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Writing the Wrongs: Realism in Crime Fiction

Join Heather Polischuk, who writes as H. P. Bayne, to learn how to write multi-dimensional crime fiction that doesn’t land flat.

Part of the Writes of Spring programming series.

This program is conducted through Zoom. Please register to receive a reminder, the evaluation, and any resources.

Click the link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84819231166 

This program is offered in partnership with the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild.

For many people, crime is, thankfully, something with which they have little experience. But for writers, this might actually create a drawback when it comes to writing crime fiction. Antagonists and protagonists alike might be one-dimensional and flat, motives unexplored, and knowledge of investigative procedures lacking. Fiction writing allows plenty of leeway, of course, but are there ways writers can improve their work through learning more about this world? Drawing on her experience as a crime reporter, Heather will explore ways in which writers can strengthen this area of their work.

Presenter information: Fascinated by ghost stories and crime fiction, Heather Polischuk has been writing both in some capacity since her youth. As an adult, she spent more than two decades as a crime reporter, first with the Prince Albert Daily Herald and then with the Regina Leader-Post. The career provided her with a detailed knowledge of crime and those who walk in that world.

Writing under the pen name, H.P. Bayne, Heather is the author of paranormal mystery and suspense novels. Her series include the Sullivan Gray Series, the Braddock & Gray Case Files and the Wray Mallory books.

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