How to Sustain Suspense in a Psychological Thriller

Psychological thrillers live or die by their tension. Alicia Anthony, Diane Sismour, Georgina Cross, J.T. Ellison, and Rick Treon break down how to sustain suspense from the first page to the last by controlling twists, setting, pacing, and reader expectations. This session focuses on maintaining emotional pressure and narrative momentum so readers cannot stop turning pages.

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Cops on Cop Things: Q&A (Everything You Want to Know)

Cops on Cop Things: Q&A (Everything You Want to Know)

Writers often have questions they cannot find answered in books or on television. David Carrell, Rick Reed, and Troy Bartlett respond directly to those questions, covering homicide investigations, police procedure, and everyday law enforcement realities. This open Q...