(Writing) Lessons from Nancy Drew

June 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Children’s book author Chris Eboch will lead a writing workshop at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators’ 39th Annual Summer Conference in Los Angeles this August. Her workshop, called What I Learned from Nancy Drew: Tools for Fast-Paced Plotting, was so popular at last year's conference that she was invited to present it again. In the talk, Ms. Eboch discusses how she used the fast-paced plotting style of Nancy Drew in her original series for young people, Haunted.

“Nancy Drew’s adventures have captivated generations of readers,” Eboch says. “Grab you by the throat openings pull you into the story. Cliffhanger chapter endings ensure late-night reading under the covers. Action-packed plots keep you coming back for more. I used those techniques to write and sell an original series, Haunted. In my workshop, I share how writers can use these lessons to make any story or book better, from narrative nonfiction to genre novels, for kids or adults.”

Ms. Eboch is the author of 12 books for young people. The Haunted series is about a brother and sister who travel with a ghost hunter TV show and try to help the ghosts. The series, for ages 8-12, features three books, The Ghost on the Stairs, The Riverboat Phantom and The Knight in the Shadows.

Ms. Eboch is a popular teacher at workshops around the country and the New Mexico regional advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). The SCBWI, an organization for people who want to write or illustrate children's books, has over 22,000 members worldwide. The SCBWI international summer conference is July 30 - August 2, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles.

For more on Chris Eboch, visit www.chriseboch.com.

To learn more about the SCBWI, visit www.scbwi.org.

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I write children's books and articles on writing. My children's books include the Haunted series: The Ghost on the Stairs, The Riverboat Phantom and The Knight in the Shadows, plus a Mayan historical adventure, The Well of Sacrifice.