Join us Saturday, November 12, at 10:00 a.m.at the “L” Offices to learn about hiding clues and red herrings from award-winning mystery writer and writing instructor Kris Neri.
An effective treatment of clues and red herrings is absolutely essential in mysteries and thrillers. And not merely mysteries and thrillers—cross-genre works and other categories of fiction often contain puzzles or some unknown-to-the-reader elements, and foundation for those elements must be seeded in carefully. Neri will address the proper handling of clues and red herrings. Kris will discuss the rules and guidelines governing clues, as well as various types of clues and their treatment. She’ll also talk about some of the best ways to hide clues and plant them so the reader doesn’t notice. She’ll address the challenges related to keeping track of your clues.
Kris Neri’s latest novel, Hopscotch Life, a recent New Mexico-Arizona Book Award winner, is her first general fiction-crime crossover. She also writes the humorous Tracy Eaton mysteries, and the Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty magical series. A multi-award-honored author, Kris is a three-time Lefty Award nominee for her humorous books, and a four-time New Mexico-Arizona Book Award winner for her novels and books to which she’s contributed. She teaches crime writing for the prestigious Writers’ Program of the UCLA Extension School and the Sisters in Crime Guppy Chapter. The former co-owner of The Well Red Coyote bookstore in Sedona, AZ, she now makes her home in Silver City, NM. Learn more about Kris on her website, www.krisneri.com
Get your questions ready for an informative and lively session!
We'll meet LIVE at The "L" Offices, 1840 E. River Road. Enter on the south side (look for Long Realty signs) and then follow the signs upward to our meeting! We'll provide coffee and treats.
The fee is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers, to offset the rental space expenses, and you can pay in advance online with Paypal or Zelle sent to amwtreasurer@gmail.com, or at the door with cash or check.
We'll also be streaming the meeting by Zoom, at no charge. To get the Zoom information, sign up for our monthly newsletter.
