Caridad Pineiro is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller who wrote her first novel in the fifth grade when her teacher assigned a project - to write a book for a class lending library.  Bitten by the writing bug, Caridad continued with her passion for the written word through high school, college and law school. 

In 1999, Caridad's first novel was released and a decade later, Caridad is the author of over twenty novels and novellas.  When not writing, Caridad is an attorney, wife and mother to an aspiring writer and fashionista. Caridad's November 2009 release, SINS OF THE FLESH, is the first book in an exciting new paranormal suspense series from Grand Central Publishing.  Look for STRONGER THAN SIN in October 2010. For more information on Caridad, please visit www.caridad.com or www.thecallingvampirenovels.com

He Said/She Said

Creating Effective Dialogue for Your Characters:  Caridad Pineiro discusses elements of effective dialogue, such as avoiding the obvious, keeping dialogue true to your characters, writing tight dialogue and narrative as well as crafting believable male-female interaction.  In the latter, Caridad will give you an in-depth analysis of how men and women communicate, understanding non-verbal dialogue and body language and how to incorporate those elements to create effective dialogue for your characters.

World Building 101

Whether you are writing a fantasy, paranormal, urban fantasy or even a contemporary romance, it is important to craft a world for your characters that resonates with readers.  Caridad Pineiro takes you through the basics of creating a world using the eyes of an immigrant to help you develop the necessary elements for making that world believable.  Caridad will discuss the differences between worlds in the various genres as well as how to craft mythologies for worlds that include out-of-the-ordinary creatures and demons.  The discussion on mythologies will encompass how to research your mythology as well as how to not box yourself into a corner.