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Fictional Versus Real Settings: A Writer's Dilemma

Fictional Versus Real Settings: A Writer's Dilemma

Whether your story is set in the urban northeast or a western wilderness, the question still arises.

By Claire Kells | December 12, 2023

The Bane and Boon of an Unreliable Narrator

The Bane and Boon of an Unreliable Narrator

Finley Turner on thrillers, narrative, and what it really means to be unreliable.

By Finley Turner | December 7, 2023

Stephen Spotswood On

Stephen Spotswood On "Queering the Narrative of the Golden Age of America"

To write crime fiction about gay life in the 1950 is to write noir. But celebrating love is just as essential.

By Stephen Spotswood | December 5, 2023

60 Years of 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold'

60 Years of 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold'

Paul Vidich and Joseph Kanon investigate the legacy of John le Carré's groundbreaking novel.

By Paul Vidich | December 1, 2023

Shop Talk: Michael Farris Smith on Learning the Habit of Writing

Shop Talk: Michael Farris Smith on Learning the Habit of Writing

Crime writers talk craft, raising kids, and working without a net.

By Eli Cranor | December 1, 2023

What Really Went On Between Coppola and Sheen in that Hotel Room During the Filming of <em>Apocalypse Now</em>?

What Really Went On Between Coppola and Sheen in that Hotel Room During the Filming of Apocalypse Now?

It's an iconic moment in cinema history. But behind the filming is a disturbing–and revealing–story.

By Sam Wasson | November 28, 2023

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Learning to Be Lost (and Found) in Fiction and in Life

By Amy Hagstrom | November 22, 2023

The Backlist: Alex Finlay and Polly Stewart Revisit 'I Am Pilgrim,' by Terry Hayes

By Polly Stewart | November 21, 2023

From Academic to Crime Writer

By H. N. Hirsch | November 17, 2023

An Argument for the Unintentional Villain

An Argument for the Unintentional Villain

Or, how looking at accidental bad guys helps us understand our own risk of entering into moral grey areas.

By Lauren Nossett | November 15, 2023

How the True (and Still Unsolved) 1986 Assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Inspired My Nordic Noir Novel

How the True (and Still Unsolved) 1986 Assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Inspired My Nordic Noir Novel

Olof Palme led an extraordinary life (including becoming lifelong friends with Paul Newman) before his murder.

By Steve Berg | November 14, 2023

Love Behind Bars: On the Complicated World of Incarcerated Romance

Love Behind Bars: On the Complicated World of Incarcerated Romance

The world of prison relationships shows that love is possible, even under the hardest of circumstances

By Elizabeth Greenwood | November 10, 2023

Rhys Bowen on Using Real Experiences As Inspiration

Rhys Bowen on Using Real Experiences As Inspiration

Keeping a long series fresh can be tricky, so it's good to have led a long and quirky life.

By Rhys Bowen | November 10, 2023

Psychology Is Important For Motivation, But Your Characters Need More Than Diagnoses

Psychology Is Important For Motivation, But Your Characters Need More Than Diagnoses

"Evil and malice can exist without a backstory or a character-defining pathology. We do stupid shit because we are people, and people do stupid shit."

By Jeremy T. Wilson | November 9, 2023

Fighting Toxic Masculinity Through Young Adult Fiction

Fighting Toxic Masculinity Through Young Adult Fiction

"It’s time to rebuild our world for the better, and young adult fiction can be part of that journey of progress."

By Jordyn Taylor | November 8, 2023

How to Edit a Series of Crime Novellas with 30 Different Authors and Come Out the Other Side Feeling Grateful

How to Edit a Series of Crime Novellas with 30 Different Authors and Come Out the Other Side Feeling Grateful

Frank Zafiro reflects on 'A Grifter's Song' as the ambitious anthology series reaches a conclusion.

By Frank Zafiro | November 8, 2023

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