Learn critical techniques to bring YOUR antagonists to life in any genre with Debbie Burke, Award-Winning Author, Editor, and Instructor

  – Do You want to create fascinating villains that lift your work to new heights?

  – How well do you know your antagonists…and portray them in your story?

  – Are they funny or fierce, powerful or weak, fanatical or frightening, realistic…or a caricature?

  – Do your readers find them intriguing, memorable, and love to hate them?

  – How does your villain’s everyday world impact that character’s decisions or actions?

  – Do they have other enemies in their world, in addition to battling the hero of the story?

  – How do you decide if your anti-hero is reluctant to perpetrate a crime, or eager…and, why?

Or, determine the emotions do they feel before, during, or afterward? And, Why?     

  – Learn to craft a powerful showdown for your villain–physically, mentally and emotionally.

No Matter Which Genres You Write, This Program Provides ALL Writers with Critical Techniques
to Bring YOUR Antagonists to Life in Any Genre! 
Don’t Miss This!

At the Sisters in Crime Grand Canyon Writers Chapter Meeting

DATE: Saturday, September 13, 2025
TIME: 10:30 AM—12 PM in Arizona & PACIFIC DAYLIGHT Time    (1:30 PM EDT, 12:30 PM CDT, 11:30 AM MDT)

** GUESTS and MEMBERS of the PUBLIC are WELCOME at Our Fireside Chats & Chapter Meetings **

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Debbie Burke looks like a cookie-baking quilter from Montana, but she hangs out with a tough crowd. She’s been on close personal terms with scam artists, kidnappers, terrorists, and murderers in her award-winning Tawny Lindholm Thriller series. Each of her suspense novels has garnered high praise, award nominations or wins, and more devoted fans. 

Her new nonfiction book, The Villain’s Journey—How to Create Villains Readers Love to Hate, is the flip side of The Hero’s Journey.

Debbie is an internationally published journalist, freelance editor, educator, and long-time contributor to the award-winning crime writing site, The Kill Zone.  A popular conference speaker, Debbie presents interactive workshops in a warm, approachable style. She is active in Authors of the Flathead, Authors Guild, and International Thriller Writers.

Contact Debbie at: debbieburkewriter.com