Welcome to the Triangle, North Carolina Chapter of Sisters In Crime
The mission of Sisters in Crime is to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. UPCOMING MEETINGS Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1:30 pm (EST):
Jenny Milchman: Psychological Approaches to Crafting a Bad Guy: Villains from the Inside Out Anatomy of a Bad Guy: Crafting Your Villain from the Inside Out Why do villains do the things they do, what drives their behaviors? A story filled with dastardly acts can be compelling, but what really elevates fiction is when those plot points feel organic and inevitable because they arise from deep within the antagonist. Mary Higgins Clark award winning and #1 Amazon bestselling novelist Jenny Milchman is known for having an “intimate knowledge of psychology” (The New York Times) and writing novels “that delve deep into the mind and psyche of her characters” (Romantic Times). In this workshop she will take participants beneath the skin of their villains to identify personality traits that lend motivation and explanation for a character's evil deeds. Go beyond the featureless "sociopath" to forge connections between psychological dynamics and family of origin. Learn the differences between maladies such as narcissistic personality disorder and psychosis. Discuss popular misconceptions that give rise to inauthentic bad guys and explore the issue of abelism in crafting your villain. Examine conscious, subconscious, and unconscious processes so that you know everything your bad guy knows—and a lot that he doesn’t. Finally, explore a fundamental question for writers that will bolster every novel’s ending. Can people, and their personalities, change? Jenny Milchman is the Mary Higgins Clark award winning and USA Today bestselling author of five novels. Her work has been praised by the New York Times, CrimeReads, New York Journal of Books, San Francisco Journal of Books and more; earned spots on Best Of lists including PureWow, POPSUGAR, the Strand, Suspense, and Big Thrill magazines; and received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist and Shelf Awareness. Four of her novels have been Indie Next Picks. Jenny's short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies as well as Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and a recent piece on book touring appeared in the Agatha award winning collection Promophobia. Jenny's new novel, The Usual Silence, already topping Amazon charts, is the first in a series featuring Arles Shepherd, a psychologist who has the power to save the most troubled and vulnerable children, but must battle demons of her own to do it. Jenny is a member of the Rogue Women Writers and lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.
Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 1:30 pm (EST):
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