Ben Coes, Boyd Morrison, George Easter, Mark Greaney, Mike Lawson, and Zoë Sharp discuss how to create unforgettable thriller characters. They explore how occupations, backstories, and setting choices shape identity, authenticity, and the emotional intensity that drives high-stakes storytelling.
What Really Happens in an Operating Room
Operating rooms are controlled, intense, and nothing like television makes them seem. Practicing orthopedic surgeon Tom Kelso takes writers inside the real OR to explain how procedures actually unfold, what language professionals use, and where fiction most often goes...
