Crime Scenes Course
No matter what genre you write, at some point in your writing career, you may need to harm or kill your characters.
Find out true and authentic ways to do that on our crime webinar with Steve Rush!
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Meet Former Chief Forensic Investigator, Steve Rush
Steve Rush is an award-winning author whose experience includes tenure as a homicide detective and chief forensic investigator for a national consulting firm.
He was once hailed as "The best forensic investigator in the United States" by the late Joseph L. Burton, MD, under whom he mastered his skills, and investigated many deaths alongside Dr. Jan Garavaglia of Dr. G: Medical Examiner fame.
Two of Steve’s manuscripts placed first and third in the 2022 Public Safety Writers Association Writing Competition.
His book Kill Your Characters; Crime Scene Tips for Writers, published by Genius Books on June 7, 2022, tied for first place in the 2022 PSWA Writing Competition’s unpublished nonfiction category.
Steve won joint first prize in the 2020 Chillzee KiMo T-E-N Contest and longlisted in the 2022 Page Turner Awards.
What You Will Learn
When plotting the next murder scene for your story, you may run into obstacles such as how the detectives determine time of death, or the forensic evidence left by a gunshot wound. Steve Rush’s extensive experience is accumulated in a series of tips and activities that will significantly improve your story. This crime webinar is for any author looking to elevate their murder scenes with credible and authentic details.
Show Credible and Authentic Details In Your Crime Scenes:
- How did your character die?
- What were the circumstances of the murder?
- What weapon did the killer use?
- What evidence was left behind?
- How can you build a rock-solid case against the suspect?
Elevate Your Murder Scenes
When plotting the next murder scene for your story, you may run into obstacles such as how the detectives determine time of death, or the forensic evidence left by a gunshot wound. Steve Rush’s extensive experience is accumulated in a series of writing tips and activities that will significantly improve your story.
Kill Your Characters is for any author looking to elevate their murder scenes with credible and authentic details. On opening the book, the table of content looks like a crime scene in itself. As horrible as this sounds, you will become familiar with the sight, smell, and feel of an unnatural death.
You will know vital crime scene stats. You’ll discover how to ensure your crime scene follows a good story structure with facts on what happens at your inciting incident.
Once you know your inciting incident, Steve’s crime tips prompts you with questions about the crime scene and how the crime unfolds. You will learn how to deliver reality and add credibility to your scenes. Give your reader authentic details by reading this book written by an expert.
Find out about your story’s principal investigator and what they do at a crime scene.