A strong writing group can provide accountability, encouragement, and valuable feedback. In this session, panelists discuss how to form and run effective critique groups, the benefits of consistent meetings, and how reader feedback can strengthen the writing process and improve a manuscript.
Building Characters That Shape the Story
Do characters arrive fully formed, or do they evolve as the story unfolds? In this session, authors share readings from their work before discussing their approaches to character creation, exploring whether protagonists are carefully planned from the start or...




