World building applies to every kind of story. This session explores how to create believable worlds through sensory detail, internal consistency, and emotional truth, whether writing speculative or realistic fiction.
Los Angeles as Crime Fiction’s Most Dangerous Character
Los Angeles is a city of beauty, danger, and contradiction. This panel explores how writers use its neighborhoods, cultures, and hidden corners to fuel crime fiction and turn the City of Angels into a vivid and complex character on the page.
