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The Case for Complex Characters of Color

The Case for Complex Characters of Color

Disha Bose wants a world in which morally complex women of color in novels are as common as the Lisbeth Salanders and Amy Dunnes.

By Disha Bose | April 5, 2023

Jacqueline Winspear Considers the Art of Historical Fiction

Jacqueline Winspear Considers the Art of Historical Fiction

"I’m interested in how ordinary people have endured in extraordinary times, especially a time of war..."

By Molly Odintz | April 5, 2023

Ling Ling Huang On Body Horror, Identity, and Makeovers

Ling Ling Huang On Body Horror, Identity, and Makeovers

Performance helps us live in the world. Body horror helps us acknowledge what's underneath.

By Ling Ling Huang | April 4, 2023

Rhys Bowen on Historical Fiction and Memorable Heroines

Rhys Bowen on Historical Fiction and Memorable Heroines

"Every story has to be fresh and new. If I am enjoying myself, then the reader will too."

By Molly Odintz | March 29, 2023

What's The Difference Between Suspense and Mystery?

What's The Difference Between Suspense and Mystery?

And in the end, can't we agree to just enjoy the read?

By Jaime Jo Wright | March 29, 2023

Turning the White Savior Trope on Its Head

Turning the White Savior Trope on Its Head

L. S. Stratton on the problematic nature of a pervasive plotline.

By L. S. Stratton | March 28, 2023

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By Jacqueline Winspear | March 24, 2023

Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

Author and pilot Ward Larsen on stories that fly right

By Ward Larsen | March 17, 2023

Horror Does a Body Good, or, The Story of My Teeth

Horror Does a Body Good, or, The Story of My Teeth

"Horror understands the space between our selves and our bodies, that detachment, gruesome and addictive, disgusting, beautiful, loving and oh-so-human."

By Gerardo Sámano Córdova | March 17, 2023

Shop Talk: How Nita Prose Wrote a Bestseller in Shifts, Working at Dawn and Dusk

Shop Talk: How Nita Prose Wrote a Bestseller in Shifts, Working at Dawn and Dusk

Crime writers talking craft, routine, and balancing the work with day jobs.

By Eli Cranor | March 16, 2023

Ashes in the Aspic: Elisabeth Sanxay Holding’s Life and Short Crime Fiction

Ashes in the Aspic: Elisabeth Sanxay Holding’s Life and Short Crime Fiction

"Elisabeth Sanxay Holding [wrote] fiction which dared to divulge unsavory truths about her society..."

By Curtis Evans | March 16, 2023

Writing the Forest and the Trees

Writing the Forest and the Trees

"I consciously constructed each detail, because living somewhere so different made me hyper-aware of each detail."

By Vibhuti Jain | March 16, 2023

J.A. Jance on Creating Believable Characters

J.A. Jance on Creating Believable Characters

Behind every character that graces the page, there's a life story waiting to be discovered.

By J.A. Jance | March 15, 2023

James R. Benn On Finding Inspiration in the Strangeness of Everyday Moments

James R. Benn On Finding Inspiration in the Strangeness of Everyday Moments

Or, who's buried in Guy Topper's grave?

By James R. Benn | March 15, 2023

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