Saturday, June 20

10am - noon

The Reporter’s Toolkit for Novelists—Bringing Journalistic Skills to Fiction

Geri Spieler

The Reporter’s Toolkit for Novelists--Bringing Journalistic Skills to Fiction

Writers will learn how to research like a newsroom pro—tracking sources, cross-checking facts, and interviewing for character depth—while keeping narrative flow and emotional truth intact. Whether you’re building historical settings, crafting realistic dialogue, or shaping suspense, The Reporter’s Toolkit gives novelists the practical skills to write fiction that feels real, alive, and unforgettable.

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Geri Spieler is a journalist, author, and speaker whose work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Huffington Post, and Westways Magazine. 

She is a past president of the San Francisco Peninsula branch of the California Writers Club. She is also an active member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Authors Guild, Women’s National Book Association, Internet Society, and the National Book Critics Circle.

Based in Northern California, Geri lives with her husband, a lively brood of chickens, and a thriving backyard orchard.

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