OUTLIERS INTENSIVES
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Sessions are LIVE, interactive, and taught by best-selling authors and other professionals
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Each class is recorded and made available to registered attendees for 10 days so if you miss it or simply want to watch it again it's there for you.
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(Class Link will be sent prior to the event)
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INTENSIVES CLASS SCHEDULE
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6-16-25: Collaboration: Making Sure Murders Only Happen on the Page—Nicholas Harvey & Douglas Pratt
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Monday, June 16, 2025, 4 pm Pacific
A ZOOM Session
Course Fee: $30
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Broken into four segments, experienced collaborators Nick and Doug present a guide to the concept of working with other writers, from deciding whether it's a good idea, choosing your partner, ironing out the creases in the process, and bringing your bestseller to the world. Join them and learn how to write a murder mystery… without killing each other!
Douglas Pratt, a best-selling action author hailing from Memphis, Tennessee, captivates readers with his unique blend of charm and intensity, reflecting his Southern roots. His works keep audiences on the edge of their seats, infused with a sense of adventure and exploration. Beyond writing, Pratt's personal interests lead him to sail the seas, exploring vibrant coral reefs and sunken shipwrecks, which fuel his imagination and inspire enthralling adventures in his stories.
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A USA Today bestselling author, Nicholas Harvey's life has been anything but ordinary. Race car driver, motorsports professional, adventurer, divemaster, and since 2020, a full-time novelist. Raised in England and resident in America for many years, Nick and his amazing wife, Cheryl, now base themselves in Grand Cayman from where they travel the world in search of new plots for his novels. He is the author of the Nora Sommer Caribbean Suspense series and the AJ Bailey Adventure series, along with multiple collaborations.
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​Military Writers Talk Military Thrillers—Don Bentley, Brad Taylor, Simon Gervais, Brian Andrews, and Jeffrey Wilson
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Four of today’s top writers in the military/espionage/political thriller genre discuss their books, their process, and how their experience as veterans influences their work. Join us!”
An interactive ZOOM session
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 4 PM Pacific
Course Fee: $45
Registration: https://buy.stripe.com/7sIbJ4d6e9w15mo4hR
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DON BENTLEY:
Don Bentley is the New York Times Bestselling author of the Matt Drake series (Forgotten War 2023), four Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novels (Weapons Grade 2023), and the Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp series (Denied Access 2025). Don spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot, and while deployed in Afghanistan was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with "V" device for valor. Following his time in the military, Don worked as an FBI special agent focusing on foreign intelligence and counterintelligence and was a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team member. Don lives with his family in Austin, Texas
BRAD TAYLOR
Brad Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel (ret), is a twenty-one-year veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces, including eight years with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, popularly known as Delta Force. Taylor retired in 2010 after serving more than two decades and participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as classified operations around the globe. His final military post was as Assistant Professor of Military Science at The Citadel. He is the New York Times bestselling author of 19 Pike Logan thrillers and is a security consultant on asymmetric threats for various agencies. He lives in Charleston, SC, with his wife.
SIMON GERVAIS
Simon Gervais is a former federal agent who specialized in protective operations and counterterrorism. Over the course of nearly twenty years in the military and law enforcement, his assignments took him across Europe and the Middle East. He is the bestselling author of 14 high-octane thrillers, including Robert Ludlum’s The Blackbriar Genesis, written for the Ludlum estate. His books have sold over 1.25 million copies and have been translated into four languages.
Simon’s Clayton White series is currently being adapted for television by CBS Studios with Jerry Bruckheimer TV producing. His Pierce Hunt series is in development for TV with Sobini Films, and his Caspian Anderson series was recently optioned for adaptation. Simon enjoys yachting, SCUBA diving, and skiing. He lives in Ottawa, Canada, but spends much of his time traveling the globe with his family.
