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Death Goes Drag: How the Queer Experiences of Mystery Writers Rufus King and Clifford Orr Influenced Their Golden Age Detective Fiction

Skilled at switching gender roles in masquerade, King and Orr translated their college drag experiences into queer-coded fiction.

June 23, 2022  By Curtis Evans
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On Writing Unlikeable Characters

(And Falling in Love with Them)

June 23, 2022  By Kate Williams
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In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

Jon Bassoff on Camus, Thompson, Highsmith, and a long line of authors writing protagonists who win bring us to the dark side.

June 22, 2022  By Jon Bassoff
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Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

"[W]hether you’re writing a heist book, or a thriller, the thought process is the same."

June 21, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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7 Great Crime Novels with First Person Narrators

Scott Blackburn on the intimacy, the excitement, and the potential for deceit that only a good first person narrator can conjure up.

June 20, 2022  By Scott Blackburn
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The Enduring Appeal of the Female Amateur Sleuth

"[T]he most singular characteristic that female amateur sleuths share is sheer persistence..."

June 20, 2022  By Amy Pershing
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Want to Write a Great Mystery? Read a Great Romance.

Mindy Carlson on lessons learned from a pandemic-inspired turn toward romance novels.

June 16, 2022  By Mindy Carlson
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My First Thriller: Steven James

How the bestselling author moves between serial killer novels and Sunday school stories.

June 16, 2022  By Rick Pullen
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The Constellation of Possibilities: An Approach to Writing Historical Fiction

Matt Bondurant on a natural disaster, a discovered photograph, and the craft exercise that followed.

June 15, 2022  By Matt Bondurant
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A Real Desire to Write Fake Lawyers

Joey Hartstone always thought he wanted to be a lawyer. But maybe just wanted to be a lawyer in a story.

June 15, 2022  By Joey Hartstone
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