CANCELED – No Meeting in March
Dear Writers,
In light of the COVID-19 virus, we are following the advice of the County of Santa Clara Health Department, and canceling the Monday evening meeting (March 9th) at China Stix.
We are hopeful that we will be able to resume April 13th. Our featured speaker will be agent Elizabeth Kracht, whose book THE AUTHOR’S CHECKLIST has just been published.
Meantime, NY Times Bestselling author,Cara Black, has been rescheduled for June 8th.
Stay healthy and look forward to seeing you next month.
Sincerely,
Edie Matthews
President SBW
A good mystery unspools much like the weaving of a spider’s web: gradually yet consistently, appearing haphazard in the initial stages, and culminating in a dazzling whole that ties together all loose ends in supremely satisfying fashion. The genre that achieved its modern manifestation in the work of Edgar Allen Poe has introduced the world to some of the most famous fictional characters in literature, from Sherlock Holmes to Hercule Poirot. A mystery’s twists and turns keep the reader hooked. When the climactic discovery is made, it upends expectations. Yet, if readers go back, they notice the subtle hints dropped that, while initially unnoticed, now make the conclusion appear all but inevitable. In our dinner meeting on March 9, Cara Black will guide us through the writing of a mystery.