Alana White, Debra H. Goldstein, Jeffrey Philips, Lynn Chandler Willis, Rebecca Butler, and Valona Jones take on Southern clichés head-on. They discuss when familiar tropes add texture and authenticity to a story, when they become stereotypes, and how writers can portray the South with nuance, respect, and originality.
Michael Connelly on Craft, Discipline, and Building a Lasting Writing Career
Clay Stafford sits down with bestselling author Michael Connelly for an in-depth conversation about his writing life, creative process, and the career lessons behind some of the most enduring crime novels of our time.




