.
Sisters in Crime Orange County – The Blood Orange welcomes everyone interested in or passionate about the mystery genre, including writers—published, aspiring, or pursuing careers—readers, booksellers, publishers, librarians, editors, agents, promoters, reviewers, and fans.
If you love mystery fiction as much as we do, join us. Mystery lovers of every kind make up our Orange County, California, chapter. We meet on the fourth Sunday of the month (unless otherwise noted) to learn, discuss, and have fun with all things related to crime fiction.
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Next Meeting
Sisters in Crime Orange County
The Blood Orange
Presents…
“Die, Infodump! Die!”
Sisters in Crime Orange County – The Blood Orange
Sunday, April 27, 2025
3:00 p.m. @ Book Carnival in Orange, CA
Five Writing Tactics
Backstory—writers need it; readers need it. But when it comes as a carpet-bombing of
information, everyone hates it. In “Die, Infodump! Die!” Lance Charnes discusses five
different approaches to feed necessary backstory to the readers without burying them in
it. Join us and add tools to your writing craft.
The Details
What: Backstory: Friend or Foe with Lance Charnes
When: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Time: 3 p.m.
Where: Book Carnival – 348 S. Tustin St., Orange, CA 92866
Lance Charnes has been an Air Force intelligence officer, information technology
manager, computer-game artist, set designer, and Jeopardy! contestant, and is now an
emergency management specialist. He’s had training in architectural rendering, terrorist
incident response, and maritime archaeology, though not all at the same time. His
Facebook author page features spies, archaeology, and art crime.
Lance is the author of the DeWitt Agency Files series of international art-crime novels
(The Collection, Stealing Ghosts, and Chasing Clay), the DeWitt Agency Adventures
series of action/adventure novels (Zrada and Engaño), the international thriller Doha 12,
and the near-future thriller South. All are available in trade paperback and digital
editions.
- Sisters in Crime Meetings are open to the public. Your first two meetings are free; subsequent meetings are $5 each. Members are free.
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Please visit the Join/Renew Page for information about Sisters in Crime OC and how to join our chapter.
