Chicagoan authors discuss averting stereotypes, interesting research, and their admiration for the Windy City.
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Lawyers with a variety of courtroom experience discuss the difference in writing about civil versus criminal cases, authenticity without being boring, and a judge’s role in a novel.
Lois Schmitt and her panel discuss how the plot can be influenced by setting.
Panelists discuss the different kinds of conflicts and how to balance them, writing about places that pull the reader in as much as the conflict while avoiding cliches and allowing the reader to see what's coming next before the characters do.