Closest to the Fire

The world of law and lawyers, with its suspense, its moral quandaries, and its ripped-from-the-headlines subject matter, provides wonderful material for fiction. This guide will help writers explore these many story possibilities -- while avoiding numerous pitfalls. It also serves as a useful resource for law or prelaw students, or for anyone who would like to better understand the American legal system. Included throughout the book are ideas for stories or story elements based on the content and available for the readers' use.

Karen A. Wyle is an appellate attorney with more than thirty years' experience. A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, she worked for law firms and the California Court of Appeal before establishing her solo practice in Bloomington, Indiana. Wyle has filed amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court and seven state supreme courts. She has also written and published five novels. One-quarter of her novel Division is set in a near-future courtroom.

The ebook version of this book's cover won The Book Designer's nonfiction award for October 2015.