Dying for a Daiquiri (31 page)
The support and encouragement I receive from my fellow Sisters in Crime (Sacramento and Northern California) and the authors who belong to Sacramento Valley Rose, California Writer’s Club and NCPA keeps me motivated when my spirits flag.
I am extremely grateful to Ritz Naygrew and Stacey Leung-Crawford for their generous donations to the Sacramento Library Foundation, and to Steve Bohannon and Glenn Hakanson for their donations to the Sacramento Opera. I enjoyed creating all of your characters.
Thanks to my editors, Kristen Weber and Kathy Asay, and my wonderful cover artist, Karen Phillips, who created so many great choices for my Daiquiri cover contest. Who knew we would receive advice from over 350 participants.
And last, but certainly not least, thanks to those fans from around the world whose emails make this journey so much fun.
Although Cindy Sample’s initial dream was to be a mystery writer, she put aside her literary longings for a weekly paycheck, landing a job as a receptionist. Her career eventually led to the position of CEO of a nationwide mortgage banking company.
After one too many corporate mergers, Cindy found herself plotting murder instead of plodding through paperwork. Her experiences with on-line dating sites fueled the concept for her first mystery, Dying for a Date. The sequel, Dying for a Dance, a finalist for the 2012 LEFTY award for best humorous mystery, and winner of the 2012 NCPA best fiction award, is based on her adventures in the glamorous world of ballroom dancing. Cindy thought her protagonist, Laurel McKay, needed a vacation in Hawaii and thus Dying for a Daiquiri was created. Never has research been so much fun.
Cindy is past president of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime. She has served on the boards of the Sacramento Opera and YWCA. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Romance Writers of America.
Cindy has two wonderful adult children who live too far away. She loves chatting with readers so feel free to contact her on any forum.
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