Moderator J. Robert Kenny leads Benny Sims, Darryl Bollinger, and Linda Duncan in a focused discussion on specialized thrillers. They explore how finance, medicine, law, and politics can drive high stakes storytelling, sharing strategies for balancing technical authenticity with momentum and suspense that keep readers hooked.
The Power of the Antagonist
This session explores how to craft powerful antagonists and the conflicts that define them. It offers guidance on creating multidimensional villains whose motivations and choices drive the story forward with tension and emotional depth.




