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Sisters in Crime Central Virginia is a nonprofit organization supporting writers and readers of crime fiction. We are based in the Richmond, Virginia area but welcome all SinC members wherever they are.
As a chapter of Sisters in Crime national, we abide by the core values of
ADVOCACY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, and COMMUNITY.
Membership Renewal
It's that time of year again!
Please pay your 2026 SinC Worldwide and SinC-CVA chapter dues online at https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/renew-your-membership
Upcoming Events
Beat the Bots with Jane Cleland
Thursday, April 9
7 p.m. Eastern via Zoom
Please register in advance. See QR Code or Link Below.
Please register in advance for this meeting either with the QR code above or with this link:
https://sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/XQgQulOcRMKARR2WaqVGkg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Beat the Bots:
A Writer's Guide to Thriving in the Age of AI
You have a story to tell, an important story, your story. Getting that story down on paper is hard, though. We writers have to be good at so many different things, from coming up with worthy ideas to developing a twisty and clever plot, creating relatable characters, choosing intriguing settings, generating believable dialogue, and writing evocative prose—six crucial elements. With ChatGPT and other bots taking over the writing market, authors worry they’ll become irrelevant in the not-too-distant future. The answer isn’t to surrender to the doom and gloom predictions. On the contrary, it’s time to lean into your humanity, to do what artificial intelligence can’t. Based on Jane’s book, Beat the Bots: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI, this webinar shows you how to harness your innate creativity because if you bring your creativity, your individuality, and your judgment to your work, you’ll out-write a chatbot all day long.
Jane K.Cleland
In Beat the Bots: An Author’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI, published in August, Jane K. Cleland shares practical exercises to nurture imagination, spark original thinking, and resist creative conformity. Her other books on the craft of writing, Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot and Mastering Plot Twists both won the Agatha Award. Jane has also written fourteen novels in the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series [St. Martin’s Minotaur, with short fiction published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine]. The series has been optioned for film and TV. In addition, Jane is a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest Magazine and the chair of the Black Orchid Novella Award, presented by the Wolfe Pack in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Jane served as President of the New York Chapter and Vice President of the Florida chapter of Mystery Writers of America and was on the national board. http://janecleland.com
