• Craft

    Susan Isaacs: Why It Only Took Me 45 Years to Write a Series

    Why one author resisted the pull of writing a mystery series—until now.

    May 2, 2023  By Susan Isaacs
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    Celebrating the Power of Older Women Protagonists

    "[C]hange, and the freedom that comes with it, can be frightening; destabilizing. Its power can feel a lot like weakness."

    May 2, 2023  By Joanne Harris
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    Crime and Cancer and Survival: On the Limits of the Cancer Warrior Narrative

    "Are the people who don’t survive not warriors? Have they died because they haven’t fought hard enough? No. They died because they died."

    May 2, 2023  By Sara Herchenroether
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    And Your Little Dog, Too: Incorporating Real Fears Into Your Fiction

    Sometimes those everyday fears can be the most intense, and the most intensely relatable.

    May 1, 2023  By Taylor Adams
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    The Terror in The Mirror: On Family, Legacy, and Hauntings

    "So many times we are not in control of our own narrative."

    April 28, 2023  By V. Castro
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    Lindsay Hunter On Characters, Agency, and Desire

    Read an interview with the author and see the gorgeous new cover of Hunter's new novel, Hot Springs Drive

    April 27, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 2: A Roundtable Discussion with the Edgar Nominees

    Crime writers discuss craft, classics, and the best writing advice they ever received.

    April 27, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    True Crime Books for Readers Who Are Uncomfortable with True Crime as a Popular Obsession

    Alice Slater on nonfiction crime narratives that get the ethical balance right.

    April 27, 2023  By Alice Slater
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    A Heady Mix of Science and Religion: On Setting a Novel Amidst The Early 19th Century's Contradictions

    "Change was in the air and that conflict, between science and religion, was already present."

    April 27, 2023  By Liz Hyder
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    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 1: A Roundtable Discussion with the Edgar Nominees

    Crime writers reflect on genre, purpose, community, and the growing problem of book bans.

    April 26, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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