The Killer Nashville University
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Category: Plot

Total number of audio resources: 41

Excellence in Non Fiction Crime Writing
Presenters: Daniel Stashower, Josh Stallings, Leslie Klinger, Sarah Lyman
Category: Detective, Lincoln, Plot
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Changing Technologies Through The Years
Presenters: Charles O'Brien, Marilyn Meebe, Revis Worbin
Category: Period, Plot, Technology
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A Conversation Among Authors
Presenters: Charlaine Harris, Claire Tui, J.A. Jance, Sarah Paretsky, Sue Grafton
Category: Career, Crime Fiction, Plot
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Murder In Cyberspace
Presenters: Chris Knopf, Joshua Corin, Keith Spencer
Category: Character, Plot, Thriller
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Mean Streets: L.A. Crime Through The Ages
Presenters: Catherine Lee Scott, D.W. Putnam, Jack Plutus, Jennifer Kincheloe, Kathy Bennett, Linda Richards
Category: Crime Fiction, Narrative, Plot
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Murderer’s Row
Presenters: Christopher Farnsworth, Jamie Freveletti, Jeffrey Siger, Roger Hobbs, Sheila Connolly
Category: Character Deaths, Characters, Plot
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10 Ways to Make Your Mystery Mediocre
Presenters: Jack Wolff, TG Wolff
Category: Mystery, Plot, Writing
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Where It Begins: the First Clue
Presenters: Cathi Stoler, Don Bruns, John Lutz, Rick Mofina, Sheila Connolly, Steve Hamilton
Category: Crime, Fiction, Plot
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Cooking Up a Mystery
Presenters: Connie Archer, Julie Hyzy, Kathleen George, Molly MacRae
Category: Cozy, Mystery, Plot
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Mystery Matures
Presenters: Barbara Collins, Dan Friedman, David Whellams, Elizabeth Duncan, Gale Borger
Category: Character Development, Mystery, Plot
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The Power of Setting
Presenters: Annamaria Alfieri, Carrie Bebris, Deborah Turrell Atkinson, Erin Hart, Mark Greaney
Category: Craft, Plot
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Murder in the Great Outdoors
Presenters: Curt Wendelboe, Paul Doiron, RJ Harlick, Sasscer Hill, Stephen Booth
Category: Mystery, Plot, Thriller
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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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Historical Novels
Presenters: Alana White, Bill Rapp, Bradley Harper, Charlie Grisman, Heather L. Montgomery
Category: History, Plot, Setting
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Plotting a Mystery
Presenters: Lynn Chandler Willis, Maggie Toussaint, Martha Reed, Roger Johns, Sharon Marchisello
Category: Advice, Fiction, Plot
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The Middle of Your Book. How to Move Things Forward
Presenters: Clay Stafford, Joyce Carol Oates
Category: Plot
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Research and Organization Tips for Writers
Presenters: Brett O'Conner, Brian Hicks, Graham Brown, Kimberly Connolly
Category: Plot, Schedule
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Seasons of Life: Using Life Cycle Psychological Analysis to Build More Realistic Characters
Presenters: Bruce Allen Murphy, Carol L. Wright
Category: Character Development, Experts, Plot
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Creating Conflicts in Every Scene
Presenters: Bruce Robert Coffin, D.E. Funk, James R. Hannibal, Phyllis Gobbell, Shuan Assael
Category: Plot, Scene Building
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Writing Characters a Reader Cannot Forget
Presenters: Allan Ansorge, Carmen Amato, Delphine Boswell, Jane Sevier, L.A. Chandler, Merrilee Robson
Category: Character Development, Plot
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Theme and Why it Matters
Presenters: James McCrone, Lynn Chandler Willis, Lynn Slaughter, Mariah Fredericks, Sean
Category: Plot, Theme
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Scare Me: Writing Horror, Paranormal, and Supernatural
Presenters: Alexia Gordon, Dana Chamblee Carpenter, Diane Sismour, Justin Greenway, Maggie Toussaint, Michael Jordan
Category: Horror, Plot, Thriller
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Writing Without an Outline
Presenters: Amy Rivers, Kerry Peresta, Linda Thorne, P.D. Halt, R.G. Belsky, Rich Zahradnik
Category: Plot, Synopsis, Theme
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Inside the CIA
Presenters: Carmen Amato
Category: Characters, CIA, Plot
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Setting and How it Influences Plot
Presenters: Carmen Amato, Carolyn Mcsparren, Lois Schmitt, Nancy G. West, Phyllis Gobbell, Rebecca Butler, Steven Cooper
Category: Plot, Setting
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Applying Engineering Principles to Plotting
Presenters: Laura Hayden
Category: Editing, Plot, Plotting, Writing
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Author Reading and Writing Process
Presenters: Allan E. Ansorge, Bill Hopkins, Don Bruns, Jane Sevier, Michael Tucker, Sharon Woods Hopkins, Stacy Allen, Warren Bull
Category: Author talk, Plot, Writing
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The Importance of Setting
Presenters: Alexandra Sokoloff, Gwen Hunter, Kathryn Wall, Mary Saums, Scott Arnold
Category: Plot, Plotting, Setting, Writing
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Plot or Characters . . . Who’s Running the Show?
Presenters: William Bernhardt
Category: Characters, Conflict, Fiction, Plot, Storytelling
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First Line, First Paragraph, First Page
Presenters: William Martin
Category: Characters, Craft, Plot, Writing
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The Art of Memoir: Voice, Memory, Story
Presenters: Rebecca Walker
Category: Craft, Memoir, Nonfiction, Plot, Storytelling, Voice, Writing
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Plot Twisting, How to Keep the Readers Guessing
Presenters: Hallie Ephron
Category: Fiction, Plot, Plot Twist, 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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Research: Writing What You DON’T Know for Story, Pacing, and Confidence
Presenters: A.H. Scott, Amy Denton, Christy Hoover, Dr. Marc J Aguilera, Sara Wigal, Susan Ouellette
Category: Pacing, Plot, Research
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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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Foreshadowing & Planting Clues
Presenters: J.B. Manning, James Glass, Kelly Oliver, Marie Still, Rick Glaze, Tracee de Hahn
Category: Plot, Suspense, 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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To Plot or Not to Plot
Presenters: Bradley Harper, Charlie Donlea, James Glass, Kathleen Donnelly, Lori Roberts Herbst, Sharon Hoisager
Category: Fiction, Novel, Plot, 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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The Killer Nashville UniversityAudio Resource Library

