From the Newsroom to the Novel

Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft
2011
Featuring Bruce DeSilva, Carolyn Hart, Craig McDonald, Julie Kramer, Sara Blædel

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Bruce DeSilva, Carolyn Hart, Craig McDonald, Julie Kramer, and Sara Blædel talk about the leap from journalism to fiction. They discuss how reporting sharpened their sense of realism, detail, and setting, and how truth learned on the job strengthens storytelling on the page.

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