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Writing Cities That Feel Real

Cities are filled with energy, danger, and opportunity. In this session, learn how to bring urban settings to life on the page, use location to shape plot and character, and write convincingly about cities even if you have never lived in them.

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Crime looks different far from the city. This panel explores how isolation, community ties, and the land itself shape motive, tension, and tone in rural crime fiction, creating danger that feels both intimate and inescapable.

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