• Craft

    Cozy Mystery Subgenres: Making the Perfect Blend

    Mixing it up with historical, paranormal, and romantic cozies

    January 4, 2024  By Patricia Sargeant, writing as Olivia Matthews 
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    The Importance of the Plot Twist

    Heidi Perks on when and how to reveal the twists that will keep readers guessing throughout your novel.

    January 3, 2024  By Heidi Perks
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    What Makes a Forest Such a Seductive Setting for Fiction?

    Terri Parlato considers what draws us to the deep, dark woods

    January 3, 2024  By Terri Parlato
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    The Rise of "Mom-Noir"

    Katherine Faulkner looks at the "new cast of female, feminist crime writers exploring the darker realities of motherhood"

    January 2, 2024  By Katherine Faulkner
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    Shop Talk: A Year of Writing Advice and Stories from the Trenches

    Eli Cranor talks with today's top crime writers about craft, routine, and what gets them through the writing day.

    December 21, 2023  By Eli Cranor
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    Sherlockian Collaborations and the Joys of Fandom

    Writer Bonnie MacBird and illustrator Frank Cho on bringing Holmes to life in their holiday mystery, "What Child Is This?"

    December 21, 2023  By Bonnie MacBird
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    The Queen of Grit Lit has a New Novel

    Bonnie Jo Campbell talks with Chris McGinley about her brutal and beautiful new novel, "The Waters"

    December 21, 2023  By Chris McGinley
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    Ausma Zehanat Khan on Oppression, Rage, and Crafting a Palestinian Detective

    International human rights lawyer and author Khan considers the many layers of her character's anger and driven morality

    December 20, 2023  By Ausma Zehanat Khan
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    Alexis Soloski on Theater, Criticism, and the Mystery of Performance

    The culture critic discusses her debut novel.

    December 19, 2023  By Kevin Canfield
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    And They All Died Happily Ever After: Cozies, Grimdarks, and Modern Morality

    Or, How Cozy Mysteries Reflect the Evolving Morality of the Modern Age

    December 18, 2023  By Mindy Quigley
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