I Object: How Courtroom Procedure Creates Real Tension

Categories: Author | Courtroom | Fiction

Courtroom procedure can either heighten tension or drain it from a scene. Moderated by Carol L. Wright, Bill Hopkins, Debra H. Goldstein, Diane Sismour, Bruce Murphy, Marianne H. Donley, and Paula Gail Benson discuss how courtrooms actually operate and what writers need to get right. This session focuses on accurate procedure, pacing, and conflict, showing how legal realism can strengthen drama rather than slow it down.

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