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8 Great Thrillers with Effective Twists

"The backbone of an effective twist is simple, elegant…and astonishingly difficult..."

November 14, 2022  By Caleb Roehrig
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From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

"[T]he hallowed halls of learning provide fertile ground for fiction."

November 11, 2022  By Lauren Nossett
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On Writing a New Take on The Thin Man, Set in Space

"Nick and Nora in space. The same, but different."

November 11, 2022  By Mary Robinette Kowal
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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.

November 10, 2022  By Eli Cranor
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The Probable and the Personal: How I Grapple With Writing Violent Fiction

"If I turn my back on the uncomfortable, ignoring the things that ever lurk in the dark, I allow them to move unhindered..."

November 10, 2022  By James Wade
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On Writing Nonfiction About Violence For A Young Adult Audience

Four pointers to keep in mind for "presenting ugly realities" to young audiences.

November 9, 2022  By Sarah Miller
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A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

Contributors to a new anthology weigh in on the horror boom, short form writing, and British literature.

November 9, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

"My heightened way of being is what drew me to write fiction."

November 9, 2022  By Lynne Reeves
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A Roundtable Discussion On Christmas Mysteries

Carolyn Haines, David Rosenfelt, and Donna Andrews on capturing the charms of the coziest season.

November 7, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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On Ed Lacy's Room to Swing and Early Representation of Black Sleuths in Crime Fiction

Written by a Harlem-based white author, Room to Swing features a Black detective and is an earnest effort infused with the jazzy spirit of the 1950s.

November 4, 2022  By Leslie S. Klinger
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