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Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels
Preston L. Allen on the power of a good laugh amidst the horrors.
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Preston L. Allen
| July 11, 2024
How to Turn Surprising Historical Facts Into Compelling Historical Fiction
Kate Quinn on gathering material for great historical mysteries.
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Kate Quinn
| July 10, 2024
Writing Destination Thrillers on Location
Caro Carver on throwing yourself (literally) in the path of story
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Caro Carver
| July 10, 2024
Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the "Code of the Hills"
"In the hills, nature is a constant force—beautiful and relentless. At times brutal. The sounds of bird and wind in the leaves is a constant backdrop to the life I experienced as a child and as an adult."
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Chris McGinley
| July 9, 2024
Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels
Laura Essay reflects on a real-life crisis and how fiction can deepen our empathy.
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Laura Essay
| July 9, 2024
On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal
Derek Millman was in the depths of writer's block when he received a binder detailing a year in one of Yale's secret societies.
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Derek Milman
| July 3, 2024
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My First Thriller: Heather Graham
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| July 1, 2024
The Beautifully Terrifying, Alluring, Decadent Reality of Paris
Shan Serafin on living the expat dream and accidentally writing his darkest, most personal thriller yet.
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| June 28, 2024
Reality’s Peripheral: Five Lightly Surreal Novels
Chandler Morrison on works which use surreal details to accentuate realistic portrayals
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| June 26, 2024
Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire
In 'What Fire Brings,' Howzell Hall sends her protagonist to the gates of Hell, otherwise known as Topanga Canyon in fire season.
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| June 20, 2024
Riley Sager on the Power of Nostalgia and Nerve-Jangling Suspense
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| June 18, 2024
Emiko Jean and Jamie Lee Sogn Talk Writing, Representation, and the Pacific Northwest
On missing white women syndrome, feminist anger, and the need for more Asian-American stories
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| June 17, 2024
James Lee Burke on Hemingway, Orwell, and a New Chapter in the American Battle Against Fascism
Another wide-ranging conversation on the state of a nation's soul.
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David Masciotra
| June 11, 2024
Queering Crime Stories: Establishing a New Order in Mysteries and Thrillers
"What if, by the end of a mystery, we don’t want to return to where we were but to a new place of openness and acceptance"
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John Copenhaver
| June 11, 2024
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