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Category: Character

Total number of audio resources: 69

Delightfully Devious: How to Create Compelling Villains for Children
Presenters: Kimberly Dana
Category: Character, Villains, Writing
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Creating Solid Backstories
Presenters: Alan Elliott, Cathy Rueter, Gay Yellen, Kit Sanders, Leigh Hull, Lynn Slaughter
Category: Character, Craft, Writing
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Character Motives and Psychological Profiles
Presenters: AM Adair, Chrissy Hicks, Coranna Adams, Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Kit Sanders, Sateash Hime
Category: Backstory, Character, Character Development
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Using Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power to Create a Villain
Presenters: T.O. Paine
Category: Character, Fiction, Villain
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Plotting by Cornerstones
Presenters: Wendy Gee
Category: Character, Fiction, Setting, Writing
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The Dialogue: What Belongs in a Story
Presenters: Jacob Moon, Jane B Lee, Rich Zahradnik, Rick Pullen
Category: Character, Dialogue, Editing
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How Birth Order Affects Your Characters
Category: Character, Motivation, Psychology, Research, Writing
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Collaboration in the Writing Process
Presenters: Caroline Todd, Charles Todd, Deborah Shlian, Earl Fisher, Kelly Nichols, Linda Fisher
Category: Author talk, Authors, Character, Craft, Voice, Writing
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Writing and Marketing Short Fiction
Presenters: Claire Applewhite, Cynthia Drew, Elaine Sandra Abramson, Robert McClure, Sunny Frazier
Category: Character, Craft, Marketing, POV, Short Stories, Writing
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Tension
Presenters: Barbara Christopher, Barbara Graham, Chester D. Campbell, Radine Trees Nehring
Category: Character, Craft, Suspense, Voice, Writing
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Personality Psychology: The Enneagram
Presenters: Cindy Brown, Marybeth Ross
Category: Character, Characters, Plotting, Psychology
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Serial Killers and Other Serial Offenders
Presenters: Richard Helms
Category: Character, Crime, Psychology, Psychopathy, True Crime, Villains
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Writing a Protagonist That Can Get With It
Presenters: Andrew J. Peters, Cate Holahan, Howard Owen, Joseph Terrell, Kerry Peresta, Reavis Z. Wortham
Category: Character, Mystery, Storytelling
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Bad Boys and Girls: The Villains You Can’t Forget
Presenters: Angela K. Durden (a.k.a Durden Kell), Charles Kowalski, Jim Nesbitt, Linda Sands, Max Allan Collins, Reavis Z. Wortham
Category: Character, Thriller, Villains
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Exploring Human Condition in Crime Fiction
Presenters: Jamie Mason, Maggie Toussaint, Mike Tabor, Sallie Bissell
Category: Character, Philosophy, Writing
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Oddball Characters
Category: Character, Craft, Writing
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Time to Murder and Create: Listening to the Voices in Your Head
Presenters: Cindy Sample, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Jane K. Cleland, Laura DiSilverio, Lois Winston
Category: Character, Cozy, Mystery, Writing
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When Your Hero Isn’t a Nice Guy
Presenters: Anthony Rainone, Chris Ewan, Jason Starr, Jodi Compton, Joseph Pittman, Rob Byrnes
Category: Antihero, Character, Craft, Crime
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Witness to an Incident: The Human Element
Presenters: Amanda Kyle Williams, Clea Koff, David Corbett, Deborah Crombie, Meg Gardiner, Taylor Stevens
Category: Character, Crime, Mystery, Writing
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Characters
Presenters: Ben Coes, Boyd Morrison, George Easter, Mark Greaney, Mike Lawson, Zoe Sharp
Category: Character, History, Setting, Thriller, Writing
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Interview with Sara Paretsky
Presenters: Kevin Gillfoil, Sara Paretsky
Category: Character, Diversity, Technology, Women
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I Will Rise Up: Overcoming Extraordinary Circumstances
Presenters: C.J. West, Dana Haynes, Keir Graff, Patrick Lee, Stanley Trollip, William Kent Krueger
Category: Character, Craft, Development, Writing
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Beautifully Broken: The Troubled Protagonist
Presenters: Jordan Foster, Kevin Gillfoil
Category: Antihero, Character, Writing
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The World’s Best Detective Game Show
Presenters: Austin Lugar, Harry Hunsicker, JoAnna Carl, Lauren Henderson, Terence Faherty
Category: Author, Character, Game Show, Humor
