Mystery’s Best Friends

This panel of mystery writers whose work features cats and dogs as main characters discuss the unique opportunities and challenges that are created when you include animals in your writing.

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Forensic Botany in Stories

Forensic Botany in Stories

Jane H. Bock gives a presentation about the uncommon opportunity to utilize forensic botany as a plot device in mystery writing. Case studies relating to botanical science are included as examples.

Creating Conflicts in Every Scene

Creating Conflicts in Every Scene

Panelists discuss the different kinds of conflicts and how to balance them, writing about places that pull the reader in as much as the conflict while avoiding cliches and allowing the reader to see what's coming next before the characters do.