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Writing Craft

Building a Villain Who Feels Human

Bruce Robert Coffin, D.E. Funk, Jim Nesbitt, Roger Johns, Shaun Assael, Shirley B. Garrett 2019

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Thriller & Suspense

Building an Action Adventure Series Readers Can’t Quit

AM Adair, Baron R. Birtcher, Jim Nesbitt, Michael Lucker, Richard Meredith, S. Lee Manning 2023

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Writing Craft

Choosing the Right Details That Keep a Story Moving

Baron R. Birtcher, D.R. Ransdell, Jim Nesbitt, K.L. Murphy, MaryJean Zajac, Michael Bradley 2023

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Writing Craft

Finding the Heart of Your Novel and Communicating it Clearly

Gabrielle St. George, Jim Nesbitt, Leonard Getz, Linda Hughes, Tracee de Hahn 2023

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Writing Craft

Giving Every Character a Distinct Voice

Alexandra Ivy, Dana Chamblee Carpenter, Jim Nesbitt, Kelly Oliver, Lynn Chandler Willis, Mike Faricy, Roger Johns 2019

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Research & Forensics • Writing Craft

How Research Makes Fiction Feel Real

Jim Nesbitt, Kelly Oliver, Pam DeVeaux, Robert Mangeot, Tom Wood 2017

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Writing Craft

Making Every Line of Dialogue Count

Danny Lindsey, Jim Nesbitt, Kathleen Cosgrove, Peggy O’Neal Peden, Robert Downs, Ross Cabins, Shirley B. Garrett 2018

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Writing Craft

Mastering the Setting

Baron R. Birtcher, Debra Gaskill, Dr. Randy Overbeck, Jim Nesbitt, John Carenen, Linda Thorne 2019

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Writing Craft • Writing Life & Creativity

The Characters Who Make the Story Feel Real

Barbara Collins, Jim Nesbitt, Karen McCullah, Nancy Roe, Ray Anderson 2017

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Writing Craft

The Importance of Point of View

David Ryan, Jim Nesbitt, Kelly Oliver, Mark Zeid, MaryJean Zajac, Rodney Walther, TJ O'Connor 2023

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Research & Forensics • Writing Craft

Using Setting to Shape Tone and Theme

Charles Kowalski, Cheryl Hollon, Jim Nesbitt, Mark Brazaitis, Michael H. Rubin, Victoria Raschke 2017

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Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft

What Makes a Villain Feel Real

James L’Etoile, Jim Nesbitt, John Carenen, Les Edgerton, Randy Weir, Venita Bonds 2023

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Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft

When the Crime Isn’t the Point: Writing Character-Driven Mysteries

Bill Cusano, Jim Nesbitt, Lynn Slaughter, Poppy Gee, Thomas Burns, Warren Moore 2025

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Thriller & Suspense • Writing Craft

Why We Love the Villain

Angela K. Durden (a.k.a Durden Kell), Charles Kowalski, Jim Nesbitt, Linda Sands, Max Allan Collins, Reavis Z. Wortham 2017

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Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft

Why Westerns Never Die

Jim Nesbitt, Terrence McCauley 2023

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Thriller & Suspense • Writing Craft

Writing Action That Hits Hard

Jim Nesbitt, Ley Esses, Michael Lucker, Peter Houlahan, Ron Clyburn, Teel James Glenn 2025

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Writing Craft

Writing Dialogue That Feels Real on the Page

Dana Chamblee Carpenter, Jim Nesbitt, Joseph Terrell, Linda Sands, Nancy Roe 2017

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Writing Craft

Writing Like a Pantser Without Losing Control

Charles D'Amico, Jim Nesbitt, Mark Jones, Peter Rosch, R. Weir, Robert Mangeot 2025

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Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft

Writing the Southern Noir: Crime Fiction and a Regional Soul

Gregory Stout, Jim Nesbitt, Poppy Gee, Roy Hiller, Steven Womack, Thomas A. Burns Jr. 2025