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It Hurts Me Too: Challenges that Writers Offer Their Protagonists
Presenters: Andi Schechter, Jean M. Redmann, Julie Kramer, Neil Plakcy, Sharon Pfeiffer, William Kent Krueger
Category: Character, Craft, Inspiration, Writing
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Dark Angel
Presenters: Bill Cameron, Blake Crouch, Chris F Holm, Leighton Gage, Michael Wiley, Theresa Schwegel
Category: Character, Craft, Writing
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Hard Hearted Hannah: Female Characters at the Dawn of a New Age
Presenters: Cara Black, Charlaine Harris, Ellen Hart, Jamie Freveletti, Sara Paretsky
Category: Character, Diversity, Gender, Women, Writing
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Brave Men: What Makes a Tough Guy?
Presenters: Andrew Grant, F. Paul Wilson, Lori Armstrong, Michelle Gagnon
Category: Character, Craft, Development, Gender, Writing
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Sharp Compassion: Finding Humanity in Crime
Presenters: Holly West, Janice Hamrick, Julie Compton, Laura Caldwell, Marcia Talley, Rachel Brady
Category: Character, Crime, Fiction, Writing
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Complex Relationships Between Female Main Characters and Partners
Presenters: Deborah Crombie, Erin Hart, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Jan Burke, Robin Agnew
Category: Character, Diversity, Gender, Relationships, Writing
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All About Eve: Building Strong Female Characters
Presenters: Cathi Stoler, Nora McFarland, Sandra Brannan, Sara J. Henry, Steve Steinbock, Vicki Hendricks
Category: Character, Diversity, Women, Writing
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Fresh Blood
Presenters: Coco Ihle, Darrell James, David Bell, Fred Venturini, Johnny Shaw, Sandra Parshall
Category: Author, Character, Craft, Novel, Writing
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Strange Love: Why Do We Love Murder?
Presenters: Kelli Stanley, Lauren Willig, Lynn Sheen, Tasha Alexander, Tracy Kiely
Category: Character, Diversity, Murder Mystery, Writing
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Fighting
Presenters: Christa Faust, Eric Beetner, Frank Bill, Jamie Freveletti, Tom Schreck
Category: Character, Combat, Fighting, Research, Writing
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Developing Diversity in Characters
Presenters: Claire Applewhite, Kathleen Ernst, Qiu Xiaolong, Radine Nehring, Victoria Laurie
Category: Character, Diversity, Writing
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Does Evil Exist?
Presenters: Daniel Woodrell, John Connolly, Laura Lippmann, Peter James
Category: Character, Crime, Morality
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Make the Sun Shine: Discussing Subgenres
Presenters: Adrian Magson, Jeri Westerson, John McGorren, Jon McGoran, Kelli Stanley, Tasha Alexander, Timothy Hallinan
Category: Character, Craft, Setting, Subgenre
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It Takes All Kinds to Solve a Murder
Presenters: Cara Black, M.J. McGraff, Mike Befeler, Simon Woods, Steve Ulfelder
Category: Character, Craft, Diversity, Sleuths, Writing
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New World in My View: Characters Dealing with Contemporary Issues
Presenters: Alison Gaylin, Janet Rudolph, Jason Pinter, Reed Farrel Coleman, Sophie Littlefield
Category: Character, Contemporary, Research, Writing
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I Wish I Was the Moon: Location in Crime Fiction
Presenters: Adrian Muller, Jeffrey Siger, Layton Gage, Michael Sears, Timothy Hallinan, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Category: Character, Diversity, Setting, Writing
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Adding Depth to Character
Presenters: Misty Berry, Sandra Parshall, Sasscer Hill, Sparkle Abbey, Victoria Laurie
Category: Character, Craft, Writing
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Romantic and Erotic Scenes
Presenters: Billy Mernit
Category: Character, Screenplays, Screenwriting, Sex, Writing
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Using Dialogue to Set Mood
Presenters: Richard Helms
Category: Character, Dialogue, Editing, Tone, Writing
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Speaking of Character and Point of View
Presenters: Anna Marie Ritter, Brad Strickland, Carla Damron, Jaden (Beth) Terrell, Sarah R. Shaber, Steven Womack
Category: Character, Characters, Plotting, POV, Writing
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Navigating the Bestseller Up Close
Presenters: Carol Higgins Clark
Category: Character, Editing, Emotion, Plotting, Writing
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Writing Scenes
Presenters: Marie Still, Millie Naylor Hast
Category: Character, Fiction, Plotting, POV, Writing
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Character Development & Arc
Presenters: Jaden (Beth) Terrell, James L’Etoile, Kayla Brown, Marcy McCreary
Category: Character, Writing
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Contrasting Character Relationships
