Chapter meeting this Sunday

April 20th, 2012

Our April meeting will feature crime scene expert Howard Dean. Howard will be talking about bloodstain evidence: how it’s collected and analyzed and how it helps solves murders.

Howard Dean has been working at crime scenes for over 20 years as a Crime Scene Investigator, Blood Stain Analyst, and Rifle Armorer. Currently he is the Technical Services Director for the Loves Park Police Department, in Loves Park, Illinois. He’s also a certified pistol instructor who offers classes designed specifically for writers.

Our meeting will be at 1 PM Central Daylight Time on Sunday, April 22 at
Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130.

And if you can’t make it to the store, you can watch and interact with us online
as we’ll be broadcasting the meeting over the Internet via ustream. Go to

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mwa-midwest

You’ll have to watch a lame commercial for a few seconds, but then you’ll be
connected to the live stream. To ask questions of our speaker, email aabroder@yahoo.com.

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Incredible opportunity for MWA members!

April 4th, 2012

MWA-University is coming to Waukesha, Wisconsin, on June 16! Waukesha is right outside Milwaukee and only a day trip from Madison and Chicago.

MWA-U is a full-day writing seminar which teaches participants the skills needed to write a novel, from the idea stage to publication. The focus is on the craft of writing, and the college-level courses are taught by published writers and experienced teachers. The core curriculum includes:

- After the idea
- Dramatic structure and plot
- Setting and description
- Character
- Editing
- The writing life

The all-day workshop is only $50. Registration is limited, and the registration deadline is June 4. Sign up now!

Go to http://mysterywriters.org/?q=MWA-University

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