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    My First Thriller: Mary Kubica

    My First Thriller: Mary Kubica

    How a very private writer made a very big public splash.

    By Rick Pullen | February 28, 2024

    A Writer's Themes: Why and How Do They Keep Returning?

    A Writer's Themes: Why and How Do They Keep Returning?

    Jon Lindstrom discusses themes – and how they differ in novels in screenplays – with some of today's top thriller authors.

    By Jon LIndstrom | February 28, 2024

    On the Freedoms and Horrors of Creating a Fictional Setting For Your Murder Mystery

    On the Freedoms and Horrors of Creating a Fictional Setting For Your Murder Mystery

    You can give your small town an opera house, sure, but then you have to remember which direction the opera house faces.

    By Will Ferguson and Ian Ferguson | February 27, 2024

    Trust No One: Unreliable Narrators vs. Unreliable Secondary Characters

    Trust No One: Unreliable Narrators vs. Unreliable Secondary Characters

    Mina Hardy on unreliability coming from all sides.

    By Mina Hardy | February 22, 2024

    The Dos and Don'ts of Crafting an Ensemble Cast

    The Dos and Don'ts of Crafting an Ensemble Cast

    Vera Kurian has some tips for writing from multiple perspectives

    By Vera Kurian | February 21, 2024

    YA Authors Kit Frick and Kara Thomas On Writing Their Debut Adult Thrillers

    YA Authors Kit Frick and Kara Thomas On Writing Their Debut Adult Thrillers

    A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Crime Writing for Teens and Adults

    By Kit Frick | February 15, 2024

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    On Becoming an Accidental Crime Novelist

    By Tom Baragwanath | February 15, 2024

    Hold That Train! Writing a Sliding-Doors Thriller

    By Kit Frick | February 14, 2024

    The Importance of Humor in Crime Fiction

    By E.A. Aymar | February 12, 2024

    Killing Your Characters Is Traumatic: And It Should Be

    Killing Your Characters Is Traumatic: And It Should Be

    “You will have to do it over and over again, and it will never, ever become less fraught. In fact, it shouldn’t.”

    By Karen Outen | February 7, 2024

    What Does It Mean to Write a Feminist Home Invasion Thriller?

    What Does It Mean to Write a Feminist Home Invasion Thriller?

    Tracy Sierra on plunging her everywoman into an action movie scenario

    By Tracy Sierra | February 6, 2024

    Writing with a Mask: Language and Authenticity In Literature

    Writing with a Mask: Language and Authenticity In Literature

    On writing American characters realistically when English is your second language

    By Teresa Dovalpage | February 6, 2024

    Ivar Leon Menger And Thomas Scholz Talk Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Thrillers

    Ivar Leon Menger And Thomas Scholz Talk Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Thrillers

    Menger is a writer and filmmaker. Scholz is a literary critic and scholar. Both are fascinated by dark storytelling.

    By Ivar Lee Menger and Thomas P. Scholtz | February 5, 2024

    Shop Talk: Katie Gutierrez on Finding Space to Be Creative and Enjoying That Second Cup of Coffee

    Shop Talk: Katie Gutierrez on Finding Space to Be Creative and Enjoying That Second Cup of Coffee

    Crime authors talk routine, revision, and tools of the trade.

    By Eli Cranor | February 2, 2024

    To Write a Brutalist Novel

    To Write a Brutalist Novel

    "Brutalism is a hope dashed...you feel the stirring of what could have been. But also: you are experiencing a sense of the sublime."

    By Zachary C. Soloman | February 1, 2024

    My First Thriller: Lisa Gardner

    My First Thriller: Lisa Gardner

    How the suspense superstar made her literary debut...twice.

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