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    • Tuesday, February 11, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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    Please join us on Tuesday, February 11th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PT as Anne talks about her newest book, Night Flight.

    Set in 1955, Night Flight is the story of 17-year-old Hannah Brightman, a lonely high school girl drawn into a deadly game with Jack, an angry, violent man. Can she escape his twisted scheme and rebuild her life? The story of Hannah and Jack—the real-life John Gilbert Graham, bomber of United Airlines flight 629—is a twisty, gripping read.

    Anne Da Vigo is a journalist and novelist who covered murder and mayhem on the police and court beats during nearly twenty years working for newspapers. She grew up in Denver, and as a junior high school student remembers reports of one of the most horrendous sabotage events of the 20th century—the bombing of United Airlines Flight 629. The plane took off from Denver’s Stapleton Airfield.

    The crime—nearly forgotten today—is especially vivid because the bomber, John Gilbert Graham, attended her church. Da Vigo didn’t know him, but eerie connections to the event remained with her. Finally, she set aside another nearly finished thriller to write the twisty, absorbing story of a fictional girl and a real killer in Night Flight.

    Her two prior thrillers also were inspired by real events. Bakersfield Boys Club is based on a long-ago murder series in California’s Central Valley. It was a finalist at Killer Nashville.

    Thread of Gold, a three-generational story of greed and intrigue set in New York’s Finger Lakes region, won rave reviews when it was published in 2017.  

    You can follow Anne at the following links:

    Facebook: Anne Seitz Da Vigo

    Instagram: luvthrillers

    annedavigoauthor.wordpress.com

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0974572233




    • Saturday, February 15, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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    Monthly Meeting with Jane Cleland

    Mastering Plot Twists

    Please join us on Saturday, February 15th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. PT as Jane Cleland explains Mastering Plot Twists.

    The stories that keep people on the edge of their seats and up all night, from memoirs to thrillers and from stage plays to screenplays, are filled with unexpected twists and turns. By integrating plot twists, plot reversals, and moments of heightened danger (TRDs) at tactically sound moments, your stories will captivate readers with their I-can’t-wait-to-see-what-happens-next unpredictability. When your plot twists come at the right moments, your pace will be quicker and the action more focused, and these are the nuanced, multifaceted books that sell, and that find a devoted readership.

    Jane K. Cleland’s books on the craft of writing, Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot and Mastering Plot Twists [Writer’s Digest Books] both won the Agatha Award. Her newest book on the craft of writing is Beat the Bots: An Author’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI. Jane has also written fourteen novels in the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series [St. Martin’s Minotaur, with short fiction published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine]. In addition, Jane is a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest Magazine and the chair of the Black Orchid Novella Award, presented by the Wolfe Pack in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Jane is the Vice President of the Florida chapter of MWA. Previously, she served as President of the New York Chapter of MWA and was on the national board.



    You can follow Jane at the following links:

    https://www.facebook.com/janeclelandbooks

    https://www.instagram.com/janekcleland

    https://Janecleland.com/YouTube

    https://tiktok.com/@beatthebotsbook

    https://tiktok.com/@janekclelandauthor








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