Meetings

Celebrating Matters of the Heart–
Both Real and Imagined

Just in time for Valentine’s Day! SCWA celebrates matters of the heart–both real and fictional! Esteemed cardiologists and authors Cristina LePort and D.P. Lyle explore the real world complexities of cardiac care and challenges of crafting compelling romantic subplots that add depth and emotional resonance to your writing. Their conversation will make you think and chuckle as well as gain valuable insights into writing realistic, ethically nuanced, and emotionally engaging fiction that captivates readers.

Christina LePort

Practicing as Dr. Cristina Rizza, Cristina has been practicing Internal Medicine and Cardiology in southern California for more than 30 years. For many years, she has envisioned a series of medical thrillers infused with realistic clinical details and cutting-edge science. Her novels Dissection and her latest, Change of Heart, combine her two great lifelong passions: medicine and writing.

 

Doug Lyle

Doug Lyle has practiced Cardiology in Orange County for the past 45 years and is the Amazon #1 Bestselling; Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winning; and Edgar (2), Shamus, Agatha, Anthony, Scribe, Silver Falchion, USA Today Best Book Award (2), and Foreword INDIES Book of the Year nominated author of 25 books, both nonfiction and fiction, including the Samantha Cody, Dub Walker, Jake Longly, and Cain/Harper thriller series, and the Royal Pains media tie-in novels.​

He has worked with many novelists and with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & OrderCSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women’s Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, The Glades, and Pretty Little Liars. He is the creator and director of International Thriller Writers' craft school CraftFest and co-creator and director of Master CraftFest and ITW's Online Thriller School. He has taught fiction writing at numerous writing conferences as well as classes at The Learning Tree University and the UCLA Extension Writing Program. Along with Kathleen Antrin, he is the co-creator of the Outliers Writing University.

***Please purchase your tickets in advance
to ensure admittance at security gate 12!***

When: Saturday, February 15, 2025
Time: 9:30am networking, program starts at 10am

Where: 19th Hole Restaurant (24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA)

Admission:
Members $25.00
Nonmembers $35.00

*******Tickets MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE so your name can be left at the security gate.*****

Tickets include: Coffee, speaker, sit-down buffet lunch and networking.

You must register by Friday, February 14, 2025 at 9:00 pm.