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My First Thriller: Mary Kubica
How a very private writer made a very big public splash.
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Rick Pullen
| February 28, 2024
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.
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Jon LIndstrom
| February 28, 2024
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.
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Will Ferguson and Ian Ferguson
| February 27, 2024
Trust No One: Unreliable Narrators vs. Unreliable Secondary Characters
Mina Hardy on unreliability coming from all sides.
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Mina Hardy
| February 22, 2024
The Dos and Don'ts of Crafting an Ensemble Cast
Vera Kurian has some tips for writing from multiple perspectives
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Vera Kurian
| February 21, 2024
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
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Tom Baragwanath
| February 15, 2024
Hold That Train! Writing a Sliding-Doors Thriller
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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
“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?
Tracy Sierra on plunging her everywoman into an action movie scenario
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Tracy Sierra
| February 6, 2024
Writing with a Mask: Language and Authenticity In Literature
On writing American characters realistically when English is your second language
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Teresa Dovalpage
| February 6, 2024
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.
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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
Crime authors talk routine, revision, and tools of the trade.
By
Eli Cranor
| February 2, 2024
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
How the suspense superstar made her literary debut...twice.
By
Rick Pullen
| February 1, 2024
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