Murder by SOP: When Your Operating Procedure Isn’t Standard At All

Debbi Mack, Gary Bush, Mike Cooper, and R.T. Lawton dig into the real challenges of writing short fiction versus longer work. They talk candidly about why short stories are often undervalued, how genre expectations shape storytelling choices, and what writers need to understand to make both forms work.

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J. L. Hill, Jim Perry (Wilson Whitlow), and Ronald Crittenden explore what happens when science fiction, fantasy, and thrillers collide. They discuss how to build imaginative worlds without slowing the pace, how to raise stakes through suspense and danger, and how...