Presenters: Kimberly Collins, Marcy McCreary, Robert Mangeot
Category: Character, Fiction
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Writing Historicals
Presenters: Alana White, Amanda McCrina, Bill Rapp, Kathryn Lasky, Kelly Oliver, Kimberly Collins
Category: Character, Historicals, Research, Setting, Writing
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Writing Horror
Presenters: Amanda Pavlov, Diane Sismour, Nancy Sartor
Category: Character, Horror, Plotting, Research, Writing
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Adding Suspense to Your Story
Presenters: Angela Greenman, Gay Yellen, Jacy Sellers, Kiersten Modglin, Lois Winston
Category: Character, Dialogue, Location, Setting, Suspense, Writing
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Writing the Investigator: Police Procedural, Detective, Noir, Hard-Boiled, Private Eye, Journalist
Presenters: Bruce Robert Coffin, James L’Etoile, K.L. Murphy, Marcy McCreary, Michael Bradley, Royce Wilson
Category: Character, Detective, Investigator, Noir, Procedural, Writing
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Writing & Publishing Short Stories Presentation
Presenters: Debra H Goldstein, Robert Mangeot
Category: Character, Editing, Publishing, Short Stories, Writing
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Writing Suspense
Presenters: Gay Yellen, JD Webb, Kiersten Modglin, Linda Petrilli Duncan, Terrence McCauley, Terri Parlato
Category: Character, Conflict, Dialogue, Mystery, Pacing, Plot, Suspense, Writing
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Writing Someone Not You: Men Writing Female, Women Writing Male, LGBTQIAS+, Age, Class, and Race
Presenters: A.H. Scott, Ashley-Ruth Bernier, Bonnie Kistler, John DeDakis, Lynn Slaughter, Tracee de Hahn
Category: Character, Diversity, Tropes, Writing
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Creating a Compelling Protagonist
Presenters: Alana White, Angela Greenman, Kathryn Lasky, Lawrence Allan, Susan Ouellette, TJ O'Connor
Category: Character, Fiction, Writing
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Writing Set in Suburban Settings
Presenters: Darlene Dziomba, Jane B Lee, Lori Robbins, Marie Still, Robert Mangeot
Category: Character, Setting, Writing
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Writing Believable Amateur Sleuths
Presenters: D.R. Ransdell, Gay Yellen, Judy L. Murray, Kathryn Lasky, Lori Robbins, Rebecca Butler
Category: Character, Writing
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The “3 Acts” of Your Story and Why “Act 2 (The Middle)” is So Important
Presenters: Jule Selbo
Category: Character, Conflict, Plot
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Using Your Protagonist’s Goals to Drive the Story Forward
Presenters: Becki Willis, Chris Berg, Lori Robbins, Mary Dutta, Randy Weir, S. Lee Manning
Category: Character, Plot, POV, Writing
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The Criminal in Fiction
Presenters: James L’Etoile
Category: Character, Crime, Writing
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Solving the Crime with an Amateur Sleuth
Presenters: Carolyn Rowland, Margaret Hamilton, Randy Overbeck, Sue Arroyo
Category: Character, Crime, Fiction, Writing
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Writing the Irresistible Villain
Presenters: J.L. Delozier, Jacob Moon, Jane B Lee, Randy Weir, S. Lee Manning, TM Clark
Category: Character, Fiction, Villains, Writing
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Character or Plot: Which Comes First & How to Develop Each
Presenters: Carol Orange, Diane Sismour, Jim Perry (Wilson Whitlow), Sam Severn, Sharon Marchisello
Category: Character, Fiction, Novel, Plot, Writing
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Conflict and How to Include it on Multiple Levels
Presenters: Bruce Robert Coffin, Carol Orange, Evelyn Donahoe, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Jule Selbo, Lynn Slaughter
Category: Character, Conflict, Writing
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Writing Suspense
Presenters: Charlie Donlea, Dianne McCartney, J.L. Delozier, Kaira Rouda, Lynette Eason, Rick Treon
Category: Character, Fiction, Pacing, Plot, Suspense, Thriller, Writing
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How to Keep Readers Interest in the Middle of Your Book
Presenters: Ashley Sargeant Hagan, Diane Sismour, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Jule Selbo, Rich Zahradnik
Category: Character, Fiction, Novel, Plot, Writing
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How to Make Scenes Emotional
Presenters: Gay Yellen, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Lisa Malice, Luis E. Rosas, S. Lee Manning, Valona Jones
Category: Character, Emotion, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing
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Character as an Outgrowth of Setting
Presenters: Georgina Cross, Jeffrey Philips, Laura Kemp, Nancy A. Hughes, Nola Nash, Sharon Marchisello
Category: Character, Fiction, Setting, Writing
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The Killer Nashville UniversityAudio Resource Library

