Military law enforcement operates under rules and pressures very different from civilian policing. James Glass and Mark Zeid draw on their military experience to explain how jurisdiction, geography, and chain of command shape investigations on bases and in deployed environments. This session gives writers a realistic understanding of how military law enforcement works and how to portray those roles accurately in fiction.
Wartime Heroes: How War Changes the People in Your Story
Beverle Graves Myers leads a discussion with J. Robert James, James R. Benn, Joanne Dobson, and Sarah R. Shaber on writing novels set during wartime. They explore courage, loss, and resilience, and how conflict transforms both individual lives and the course of history.




