Jo Davis is a Master of Education who spent sixteen years in the public school trenches before she left teaching to pursue her dream of writing full time. Trial by Fire launches Jo’s sexy, debut romantic suspense series involving the firefighters of Station Five. Jo is an active member of the Romance Writers of America, and has been a finalist in RWA’s Golden Heart® for Best Romantic Suspense. She is also a member of the Dallas Area Romance Authors, The Golden Network, and Passionate Ink. Her guilty pleasures are reading, margaritas, and one-hour massages…preferably all at once.

Jo lives in Texas with her wonderful husband, Paul, and their two terrific children.

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Schedule Jo to speak for your RWA Chapter, library, or civic group! Current workshop topics include:

1. Crafting The Winning Series Proposal—Are you on the cusp of publication, so close you can taste success? Are you published, but temporarily stalled? What does it take to get the green light with a publisher, from the editor(s) to the marketing department? With many publishers, the selling point lies far beyond the query and that first shiny chapter. This workshop will take you through the process of crafting a tight proposal, including the inception of your high-concept series idea, the series outline, the synopsis of Book 1, and hooking those first few chapters with fast-paced, can’t-put-down action.
2. The Road To Publication: Ditch The Map—This motivational, anecdotal workshop focuses on the various personal “potholes” a writer faces on the road to success and how to survive when we hit them. For libraries and civic groups, this workshop is offered as The Road To Success: Ditch The Map.
3. Beyond The Serial Killer: Crafting Sexy, Heart-Pounding Romantic Suspense— Does your story offer the creepiest bad guy ever conceived, yet the manuscript is languishing in Rejection Hell? This workshop will explore how to inject common themes and tired plot devices with a fresh twist, how to build your plot based on the characters’ fears and desires, deciding on the perfect level of sensuality, and how to keep your reader flipping the pages with fast-paced action and dialogue.
4. Deep POV Demystified—Do your paragraphs describe your characters’ thoughts and actions with all the zing of a grocery list? Want to add sparkle? This interactive workshop focuses on using deep point of view that will pull your reader headfirst into your story and never let go. *Materials for this workshop*: bring a scene or chapter from your current work in progress, a pen or pencil, and a highlighter.

 

Speaking fees are negotiable. Travel expenses waived for groups within the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Contact Jo at Jo@JoDavis.net .