• Craft

    Writing Is Hard. Grieving Is Harder.

    On writing a novel against a backdrop of impending loss

    April 11, 2024  By Dane Bahr
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    How Sarah Langan Took Her Deepest Fears as a New Mother and Built Them Into a Novel

    "Before writing this piece, I asked some friends if they’d ever experienced this fear. They looked at me like I was nuts. So I’m willing to believe I’m alone. But it’s a big world. Probably, I’m not."

    April 10, 2024  By Sarah Langan
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    Charlie Huston On Writing His Way To Sobriety

    "These are quite literally the most sober words I have ever written."

    April 9, 2024  By Charlie Huston
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    Lindy Ryan on Setting a Vampire Novel in a Small Texas Town

    "I know late-nineties Southeast Texas, [and] I know monsters."

    April 8, 2024  By Lindy Ryan
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    Teresa Dovalpage On Capturing Havana's Past and Present Through Fiction

    Lorraine Lopez talks with the Cuban-American author about her ever-evolving Havana Mystery series

    April 4, 2024  By Lorraine Lopez
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    The Good, the Bad, and the 80s: On Writing and Nostalgia

    "Everything is perspective, and the foundations of perspective are memory and ignorance."

    April 3, 2024  By Carter Wilson
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    Cowriters SJ Rozan & John Shen Yen Nee On Reimagining Forgotten Histories

    Solve crimes and navigate historical flashpoints with their time-jumping duo of detectives, inspired by Chinese historical figures

    April 3, 2024  By SJ Rozan and John Shen Yen Nee
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    Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel

    Winslow discusses ‘City in Ruins,’ crime in Las Vegas, and how to write an epic trilogy.

    April 2, 2024  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

    Ash Clifton on Ross Macdonald, Charles Willeford, and the right way to craft a mystery's setting.

    April 1, 2024  By Ash Clifton
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    Brendan Flaherty on Estrangement, Home, and the Rippling Effects of Trauma in 'The Dredge'

    "Each character is longing for a home. Each is searching for a place where they can find peace."

    March 28, 2024  By Jenny Bartoy
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