Award-winning and bestselling author Lauraine Snelling has over 120 books published with sales of over 5 million. Her original dream was to write horse books for children. Today, she writes both contemporary and historical adult inspirational novels, including the Blessing books. She and her husband Wayne have two grown sons and a daughter in Heaven. They live in the Tehachapi Mountains with a Basset named Annie, Lapcat, and “The Girls” (five hens).

Workshops

First Chapter-itis (Fiction Craft): Chapter one in your novel, no matter what size or genre or age level, carries a tremendous burden. Learn the ins and outs of writing, and rewriting a chapter one that grabs and holds a reader’s attention, introduces plot and characters and makes sure the reader can’t help but keep on reading.

Creating Unforgettable Characters (Fiction Craft): In this class you will learn tricks and secrets gained in all my years of writing fiction. Put these to work and your characters will live in reader’s minds. These are the kinds of characters who keep readers coming back for more. Create memorable characters and you will have readers for life.