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July Guest Speaker

Number one New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra will conduct a question and answer session with Backspace members at the discussion forums July 19 - 21.

Lorenzo's highly successful career spans more than twenty years of writing for the diverse fields of fiction, non-fiction, television, and film. has published 8 books. He has written about his father, cops, gangsters, orphans fighting Nazis and now, a hunt for a lost Michelangelo. He was a writer/producer for Law&Order, was Managing Editor for the CBS series Top Cops and has written dozens of scripts for both film and television and one video game which he has yet to see.

Carcaterra resides in New York; he is married and has two children. His new novel, MIDNIGHT ANGELS, will be released July 6. Visit his website at: http://www.lorenzocarcaterra.com/

Forum subscribers are welcome to post their questions for Lorenzo prior to his visit. If you're a newer member and unfamiliar with the guest speaker format, you can check out some of the past discussions in the guest speaker archives to get an idea of the kinds of questions you might ask. If you're not yet a forum subscriber, instructions on how to join can be found here.

Lorenzo was the keynote speaker our recent Backspace conference, and is absolutely terrific. What a privilege it will be to have him visit! 

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