• Emma Dhesi 
• Grace Sammon 
• Barbara Conrey 
• Julie Valerie 
• Samantha Skal 
• Mandy Haynes 
• Mary Helen Sheriff 

...and now those interviews are available for you to watch whenever you like! 

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

Day 1: “Where Did You Come From?” How Authors Find Their Characters 

Often, what makes books memorable are the characters. When readers fall in love with a character, they generally fall in love with the book. 

But where do authors get the inspiration for characters that readers can’t forget? 

After listening to our speakers, you’ll be ready to create your own characters that leap off the page. 

Day 2: “How Mysterious” The Attraction of Mystery 

What makes the mystery genre one of the top two most popular? 

Expert panellists from the Author Talk Network reveal the secrets to reading and writing the best mystery novels. 

Some insights include understanding and using tension, conflict, setting, character motivation, irony, foreshadowing, and pacing in the mystery novel. 

Day 3:  “Down the Rabbit Hole” Author Research Techniques 

The devil is in the details, and no more so than in a novel. 

Creating a character from scratch, a place that may not exist, or a moment in time—past, present, or future—takes meticulous research. 

This panel of women’s fiction authors discusses how they bring to life the mini-universes they create so that their stories stay in their readers’ minds long after “The End” is read. 

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