Writing Workshop: Crime, Plot and Characters

Writing workshop for adults: crime, plot and charactersWhat you need to know before you start writing a crime? Is the plot or the narrator most important?

What do you do with research, cliffhangers and gory effects? Should one begin with the famous prologue, in which one experiences the first killing through the eyes of the victim? Should one start more mysteriously with a surreal nightmare at the investigator's house? Or are we going back in time to an episode from the killer's childhood where he pulls the wings off butterflies?

At the workshop, we do some simple writing exercises that can help get you started or get you out of a writing crisis.

The writing workshop is hosted by Jesper SteinEsper Stein, born 1965, is a trained journalist, but has worked as a writer for more than ten years. He has written the award-winning crime series about the investigator Axel Steen, which has so far appeared in seven volumes. He has ten years of experience as a crime reporter and has travelled the world interviewing his crime idols, including James Ellroy, Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin and John le Carré.

Practical InfoWriting Workshop takes place in the library room at Nørrebro LibraryParticipation is free, but requires registration at Billetto. You must bring what you need for the writing exercises yourself. There will probably be cinema setup of chairs, so you have to sit with computer/tablet/paper in your lap. If you want to use electronics, you need to take into account that it is not possible to charge along the way during the course. It can therefore be advantageous to choose paper and pen for the writing exercises.

Do you have any questions? Write to librarian Pia by mail: piolss@kk.dkSkriveworkshops in Copenhagen LibrariesCopenhagen Libraries invites you to writing workshops all over the city. The themes and trainers vary. Our writing workshops are not workshops, but stand-alone workshops of two hours in which lecturers give presentations and give participants writing exercises.