We are thrilled to announce that D.D. Black, Amazon international bestselling mystery and crime author, to keynote and present at the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference. He also writes media thrillers under the name A.C. Fuller.
Adam is a full-time author with more than 30 published books under two different names — A.C. Fuller and D.D. Black. Previously, he was an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University and has taught writing and book marketing at conferences and libraries all over the country and internationally. He lives with his wife, son, and three dogs in Kitsap County.
Fans of Robert Dugoni, Michael Connelly, Lisa Regan, and David Balducci are going to love this series and writers will appreciate what D.D. Black will bring to their Writer’s Toolbox!
“D.D. Black evokes comparisons to John Grisham’s finest — The Firm and The Pelican Brief — with a touch of Woodward and Bernstein’s All the President’s Men.” ROBERT DUGONI – #1 Amazon and New York Times Bestselling Author of My Sister’s Grave
D.D. Black will present a Master Writing Craft Workshop at CAC 24 titled:
Incorporating Mystery and Suspense Techniques Into Any Genre—Fiction or Memoir
D.D. Black will cover both structure and scene-level craft elements.
Topics in this Master Writing Craft Class will include:
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- Using examples from best-selling literary fiction, mysteries, fantasy, and even memoirs, you’ll learn professional techniques for weaving compelling mystery and suspense into your book, regardless of genre.In the class we will:
- Discuss how to incorporate the mystery novel structure into non-mystery genres, such as literary fiction, memoir, sci-fi, and fantasy
- Study the use of the elements of mystery in wildly different award-winning and best-selling books, such as: “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling, and “Dreams from My Father” by Barack Obama
- Learn to ask questions both big and small to keep readers intrigued
- Talk about how to craft clues, red herrings, plot twists, and cliffhangers for maximum intrigue
“Mystery is a whisper, not a shout.” – Kate Atkinson
- Using examples from best-selling literary fiction, mysteries, fantasy, and even memoirs, you’ll learn professional techniques for weaving compelling mystery and suspense into your book, regardless of genre.In the class we will:
Can you tell how excited we are to have D.D. Black at CAC24?
Register for D.D. Black’s Master Writing Craft Workshop, click here.
Thursday, April 18, 2024, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. with two breaks. (Coffee and tea provided).
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