Clay Stafford is an American bestselling and award-winning author, poet, screenwriter, and playwright. He is also a film and television producer, director, showrunner, actor, and book, film, and stage reviewer as well as public speaker. He has sold nearly four million copies of his books and his work has been distributed in 16 languages. Stafford is founder and CEO of the annual Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference and a contributor to Writer’s Digest magazine with his online column, “Killer Writer.”

Featured title: Cold-Blooded: Killer Nashville Noir

Website: https://claystafford.com

CLAY’S EVENTS:

• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 3:15 p.m. – A Dozen Ways to Be a Bestseller – Saloon #10/Deadwood Social Club, Charley Utter Theater
• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms
• Saturday, Sept, 23 @ 3:15 p.m. – Solving the Mystery of Writing – Saloon #10/Deadwood Social Club, Charley Utter Theater
• Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms

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