The The Balanced Writer
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Category: Setting

Total number of audio resources: 38

Mystery Made in the Midwest
Presenters: Carla Buckley, Jen Forbus, Michael Harvey
Category: Mystery, Novel, Setting
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Using Description to Set the Tone of Your Story
Presenters: Alana White, Becki Willis, Matthew John Meagher, Nicholas Holloway
Category: Setting, Tone, Young Adult
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Historical Novels
Presenters: Alana White, Bill Rapp, Bradley Harper, Charlie Grisman, Heather L. Montgomery
Category: History, Plot, Setting
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Crime Scene Investigation
Category: Crime Scene, Photos, Setting
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Mastering the Setting
Presenters: Baron R. Birtcher, Debra Gaskill, Dr. Randy Overbeck, Jim Nesbitt, John Carenen, Linda Thorne
Category: Advice, Mood, Setting
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Setting and How it Influences Plot
Presenters: Carmen Amato, Carolyn Mcsparren, Lois Schmitt, Nancy G. West, Phyllis Gobbell, Rebecca Butler, Steven Cooper
Category: Plot, Setting
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Southern Fried Sleuths
Presenters: Barbara Graham, Deborah Sharp, Glen Allison, Maggie Toussaint, Tony Burden
Category: History, Mystery, Setting, Writing
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The Importance of Setting within Storytelling
Presenters: Charles Kowalski, Cheryl Hollon, Jim Nesbitt, Mark Brazaitis, Michael H. Rubin, Victoria Raschke
Category: Educational, Expert Insight, Setting
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Exotic and Foreign Locations
Presenters: Alana White, Lisa Alber, Mark Troy, Stacy Allen
Category: Craft, Setting, Travel
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City Sleuth/Country Sleuth
Presenters: Chris F Holm, Debra Gaskill, Molly MacRae, Philip Cioffari, Sara J. Henry
Category: Characters, Detective, Setting, Sleuths
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Writing about Chicago
Presenters: Clare O’Donohue, Michael A Black, Michael Harvey, Michael Wiley, Sean Chercover
Category: Author, Setting, Writing
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Ireland
Presenters: Eoin Colfer, Erin Hart, Erin Mitchell, John Connolly, Stuart Neville
Category: Author, Crime, History, Setting
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Globalization of Crime Fiction
Presenters: Deon Meyer, Karin Slaughter, Mark Billingham, Sara Blædel
Category: Crime, Diversity, Setting, Writing
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The Dead Man Behind the White Picket Fence
Presenters: Ayo Onatade, Daniel Woodrell, Megan Abbott, Paul Doiron, Paul Gaus, Thomas H. Cook
Category: Author, Crime, Setting, Writing
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Characters
Presenters: Ben Coes, Boyd Morrison, George Easter, Mark Greaney, Mike Lawson, Zoe Sharp
Category: Character, History, Setting, Thriller, Writing
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Never Let Me Go: Passport to Murder
Presenters: Anne Zouroudi, David Hewson, Lisa Brackmann, Martin Limón, Peter Rozovsky, R.J. Ellory
Category: Author, Diversity, Setting, Writing
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LA: The Devil You Know
Presenters: Chris Aldrich, Denise Hamilton, Marcia Clark, Robert Ward, Wendy Hornsby
Category: Crime, Diversity, Research, Setting
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Interview with Colin Cotterill
Presenters: Colin Cotterill, S.J. Rozan
Category: Asia, Author, Diversity, Interview, Motivation, Setting
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Semper Fidelis: Military Themes in Crime Fiction
Presenters: B. Kent Anderson, Charles Todd, James R. Benn, Lisa Brackmann, Martin Limón, Matthew C. Funk
Category: Crime, Military, Research, Setting, Writing
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Make the Sun Shine: Discussing Subgenres
Presenters: Adrian Magson, Jeri Westerson, John McGorren, Jon McGoran, Kelli Stanley, Tasha Alexander, Timothy Hallinan
Category: Character, Craft, Setting, Subgenre
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I Wish I Was the Moon: Location in Crime Fiction
Presenters: Adrian Muller, Jeffrey Siger, Layton Gage, Michael Sears, Timothy Hallinan, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Category: Character, Diversity, Setting, Writing
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YA Setting and Archetypes
Presenters: Kate Hart, Rae Ann Parker
Category: Archetypes, Characters, Setting, YA
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Photography for Writing
Presenters: Michael Havelin
Category: Critique Group, Photography, Setting, Writing
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Making the Most of Settings and Locations
Presenters: Deborah Sharp, PJ Parish, Stacy Allen
Category: Setting, Writing
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The Importance of Setting
Presenters: Alexandra Sokoloff, Gwen Hunter, Kathryn Wall, Mary Saums, Scott Arnold
Category: Plot, Plotting, Setting, Writing
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Writing Stories in Rural Settings
Presenters: Becki Willis, Christine Mager Wevik, Jeffrey Philips, Ronda Wells
Category: Setting, Writing
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Picking the Ideal Setting for Conflict in Each Scene
Presenters: D.R. Ransdell, Kimberly Collins, Les Edgerton, Marcy McCreary, Mike Rubin, Tracee de Hahn
Category: Conflict, Fiction, Setting, Writing
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Writing Historicals
Presenters: Alana White, Amanda McCrina, Bill Rapp, Kathryn Lasky, Kelly Oliver, Kimberly Collins
Category: Character, Historicals, Research, Setting, Writing
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Adding Suspense to Your Story
Presenters: Angela Greenman, Gay Yellen, Jacy Sellers, Kiersten Modglin, Lois Winston
Category: Character, Dialogue, Location, Setting, Suspense, Writing
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Adding Mystery to Your Story
Presenters: A.H. Scott, Jule Selbo, Mary Dutta, Rich Zahradnik, Ruth Knafo Setton
Category: Mystery, Plotting, Setting, Writing
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Southern Clichés: From Billy Bob to Sweet Tea Panel Presentation
Presenters: Alana White, Debra H Goldstein, Jeffrey Philips, Lynn Chandler Willis, Rebecca Butler, Sponsored by SEMWA, Valona Jones
Category: Setting, Writing
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Writing Stories Set in Urban Settings
Presenters: Amy Denton, J L Hill, Lori Robbins, Meredith Lyons, P.L. Riven, Ruth Knafo Setton
Category: Setting, Writing
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Writing Set in Suburban Settings
Presenters: Darlene Dziomba, Jane B Lee, Lori Robbins, Marie Still, Robert Mangeot
Category: Character, Setting, Writing
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Building Conflicts
Presenters: Angela Greenman, Rodney Walther, Venita Bonds
Category: Conflict, Setting, Writing
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Destination Murder: Incorporating Setting
Presenters: Ashley Sargeant Hagan, Emily Whitson, Lois Winston, Peggy O’Neal Peden, Robert Mangeot, Sponsored by Middle Tennessee Sisters in Crime
Category: Fiction, Research, Setting, Writing
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Writing Rural Crime
Presenters: Brenda Donelan, Cathy Tully, Jeffrey Philips, Kathleen Donnelly, Lisa Wysocky, Richard F. McGonegal
Category: Setting, Writing
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Clay Stafford Interviews Charlie Donlea
Presenters: Charlie Donlea, Clay Stafford
Category: Career, Fiction, Novel, Publishing, Setting, Theme, Writing
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Character as an Outgrowth of Setting
Presenters: Georgina Cross, Jeffrey Philips, Laura Kemp, Nancy A. Hughes, Nola Nash, Sharon Marchisello
Category: Character, Fiction, Setting, Writing
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The The Balanced WriterAudio Resource Library

