The Art of Writing a Thriller: Conversation and Signing

228 Sound Beach Avenue,Greenwich CT 06870

09 June, 2022

Description

The Art of Writing a Thriller with Authors Addison McKnight, Tessa Wegert, Emily Liebert and Wendy Walker! Join us for a candid, enlightening and fun discussion about writing mysteries and psychological thrillers with a panel of bestselling female novelists. What is it about this genre that makes it SO fun to read while appealing to such a wide audience of readers? What inspired these authors to get started in mystery writing? This event will surely fill your beach bags! Wendy Walker is the author of the psychological suspense novels All Is Not Forgotten, Emma In the Night, The Night Before, Don’t Look For Me and American Girl. Her novels have been translated into 23 foreign languages, topped bestseller lists both nationally and abroad, and have been optioned for both television and film. Wendy holds degrees from Brown University and Georgetown Law School, and has worked in finance and several areas of the law. As a former family law attorney with training in child advocacy, Wendy draws from her knowledge of trauma and psychology to write compelling and complex characters and stories. USA Today bestselling author Emily Liebert was born and raised in New York City. She attended Horace Mann School and Smith College, graduating with a B.A. in English Language & Literature. Emily is the author of six novels: YOU KNEW ME WHEN (2013), WHEN WE FALL (2014), THOSE SECRETS WE KEEP (2015), and SOME WOMEN (2016), all with Penguin Random House, and PRETTY REVENGE (2019) and PERFECTLY FAMOUS (2020), both with Simon & Schuster. She writes a travel and books column in each issue of Westport Magazine and has been featured often in the press. Emily lives in Westport, CT and Miami, FL with her husband, Lewis, and their two sons, Jax and Hugo. Tessa Wegert is the author of the Shana Merchant series, which includes Death in the Family, The Dead Season, and Dead Wind. A former freelance journalist, Tessa has contributed to such publications as Forbes, The Huffington Post, Adweek, The Economist, and The Globe and Mail. Tessa grew up in Quebec and now lives with her husband and children in Coastal Connecticut, where she is co-president of Sisters in Crime Connecticut. Addison McKnight is the pen name for Nicole Moleti and Krista Wells. After over a decade of writing nonfiction, their common interests in women’s emotions and the cultural obsession with perfection sparked an idea for their debut novel, An Imperfect Plan. With six jobs and six children between them, they wrote their first book on Saturday nights and on the sidelines of their children’s games. When she is not writing fiction, Nicole is a makeup artist and real estate agent. Krista Wells is a writer, professional life coach, and a public speaker. Her presentations can be found in Marriage, Family and Children conferences, the coaching community, and the Military Spouse community. They reside in West Hartford, Connecticut with their families.