What Reviewers Want Writers to Know

Writing Craft
2018
Featuring Aline Cogdell, Andrew Gouli, John Jordan, Peter Rosovsky

This audio session is available to KNU members.

Explore Membership Options

ABOUT THIS SESSION

Reviews can shape how readers discover and connect with books. In this session, reviewers and authors discuss how books are evaluated, what reviewers look for in a great story, common misconceptions about the review process, and how thoughtful reviews can benefit both writers and readers.

MORE LIKE THIS


Redefining the Hero in Modern Fiction
Ben Coz, Brad Morrison, Brett Bowers, Mark Greaney, Mike Dawson
2014
Jeffery Deaver on Craft, Curiosity, and Reinventing Story
Jeffery Deaver
2010
How Tension Works on the Page
Barbara Christopher, Barbara Graham, Chester D. Campbell, Radine Trees Nehring
2010
Cleveland Rocks and So Does Murder: When a City Becomes the Crime Story
Amanda Flower, Casey Daniels, John Belhire, Les Roberts, Robin Yocum
2012
The Anatomy of a Powerful Scene
Marie Still, Millie Naylor Hast
2023
Fandom and Community in Crime Fiction
(Jon) Jefferson Bass
2016
Charlaine Harris on Craft, Career, and Building a Loyal Readership
Charlaine Harris, McKenna Jordan
2011
Food Mysteries: Cooking Up Crime and Character
Edith Maxwell, Helen Smith, Leslie Budewitz, Lynn Cahoon, Maya Corrigan, Nancy Parra
2016