Adding a Touch of Gothic to Your Story
From the classic characters to the eerie locations to the evocative atmosphere, the Gothic genre has been gripping readers since the 1760s. Its popularity is certainly booming today. Can you […]
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Monthly Programs
Sinister Spring
Half Moon Public Library 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park, NY, United StatesJoin Terrie Farley Moran (co-writer with Jessica Fletcher) of the Murder She Wrote mysteries, and the Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime for a celebration of crime writing and reading. Grab the family and dress […]
Two Ways of Seeing: Western vs Japanese Storytelling
Join Tina deBellegarde as she explores the contrasts between Western storytelling and Japan’s more contemplative narrative traditions. Writers will discover how structures like the conflict-free kishōtenketsu and genres like the […]
From Print to Film: A Book’s Journey to Prime Time TV
Alyssa Maxwell will describe the several-year process that took Murder at The Breakers, the first book in her Gilded Newport Mysteries, from a longshot option to a Hallmark movie, including […]
Nineteenth-Century Crime Scenes and their Forensics
In the 1800s, forensics and policing were in their infancy. How do you leave a trail of physical evidence for your detective when nothing seems available? There’s more than you […]
Common Mistakes Writers Make About the Law
Getting the facts right matters, even in fiction. This presentation will identify common mistakes fiction writers make about the law and how to avoid them, provide a few research tools, […]