Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, Clay Stafford, Dean Krystek, James Mustelier, Katie Monson, Ronald Gerber, and Tara Gelsomino share insights into building lasting professional relationships between agents and authors. They discuss querying, communication, and long-term career growth.
Turning Real Life into Authentic Fiction
Real life experience can be a powerful storytelling tool when used well. This panel challenges the idea of simply writing what you know and shows how careers, unexpected backgrounds, and lived experience can add authenticity, texture, and originality to fiction.




