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Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

"All fiction is speculative....But somewhere there is a line between reality and fiction, a gap filled with imagination rather than truth"

By Bridget Collins | August 21, 2024

This Isn’t The End: What To Do When Your Publisher Dies

This Isn’t The End: What To Do When Your Publisher Dies

It's an author's nightmare, but you're not alone. James Queally talks with writers who have been through a publisher's demise.

By James Queally | August 20, 2024

The Irresistible Pull of an Anonymous Note—Why the Most Frightening Possibility Is All of Them

The Irresistible Pull of an Anonymous Note—Why the Most Frightening Possibility Is All of Them

Elizabeth Staple on dread, and what it does to us.

By Elizabeth Staple | August 19, 2024

Crime Fiction Must Not Ignore Computer Crime

Crime Fiction Must Not Ignore Computer Crime

"The internet is now ubiquitous in our lives, so why does it appear so rarely in popular literature?"

By Stephen Harrison | August 14, 2024

Genre Primeval: How the Western Evolved into the Crime Novel

Genre Primeval: How the Western Evolved into the Crime Novel

Snowden Wright on Elmore Leonard and the evolution of an American icon.

By Snowden Wright | August 13, 2024

Katrina Monroe on Eldest Daughter Syndrome

Katrina Monroe on Eldest Daughter Syndrome

Or, writing a psychological thriller as a both a love song to sisterhood and a reckoning with its uneven responsibilities

By Katrina Monroe | August 13, 2024

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Zoje Stage: My Quest for Realism in Genre Fiction

By Zoje Stage | August 13, 2024

Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

By Sam Tschida | August 8, 2024

All These Houses Are Haunted: How (and Why) Horror is the Perfect Hybrid Genre

By Matthew Lyons | August 7, 2024

Why the Epistolary Format Works So Well in Crime Fiction

Why the Epistolary Format Works So Well in Crime Fiction

"Letters are a great way to manipulate your vict—I mean, audience."

By Joshua Chaplinsky | August 7, 2024

Your Hero Could Beat Up My Hero

Your Hero Could Beat Up My Hero

Or, five characters that could easily beat up my protagonist, who is very bad at fighting

By Gregg Podolski | July 31, 2024

Writing Better Neurodivergent Characters in Fiction

Writing Better Neurodivergent Characters in Fiction

Scott Lyerly on living with Tourette syndrome and bringing that reality to fiction.

By Scott Lyerly | July 31, 2024

Speculating Our Way Back to Ourselves

Speculating Our Way Back to Ourselves

Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi on using the speculative to manifest the unconscious and make space for the marginalized

By Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi | July 30, 2024

Crafting the Real and Surreal in Eco-Horror

Crafting the Real and Surreal in Eco-Horror

Nicholas Belardes on not turning away from unreal and mysterious occurrences in nature that can help us craft our stories

By Nick Belardes | July 29, 2024

How Researching Her New Historical Novel Made Juliet Grames Into a Detective of the Immigrant Experience

How Researching Her New Historical Novel Made Juliet Grames Into a Detective of the Immigrant Experience

The author discusses Italy, lost boys, and how research drove her.

By John B. Valeri | July 26, 2024

6 Crime and Horror Books Featuring Unusual Narrators

6 Crime and Horror Books Featuring Unusual Narrators

Heather Chavez looks at stories told from the perspectives of wildfires, security cameras, animals, and more

By Heather Chavez | July 24, 2024

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