Dance of the Seven Veils: Mystery Writing with Terri Maue
Fall Writers Workshop Series
Saturday, November 14
11:00am - 12:30pm
Clark County Library
Paul C. Blau TheatreIn this interactive workshop with author Terri Maue, mystery authors will explore seven tricky ideas- meaning that readers should be tricked to believe they could have solved the mystery all along.
Dance of the Seven Veils: What a Mystery Author Knows (and you should, too) About Hiding and Revealing the Truth
Join author Terri Maue in this interactive workshop in which participants are invited to explore seven key ideas regarding writing a mystery novel: nouns, verbs, distractors, stereotypes, visceral impacts, hiding in plain sight, and selective attention. Mystery writing is tricky business, meaning that writers are in the business to trick readers. Mystery authors will provide all the clues, but they strive to obfuscate those clues to fool the reader into looking elsewhere. And just like the proverbial Dance of the Seven Veils, when the whole truth is revealed, the reader will be delighted to know that the authors have played fair the entire time, that the reader had a real chance to solve the mystery before the big revelation. Materials will be provided.
Free & open to the public. Books by the author will be available for purchase and signing after the program. First-time authors and those seeking publication are especially encouraged to attend. Seating is first come, first served and may be limited. For more information, please call 702.507.3458.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | Community Events | Books, Poetry & Writing |
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Originally opening in 1966 as a three-room library within the Airport Annex building, the Clark County Library moved in 1967 to a storefront. In 1971, the library moved again to its current location using deeded land from the County and with money awarded by the Max C. Fleishman Foundation. The building went on to have two remodels: one completed in 1986, and the second completed in 1994, which resulted in the three-story, 120,000-square-foot building it is today. This redesign notably included a 399-seat theater and an 80-seat black box theater/dance studio. The Library District also added the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, which provides a place for teens to explore and master new technologies and digital skills.
