Write Now! Workshop Podcast: Write A Book, Change The World

A retired California police officer, Janice Cantore writes suspense novels designed to keep readers engrossed and leave them inspired. When writing, she draws from her 22 years of experience to make her books feel realistic.There's not a lot of difference, Janice says, when writing about police officers in one state versus another. (Some of her books are set in California, some are set in Oregon.) Police face a lot of the same challenges, and the basic foundation of police training is officer safety, so no matter where the story is set, a lot of the "how" is going to be the same. If you aren't extremely specific, that can be enough to make your novel believable.The kinds of things that throw readers out of a story are things like calling it a police station when it should be a precinct, or not knowing an area has constables, etc. Be sure to look up these sorts of details.In general, the state police or state highway patrol would have jurisdiction over the entire state. The sheriff's departments are responsibl