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Four Things I Wish I'd Known at the Start of My Writing Career

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Four Things I Wish I'd Known at the Start of My Writing Career

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Details: The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime is pleased to announce the featured speaker at the April 6th meeting will be award-winning author, speaker, and teacher Jane Cleland.

Date: 1:00 PM Business Meeting; 2:00 PM Presentation

Location: Via Zoom – and in person at the Gulf Gate Library 7112 Curtiss Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34231

Description: From knowing specific craft techniques to implementing efficient promotional strategies (and skipping the rest) and from building meaningful relationships to understanding the complexities of business, this speech helps authors navigate the complex publishing landscape. Jane will discuss four crucial lessons all authors need to know, and that most only learn the hard way.

Bio: Jane K. Cleland writes the multiple award-winning and bestselling Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries. Her short stories are published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. She’s also written the bestselling and Agatha Award-winning how-to books, Mastering Plot Twists and Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot, both from Writer’s Digest Books.
In addition, Jane presents a free monthly webinar series on the craft of writing as well as the Mystery Mastermind series—her small-group virtual writing workshops. She is also a Contributing Editor for Writer’s Digest Magazine and chairs the Wolfe Pack’s Black Orchid Novella Award, in partnership with AHMM.
Jane has an MFA (in professional and creative writing) and an MBA (in marketing and management). Jane is a lecturer at Lehman College where she is also the director of the Program for Professional Communications, and a frequent workshop facilitator and guest author at writing conferences and university programs.
For more on Jane, visit www.janecleland.com.

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