Libby Fischer Hellmann Crime Writing Workshop Sept-Oct 2011

[Love Is Murder Conference]

Want to learn the craft of writing crime fiction this fall?
Want to polish your manuscript?
Want to spend the day with a pro?

Sign up for:
"Anatomy of a Crime Novel: The Craft of Crime Fiction"
Conducted by Libby Fischer Hellmann

To be presented this September and October, 2011

 

They say that writing a publishable novel is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration. In this hands-on intensive session, you'll sweat it out by exploring the elements of craft that make a crime fiction novel impossible to put down.

Whether you write cozies or hard-boiled, PI or amateur sleuth, you'll learn how the effective use of plot, narrative, voice, setting, character, dialogue, and suspense can take your work to the next level.

The workshop will focus on the practical as opposed to the theoretical, so be prepared for plenty of exercises and discussion.

Included in the price is a critique of 20 pages from your manuscript, provided it's submitted 30 days after the workshop. Libby will mark up the mss. using "track changes" and will talk on the phone with you about her comments.

To register for her workshop, visit Libby's website at http://www.libbyhellmann.com. When you complete the online registration form, be sure to let her know that you learned about the workshop from the Chicago Writers Association -- she shares a portion of the workshop fee with the nonprofit CWA for every referral!