April
Henry, two-time BookSense author, nominee for both the Agatha and Anthony
awards, and Writers Digest contributor, is available for speaking
engagements.
Sample lecture topics:
PANTIES
IN A TWIST: Confessions of a Hack, Flack, and Flipper of
Flap Jacks. What happens when you try to have it all.
EVOLUTION
OF A BOOK:
Part
one: how
people get agents, what happens at the publishing house (editing,
printing, distribution, etc.).
Part
two: evolution
of one of my books—from idea to research to writing to submission.
WRITING
FROM LIFE: Writers
don't take vacations—they research, book tour, and speak. How
I've integrated my life and my work—and how you could too.
HOW
TO WRITE MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS: How
do you plant clues? How do you ratchet up the suspense? What's the
difference between a mystery and a thriller, anyway?
Speaking
and seminar engagements have included: Oregon
State University, Left Coast Crime, the Oregon Library Association,
Rotary clubs, Willamette Writers, Northwest Writers series, and numerous
library and bookstore appearances throughout the United States.