Unlock the potential of fact-based storytelling to captivate and connect with your readers.

Whether you’re weaving tales of romance, suspense, science fiction, or crime fiction, there’s a path to infusing truth in your stories without sacrificing pace.

In this FREE one-hour session, you’ll:

  • Learn how knowledge and perception can be woven into conflict for greater stakes.
  • Master the art of balancing urgency and factual authenticity to engage readers.
  • Explore techniques for using non-fiction elements as catalysts in your plot.
  • Discover best practices for creating stories that readers love and remember.

Get ready to transform your narratives into compelling, truthful masterpieces. Fill out the form to reserve your FREE seat today!

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Fact-Based Storytelling:
How to Use the Truth to Create I-Can’t-Put-It-Down Urgency in Any Genre

Do you ever find yourself unsure about how to make your stories feel authentic while keeping readers engaged? You’re not the only one—everyone desires narratives that resonate with truth without getting lost in the details or losing intensity.

In this FREE webinar, I’ll show you how integrating facts can inspire urgency and engagement. During our one-hour session, you’ll gain strategies to harness truth and perception to heighten conflict—and essential skill to craft narratives that resonate and connect.

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Join us at our FREE virtual discussion:

Saturday, April 19 at 1 p.m. Eastern

Reserve your spot at this FREE virtual workshop. I’ll send you the access details shortly before the event!

Jane K Cleland is the author of the Agatha Award-winning Mastering Plot Twists and Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot, from Writer’s Digest Books, now Penguin Putnam Random House, and the multiple award-winning and IMBA-bestselling Josie Prescott Antiques mysteries, from St. Martin’s Minotaur. Her short fiction has been published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Her next craft of writing book, Beat the Bots: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI releases June 2025.

She is also a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest magazine and the chair of the Black Orchid Novella Award sponsored by the Wolfe Pack and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.

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