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From the Newsroom to the Novel

Presented by: Bruce DeSilva | Carolyn Hart | Craig McDonald | Julie Kramer | Sara Blædel
Categories: Crime | Fiction | Journalism | Reporting | Writing

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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