A stellar lineup of members from the Southern California chapter of Mystery Writers of America joined Bob on October 4 for the second annual "world's largest writers workshop" session at the Bookstar location in Studio City, CA. This was a nationwide event sponsored by the Barnes & Noble chain and others. From left (seated): Joanne Fluke, Jerrilyn Farmer, Denise Hamilton; (standing) Gar Anthony Haywood, Dick Lochte, Bob, who moderated, and Gregg Main.