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Getting It Right When You’re Making It Up: Researching Your Mystery Novel
March 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
(This event is shared with Thurber House agreement to giveaway one ticket to a Write Now Columbus member to one of their spring workshops! If you’re interested in entering please subscribe to the Write Now Columbus Newsletter before Feb. 3rd)
Tuition: $52
ABOUT
In this two-hour class, mystery writer Andrew Welsh-Huggins will discuss how he researches his crime novels and short stories, drawing on his more than 30 years as a journalist. Andrew will provide examples of how he conducted research for his own fiction, including plot points that touched on arson investigations, human trafficking, fracking, Somali immigrants, policing practices in the 1980s, moon colonies, ICU wards, and more. Andrew will provide examples of other fiction writers who do it well, touch on common mistakes in writing about law enforcement and the criminal justice system (hint: people spend 30 years in prison, not jail), and review the best ways to get things right, from Internet research to fieldwork to seeking out experts. As always, the session will include plenty of time for Q&A and attempts to answer students’ own research-related queries.
INSTRUCTOR
Andrew Welsh-Huggins is the Shamus, Derringer, and International Thriller Writers-award-nominated author of the Andy Hayes Private Eye series and editor of Columbus Noir. Kirkus calls his new crime novel, The End of The Road, “A crackerjack crime yarn chockablock with miscreants and a supersonic pace.” Andrew’s short fiction has appeared in multiple magazines and anthologies, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Magazine, and The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021.
This event can be attended in person or virtually.
