Learn to write compelling historical mysteries and sagas, construct organic characters who are products of their physical and emotional environments, and successfully utilize historical research from critically-acclaimed novelist Cordelia Frances Biddle. Using a combination of writer techniques (“ghosts,” inciting incidents, etc.) and acting techniques (substitution, etc.), you’ll discover how to create work that is visual, visceral, and that draws the reader backward in time.
Instructor's Biography: Cordelia Frances Biddle is author of the Martha Beale series, which is set in Philadelphia in the 1840s: “Without Fear," "Deception’s Daughter," "The Conjurer." Other works include "Beneath the Wind" and "The Crossword Mystery" series co-authored with her husband Steve Zettler under the nom de plume Nero Blanc. Prior to her writing career, Cordelia Biddle was an actress in New York City. She appeared in Albert Innaurato’s “Gemini” directed by Jerry Zaks and on the daytime drama “One Life to Live.”
Biddle teaches creative writing at Drexel University’s Pennoni Honors College, and is a member of the Authors Guild and Mystery Writers of America.
Dates: Tuesdays, October 19 - November 23
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Place: Drexel University - Goodwin College
3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
CEU’s: 1.2
Cost: $300
For more information contact: patricia.gremmel@drexel.edu215-895-2154
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