Creating a Writer's Retreat: Pop Camp

This chapter is about the creation of a writer's retreat called Pop Camp, which was held at a police academy in Appleton, Wisconsin. The retreat consisted of four days of classroom and hands-on instruction, with sessions on various topics such as crime scene processing, publishing, book writing, and marketing. The retreat also featured guest speakers including a Pulitzer Prize nominee, a CSI tech, a district attorney, a detective, and a retired lieutenant. Towards the end, the students were given the opportunity to process a mock homicide scene. The chapter ends with a discussion on why the conference was organized and what the organizer has learned from the experience.