Bestselling author Charlie Donlea joins Clay Stafford for a candid conversation about the realities of the writing life. They discuss balancing creativity with a full-time career, facing fear and self-doubt, and finding strength through persistence. The conversation also explores how reading shapes storytelling, how setting becomes a character, and how theme anchors a novel’s emotional core.
Journalism and Murder Mysteries
A panel, which is moderated by Lori Chandler, speaks on journalism, writing murder mysteries, and what goes into one, such as the research and the characters.
