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Crime Scene to Manuscript: Mastering Police Procedurals

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Learn police procedural writing from a retired officer and author.

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Readers expect authenticity in the details in police procedurals. Retired police officer and crime fiction author Frank Scalise discusses the many considerations—and incorrect stereotypes—involved when writing a police procedural. Topics include the structure of a police department, roles within it, the inner workings of a department, procedural elements of an investigation, terminology, and most of all, the best resources you need to get the details right. This workshop is perfect if you are writing procedurals, if your characters will interact with the police, or if you are simply a procedural reader who wants to peek behind the curtain. 

Presenter Bio:

Frank Zafiro writes gritty crime fiction from both sides of the badge. Frank is a retired police officer, having retired as a captain after a twenty-year career in Spokane, Washington. Of his more than fifty novels, almost half are police procedurals, including seventeen in his award-winning River City series. He currently resides in Redmond, Oregon.

Questions? Contact beccar@dpls.lib.or.us, 541-312-1063