John Thompson, Kelly Nichols, and Louis Martin dive into the mechanics of writing action that is vivid, clean, and impossible to skim. This session focuses on clarity under pressure, physical realism, and pacing choices that keep scenes intense while making every movement easy to visualize and impossible to ignore.
The Dark Side of Suburbia
Suburbia often hides more than it reveals. This panel explores how to capture the contradictions, secrets, and quiet tensions of suburban life and use setting as a character that drives conflict beneath the surface.




