Samantha Skal (she/her) is an Author Accelerator certified book coach who specializes in coaching mystery, thriller and suspense authors from novel planningShe is the 2023 Co-Director of PitchFest, the agent pitching event at Thrillerfest, International Thriller Writers annual writing conference, and a frequent volunteer mentor for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (. She is also a member of Mystery Writers of America , and Sisters in Crime.