David Housewright

Rushmore McKenzie agrees to go undercover to help the ATF track a cache of stolen guns--after all, what could possible go wrong? Rushmore McKenzie is both a millionaire and an unlicensed PI, which means he can afford to do the occasional favor and, as a former detective for the St. Paul Police Department, he's got the necessary skills and connections to do them right. But this time, he's really stepped in it. When the ATF gets a lead on a much sought-after cache of illegal guns near the Canadian border, they call McKenzie in to help them track down the elusive gunrunners. Their only lead is a guy who is part of a small-time gang of armed robbers working north of the Twin Cities. Their idea is for McKenzie to infiltrate the group and wait for them to lead him to the guns. Their plan is to fix McKenzie with a false identity as a serious bad guy and then fake an escape with the captured gang member. Which seemed like a bad idea to McKenzie at the time, but even he had no idea just how bad things were going to get. ---- David Housewright has worked as a journalist covering both crime and sports (sometimes simultaneously), an advertising copywriter and creative director, and a writing instructor. He won the Edgar Award for his first novel, Penance, in 1996, and the Minnesota Book Award for his second, Practice to Deceive, in 1998. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Learn more at www.davidhousewright.com

Location: Street: 38 S Snelling Ave City: Saint Paul, Province: Minnesota Postal Code: 55105 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (lisätietoja)

The Write Basics Conference is scheduled for Saturday, March 9 from 12:30-4:30pm at Arrowwood Lodge, 6967 Lake Forest Road, Baxter, presented by the Brainerd Public Library.

Crime writer and former newspaper man, David Housewright will present a 90-minute workshop on the Basics of Writing a Novel, and Holly Day, author and instructor, will present on the Basics of Publishing. Writers are invited to participate in this free conference to build your skills and expand your resources on the journey to becoming a successful author. Pre-registration is required by calling the library at 218-829-5574.

The Basics of Writing a Novel will be divided into two sections. The first will deal with creating conflict and why it is essential to telling any story. The second will deal with the structure of the novel and how each works together to create the whole part.

Basic of Publishing will review both traditional and unconventional ways to sell a book, as well as many of the pitfalls that can stall an aspiring author early on in their career and how to avoid them. Included will be how to find agents and publishers, how to write a query letter and proposal package to send to potential agents and publishers, and what to expect from the agent/publisher-writer relationship. Basics of self-publishing including reasons for self-publishing, soliciting reviews for your book, and the distribution and marketing channels available to self-publishers will be covered as well. (redpersephone)… (lisätietoja)

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David Housewright has worked as a journalist covering both crime and sports (sometimes simultaneously), an advertising copywriter and creative director, and a writing instructor. He won the Edgar Award for his first novel, Penance in 1996, and the Minnesota Book Award for his second, Practice to Deceive in 1998. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit his Web site at www.davidhousewright.com (booksense)… (lisätietoja)