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The Art of Red Herrings

Presented by: Ida Mae Jones | Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes | Kelly Oliver | Kemper Donovan | Mitchell S. Karnes | S.C. Merritt
Categories: Mystery | Red herrings | Writing

Red herrings test a writer’s control over reader perception. Ida Mae Jones, Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Kelly Oliver, Kemper Donovan, Mitchell S. Karnes, and S.C. Merritt reveal how to plant believable misdirection without frustrating or misleading the reader. This session explores how to balance surprise, logic, and fairness in mystery storytelling.

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