Thursday Master Class: From Novice to Novelist

From Novice to Novelist / John DeDakis

We’ll begin with an overview that demystifies and deconstructs how to write a novel—thriller, mystery, or any genre. Then, you’ll learn deep listening skills that will widen your horizons so that you can write down what you don’t know. We’ll end with a deep dive into how to buff and polish your manuscript to bring your writing to a professional level.

John DeDakis

Novelist, writing coach, and manuscript editor John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House correspondent dealing with “fake news” in the era of #MeToo. Fake earned Honorable Mention for the Reviewers Choice Award and was a Finalist for Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion, and for CIBA’s CLUE Award. DeDakis is also the host of the video podcast “One-to-One with John DeDakis” on YouTube.

Learn more about John at https://www.johndedakis.com