Writing the Investigator Novel (Procedural, P.I., Detective, Noir, Journalism)

Solving a crime requires an investigator. From writers of procedural investigators, P.I.s, detective, noir, and journalistic investigators, these panelists talk about their biggest mistakes, what they would have done differently, how they write in their own voice, “rules” of publishing and writing, beta readers, how to use writers conferences, and resources for writers of stories involving investigators.

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Speaking of Description

Speaking of Description

Description doesn't just paint a picture but draws readers into the picture. Panelists provide examples of description in their work, discuss how description anchors time and place in a story, and how expectation for description has evolved over time in novel-writing.