Characters do not exist in a vacuum. This session explores how environment shapes personality, values, and choices, and how the right setting can naturally create characters who feel deeply rooted and impossible to separate from their world.
Beyond the Police Procedural: Crime Solvers Who Don’t Wear a Badge
Cal Stone, Christy J. Kendall, Deborah Dobbs, Frank DiBianca, and Michael Rigg explore crime stories told from outside official law enforcement. They discuss writing investigators who work without a badge, why these unconventional sleuths offer fresh story...
