Moderated by Linda Sands, Jane Bock, John Carenen, Linda Lovely, Lois Winston, and Maria Hudgins focus on how setting shapes an amateur sleuth. They discuss how environment influences behavior, opportunity, and credibility, and why place matters as much as personality.
Finding the Right Voice for Teens and Tweens
Helen Chapman, Julie Anne Lindsey, Kourtney Heintz, and Rae Ann Parker discuss what it takes to write authentically for teens and tweens. They explore voice, theme, and emotional honesty, and explain how writing for younger audiences differs from writing for adults.




