AutoCrit Presents
Workshop Dates/Times
Session 1: Thursday, August 6 at 5:00 pm ET
Session 2: Thursday, August 13th at 5:00 pm ET
Replays will be provided.
Intro to Cozy Heists & Found Family Workshop
Build a Heist Readers Will Root For
A great caper needs more than a valuable target and an impossible plan.
It needs a crew readers care about.
In this two-part interactive workshop, Casey Jones will show you how to combine the momentum and clever construction of a heist story with the warmth, humor, and emotional connection that make cozy fiction so satisfying.In this practical two-hour workshop, Casey Jones will show you how to balance both sides of the equation.
You’ll explore how to assemble a memorable ragtag team, assign distinct roles, design the plan, complicate it at exactly the wrong moment, and create meaningful stakes without pushing the story into grim or graphic territory.
By the end, you’ll be better prepared to write a caper filled with clever schemes, lovable characters, unexpected setbacks, and a payoff readers will cheer for.
What You'll Gain:
2 x 90-minute interactive workshop sessions with Casey Jones
Practical techniques for building heist plans, crew roles, complications, reversals, and satisfying payoffs
A stronger understanding of how to balance suspense and high stakes with warmth, humor, teamwork, and heart
