Representation adds depth and authenticity to storytelling. In this session, authors discuss writing characters with disabilities, sharing perspectives from lived experience and research. Panelists explore how disability shapes character, perspective, and investigation while creating more inclusive and realistic crime stories.
Using Conflict to Sustain Narrative Drive
Effective conflict is the engine that powers story. B.J. Sloan, Bruce Robert Coffin, Debra Goldstein, Ernest Lancaster, Mark Jones, and Peter W.J. Hayes explore how to sustain tension by balancing external stakes with internal struggle. This session focuses on using...
