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    Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology

    Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology

    "In the social media era, we can connect with each other around the world more easily than ever...We also can trick each other and tear each other down."

    By Sean Doolittle | March 1, 2023

    Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

    Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

    Crime writers talk routine, revision, and what kind of background noise is right for the workday.

    By Eli Cranor | February 28, 2023

    Two Thriller Writers and Former Spies On Writing and Living Espionage

    Two Thriller Writers and Former Spies On Writing and Living Espionage

    Alma Katsu and Kathleen Kent talk historical fiction, spy novels, and their careers in national security and intelligence.

    By Alma Katsu and Kathleen Kent | February 28, 2023

    Melissa de la Cruz on Writing a Book About Missing White Woman Syndrome

    Melissa de la Cruz on Writing a Book About Missing White Woman Syndrome

    "[I]t’s my hope that one day as a society we come to a place where attention is paid to every victim, not just the ones who leave picture-perfect images online."

    By Melissa de la Cruz | February 27, 2023

    What’s in the Shadows?

    What’s in the Shadows?

    What Artists like Monet, Renoir, Jacob Lawrence, and Other Masters Teach Mystery Writers about Crafting Villains

    By Patricia Raybon | February 22, 2023

    Building Worlds and Creating Mood and Atmosphere

    Building Worlds and Creating Mood and Atmosphere

    Good descriptions are vibrant and evocative–but not distracting or flippant.

    By Lucy Snyder | February 21, 2023

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    The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

    The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

    "There is mystery and then there is Mystery."

    By Daniel Taylor | February 10, 2023

    Sympathy for the Specter

    Sympathy for the Specter

    Or, why ghosts should inspire more pity than fear.

    By Johnny Compton | February 9, 2023

    How Writing a Genderfluid Mystery Helped Me Understand Myself as Genderqueer

    How Writing a Genderfluid Mystery Helped Me Understand Myself as Genderqueer

    "It took a fictional character in a novel to allow a real part of myself to live and breathe."

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    The Accidental Culinary Cozy Author

    The Accidental Culinary Cozy Author

    "[D]escribing Cajun cuisine in my Cajun Country Mystery series made me hungry and I thought it might have the same effect on readers..."

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    The Novelist As Method Actor

    The Novelist As Method Actor

    Or, how to get to know your characters inside and out.

    By M. J. Rose | February 6, 2023

    Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    A guide to the life and work of "the founding mother" of the hardboiled woman as private eye.

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    On Writing While Dying

    On Writing While Dying

    Steven Womack on continuing his mystery series in the midst of devastating news and endless medical treatments.

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