Investigators from government agencies bring a different level of authority and action to crime fiction. In this session, four authors discuss their careers in various branches of government and how those experiences influence the way they write agents, investigations, and high stakes operations.
The Slow Burn: How to Build Suspense That Won’t Let Go
Angela Greenman, Gay Yellen, Jacy Sellers, Kiersten Modglin, and Lois Winston explore how suspense is layered onto a story long before the big moment hits. They examine how character motivation, setting, dialogue, and location work together to build tension, stretch...
