Upcoming Appearances
Rotten Little Bastard Distillery
Author Event
An author event at a distillery, what could possibly go wrong? We're going to find out because Dana is doing a book event at the Rotten Little Bastard Distillery in Beaufort, SC.
Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025
Time: 4pm
Location: Rotten Little Bastard Distillery,
2139 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC
The ticket price is $12 which includes a craft cocktail. For the non-drinkers the price is $5.
If you're interested, click on the link below or go to the Rotten Little Bastard Distillery Website to purchase a ticket.
Books will be available on site for purchase.
Workshop: Demythologizing the FBI: What Writers Get Wrong
Workshop: Demythologizing the FBI: What Writers Get Wrong
Saturday, March 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC
Join retired FBI undercover special agent Dana Ridenour and a retired FBI profiler Eugene A. Rugala in this workshop for writers (and interested readers) as they dispel the myths and clichés perpetrated by television and movies regarding the FBI. Writers will learn how to avoid the common pitfalls of writing FBI characters.
This is an in-person writers workshop, held at the Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.). Limited to 20 participants with advance registration required: $60/person.
Learn more and register at EventBrite
Writing Believable Law Enforcement Characters A Workshop for Writers Led by Dana Ridenour and Eugene A. Rugala
Workshop: Writing Believable Law Enforcement Characters
Saturday, March 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pat Conroy Literary Center 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC
Law enforcement personnel are an integral part of crime fiction. Their roles range from those enforcing the law at street level up to the upper echelons of command. In this workshop retired FBI undercover special agent Dana Ridenour and a retired FBI agent and profiler Eugene A. Rugala will discuss the psychological toll of being a law enforcement officer, how to write realistic law enforcement characters and crime scenes, writing about firearms, understanding jurisdiction, writing realistic fight scenes, and turning your real-life experiences into fiction. The instructors will also delve into opportunities for research and their own experiences with research—one as a novelist and the other as a consultant for books, film, and television.
Time permitting, some participants may also be able to read brief excerpts from drafts for feedback from the instructors.
This is an in-person writers workshop, held at the Pat Conroy Literary Center, 601 Bladen St., Beaufort, SC.
Limited to 20 participants with advance registration required: $60/person.
Learn More and Register at Eventbrite
Clarksville Writers Conference
June 4-6, 2025
Dana will be an instructor at the Clarksville Writers Conference in Clarksville, Tennessee.
