Friday Workshop with Author Debbie Burke

Take a road trip with thriller author Debbie Burke to discover unique villains on a fun, educational journey. With nearly 40 years of experience as a writer, editor, and teacher, Debbie guides you along twisting trails that lead to mesmerizing villains who keep readers up nights. She deconstructs classic and contemporary crime stories to reveal the darkest depths of the human heart.

This workshop features writing prompts and customizable Build-a-Villain worksheets to bring characters to chilling life. Her actionable techniques are easy to understand for writers at all levels of experience.  Participants will have an opportunity to share their projects.

Travel on The Villain’s Journey to create your most memorable character yet.

Debbie’s book, The Villain’s Journey – How to Create Villains Readers Love to Hate, is included for each registrant.

Bio: Debbie Burke has survived nearly 40 years of writing fiction and nonfiction. Her Tawny Lindholm Thriller series received accolades from BookLife/Publishers Weekly (2023 Best Mystery/Thriller), Eric Hoffer Montague Award finalist, BestThrillers.com finalist. She writes for The Kill Zone blog (listed in Writer’s Digest Best Websites); Montana Senior News; magazines including Killer Nashville, The Big Thrill, 406 Woman. She reviews books for International Thriller Writers and has been a magazine columnist. She also operates a freelance editing business. To counteract kinks from too many hours sitting at the computer, Debbie enjoys Zumba and hiking. During long walks, she plots murders…but only fictional ones.

10am – 4:30pm with lunch break