• Craft

    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

    February 15, 2024  By Kit Frick
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    On Becoming an Accidental Crime Novelist

    "How do I feel about this happy accident? Honestly, pretty great."

    February 15, 2024  By Tom Baragwanath
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    Hold That Train! Writing a Sliding-Doors Thriller

    Kit Frick on the movie that introduced us to the 'sliding-doors moment' and how it all translates to mystery.

    February 14, 2024  By Kit Frick
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    The Importance of Humor in Crime Fiction

    "We need the warmth. There has to be somewhere for readers to turn when it’s cold."

    February 12, 2024  By E.A. Aymar
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    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.”

    February 7, 2024  By Karen Outen
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    What Does It Mean to Write a Feminist Home Invasion Thriller?

    Tracy Sierra on plunging her everywoman into an action movie scenario

    February 6, 2024  By Tracy Sierra
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    Writing with a Mask: Language and Authenticity In Literature

    On writing American characters realistically when English is your second language

    February 6, 2024  By Teresa Dovalpage
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    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.

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

    February 2, 2024  By Eli Cranor
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    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."

    February 1, 2024  By Zachary C. Solomon
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