Liz Porter:
Writing True Crime: where to begin and how to continue.
Session Info:
A writers workshop for emerging writers interested in the true crime genre.
Topics:
- What’s the crime? The most well known true crime books are perhaps Underbelly and Chopper, but true crime can also cover historical and semi-scientific narratives.
- What true crime writers need to know – your library and research tools.
- Knowing your audience – who will want to read it? Who’s the ideal reader?
- What are the recurring elements in any good true crime story?
- The author – why should you be the one telling it? What’s the perfect story for you?
- Before you begin – gathering specific information, what you need and how to get it.
- How to begin – where to start telling the story (using examples from other books)
- Learning from fiction – using fiction tools such as suspense in true crime writing.
- Telling the story.
- Planning and outlines.