Showing posts with label Southeast Regional Chapter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southeast Regional Chapter. Show all posts

Saturday, September 5, 2009

MYSTERY WRITERS WORKSHOP

BUILD YOUR WRITING SKILLS
All Writers All-day Skill-Building Workshop
from Mystery Writers of America,
Southeast Regional Chapter
Location: Raleigh, NC, Cameron Village Regional Library, 1930 Clark Ave. Directions Mapquest.
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009.
Time: Doors open at 10:00 am. (A coffee bar is on Library premises.) Program ends at 4:30 pm.
Program: Welcome by KAREN MCCULLOUGH, president of the Southeast Regional Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. McCullough is the Eppie Award-winning author of 9 mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, and romantic suspense novels, including SHADOW OF A DOUBT.
ALEXANDRA SOKOLOFF
"Film Techniques for Your High-Concept Novel." Learn pacing, suspense, character arcs, and more to use in writing and pitching your fiction. Sokoloff is an experienced screenwriter, winner of the Thriller Award, and author of 3 novels: THE HARROWING, THE PRICE, THE UNSEEN. www.alexandrasokoloff.com
J. D. "DUSTY" RHOADES
"Build Setting and Mood to Take Readers to Another Place." Rhoades is an attorney and the Shamus Award-nominated author of the Jack Keller Southern Crime series: DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND, GOOD DAY IN HELL, SAFE & SOUND, and BREAKING COVER. ("Masterful"-Chicago Tribune). www.jdrhoades.com
CHRIS ROERDEN
"Develop Your Voice and Survive the Submission Process." Enjoy interactive exercises to expand your options and boost your odds of being read. Roerden is a book editor who wrote the Agatha Award-winning triple-nominated DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY and the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award-winning DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION.www.writersinfo.info
AUTHORS-AUDIENCE DISCUSSION
"What Else You Need to Know About Writing and
Selling Your Work."