Excellence in Non Fiction Crime Writing

Changing Technologies Through The Years

A Conversation Among Authors

Murder In Cyberspace

Mean Streets: L.A. Crime Through The Ages

Murderer’s Row

10 Ways to Make Your Mystery Mediocre

Where It Begins: the First Clue

Cooking Up a Mystery

Mystery Matures

The Power of Setting

Murder in the Great Outdoors

What an Author Will Do for a Story

Historical Novels

Plotting a Mystery

The Middle of Your Book. How to Move Things Forward

Research and Organization Tips for Writers

Seasons of Life: Using Life Cycle Psychological Analysis to Build More Realistic Characters

Creating Conflicts in Every Scene

Writing Characters a Reader Cannot Forget

Theme and Why it Matters

Scare Me: Writing Horror, Paranormal, and Supernatural

Writing Without an Outline

Inside the CIA

Setting and How it Influences Plot

Applying Engineering Principles to Plotting

Author Reading and Writing Process

The Importance of Setting

Plot or Characters . . . Who’s Running the Show?

First Line, First Paragraph, First Page

The Art of Memoir: Voice, Memory, Story

Plot Twisting, How to Keep the Readers Guessing

Writing Suspense

Research: Writing What You DON’T Know for Story, Pacing, and Confidence

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

Foreshadowing & Planting Clues

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

To Plot or Not to Plot

Writing Suspense

How to Keep Readers Interest in the Middle of Your Book

The Killer Nashville University
Audio Resource Library