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When Music Drives Mood, Character, and Plot

Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft
2014
Featuring Don Bruns, Jeffery Deaver, Jill Amadio, Paul Charles

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Music can do more than set mood. This session explores how rhythm, lyrics, and soundtracks become active forces in crime fiction, shaping character, atmosphere, and plot in powerful ways.

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