Online
Crime Fiction Advanced Workshop
Seven Wednesday Sessions
1:00-3:00pm EST
Dates: 1/21 – 3/11 (OFF 2/18)
An intensive workshop designed to elevate your thriller, mystery or suspense manuscript. The course will focus on sharpening pacing, strengthening your story arc, maintaining tension, and adding those unexpected twists that keep readers turning the pages.
The class will feature:
- A supportive environment to share pages and receive constructive feedback
- A deep dive into advanced craft techniques
- Opportunities to discuss your specific writing questions and challenges
Wednesdays
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.
This class is open for registration by permission of the instructor only. A short manuscript submission is required prior to registration for students new to the course.
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