St. Louis Writers Guild’sWorkshop For Writers Spotlight: We’re Pleased to Present…
Focus on Fiction: The Road to Publication
With
Lynn Cahoon,Romance Writer
Warren Martin,Historical Fiction Writer
H.C. Beckerr,Speculative Fiction Writer
and
Pam DeVoe,Mystery Writer
Saturday, May 4, 2013
10am-Noon
The Kirkwood Community Center,
111 S. Geyer Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Free for members, $5 for non-members
Fiction can be broken into many genres, Romance, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Historical, Mystery, and more. What do these genres share in common and what how do they differ? A panel of fiction writers discusses these topics as well as their personal roads to publication in this can’t miss Workshops for Writers.
Lynn Cahoon
Lynn Cahoon writes contemporary romance with a love of hot, sexy men--real and imagined. Her alpha heroes range from rogue witch hunters, modern cowboys, or hot doctors, sexy in scrubs. And her heroines all have one thing in common--their strong need for independence. Or at least that’s what they think they want.She blogs at
H.C. Beckerr
Cahokia Mounds, an archeological site near his childhood home, fostered H.C. Beckerr’s love for mystery and the unknown things of life. While working on his first Christian-based science fiction novel, he served as a pastor at various St. Louis-area churches. Check out his Facebook pages--H.C. Beckerr, Henry Martin, and Hill of Great Darkness—and his blog, InsaneFaithNow, at hcm59.wordpress.com
Warren Martin
A 21-year career in the United States Army during the Cold War inspired Warren Martin’s novel about a soldier who disappeared in Vietnam in 1970. Forgotten Soldier was a historical fiction finalist for the 2012 Stars and Flags Book Awards. Warren’s pursuing a PhD. in Business and Organizational Leadership. He also serves on the Board of the St. Louis Publishers Association and the Advisory Board for the Green Beret Foundation. His website is:
Pam DeVoe
Pam DeVoe is an anthropologist and, as you might expect, an incorrigible magpie for collecting seemingly irrelevant information.Already published in nonfiction and poetry, she is especially excited about her first novel—a cozy mystery--book #9 in the Creative Woman Mystery Series (with Annie’s Publishing).As president of the Greater St Louis Sisters in Crime chapter, Pam does author interviews for their blog,