Urban settings can add intensity, realism, and atmosphere to crime fiction. In this session, authors with firsthand experience living in major cities discuss how to portray urban environments authentically, capturing the harshness, complexity, and energy that make city based crime stories so compelling.
Charlie Donlea on Fear, Persistence, and Finding Your Voice as a Writer
Bestselling author Charlie Donlea joins Clay Stafford for a candid conversation about the realities of the writing life. They discuss balancing creativity with a full-time career, facing fear and self-doubt, and finding strength through persistence. The conversation...




