Joanna Campbell Slan, Kylie Logan, Lois Winston, Mollie Cox Bryan, and Penny Warner talk about turning hobbies and crafts into clever mystery plots. They explore how creativity, community, and crime come together in cozy mysteries, and how a well chosen craft can add charm, originality, and story momentum.
Building Suspense that Holds Readers Hostage
Suspense lives in the details of a scene. This panel explores how writers across genres build tension, control pacing, and reveal information at just the right moment to keep readers hooked from the first page to the last.




