• Craft

    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

    August 13, 2024  By Katrina Monroe
    0

    Zoje Stage: My Quest for Realism in Genre Fiction

    From film to novels, a journey in search of character-driven story.

    August 13, 2024  By Zoje Stage
    0

    Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

    On finding the time and inspiration to spend "several hours a day with people you made up."

    August 8, 2024  By Sam Tschida
    0

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

    "When taken from the right perspective, every story is a horror story"

    August 7, 2024  By Matthew Lyons
    0

    Why the Epistolary Format Works So Well in Crime Fiction

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

    August 7, 2024  By Joshua Chaplinsky
    0

    Your Hero Could Beat Up My Hero

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

    July 31, 2024  By Gregg Podolski
    0

    Writing Better Neurodivergent Characters in Fiction

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

    July 31, 2024  By Scott Lyerly
    0

    Speculating Our Way Back to Ourselves

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

    July 30, 2024  By Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
    0

    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

    July 29, 2024  By Nick Belardes
    0

    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.

    July 26, 2024  By John B. Valeri
    0


    Page 24 of 176