The panel discusses strategies for writing suspenseful novels, focusing on overcoming the “shaggy middle” and maintaining reader engagement.
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Panelists discuss the advantages and disadvantages of aging protagonists and how they handle them as authors over a series.
Panelists make note of the importance of setting a scene within your story as an opportunity to show the identity and theme of your book.
Pat from the Metro Police Department talks about past homicide cases, discusses some differences between investigations in the late 1900s and “now” (2012), and describes issues that come with cold cases.