Join us on February 10th to learn about adding romance to your mystery from DRS member Lynn Slaughter.
In this workshop, we’ll talk about the differences between romantic mysteries and romantic suspense, and the ways in which injecting romance into our mysteries can up the emotional stakes and enhance reader engagement. We’ll look at examples of romantic mysteries with various scenarios and some things to keep in mind when integrating romance into our mysteries. Time-permitting, we’ll also do some brainstorming to generate ideas for a romantic mystery.
Lynn Slaughter is addicted to the arts, chocolate, and her husband’s cooking. After a long career as a professional dancer and dance educator, she felt so sad about not being able to dance anymore that she wrote her first novel, WHILE I DANCED, as a therapy project. That got her hooked on writing fiction. So, despite being older than dirt, she returned to school and earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Her first mystery for adults, MISSED CUE, came out from Melange Books in August.
In addition to WHILE I DANCED, she is also the author of three other award-winning young adult romantic mysteries: DEADLY SETUP, LEISHA’S SONG, and IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU. The ridiculously proud mother of two grown sons and besotted grandmother of five, Lynn lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where she’s at work on her next novel, sings original music with her guitar-playing husband, and plays with her newly adopted cat, Lacy Lou Lommasson.
When: Saturday, February 10, 2024
Time: DRS Meeting from 11am to noon. Lynn Slaughter speaks from noon to 1pm
Where: Zoom ONLY
Please use the following link to register FOR zOOM Meeting: