ADDING GHOSTLY PRESENCE TO YOUR MYSTERY MILIEU

  

“Do You Woo-Woo? How to Inject the Paranormal into Your Writing” is our topic for February, when popular author and teacher Kris Neri takes us across the preternatural divide. Paranormal mysteries and other cross-genre forms couldn’t be any hotter, but if you’re new to the supernatural, there are mistakes you can make that can easily doom your manuscript. Kris, creator of magical mysteries, will share the principles that govern most paranormal writing and the differences between the most popular cross-genre forms. She will tell us what editors are looking for in each, and why starting as a mystery writer is the most advantageous position to be in.

Kris writes the Lefty Award–nominated Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty magical mysteries, “High Crimes on the Magical Plane” and “Magical Alienation.” She also writes the Tracy Eaton mysteries, “Revenge of the Gypsy Queen,” “Dem Bones’ Revenge” and “Revenge for Old Times’ Sake.” A former SinC/LA chapter president, Kris now lives in Arizona, where she and her husband own The Well Red Coyote bookstore. She teaches writing online for the prestigious Writers’ Program of the UCLA Extension School.

 

FEATURED AUTHOR ROCHELLE STAAB:

Debut novelist Rochelle Staab will read from “Who Do, Voodoo?”, the bestselling first novel in her Mind for Murder Mystery series for Berkley Prime Crime. A former award-winning Top 40 radio programmer and music industry marketing executive, she blends her fascination with the supernatural with her love for mystery. The second novel in the series, “Bruja Brouhaha,” will be released this August.

 

Next meeting

Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

South Pasadena Library Community Room

1115 El Centro St.

South Pasadena

2–4 p.m.

2 p.m.  Shmooz & Snax

2:30 p.m. Program

Admission: Free

More information: www.sistersincrimela.com

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