Some
last-minute changes in the lineup of the Florida Writers Foundation’s October
18 Celebrity Workshop have created a chance for readers and writers to hear one
of Florida’s finest, brightest (and most cat-loving) mystery writers talk about
the topic he knows best.
Vic DiGenti
(also writing as Parker Francis) is the author of the Windrusher series and the
Quint Mitchell Mysteries, which include the award-winning Matanzas Bay and soon-to-be-released Bring Down the Furies. He’ll spend an entire day with a group of
lucky writers focusing on techniques to create suspense—a useful topic since virtually
all genres, from memoir to mainstream fiction, need some kind of suspense to
keep readers engaged.
As writing
coach Jamie Morris phrased it, this is one of the “door
closes, window opens” opportunities. Vic’s workshop will cover much the same
ground that of the originally scheduled speaker, R.J. Ellory, who had to
withdraw from participation.
This annual
event is a fundraiser for the Florida Writers Foundation (FWF), a charitable
organization that promotes literacy. FWF is a sister organization to the
Florida Writers Association (FWA), which will hold its annual conference in the
same hotel October 19-21.
Celebrity Workshop
- When: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., October 18, 2012
- Where: Orlando Marriott Lake Mary hotel, 1501 International Parkway, Lake Mary, FL 32746
- Registration/additional information: visit FloridaWritersFoundation.org
Florida Writers
Annual Conference
- When: October 19 – 21, 2012
- Where: Orlando Marriott Lake Mary hotel, 1501 International Parkway, Lake Mary, FL 32746
- Registration/additional information: visit FloridaWriters.net
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