Delightfully Devious: How to Create Compelling Villains for Children

Creating Solid Backstories

Character Motives and Psychological Profiles

Using Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power to Create a Villain

Plotting by Cornerstones

The Dialogue: What Belongs in a Story

How Birth Order Affects Your Characters

Collaboration in the Writing Process

Writing and Marketing Short Fiction

Tension

Personality Psychology: The Enneagram

Serial Killers and Other Serial Offenders

Writing a Protagonist That Can Get With It

Bad Boys and Girls: The Villains You Can’t Forget

Exploring Human Condition in Crime Fiction

Oddball Characters

Time to Murder and Create: Listening to the Voices in Your Head

When Your Hero Isn’t a Nice Guy

Witness to an Incident: The Human Element

Characters

Interview with Sara Paretsky

I Will Rise Up: Overcoming Extraordinary Circumstances

Beautifully Broken: The Troubled Protagonist

The World’s Best Detective Game Show

It Hurts Me Too: Challenges that Writers Offer Their Protagonists

Dark Angel

Hard Hearted Hannah: Female Characters at the Dawn of a New Age

Brave Men: What Makes a Tough Guy?

Sharp Compassion: Finding Humanity in Crime

Complex Relationships Between Female Main Characters and Partners

All About Eve: Building Strong Female Characters

Fresh Blood

Strange Love: Why Do We Love Murder?

Fighting

Developing Diversity in Characters

Does Evil Exist?

Make the Sun Shine: Discussing Subgenres

It Takes All Kinds to Solve a Murder

New World in My View: Characters Dealing with Contemporary Issues

I Wish I Was the Moon: Location in Crime Fiction

Adding Depth to Character

Romantic and Erotic Scenes

Using Dialogue to Set Mood

Speaking of Character and Point of View

Navigating the Bestseller Up Close

Writing Scenes

Character Development & Arc

Contrasting Character Relationships

Writing Historicals

Writing Horror

Adding Suspense to Your Story

Writing the Investigator: Police Procedural, Detective, Noir, Hard-Boiled, Private Eye, Journalist

Writing & Publishing Short Stories Presentation

Writing Suspense

Writing Someone Not You: Men Writing Female, Women Writing Male, LGBTQIAS+, Age, Class, and Race

Creating a Compelling Protagonist

Writing Set in Suburban Settings

Writing Believable Amateur Sleuths

The “3 Acts” of Your Story and Why “Act 2 (The Middle)” is So Important

Using Your Protagonist’s Goals to Drive the Story Forward

The Criminal in Fiction

Solving the Crime with an Amateur Sleuth

Writing the Irresistible Villain

Character or Plot: Which Comes First & How to Develop Each

Conflict and How to Include it on Multiple Levels

Writing Suspense

How to Keep Readers Interest in the Middle of Your Book

How to Make Scenes Emotional

Character as an Outgrowth of Setting

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