Lisa Cron

Lisa has worked in the publishing industry, served as a literary agent, and was a producer for Showtime and Court TV. As an expert on how our brains process and understand stories, she has also served as a story consultant for Warner Brothers and Village Roadshow. Tune in as she talks through some of the storytelling principles from her groundbreaking book Wired for Story.

Glen Erik Hamilton

As a powerful new noir talent, Glen shares practical advice to first-time authors on time management, working successfully in a writers group, and learning writing skills from well-established authors. Glen grew up on a sailboat in Seattle which helped teach him to not limit his creative boundaries. His debut novel, Past Crimes, is a 2016 Edgar Award nominee, and his second book, Hard Cold Winter, will be released this month.

Mark Alpert

Get ready for insect cyborgs, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and aliens as we tap into the imagination and childlike wonder of astrophysicist and science thriller author Mark Alpert. Called “the heir to Michael Crichton,” Mark pens thrilling stories that merge cutting-edge science with edge-of-the-seat suspense. Mark shares his passion for writing, for life, and for ways to feed the creative juices.

John Tinker

So you’re binge-watching these days? Seems like everyone else is too. As our viewing habits change, so does the pace and the style of the stories we enjoy. With decades of experience working in Hollywood, Emmy Award-winning screenwriter John Tinker knows what works and what doesn’t. Join us as he talks through the challenges of balancing art with commerce, telling stories that matter, and the changing landscape of television viewership.

Steve Martini

For the past twenty years, Steve Martini has been one of North America’s bestselling and most critically-acclaimed authors of legal thrillers. Explore what it means to cut close to the bone of reality, how research and location work together to provide the impetus for great stories, and how to dip your imagination into the darkness to write gripping villains.