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Alison Gaylin on the Challenges of Bringing a Robert B. Parker PI into the Social Media Era

Alison Gaylin on the Challenges of Bringing a Robert B. Parker PI into the Social Media Era

How Sunny Randall got on Instagram

By Alison Gaylin | June 15, 2023

Rethinking Genre, or, The Great Genre Rebellion

Rethinking Genre, or, The Great Genre Rebellion

Wendy Walker on psychological thrillers, finding your niche, and experimenting with genre conventions.

By Wendy Walker | June 13, 2023

Worth the Wait: Talking with <em>Mother Howl</em>’s Craig Clevenger

Worth the Wait: Talking with Mother Howl’s Craig Clevenger

Rob Hart and Craig Clevenger in a wide-ranging conversation about writing and moving across genres.

By Rob Hart | June 12, 2023

Liz Lawson and Kathleen Glasgow On Crafting YA Mysteries

Liz Lawson and Kathleen Glasgow On Crafting YA Mysteries

Two co-authors talk young adult fiction and the art of plotting.

By Liz Lawson and Kathleen Glasgow | June 12, 2023

How Being Called a Plagiarist Made Me a Writer

How Being Called a Plagiarist Made Me a Writer

"How could I find my voice, one that no one could claim was someone else’s?"

By Siena Sterling | June 12, 2023

My First Thriller: D.P. Lyle

My First Thriller: D.P. Lyle

He was a cardiologist who dreamed of becoming a writer. Finally, he went for it.

By Rick Pullen | June 8, 2023

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Ivy Pochoda on Women, Violence, and the Power of Crime Stories

By Matthew Coleman Turbeville | June 8, 2023

Historical Research as Procedural

By Katharine Beutner | June 8, 2023

How The Homes of My Past Continue To Haunt My Life

By Adorah Nworah | June 6, 2023

S.A. Cosby on Inspiration, Serial Killers, and How He Writes

S.A. Cosby on Inspiration, Serial Killers, and How He Writes

A conversation with the author of 'All the Sinners Bleed'

By Nick Kolakowski | June 6, 2023

125 Years Later, Why <em>The Turn of the Screw</em> Still Haunts Us

125 Years Later, Why The Turn of the Screw Still Haunts Us

"That queasy opacity is at the heart of the novella’s power...The reader is never sure what, exactly, is happening."

By Kate Griffin | June 5, 2023

Megan Abbott on Dreams, Dangers, and Going to Strange Places in Her Newest Novel

Megan Abbott on Dreams, Dangers, and Going to Strange Places in Her Newest Novel

In 'Beware the Woman,' a pregnant woman travels to a remote stretch of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

By Dwyer Murphy | May 30, 2023

The Origin of the Red Herring and its Place in Literature

The Origin of the Red Herring and its Place in Literature

Liv Constantine on a tried and true literary device

By Liv Constantine | May 23, 2023

You’re Doing It Wrong: Fix Your Asian Characters

You’re Doing It Wrong: Fix Your Asian Characters

"[T]hat's the first secret: think of your character as a human being..."

By Melissa Yi | May 22, 2023

How do You Write Compelling Characters? Find the Source of Their Pain

How do You Write Compelling Characters? Find the Source of Their Pain

"[E]veryone has some pain. Everyone feels insecure and vulnerable about something."

By E. J. Copperman | May 22, 2023

Shop Talk: Josh Kendall on the Life of a Crime Fiction Editor

Shop Talk: Josh Kendall on the Life of a Crime Fiction Editor

Mulholland's Josh Kendall sits down for the very first Shop Talk: editor edition

By Eli Cranor | May 18, 2023

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