Saturday, July 20, 2013

August 3 - Guest Speaker - Royce Wilson, Forensics Expert

Royce Wilson will be our guest speaker. Royce was our guest speaker in June and had such an intriguing presentation that he graciously accepted our invitation to come back to teach us more about forensics. Royce is a retired law enforcement forensics expert with 35 years experience. His presentation will continue where he left off and cover what the job of a CSI is really like, how forensics plays a key role in investigations, how cold cases are solved, and the job of a private investigator. Royce is a founding partner of SRI Investigations http://www.sriinvestigations.com/, an author, and a member of FWA.

Royce Wilson was the first Director of Forensic Services at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, where he retired after 31 years with the agency, and a total of 36 years in the field. He has an expertise in all aspects of fingerprints and crime scene investigations. He has an unparalleled knowledge in the areas of evidence collection and interpretation, and continues to serve on the Sheriff’s Office’s Cold Case Team.

Royce has a Masters of Science degree in Management from the University of South Florida, with additional Graduate Level studies in Forensic Science with the University of Florida; he is a graduate and class president of the Senior Leadership program at the Executive Institute of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Leo University.

Monday, July 1, 2013

July 6 - Writers' Workshop




Join us for a writers' workshop on Saturday, July 6, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, as we look at samples of raw manuscripts.  We will act as editors for the purpose of being able to better understand what the author-editor relationship can and should be. If you have a sample of pre- and post- edited work, please send it to Cindy Campbell at abic@msn.com.  Cindy will share her experiences as an editor to give us important tips to use, whether you have been published before or you are on the road to getting your work published.






Guest speakers for upcoming meetings:

August: Royce Wilson, forensics expert, our guest speaker from June, will be back for Q&A and more advice.
September: Melanie Green, screenwriter