Deborah Crombie, Erin Hart, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Jan Burke, and Robin Agnew discuss how to craft emotionally layered relationships involving female protagonists. They explore romantic and platonic dynamics, emotional truth, and how relationship complexity strengthens character and story.
Why Setting Can Make or Break an Amateur Sleuth
Moderated by Linda Sands, Jane Bock, John Carenen, Linda Lovely, Lois Winston, and Maria Hudgins focus on how setting shapes an amateur sleuth. They discuss how environment influences behavior, opportunity, and credibility, and why place matters as much as personality.




