Cara Black, M.J. McGraff, Mike Befeler, Simon Wood, and Steve Ulfelder talk about creating amateur sleuths from unexpected walks of life. From unusual professions to diverse backgrounds, they explore how character experience and skillsets can naturally drive both plot and problem solving.
Telling Short Stories Through Song
Bill Moody, Don Bruns, and Stacy Allen explore how music can function as storytelling in its purest form. They discuss how songs can deliver full narratives with character, conflict, and resolution, and share live examples that show how melody and lyrics work together...




