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Writing Thriller, Mystery & Suspense – Int/Adv

Name: Writing Thriller, Mystery & Suspense – Int/Adv
Start: 2025-11-19T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-24T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)

Four Wednesday Sessions

1 – 3 PM EST

Dates: 11/19 – 12/17 (OFF 11/26)

In crime fiction, the author must embrace deception, covet secrets, and master misdirection. This class will help writers weave plot, setting, characters, twists, and other elements of craft into their manuscripts. This workshop is for students already working on a manuscript with the goal of helping them take their work to the next level.

The class will feature:

A supportive environment to share pages and receive feedback
Focus on craft aimed at addressing roadblocks you might be encountering
Discussion of commercial viability, pathways to publication, and querying
Review and analysis of published novels to help inform your work

Level: Intermediate and Advanced

Wednesdays

1:00 pm EST - 3:00 pm EST

November 19, 2025 - December 24, 2025

Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)

Meet the Instructor

Elise Hart Kipness

Elise Hart Kipness is a USA Today bestselling author and former national TV sports reporter. She is known for the acclaimed Kate Green thriller series, Lights Out (2023), Dangerous Play (2024), and Close Call (2025), which has been optioned for television by Universal Television and Mary J. Blige’s Blue Butterfly. Kipness has earned worldwide recognition, including Men’s Journal’s Top 10 Books of the Year, a Woman’s Day Must-Read Selection, and a Scripps News Beach Read Pick and has been featured on CBS Mornings+, CBS New York’s Club Calvi, People Magazine, and Newsday. Like her fearless protagonist, Kipness chased marquee athletes at the US Open and stood beneath the blinding lights of Madison Square Garden, in her past life as a reporter for FOX Sports Network and WNBC New York.

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