Join award-winning authors Lisa Wysocky, Steven Womack, and Jaden (Beth) Terrell for a deep dive into the hidden engines that drive great fiction: setting that breathes, sidekicks who steal hearts, and secrets that keep readers turning pages deep into the night. Each expert breaks down one of these essential elements, giving you insider strategies to transform your story from solid to spectacular. Attendees learn how to make their settings pulse with atmosphere, craft sidekicks who elevate every scene, and plant secrets that explode at just the right moment.
Surveillance Workshop – Basics
R.T. Lawton hosts a workshop for effectively surveilling as a private investigator while being unassuming in an environment. He provides tips and real-life examples to use as a base for writing a realistic private investigator scenario in crime novels.




