The Police Mistakes That Instantly Break a Crime Novel

Real police work brings texture and credibility to crime fiction when it is portrayed correctly. Allan E. Ansorge, Gary Jones, Rick Reed, and Trey Barker draw on firsthand law enforcement experience to discuss how policing informs their writing. This session highlights common misconceptions, practical corrections, and storytelling choices that help investigative scenes feel authentic and earned.

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What Makes Action Adventure Work

What Makes Action Adventure Work

Charles Kowalski, Dale T. Phillips, Kathryn Lane, Margaret Mizushima, Phil Ribera, and Stacy Allen explore what defines the action adventure genre and why it works so well. They discuss how to create fast moving plots, sustained tension, and characters who drive the...