Real life experience can be a powerful storytelling tool when used well. This panel challenges the idea of simply writing what you know and shows how careers, unexpected backgrounds, and lived experience can add authenticity, texture, and originality to fiction.
Falling Down the Research Rabbit Hole
Carolyn D. Wall, Catriona McPherson, Charlotte Hinger, D.M. Pirrone, Keri Arthur, and Molly Westin dive into the joys and frustrations of research. They discuss how they uncover authentic details, what surprises them along the way, and how research often reshapes both...




