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Shop Talk: Katie Gutierrez on Finding Space to Be Creative and Enjoying That Second Cup of Coffee

Shop Talk: Katie Gutierrez on Finding Space to Be Creative and Enjoying That Second Cup of Coffee

Crime authors talk routine, revision, and tools of the trade.

By Eli Cranor | February 2, 2024

Shop Talk: A Year of Writing Advice and Stories from the Trenches

Shop Talk: A Year of Writing Advice and Stories from the Trenches

Eli Cranor talks with today's top crime writers about craft, routine, and what gets them through the writing day.

By Eli Cranor | December 21, 2023

Shop Talk: Michael Farris Smith on Learning the Habit of Writing

Shop Talk: Michael Farris Smith on Learning the Habit of Writing

Crime writers talk craft, raising kids, and working without a net.

By Eli Cranor | December 1, 2023

Shop Talk: Lou Berney Is a Fanatical Believer in Naps

Shop Talk: Lou Berney Is a Fanatical Believer in Naps

Crime writers discuss ritual, craft, and learning that there's no one way to finish a novel.

By Eli Cranor | October 5, 2023

Shop Talk: Nina Simon Tells the Incredible Story Behind Her Breakout Debut Novel

Shop Talk: Nina Simon Tells the Incredible Story Behind Her Breakout Debut Novel

Crime writers talking routine, revision, and writing in the kitchen.

By Eli Cranor | September 21, 2023

Shop Talk: Danya Kukafka Knits, Fills up Moleskins, and Writes a

Shop Talk: Danya Kukafka Knits, Fills up Moleskins, and Writes a "Zero Draft"

Crime writers discuss craft, routine, and the publishing world.

By Eli Cranor | August 24, 2023

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Shop Talk: Kelly J. Ford Absolutely Can Wait for the Muse

By Eli Cranor | July 25, 2023

Shop Talk: Wanda Morris Tears Through Those Yellow Legal Pads and Blue Pilot G-2 Gel Ink Pens

By Eli Cranor | June 21, 2023

Shop Talk: Josh Kendall on the Life of a Crime Fiction Editor

By Eli Cranor | May 18, 2023

Shop Talk: How Nita Prose Wrote a Bestseller in Shifts, Working at Dawn and Dusk

Shop Talk: How Nita Prose Wrote a Bestseller in Shifts, Working at Dawn and Dusk

Crime writers talking craft, routine, and balancing the work with day jobs.

By Eli Cranor | March 16, 2023

Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

Crime writers talk routine, revision, and what kind of background noise is right for the workday.

By Eli Cranor | February 28, 2023

Shop Talk: Jane Harper Makes a Plan for Her Novels...Then Several Hundred Mugs of Tea

Shop Talk: Jane Harper Makes a Plan for Her Novels...Then Several Hundred Mugs of Tea

Crime writers talking routines, outlines, and editing in hard copy.

By Eli Cranor | January 12, 2023

Shop Talk: The Year in Review

Shop Talk: The Year in Review

Eli Cranor reflects on a year of talking to crime writers, with the distilled wisdom, superstitions, and coffee recommendations to prove it.

By Eli Cranor | December 20, 2022

Shop Talk: Yasmin Angoe Does a Lot of Thinking and No Outlines

Shop Talk: Yasmin Angoe Does a Lot of Thinking and No Outlines

Crime writers talking writing routine, tools of the trade, and getting in the right head space.

By Eli Cranor | November 10, 2022

Shop Talk: Dwyer Murphy on Writing Routines, Superstitions, and Reading Elmore Leonard Like a Bible

Shop Talk: Dwyer Murphy on Writing Routines, Superstitions, and Reading Elmore Leonard Like a Bible

Crime writers talking craft, classics, and too much coffee.

By Eli Cranor | July 28, 2022

Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

Crime writers talking writing routines, revision, and finding the right bar atmosphere for an epic crime novel.

By Eli Cranor | July 7, 2022

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