Mystery Made in the Midwest

Using Description to Set the Tone of Your Story

Historical Novels

A Step-by-Step Guide to Crime Scene Investigation

Mastering the Setting

Setting and How it Influences Plot

Southern Fried Sleuths

The Importance of Setting within Storytelling

Exotic and Foreign Locations

City Sleuth/Country Sleuth

Writing about Chicago

Ireland

Globalization of Crime Fiction

The Dead Man Behind the White Picket Fence

Characters

Never Let Me Go: Passport to Murder

LA: The Devil You Know

Interview with Colin Cotterill

Semper Fidelis: Military Themes in Crime Fiction

Make the Sun Shine: Discussing Subgenres

I Wish I Was the Moon: Location in Crime Fiction

YA Setting and Archetypes

Photography for Writing

Making the Most of Settings and Locations

The Importance of Setting

Writing Stories in Rural Settings

Picking the Ideal Setting for Conflict in Each Scene

Writing Historicals

Adding Suspense to Your Story

Adding Mystery to Your Story

Southern Clichés: From Billy Bob to Sweet Tea Panel Presentation

Writing Stories Set in Urban Settings

Writing Set in Suburban Settings

Building Conflicts

Destination Murder: Incorporating Setting

Writing Rural Crime

Clay Stafford Interviews Charlie Donlea

Character as an Outgrowth of Setting

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