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.
Making Characters That Linger in the Reader’s Mind
Elena Hartwell, Kathleen Cosgrove, Kirsten Marquette, Nikki Wright, Ray Peden, and Sharon Marchisello share techniques for creating characters that linger in a reader’s mind. They explore how motivation, conflict, and emotional truth elevate storytelling.




