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Tuesday, August 27th 2019
​6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Author L. A. Chandlar
Re-write the Rules to be a Balanced Writer
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Location:
Barnes & Noble at River Crossing
8675 River Crossing Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46240

The Workshop will be at 6 p.m. followed by author signing, and then dinner at Maggiano's with the author.
Please contact Brigitte Kephart for dinner reservations at [email protected]

About the Workshop
We will have a lively lecture and interaction on my Fight to Keep Creativity Alive workshop series. There is a lot of noise and many obstacles in writing, so I will give you tools to help you temper the noise with logic and practices to overcome those mountains, to become a student of yourself. You are a unique person wonderfully wired to create. If you become a student of yourself, you can rewrite the rules so you can find a more mindful and balanced writing life. 
  • Understanding the psychology of creativity
  • Branding & Conferences: Pros n Cons
  • Overcoming the obstacles of too little time, overwhelming tasks, and paralyzing comparisons
  • Fortitude in the writing process
  • Creativity Boot Camp: Understanding how you are uniquely wired to create
  • How to keep a positive and healthy mindset

About the Speaker
https://www.lachandlar.com/
L.A. Chandlar is the National Best-selling author of the ART DECO MYSTERY SERIES with Kensington Publishing featuring Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and a fresh take on the innovation and liveliness of 1930s New York City. Her debut novel, The Silver Gun released in 2017, followed by the sequel, Agatha Award nominated, The Gold Pawn. Book 3, The Pearl Dagger releases 2019. A Michigander by birth, Laurie has been living and writing in New York City for 17 years and has been speaking for a wide variety of audiences for over 20 years including a women's group with the United Nations. She is also a member of the Sisters in Crime National Speakers Bureau and her talks range from NYC history, the psychology of creativity, and the history of holiday traditions. Laurie has worked in PR for General Motors, writes and fund-raises for a global nonprofit, is the mother of two boys, and has toured the nation managing a rock band. She loves vintage cocktails and despises thwarted love and raisins.

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Speed City Sisters in Crime is the Indiana chapter of the world-wide mystery/crime writers' association Sisters in Crime. The Speed City chapter was founded in 2005.

Members of the organization are published mystery and crime authors, writers working on mysteries and thrillers, and readers and fans of the literary genre. There are currently 40+ members who live in Indiana or the Midwest.

Speed City Sisters in Crime hosts monthly meetings with speakers on topics of interest to mystery and crime writing. Past speakers have included police officers, prosecutors, investigative reporters, forensic specialists, weapons experts, researchers, and publishing and media professionals.

Visit our YouTube Channel for recordings of our monthly speakers!

  • Home
    • About Speed City SiC
    • Code of Conduct
    • Board Members
    • Welcome from Chapter President
    • Chapter Documents
  • Contact Us
  • Membership
    • Membership Info
    • Member Author Info
    • Member Published Books
    • Critique Group
  • Monthly Meetings
    • 2025 Speakers
    • 2024 Speakers
    • 2023 Speakers
    • 2022 Speakers
    • 2021 Speakers
    • 2020 Speakers
    • 2019 Speakers
    • 2018 Speakers
  • Events
    • 2023 Events
    • 2022 Events
    • 2021 Events
    • 2020 Events
    • 2019 Events >
      • 2019 Nancy Pickard Writing Workshop
      • 2019 Larry Sweazy Short Story Workshop
      • 2019 Guest Speaker L.A. Chandlar
      • Pulaski County Library Award
    • Mystery & Writing Conferences
    • Murder We Wrote Blog
  • Our Anthologies
    • Amber Waves of Graves >
      • Submission Guidelines
      • Cover Submission Guidelines
    • Trick or Treats: Tales of All Hallow's Eve
    • Murder 20/20 Anthology
    • Homicide for the Holidays
    • The Fine Art of Murder
    • Decades of Dirt
    • Hoosier Hoops and Hijinks
    • Bedlam at the Brickyard
    • Racing Can Be Murder
    • Deadbeat (Theatrical)
  • Resources
    • S.S. Van Dine - Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories
    • Father Knox's Decalogue
    • Raymond Chandler's Ten Commandments
    • Frank Gruber's 11 Point Formula for Mystery Short Stories
  • 2023 Speakers