Power and Freedom Of The Short Story

Categories: Mystery | Short Stories | Writing

Moderated by Travis Richardson, Art Taylor, Barb Goffman, Craig Faustus Buck, Paul D. Marks, and Robert Lopresti discuss why short fiction offers such creative freedom. They explore how working in a shorter form sharpens emotion, surprise, and storytelling craft in mystery writing.

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