Mauled Men, Drowned Dames, and Crispy Critters; a Body Disposal Primer for Writers
Dates: May 9-22, 2010
Instructor: Jeanne Adams
Cost: FREE to FTHRW
members; $15.00 for all others
Registration Deadline: May 5, 2010
Course Description:
You've axed, shot or otherwise knocked off a key character in your latest book, now what? You have to do SOMETHING with the body! Even if the forensics, murder, or death aren't central to the story, there is that annoying dead guy to dispose of. So, decisions, decisions. Is an autopsy necessary? A funeral and burial? Lots of plot possibilities, but the details! Can you bury a body in Maine in February? Most states require "two containers" for burial, do you know what they are? And what about timing? If a body's found on Friday, can you bury them on Sunday? Do you know the difference between a coffin and a casket? And then there's cremation… Find out everything you ever wanted to know about the pernicious particulars of body disposal and how to use minutiae of death to throw your characters together or drive them apart. Learn about embalming, vaults, cremation, reconstructive cosmetics, coroner's reports, death certificates and more at this get-the-basics research track seminar.
About the Instructor:
It's wonderful for a writer to live near Washington, DC as I do. The research resources are fabulous, the scenery is great – complete with monuments, gorgeous public buildings, and the most amazing, weird, convoluted, political people – and I get to be here with the most awesome family, friends and neighbors in the world. I live here with my wonderful husband (he's my personal hero), my two delightful, growing-too- fast sons, and my silly Dalmatian.
As former marketing executive, I worked for research parks, governmental concerns and not-for-profits, (which is also great fodder for the writer's mind!) but now I'm happily employed as a consultant and full-time writer. I'm a member of Romance Writers of America, Science Fiction Writers of America and Thriller Writers. I'm also a proud member of the Washington Romance Writers, an RWA chapter, as well as several online RWA chapters.
One of the most enjoyable things I get to do as a consultant and writer, is to teach. I enjoy connecting with my clients, readers and other writers. In addition to my marketing work, I've gotten degrees in interior design and landscape design, which I use to teach a class on Creating the Write Environment. Having also worked in the funeral and cemetery business for nearly thirteen years, I teach a class on Body Disposal. I'm also very proud to work with bestselling author Madeline Hunter to teach a class on Surviving Almost There. You can check those out on the Classes button.
Being part of the Ad(d)ams Family, as you can imagine, Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love to work in the garden, run my Dalmatians, hang out with my family, and write. Other than that, as another, more famous author says, the rest is subject to change without notice.
How to register:
Fee: FTHRW Members: FREE; FTHRW Non-Members:
$15.00
Click here to register
before May 5, 2010.
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