Craft

Why Writing About Cults—and People Who Join Them—Is Never Easy

40 years after Jonestown, an author reflects on the empathy gap between those who joined, and those who think they never would.

November 18, 2020  By Courtney Summers
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My Mother, The Mystery Writer

Orania Papazoglou, aka Jane Haddam, was a complicated woman who wrote about complicated people.

November 18, 2020  By Matthew DeAndrea
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It's Time To Add Some Magic to Your Cozies

Indulging in the fanciful and adding in some magical realism is how a cat cozy can become a talking cat cozy.

November 13, 2020  By Jennifer J. Chow
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Writing Outside Representation

E.A. Aymar talks with fellow crime writers about appropriation, and how to write across identity lines responsibly.

November 12, 2020  By E.A. Aymar
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How One Writer Was Drawn Into a Decades Old Murder Mystery at Harvard

A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

November 10, 2020  By Becky Cooper
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How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

Romantic suspense writer Lisa Harris has plenty of tips for seamlessly blending romance into your thrillers.

November 9, 2020  By Lisa Harris
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Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

When it comes to suspense, it's all about perspective and structure.

November 7, 2020  By Sara Foster
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How the Discovery of a Rare Pink Diamond Led One Reporter into the World of Thrillers

Matthew Hart wrote about diamonds and gold. One day, he got the call from Brazil—an 81-carater came out of the river.

November 3, 2020  By Matthew Hart
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My First Thriller: Scott Turow

For eight years, he wrote in thirty minute bursts on a commuter train. Then, he had himself a blockbuster novel.

October 29, 2020  By Rick Pullen
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Finding a Mystery in the Intersection of Past and Present in New York City

"Suddenly that street or avenue you walk takes on new meaning. Inhabited by people who no longer exist. Or buildings long ago torn down and replaced. A story untold."

October 28, 2020  By Shelley Noble
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