Jayne Ormerod

coastal cozies with a splash of humor

WANNA TALK ABOUT WRITING?

Jayne has been talking about writing longer than she has been writing mysteries. She has many workshops prepared and ready to go, either in person (locally) or ZOOM (out of area.) You can email her at JayneOrmerod@protonmail.com or reach out through Facebook Messenger. A partial list of her topics includes:

* SO CLOSE...AND YET SO FAR: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About
Psychic/Narrative Distance but were Afraid to Ask

* FILTERING OUT FILTER WORDS: How to Clean Out the Impurities in your Manuscript

* The Three Ds of Writing (Dialogue, Description and Details)

* Top Ten Tips for New Writers

* The Many Hats of a Writer

* The Fine Art of Critiquing; How to Give and Receive Constructive Criticism

* Show vs Tell

* Anatomy of a Novel; The Bones of your WIP

* For Gawd's Sake, Put Some Clothes On; How to Dress your Novel's Skeleton

* Conflict in Fiction