Best-Selling Author Hank Phillippi Ryan Mesmerizes Writers at Day-Long Workshop

Hank Phillippi Ryan

Award Winning Mystery / Thriller Author Hank Phillippi Ryan gave a day-long writing workshop to a full house of local writers on Saturday.  The event was sponsored by the Speed City Chapter of the national writing group Sisters in Crime. Hank is a former National President of Sisters in Crime.

Hank spoke for more than five hours, covering every aspect of writing including the importance of the title, opening lines, character development, story structure and overcoming writer's block.

Hank has won five Agatha Awards, three Anthony Awards, a Mary Higgins Clark Award and an Macavity Award. Her ongoing career as a television investigative reporter in Boston has netted her more than thirty Emmy Awards and 14 Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Hank reveals the "secret"
of the "Trust Me" cover

Approximately 45 writers attended, which was held at the College Park Clubhouse.  

Hank also spent time talking to attendees and signing copies of her books, including her latest, Trust Me, which has been receiving rave reviews including being selected as Amazon's Top Mystery/Thriller of the Month and PopSugar's Top Summer Thriller.

Hank and Workshop Attendees,
All wearing a button "Trust Me -- I'm An Author"