Bonus Episode: Q & A, Writing FBI Characters
FBI Case File Review
Jerri Williams
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2020
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
Reader Team Meetup - October 2020
Welcome to a bonus episode of FBI Retired Case File Review. This a recording of my live Zoom meetup with members of my FBI true crime - crime fiction Reader Team. On October 29, I had a blast hanging out with Reader Team members and discussing how the FBI is portrayed in books, TV, and movies. Also in attendance were several retired and former agents who have been or will soon be guests on FBI Retired Case File Review. With their assistance, I answered lots of questions about FBI policies and procedures for those members writing stories with FBI characters. It was a fun time with lively conversations about whether writers have a responsibility to get the FBI right in their stories and what limits to creative compromises, if any, should be made.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to a bonus episode of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. |
| 0:11.2 | I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does |
| 0:17.5 | through my books, my blog and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues. |
| 0:23.0 | This is a recording of my live Zoom meetup with members of my FBI true crime crime fiction |
| 0:30.6 | reader team. |
| 0:31.8 | On October 29, 2020, I had a blast hanging out with reader team members and discussing |
| 0:38.4 | how the FBI is portrayed in books, TV and movies. |
| 0:43.1 | Also in attendance were several retired and former agents who have been on the podcast |
| 0:49.1 | or will be guest on FBI retired case file review in the near future. |
| 0:54.9 | With their assistance, I answered lots of questions about FBI policies and procedures for |
| 1:01.4 | those writing stories with FBI characters. |
| 1:05.3 | It was a fun time with lively conversations about whether writers had a responsibility to |
| 1:11.9 | get the FBI right in their stories and what limits to creative compromises if any should |
| 1:18.5 | be made. |
| 1:19.9 | If you weren't able to attend, we missed you. |
| 1:23.6 | Please enjoy the audio replay. |
| 1:26.5 | And if you're listening to this because you are in the middle of nano-rimo, national novel |
| 1:33.5 | writing month, I want to wish you good luck with the challenge and good writing. |
| 1:39.9 | Of course I want to welcome new listeners and invite you to join my reader team. |
| 1:45.2 | This podcast is all about true crime. |
| 1:47.8 | But if you're also interested in crime fiction, once a month via my monthly email, I keep |
| 1:54.0 | you up to date on the FBI and books, TV and movies. |
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