Mastering Dialogue
Great dialogue makes great characters shine. Poorly written or merely "adequate" dialogue can make them seem cardboard or cartoonish. This course will help you sharpen your dialogue skills and make your story memorable for all the right reasons.
How to Write a Mystery: Self-Study
Get the first draft of your mystery, thriller, or suspense novel finished with this nuts & bolts workshop. Learn practical, step-by-step strategies to take you from idea to completed first draft. A self-study course for pantsers and plotters.
How to Write a Mystery: Premium
Get that first draft of your crime novel (mystery, thriller, suspense) finished with this highly individualized nuts & bolts workshop. You'll learn step-by-step strategies for planning and finishing your book. For pantsers and plotters.
Build Your Own Author Website: Self-Study
A low-cost alternative to hiring an expensive web designer, this self-study course will teach you the basics of creating and maintaining a WordPress author website.
Build Your Own Author Website: Premium
A more economical alternative to hiring an expensive web designer, this premium course will teach you the basics of creating and maintaining a WordPress author website. One-on-one attention and individualized instruction help ensure your success.
Supercharge Your Writing
I'm looking for a few good crime fiction writers (mystery, thriller, suspense, or literary) to join me on a journey toward excellence. We'll deconstruct top contemporary crime novels to learn story structure, dialogue, exposition, subtext, and more.