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Writing Craft

Bringing Characters to Life Through Conversation

Desiree Brown, J.D. Allen, Joseph Terrell, Kelly Oliver, Maggie Toussaint, Robert Downs 2018

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Research & Forensics • Writing Craft

Bringing the Past to Life on the Page

Alana White, Amanda McCrina, Bill Rapp, Kathryn Lasky, Kelly Oliver, Kimberly Collins 2023

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Thriller & Suspense • Writing Craft

Foreshadowing & Planting Clues Without Giving the Game Away

J.B. Manning, James Glass, Kelly Oliver, Marie Still, Rick Glaze, 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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Mystery & Crime • Thriller & Suspense • Writing Craft

I Love You, But I’m Scared: How to Write Suspense and Romantic Suspense, Thrillers, and Mysteries

Carolyn Mcsparren, Claire Applewhite, Debra Gaskill, Karen McCullough, Kathryn Scarborough, Kelly Oliver 2017

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Mystery & Crime • Thriller & Suspense • Writing Craft

Is It a Thriller or a Mystery? Genre-Bending in a Changing Marketplace

Gay Yellen, JS Morrison, K. Scott Culpepper, Kelly Oliver, Lisa Malice, TG Wolff 2025

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Publishing & Author Career • Writing Craft

Kelly Oliver on Perseverance, Craft, and Building a Writing Career That Lasts

Clay Stafford, Kelly Oliver 2025

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Mystery & Crime • Publishing & Author Career

Marketing Without the Mystery

Carmen Amato, Kelly Oliver, Lisa Wysocky, Sponsored by Middle Tennessee Sisters in Crime 2023

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Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft

The Art of Red Herrings

Ida Mae Jones, Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Kelly Oliver, Kemper Donovan, Mitchell S. Karnes, S.C. Merritt 2025

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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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Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft

The Serious Business of Writing Humor

Jack Fredrickson, Jeff Cohen, Kelly Oliver, Ryan Aldred, Stephanie Gayle 2018

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Writing Craft

The Subplot Series: Add Depth and Meaning to Any Story

Charlie Pearson, Kelly Oliver, Marian Murfield, Mary Bell 2019

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Writing Craft

Weaving Social Issues into Narrative

Carrie Simon, Elena Hartwell, Jaden (Beth) Terrell, John Gordon, Kelly Oliver, Mary Coley 2017

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Writing Craft

What Is Your B Story and Why Does It Matter?

Brenda Donelan, Carrie Smith, Cathi Stoler, Kelly Oliver, Roger Johns, Sharon Hopkins 2018

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Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft

Writing True Crime Across Multiple Formats: Nonfiction, Memoirs, Essays, and Documentaries

Bruce Allen Murphy, Bruce Meisterman, Kelly Oliver, Phyllis Gobbell, Shaun Assael 2017

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Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft

Writing Women at the Center of Mystery

Amy Rivers, Kelly Oliver, Marion Moore Hill, Saralyn Richard 2019

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Writing Craft

Writing Women’s Literature: Stories Women Need to Tell

Christine Mager Wevik, Elena Hartwell, Kathleen Cosgrove, Kelly Oliver, Lea O'Harra, Psy.D, Rea Frey, Shirley B. Garrett, Tikiri Herath 2018