About the Class
Writing romance is heartwarming. Writing suspense is exhilarating. Merging these two genres makes for a compelling page-turner that’s impossible to put down. Join Denise N. Wheatley as she shares tips on how to write high-stakes, edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense. You will learn:
- How to seamlessly intertwine the two genres
- How to create strong, action-oriented protagonists
- Ways to pen fast-paced plots, twists, turns, and red herrings
- How to create sinister suspects
- Ideas on balancing a blossoming love story and crime/criminal investigation
How to Join Us
This class will be held Saturday, September 10, from 2PM–4PM EST over Zoom inside of our network.
The investment for this class is $47. To better support Writer’s Atelier, we kindly ask all participants to purchase their tickets using their laptop or desktop instead of on their mobile device through the app. Apple and Android take cuts—up to 30%—from sales on mobile devices, so this ensures more of your money goes where you intended to send it in the first place!
Can’t make it on the day of? Don’t worry—the class will be recorded.
Meet the Speaker
Denise N. Wheatley is a lover of happily-ever-afters and the art of storytelling. Her first novel, I Wish I Never Met You, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2004. She has since written (and ghostwritten) over twenty novels and novellas, including suspense, contemporary, paranormal, and steamy romance. Denise currently writes for Harlequin Intrigue, with her fifth book hitting shelves later this year and four more releasing in the coming months. A few of those suspense titles include Cold Case—True Crime, Bayou Christmas Disappearance, and The Heart-Shaped Murders. Her Tule Publishing novel, Christmas in Full Bloom, has been optioned for film.
Denise earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago, the city where she was born and raised. When she isn’t sitting behind her computer, you can find her in a movie theater, on a tennis court, watching true crime television, or chatting on social media.
