• Craft

    Ten Pulp Crime Authors Recommended By Stephen King

    Stephen King's favorite Hard Case Crime titles

    March 18, 2021  By Hard Case Crime
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    On Keeping Chickens in the Literary Enclave of Oxford, Mississippi

    Melissa Ginsburg contemplates the meaning of community during lockdown, and delivers eggs to her neighbors.

    March 16, 2021  By Melissa Ginsburg
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    Forever Trespassing Into History: An Author's Reflections on Retelling Historical Episodes as Fiction

    In 1900, three lighthouse keepers disappeared from a post in the Outer Hebrides. It was a story Emma Stonex needed to tell.

    March 16, 2021  By Emma Stonex
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    How Reading Mystery Novels Made Me a Better Fantasy Writer

    Studying the craft behind a great mystery novel is a worthy endeavor for writers working in any genre.

    March 16, 2021  By Kim Neville
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    The Mystery Is The Human Psyche: On Shakespeare, Crime, and Human Motivation

    It's not the "how" that drives a narrative. It's the "why".

    March 12, 2021  By E.J. Beaton
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    What's the Key To Finishing That Novel Of Yours? Try Working at the Library.

    Chris Whitaker wanted to write a book. First he needed to quit his job in finance and go to work at the local library.

    March 4, 2021  By Chris Whitaker
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    My First Thriller: Tom Straw

    How the man behind the Richard Castle novels went from radio dj to writing TV sitcoms to a bestselling series.

    March 4, 2021  By Rick Pullen
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    On Social Isolation, Thrillers, and the Limits of Connectivity

    Or, your access to help is only as good as your phone signal
    (and your perceived value to society)

    March 4, 2021  By Kali Wallace
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    Hard Science Fiction Is Still Overwhelmingly White—But It's Getting Better

    When we think hard scifi, we think of white male authors. But the truth of the genre is far more diverse.

    March 3, 2021  By S.B. Divya
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    Who Are You Going to Call: Rethinking the Role of Police in Mysteries

    Nicole Glover wanted to write a mystery where nobody felt comfortable calling police, and tidy resolutions were hard to find.

    March 2, 2021  By Nicole Glover
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