What makes for a best-selling suspense? What elements go into a top box office thriller? How do you craft a crowd-pleasing TV crime drama? In this live webinar youâll learn foundational principles of crime and mystery writing that will help you ramp up the intrigue, suspense, and thrill of your next project â whether short story, novel, film, or other media! This webinar focuses primarily structure, creating better tension, deeper character development, and building successful and suspenseful evidence trails. Suggested prerequisite viewing: Prisoners & Stranger Things
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Jennifer Dornbush
Jennifer is a screenwriter, author, international speaker, and forensic specialist. Raised as the daughter of a medical examiner whose office was in their home, forensics is infused into her DNA. As a screenwriter she wrote the theatrically released film and novel, God Bless the Broken Road (2018), and has worked in TV developing and writing both original and adapted work. As an author, Jennifer penned the crime writerâs guide Forensic Speak; suspense thriller, Hole in the Woods; and mystery series The Coronerâs Daughter, optioned with Lifetime TV, for which she is also penning the screenplays. Jennifer contributed to Hotel California, a mystery anthology (Blackstone, 2022). She is a sought out teacher, speaker, and mentor. Sign up for her newsletter at: www.jenniferdornbush.com Connect with Jennifer on IG @JGDornbush.
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