Author Jacquelyn Mitchard shares personal experiences with hardship and creative struggle, offering encouragement and practical guidance for writers navigating difficult seasons. This session focuses on resilience, rediscovering purpose, and continuing to create through life’s challenges.
Writing the Criminal Element: Villains, Crime, and Bad Company
Crime fiction thrives on compelling criminals and the worlds they inhabit. In this session, authors discuss how they create believable criminal characters, explore the influence of crime on their stories, and examine what draws readers into the darker side of human...




