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Audio Resource Library

Category: Character Development

Total number of audio resources: 37

Writing Believable Characters Readers Remember
Presenters: Diane Vallere, Eric Storey, Marty Wingate, Matt Coyle, Meg Gardiner
Category: Character Development, Mystery, Writing
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Bad to the Bone: Crafting Unforgettable Antiheroes
Presenters: Chris Holm, David Corbett, Ian Hamilton, Peter Spiegelman, Rory Flynn
Category: Character Development, Heroes, Tropes
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Food Mysteries: Cooking Up Crime and Character
Presenters: Edith Maxwell, Helen Smith, Leslie Budewitz, Lynn Cahoon, Maya Corrigan, Nancy Parra
Category: Character Development, Cozy Mysteries, Food
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Writing Villains Readers Love to Fear
Presenters: Ben McPherson, Bryon Quertermous, Karin Slaughter, Lin Anderson, Lisa Unger, Meredith Anthony
Category: Character Development, Killers, Villains
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Putting Your Protagonist Through Hell
Presenters: Cara Black, Jeff Abbott, Joe Kaczmarski, Laura Benedict, Susan Macneal
Category: Character Development, Plot, Writing Protagonists
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Writing Criminal Protagonists Readers Can Follow
Presenters: Nik Korpon, S.J.I. Holiday, Sean McDaniel
Category: Character Development, Crime, International
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What Makes a Strong Lead Character?
Presenters: Christi Belcamino, Karen Salvalaggio, Rachel Howzell Hall, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Category: Character Development, Crime, Fiction
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When Ordinary People Face Extraordinary Danger
Presenters: David Bell, John Rector, Michael Sherer, Richard Lange, Simon Wood
Category: Character Development, Mystery
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Kick-Ass Women: Writing Powerful Female Crime Solvers
Presenters: Ingrid Thoft, Karen Olson, Laura DiSilverio, Meg Gardiner, Terri Nolan
Category: Character Development, Female Protagonist, Thriller
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Writing Lawyers
Presenters: Charles Rosenberg, Doris Ann Norris, Joel Goldman, Laura Caldwell, Paul Levine
Category: Character Development, Crime, Lawyers
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Strong Women in Historical Mysteries
Presenters: Ann Parker, Rhys Bowen, Rochelle Staab, Sharan Newman, Sue Grafton
Category: Character Development, Female Protagonist, Period Piece
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The Modern Private Investigator
Presenters: Gar Anthony Haywood, Karen Keskinen, Michael Wiley, Sara Paretsky
Category: Character Development, Detective, Thriller
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What Drives Your Characters Forward
Presenters: AM Adair, Chrissy Hicks, Coranna Adams, Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Kit Sanders, Sateash Hime
Category: Backstory, Character, Character Development
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Flawed, Difficult, and Unforgettable Characters
Presenters: Brett Parks, Darryl James, Jeri Westerson, Kim Hammond, Mara Purl
Category: Character Development, Fiction, Mystery
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When History Refuses to Stay Buried
Presenters: No Presenter
Category: Character Development, Fiction, Plot Development
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Heroes with a Moral Edge
Presenters: Chris F Holm, Elizabeth Hand, Lou Berney, Seth Harwood
Category: Character Development, Crime, Mystery
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Women Who Refuse to Be Small
Presenters: Jennifer McAndrews, Meg Gardiner, Nora McFarland, Sara J. Henry, Taylor Stevens, Zoe Sharp
Category: Character Development, Craft, Female Protagonists
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What Would Rockford Do?: The Private Eye’s Code and Why It Still Matters
Presenters: Howard Shrier, Jack Blutus, Jack Fredrickson, Les Roberts, Lisa Black
Category: Character Development, Mystery, Noir
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Mystery Matures: Why Older Detectives Steal the Show
Presenters: Barbara Collins, Dan Friedman, David Whellams, Elizabeth Duncan, Gale Borger
Category: Character Development, Mystery, Plot
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Those Crafty Sleuths: When Hobbies Become the Perfect Murder Setup
Presenters: Joanna Campbell Slan, Kylie Logan, Lois Winston, Mollie Cox Bryan, Penny Warner
Category: Character Development, Cozy, Mystery
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Old Friends, New Friends
Presenters: Jeff Cohen, Libby Fischer Hellmann, Mary Jane Maffini, Parnell Hall
Category: Character Development, Detective, Mystery
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When the Writer Becomes the Detective
Presenters: Bruce DeSilva, Cathy Wiley, Hannah Dennison, Hilary Davidson, Joy Castro, Katrina Holm, Robert Olen Butler
Category: Character Development, Fiction, Mystery
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Mystery’s Best Friends: Why Readers Love Pets in Mysteries
Presenters: Ali Brandon, John Clement, Neil Plakcy, Sparkle Abbey, Waverly Curtis
Category: Animals, Character Development, Mystery
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Unusual Jobs, Unforgettable Detectives
Presenters: Alice Loweecey, Art Davis, Helen Knode, Karen Olson, Tammy Taylor, Thomas Perry
Category: Character Development, Craft, Mystery
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What an Author Will Do for a Story
Presenters: AC Frieden, Jamie Freveletti, Sam Reaves, Sean Chercover
Category: Character Development, Craft, Plot
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Writing Detectives Through a Gendered Lens
Presenters: Diane Sismour, James L’Etoile, Jane B Lee
Category: Character Development, Detective
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Creating Believable Worlds from the Ground Up
Presenters: Christine Mager Wevik, Maggie Toussaint, Tracie Provost
Category: Character Development, Engagement, Genre
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Using Flaws and Quirks to Create Authentic Characters
Presenters: Becki Willis, Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Nicolas Evans
Category: Advice, Character Development, Fiction
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Life Stages and the Characters We Become
Presenters: Bruce Allen Murphy, Carol L. Wright
Category: Character Development, Experts, Plot
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Building a Villain Who Feels Human
Presenters: Bruce Robert Coffin, D.E. Funk, Jim Nesbitt, Roger Johns, Shaun Assael, Shirley B. Garrett
Category: Character Development
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Bringing Characters to Life Through Emotion and Detail
Presenters: Allan Ansorge, Carmen Amato, Delphine Boswell, Jane Sevier, L.A. Chandler, Merrilee Robson
Category: Character Development, Plot
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The Anatomy of a Tough Character
Presenters: Richard Helms
Category: Character Development, Dialect, Protagonists
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The Characters Who Make the Story Feel Real
Presenters: Barbara Collins, Jim Nesbitt, Karen McCullah, Nancy Roe, Ray Anderson
Category: Character Development, Minor Characters, Organization
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Why Humor Belongs in Serious Stories
Presenters: Barbara Collins, Charlie Pearson, Diane Sismour, Elena Hartwell, Ross Cabins
Category: Character Development, Humor, Technique
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Writing Sexual Predators Without Exploitation
Presenters: Richard Helms
Category: Character Development, Research, Sex
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The Subtle Craft Behind Literary Fiction
Presenters: Christina Hoag, January Kerr, Linda Sands, Ray Peden, Stacy Allen, Warren Moore
Category: Character Development, Technique
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What Makes Cozy Mysteries Endure
Presenters: Cheryl Hollon, Debra H Goldstein, Mary Adams Belk, Susan Keene, Tracee de Hahn
Category: Character Development, Cozy Mystery, Plot Structure
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