Jordyn Redwood, author of Proof, Poison, and Peril, will be speaking to SinC-Colorado members at our next chapter meeting/event on Sunday April 24, 2016 at the Castle Rock Library (Phillip S. Miller branch, 100 S. Wilcox, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104) at 1:30 pm.

Top Ten Medical Pitfalls When Killing Your Characters
As an author, have you ever wondered about the correct way to injure, maim or kill your fictional characters? Jordyn Redwood brings over twenty years of emergency and critical care nursing experience as she discusses The Top Ten Medical Pitfalls that authors fall into when they write medical scenes and how to correct them. Strategies are given on how to research those medical details for your manuscript as well. Jordyn is happy to field medical questions that are writing related at the end of her talk.

Jordyn Redwood is a pediatric ER nurse by day, suspense novelist by night. She hosts Redwood’s Medical Edge, a blog devoted to helping authors write medically accurate fiction. Her first two medical thrillers, Proof and Poison, garnered starred reviews from Library Journal. Proof was shortlisted for the 2012 ForeWord Review’s BOTY Award, 2013 INSPY Award and the 2013 Carol Award. Poison shortlisted for the 2014 INSPY Award and the 2014 Selah Award. In addition to her novels, she blogs regularly at Redwood’s Medical Edge and the WordServe Water Cooler. You can connect with Jordyn via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, her website and via e-mail at jredwood1@gmail.com.

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This event is funded and presented by Sisters in Crime-Colorado and is not sponsored by Douglas County Libraries. For more information, please contact sinc.colorado@gmail.com.