Setting can act as a character with its own influence and agenda. This session explores how grounding story in place, time, and culture heightens tension and pulls readers deeper into the narrative.
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What does a forensic pathologist actually learn from the dead? Bradley Harper draws on his career in autopsies and forensic death investigation to explain how causes of death are determined and documented. He also discusses how this real-world experience informs his...