Plotting the Commercial Novel
Deaver, who has been called the "best plotter on the planet" and has sold more than 50 million books worldwide, will present his detailed lecture on how to construct the framework for a successful commercial thriller. Attendees will learn how to select appropriate topics for a successful novel, how to structure it, what to include and what to leave out, and how to avoid the pitfalls that so often plague commercial fiction. P.S. He's also pretty funny.
Instructor:
Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. He has served two terms as president of Mystery Writers of America, and was recently named a Grand Master of MWA, whose ranks include Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Mary Higgins Clark, and Walter Mosely.
The author of 45 novels, 80 short stories, and a nonfiction law book, and a lyricist of a country-western album, he’s received or been shortlisted for dozens of awards.
His The Bodies Left Behind was named Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association, and his Lincoln Rhyme thriller The Broken Window and a stand-alone, Edge, were also nominated for that prize. The Garden of Beasts won the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers Association in England, and he has won the Short Story Dagger from CWA, and another story was shortlisted for the award. He’s also been nominated for eight Edgar Awards by MWA.
Deaver has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, the Strand Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Raymond Chandler Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy.
His book A Maiden’s Grave was made into an HBO movie starring James Garner and Marlee Matlin, and his novel The Bone Collector was a feature release from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. Lifetime aired an adaptation of his The Devil’s Teardrop. NBC television recently aired the nine-episode prime-time series, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector. In 2022, CBS TV will be airing a series based on his novel The Never Game, featuring his character Colter Shaw.
