Workshop Day 1: April 17 – Mystery Story Structure
James Sheehan, lawyer and author of The Mayor of Lexington Avenue and the The Law of Second Chances, and a member of the Mystery Writers of America.
Workshop Day 2: May 1 – Characterization and Dialogue
Diane Gilbert Madsen, author of the DD McGil LITERATI Mystery series published by MIDNIGHT INK, is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America.
Workshop Day 3: May 15 – Publication
Diane Sawyer – Avalon mysteries The Montauk Mystery, The Montauk Steps, The Tomoka Mystery and The Cinderella Murders, with The Treasures of Montauk Cove coming in 2011.
Diane, a former teacher and administrator with a PhD in French, has published numerous short stories in several genres, in anthologies and magazines. She will review each participant’s first page and comment on its readiness for publication.
