WRITING CRIME FICTION
Saturday 22nd July, QUAD, Derby, 11am-4:30pm}
Tickets £25-£30 from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/WritingCrimeFiction
With 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
Tickets £25-£30 from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/WritingCrimeFiction
