Alex Graham Thriller Series

Upcoming Events

Partners in Crime: Authors and Editors

Workshop

Rescheduled; date TBA

Sisters in Crime –Toronto Chapter (virtual event)

A good editor is invisible to the reader. They weave their edits into a story rather than overtake it, allowing the author’s voice to be the only one heard. But how exactly does that work?

Editors partner with authors at every stage of a manuscript, from idea to print. Developmental and structural editing; copyediting and proofreading—through these editing techniques, editors take a hard look at plot, timeline, and characters, and review every word and sentence.

Join author and editor Katherine Prairie for an inside look at this editing process. We’ll discuss the editing that takes place throughout a writing project, and how both fiction or non-fiction manuscripts benefit.

World-Building: Make Me Believe

Workshop

Rescheduled; date TBA

The Writers’ Community of York Region

Every fiction author invites readers into an imagined world, whether it’s a small town, a futuristic earth, or a faraway planet. But an author must build trust, for a reader to believe.

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll look at techniques that create believable worlds, with focus on critical details and how best to present them so readers will confidently follow you – no matter where you take them.

From Idea to Story

Workshop

Rescheduled; date TBA

Kingston and Frontenac Library

Building a compelling, full-length novel from the spark of an idea can be daunting to any fiction writer. In this workshop with thriller writer Katherine Prairie, we’ll take an in-depth look at how the four Cs —characters, conflict, complications, and change — can turn an idea into a page-turner. Whether you’re just getting started, or trying to push your in-progress manuscript to the finish line, you’ll take away helpful techniques from this interactive workshop.