Panelists discuss how they do away with their characters in their novels and how much research they put into the crime aspect of their writing.
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Police procedural writer and retired detective sergeant Bruce Robert Coffin explains the realities of the job. Evidence, cold cases, first response versus CID, dealing with the media, hierarchy, job stressors, and telling lies.
The panel gives examples of humorous scenes in their books. The authors agree that you have to know how to use language to be funny. They also briefly discuss the difficulty of writing sex, crime, and violence.
Authors discuss their experience with short fiction including why and how they write short fiction. They also explain the anatomy of a short story and their tips and tricks to writing better short fiction.