What do intelligence agencies really do, and how is that different from police work? This session clears up common misconceptions about intelligence operations and explains how agencies like the CIA focus on collecting and analyzing information rather than making arrests. Writers learn what roles realistically exist inside intelligence organizations, from field operatives to analysts and support staff, making it easier to create believable espionage characters and storylines.
What Would Rockford Do?: The Private Eye’s Code and Why It Still Matters
Howard Shrier, Jack Blutus, Jack Fredrickson, Les Roberts, and Lisa Black celebrate the private investigator as a lasting figure in crime fiction. They discuss independence, personal codes of ethics, and why the PI continues to thrive from classic noir through...
