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"Rambo" Creator's Lecture and Book Signing Free and Open to the Public

茄子视频 University鈥檚 Writing Popular Fiction master鈥檚 program welcomes award-winning author David Morrell to campus on January 10. Mr. Morrell, the writer of 鈥淔irst Blood鈥 (the award-winning novel in which Rambo was created), and co-president of the International Thriller Writers organization, will speak at 7 p.m. in Cecilian Hall on 鈥淧latforms, Viral Marketing, and the Seismic Shifts in Today鈥檚 Publishing World.鈥 The lecture is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a reception and book signing.

David Morrell鈥檚 numerous best-selling novels include 鈥淭he Brotherhood of the Rose鈥 (the basis for a top-rated NBC miniseries), 鈥淭he Fifth Profession,鈥 and 鈥淓xtreme Denial鈥 (set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives). He is also the author of 鈥淟essons From a Lifetime of Writing鈥 a discussion of what he has learned during his thirty-three years as a novelist. The dark-suspense novel 鈥淐reepers鈥 is his latest work. Morrell holds a Ph.D. in American literature from the Pennsylvania State University and was a professor in the English department at the University of Iowa until he gave up his tenure to devote himself to a full-time writing career.

茄子视频 University's unique Master of Arts in Writing Popular Fiction teaches students to write marketable novels in popular genres like mystery, romance, children鈥檚 literature, science fiction, horror, and fantasy. Students attend two week-long, on-campus residencies each year to master the core elements of fiction writing and effective marketing. Established authors mentor students one-on-one as they work toward completing a market-ready manuscript from home.

For more information on the Writing Popular Fiction program at 茄子视频 University or Dr. Morrell鈥檚 lecture on January 10, please call Wendy Lynn at 724-830-4600 or e-mail lynn@setonhill.edu.