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BRIAN ANDREWS AND JEFFREY WILSON
Navy veterans Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson (Andrews & Wilson) are the New York Times Bestselling writing team behind the TIER ONE series and the latest installments of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Brian is a nuclear engineer and Park Leadership Fellow who served as an officer on a fast-attack nuclear submarine in the Pacific theater. Jeff is a vascular surgeon and jet pilot who served as a combat surgeon with NSWDG on multiple deployments and worked in covert government task forces. They are the authors of 20+ novels and have sold millions of copies across media channels. Andrews & Wilson have multiple film & television projects under development with partners at Legendary Entertainment, AE, Walden Media, PictureStart, Sony Television, Amazon Studios, and Imagine Entertainment.
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9-24-25: Narrating Your Audiobook: Voicing and Recording Tips for a Stellar Performance—Tori Eldridge
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 4 pm Pacific
A ZOOM Session
Course Fee: $30
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Whether you’re self-producing or you’ve been hired by your audiobook publisher to narrate your own book, author/narrator Tori Eldridge will guide you from pitch to audition to rehearsal and through your recording sessions to bring out your best possible work. She’ll discuss voicing your book’s narrator, different characters, and even multiple POVs. She’ll also explain the process, the tech, how to prepare, and what to expect from your publishing company, producer, director, and engineer.
Before narrating KAUA‘I STORM, Tori acted on Broadway, television, and film—on-camera and voiceovers—in addition to recording in studios as a singer. She’ll address the nuanced differences for narrating an audiobook and how you can use these new skills to improve your author readings online and in-person as well.
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Tori Eldridge is the bestselling author KAUA‘I STORM (Ranger Makalani Pahukula Mystery) and the Lily Wong mystery thriller series—nominated for Anthony, Lefty and Macavity Awards, and winner of the 2021 Crimson Scribe Award for Best Book of the Year. Born and raised in Honolulu—of Hawaiian, Chinese, and Norwegian descent—Tori graduated from Punahou School with classmate President Barack Obama. Before writing, Tori performed as an actress, singer, and dancer on Broadway, television, film, and holds a 5th degree black belt in To-Shin Do ninja martial arts. After living in New York and Los Angeles for more than 35 years, Tori lives and writes from Portland, Oregon, where her grandchildren live.
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Completed Intensive Classes:
5-22-24: Make It Real: A Q&A With Homicide Investigator Lt. Brandon Watkins
5-14-24: Constructing/Deconstructing the Perfect Fictional Murder—DP Lyle
5-8-24: Writing the TV Drama Pilot—Matt Witten
4-29-24: Sources of Inspiration For Writers—Joseph Badal
4-3-24: The Story Cube: An In-depth Exploration of What Truly Lies at the Heart of All Great Stories—Steven James
6-12-24: The Autopsy of a Thriller: Deconstructing The Terminator—DP Lyle--Outliers Co-Creator and VP Education
7-10-24: Crack the Amazon Code: Earn More Royalties, Sell More Books, and Promote Your Author Career!—Vincent Davis
7-29-24: A Book Proposal Coach’s Secrets To Selling Your Non-Fiction Book—Amy B. Scher
8-7-24: Missing Persons Investigations: The Nuts, Bolts, and Inside Information—PI and Retired NYPD Investigator John Ferriso
10-2-24: Give Readers a Reason to Care.—Stacy Woodson and Dawn Alexander
10-14-24: Research Tools for True Crime Writers—Tracy Ulman and Dr. Katherine Ramsland
11-13-24: Raise Your OQ: The Psychology of Observation for Crime Writers—Dr. Katherine Ramsland
2-12-25: Writing Tools: From Paper to Scrivener—Tammy Euliano
2/25/25: The Mystical Quest: Finding a Literary Agent—Harry Hunsicker
4-2-25: FORENSIC SCIENCE MONTH : Evolving Methods Of Criminal Profiling—Katherine Ramsland, PhD
4-7-25: Book To Doc: The Making of a True Crime Series—Dr. Katherine Ramsland and Tracy Ullman
4-9-25: FORENSIC SCIENCE MONTH : History of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science—Jennifer Dornbush
4-16-25: Screenwriting is WRITING—Paul Guyot
4-23-25: FORENSIC SCIENCE MONTH: The Cause, Manner, and Time of Death—DP Lyle, MD
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5-21-25: Writing Character Driven Stories--J. Todd Scott in conversation with Stacy Woodson
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