Mysterious, Suspenseful, and Intense
Join us for a Special Pre-conference Event for writers of all genres!
Join Jayne Ann Krentz, Margaret Mitzushima, and David Farland to learn writing skills you need.
March 20 from 12:30-4:30 PM MDT
Location/Link: Zoom link will be provided in confirmation email
Cost: $25
Presenters:
Jayne Ann Krentz
Chat with Jayne and discover what suspenseful devices her characters have been up to, including those in her new release. A Q&A session will follow her presentation.
The author of a string of New York Times bestsellers, Jayne Ann Krentz uses three different pen names for each of her three “worlds.” As Jayne Ann Krentz (her married name) she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her novels of historical romantic-suspense. Jayne Castle (her birth name) is reserved these days for her stories of futuristic/paranormal romantic-suspense.
In addition to her fiction writing, she is the editor of, and a contributor to, a non-fiction essay collection, Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Her commitment to her chosen genre has been strong from the very beginning of her career.
Learn more about Jayne at: https://jayneannkrentz.com/
Margaret Mizushima
Margaret Mizushima is the author of the award-winning and internationally published Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries. Active within the writing community, Margaret serves as president for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, was elected the 2019-2020 Writer of the Year by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is also a member of Northern Colorado Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Women Writing the West. She lives in Colorado on a small ranch with her veterinarian husband where they raised two daughters and a multitude of animals.
Her latest book, and the sixth installment of the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries is titled,
Hanging Falls, and is available for purchase now.
Learn more about Margaret at: https://margaretmizushima.com/
David Farland
David Farland, My Story Doctor and judge of Writer’s of the Future will teach you how to Develop Intense Conflicts
David Farland is an award-winning, international bestselling author with over 50 novels in print. He has won the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for “Best Novel in the English Language” for his science fiction novel On My Way to Paradise, the Whitney Award for “Best Novel of the Year” for his historical novel In the Company of Angels, and many more awards for his work. He is best known for his New York Times bestselling fantasy series The Runelords.
Farland has written for major franchises such as Star Wars and The Mummy. He has worked in Hollywood greenlighting movies and doctoring scripts. He has been a movie producer, and he has even lived in China working as a screenwriter for a major fantasy film franchise.
As a writing instructor, Farland has mentored dozens who have gone on to staggering literary success, including such #1 New York Times Bestsellers as Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time), and Stephenie Meyer (Twilight).
Learn more about David at: https://mystorydoctor.com/