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SUMMARY:On the Edge of Your Seat: Writing Mystery & Suspense with Richard Santos
DESCRIPTION:Thursday(s) July 10\, 17\, 24 & 31\, 2025 6:30-8:30 pm CDT via Zoom \nNonmember $200; Member $170; Student/Educ/Mil $140 \n*EARN CPEs\n \n\nHave you dreamed of writing a mystery that readers could not put down till the mind bending-end? Learn the elements of a thrilling mystery that leaves readers on the edge of their seats. \nOver the course of four weeks\, participants will discuss the common characteristics of effective mystery/suspense fiction and will set goals for their work in class. We’ll cover inciting incidents and protagonists\, review plot points and antagonists\, and explore how to create suspense and mystery in writing.  \nEach session will feature writing exercises and time to receive feedback from the instructor and peers. By the end of the workshop\, writers will have a tool box\, which will include character notes\, an inciting incident\, rough plot points\, and several pages of writing\, for their in-progress mystery or suspense project. This will provide a great starting point for participants to expand on after the workshop. \nThis class is open to writers of all skill levels 18+. Both short story writers and novelists are welcome! \nBy the end of the class\, students will:  \n\nLearn basic elements of mystery and suspense\nLay the groundwork for their own suspenseful story\nWalk away with one complete scene\n\nRead Richard Z. Santos’s Writer’s Desk Q&A!\n\n \nRichard Z. Santos‘ debut novel\, Trust Me\, was a finalist for the Writer’s League of Texas Book Awards and was named one of the best debuts of the year by Crime Reads. He’s the editor of the anthology A Night of Screams: Latino Horror Stories. His fiction has been nominated for The Pushcart\, Best of the Net\, the International Thriller Writers Awards\, and has appeared as a Distinguished Story in Best American Mystery and Suspense. His nonfiction and essays have appeared in Texas Monthly\, The Rumpus\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Like the Wind\, and more. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Austin Noir (Akashic Books)\, Lone Stars Rising (Harper Wave)\, Sandra Cisneros: Portraits of a Writer (Texas A&M Press)\, Untitled Latino Folklore Anthology (Flametree Press)\, and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. In a previous career\, he taught in high schools and before that he worked for political campaigns\, consulting firms\, and labor unions. \nSocial Media:  \n\nInstagram\nBluesky\n\nLearn about Cancellation & Refund Policies at https://geminiink.org/registration/
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/on-the-edge-of-your-seat-writing-mystery/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:Gemini Ink Volunteer Summer Social
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the writing life? Interested in helping our community craft their stories?\n\nThursday\, July 10\, 2025\, 6:30-8pm ct\, in-person at Gemini Ink \nFree and Open to Existing and Prospective Volunteers \nAre you interested in getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the writing life? Interested in helping our community craft their stories?  \nJoin us for a fun and informal Volunteer Summer Social. We’ll share light summer refreshments\, fun literary games\, and learn about volunteer opportunities\, including general office duties\, event support\, and assisting teaching artists in the classroom.  \nHelp us teach the craft of writing to people of all skill levels so they can bring their stories to life! \nComplete this short volunteer survey for full details.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/gemini-ink-volunteer-summer-social/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
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