Learning Opportunities

CONFERENCES:

2022

Malice Domestic
North Bethesda, MD

Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival (Virtual)

2021

Malice Domestic – More than Malice (Virtual)

International Thriller Writers – ThrillerFest XVI Master Class (Virtual)

California Crime Writers Conference
SinC/Los Angeles Chapter and MWA/Southern California Chapter (Virtual)

ProWritingAid Presents Crime Writer’s Week (Virtual)

MWA-NW Spring Conference
Mystery Writers of America – Northwest Chapter (Virtual)

Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival (Virtual)

2020

Bouchercon (Virtual)

WriteNow!
Sisters in Crime, Desert Sleuths Chapter (Virtual)

Writers’ Police Academy/MurderCon (Virtual)

Murder and Mayhem (Virtual)

2019

WriteNow!
Sisters in Crime, Desert Sleuths Chapter
Phoenix, AZ

Left Coast Crime – Whale of a Crime
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2018

The Poisoned Pen Conference with Ian Rankin
Phoenix, AZ

2017

WriteNow!
Sisters in Crime, Desert Sleuths Chapter
Phoenix, AZ

Left Coast Crime – Honolulu Havoc
Honolulu, HI

2016

Writers Police Academy
Green Bay, WI

2014

Mystery Writers of America University
Philadelphia, PA

WORKSHOPS / WEBINARS:

International Thriller Writers
8th Annual Online Thriller School
September-November 2021

Pacing – Adam Hamdy
World Building – Tosca Lee
Building Suspense – Jeffery Deaver
Villains: How to Write Believable Antagonists – Steven James
How to Edit Like a Pro – Jamie Levine
Creating Depth of Character – Lisa Gardner
The G-Woman: An Insider’s View of the FBI – Jerri Williams
Writing a Killer Twist – Liv Constantine
Creating Realistic Dialogue and Believable Characters – Anthony Horowitz
Developing and Honing Your Voice – Cate Holahan

Sisters in Crime, National
(February 2021 – Webinar)

Romantic Suspense: Turning Up the Heat
Mary Burton, Alexandra Ivy, K D Richards

Sisters in Crime, National
(February 2021 – Webinar)

When to Go Indie
Delia Pitts and Elizabeth Wilkerson

Sisters in Crime, National
(January 2021 – Webinar)

Revolutionary Editing Hacks
Jess Lourey

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
(October 2020 – Webinar)

The Dreaded Synopsis
Sharon Mignerey

The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ
(October 2020 – Webinar)

Writing the Killer Crime Novel
(Or How to Increase Your Odds of Getting Published)
Joe Ide

Sisters in Crime, Los Angeles Chapter
(October 2020 – Webinar)

How Writers (And Those Who Love Them) Can Find Peace of Mind
During the Pandemic
Dennis Palumbo

Sisters in Crime, National
SinC into Great Writing
(October 2020 – Webinar)

Writing the Other
K Tempest Bradford

Creating Authentic Characters
Walter Mosley, Lou Berney, K Tempest Bradford

On Character
Lou Berney and Walter Mosley In Conversation

Sisters in Crime, National
(August 2020 – Webinar)

How to Weave in Backstory (Without Losing Your Readers)
Tiffany Yates Martin

Sisters in Crime, National
(August 2020 – Webinar)

Writing Realistic Crime Fiction
Isabella Maldonado and Bruce Robert Coffin

Sisters in Crime, National
(July 2020 – Webinar)

Finding, Working With and Keeping an Agent
Abby Saul

Sisters in Crime, National
(July 2020 – Webinar)

Suspense Essentials: Keys to Creating and Maintaining Suspense
Steven James

Sisters in Crime, National
(June 2020 – Webinar)

What Writers Need to Know about Agents & Publishing
Nikki Terpilowski, Peter Rubie, Terrie Wolf

California Writers Club, Orange, CA
(June 2020 – Webinar)

Spooky Forests and Ominous Moors:
Writing Effective Description and Atmosphere
Kali Wallace

Sisters in Crime, National
(May 2020 – Webinar)

How to Become a Better Writer in Quarantine
(Even When You Don’t Feel Like Writing)
Tiffany Yates Martin

The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ
(October 2020 – Webinar)

Setting
Rhys Bowen

Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter
(April 2020 – Webinar)

Get Your Murder Scene Right
Judy Melinek, T J Mitchell

The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ
(January 2020)

Putting the Thrill in Your Thriller
Joseph Finder

California Writers Club, Orange, CA
(August 2019 – Webinar)

First Class Ticket: Your Setting is Your Hook
Glen Erik Hamilton

The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ
(February 2019)

Setting the Hook
Linwood Barclay

Scottsdale Gun Club, Scottsdale, AZ
(October 2018)

Firearms Training for Writers
Ben Carney, Dan Schmelzer

Sisters in Crime, Desert Sleuths (Phoenix) Chapter
(May 2018)

Introduction to Handguns and Crime Scenes for Writers
Ben Carney, Dan Schmelzer, Jessa Moore, Tim Moore, Clark Lohr





The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ
(July 2017)

How to Promote Your Book
Craig Johnson, Mark Pryor, Bennett Petrone, Barbara Peters





The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ
(December 2016)

Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot
Jane Cleland