How Place Shapes Story, Voice, and Perspective

Mystery & Crime • Publishing & Author Career • Writing Craft
2018
Featuring Brenda Donelan, Chris Kelsey, Debra Gaskill, Elena Hartwell, Holly McClure, Sharon Hopkins

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Brenda Donelan, Chris Kelsey, Debra Gaskill, Elena Hartwell, Holly McClure, and Sharon Hopkins explore how place influences storytelling. They reflect on the contrasts between rural and urban life and how setting shapes voice and perspective.

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