A day of crime writing workshops, featuring authors Jane Bettany, Dawn Brookes and Sophie Draper.
WRITING CRIME FICTION Saturday 22nd July, QUAD, Derby, 11am-4:30pm} Tickets £25-£30 from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/WritingCrimeFictionWith crime fiction being bigger than ever, publishers are always looking for the next exciting newcomer in the field – but how do you go about writing in the genre? Join three of Derbyshire’s finest crime fiction authors for a day full of advice, techniques and exercises on how to write in the form, with a broad range of topics covered across the field to help you advance with your own mysteries, thrillers, procedurals, cosy crime and more! FEATURING: Jane Bettany (Murder in Merrywell, In Cold Blood, Without a Trace) Dawn Brookes (Corporate Cruise Murder, Murder at a Wimbledon Mansion, The Museum Murders and more) Sophie Draper (Cuckoo, Magpie) Hosted by creative writing lecturer and workshopper Alex Davis Tickets: £30 (standard), £27.50 (QUAD Members), £25 (Concessions). FULL DAY SCHEDULE: 11am-11:10am – Day Intro 11:10am-11:45am – Writing a Twist with Alex Davis 11:45am-12:00pm – Break 12:00pm-1:00pm – Writing a Crime Series with Jane Bettany 1:00pm-1:30pm – Break 1:30pm-2:30pm – Creating a Cosy Mystery with Dawn Brookes 2:30pm-2:45pm – Break 2:45pm-3:45pm – Building Atmosphere in Your Novel with Sophie Draper 3:45pm-4:00pm – Break 4:00pm-4:30pm – Crime in Publishing with Alex Davis
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