October Meeting: Avoiding Emotional Clichés

Annette DashofySaturday, October 2nd.

In-person Location: Fruitville Public Library, 100 Apex Road, Sarasota, FL 34240. (Just east of I-75). The meeting will also be broadcast live via Zoom. RSVP for the meeting to receive the Zoom link.

10:30 – 11:30 – FLGC SinC Chapter Business Meeting
11:30 – 12:30 – Presentation by best-selling author Annette Dashofy
12:30 – 2:30 – Group lunch to follow at Gecko’s Grill & Pub.

Do your characters burst into tears when they’re sad? Smile when they’re happy? Yell when they’re angry? Do they get weak in the knees when they’re frightened? If so, it might be time to take your writing to a higher level. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn to spot these and other clichés as you discover how to delve into even the simplest emotions, allowing your reader to bond more deeply with your character’s heart and soul.

Bio:
Annette Dashofy is the USA Today best-selling author of the Agatha Award nominated Zoe Chambers mystery series about a paramedic and deputy coroner in rural Pennsylvania’s tight-knit Vance Township. Annette is the vice president of the Pittsburgh chapter of Sisters in Crime Chapter and is on the board of directors of Pennwriters. She and her husband live on a farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania with their very spoiled cat, Kensi. TIL DEATH, the tenth in the series was released in June 2020.