Craft

On The Italian Art of Il Dolce Far Niente, or The Sweetness of Doing Nothing

"Embracing far niente allows your mind to free up and unshackle the best of your creativity."

November 21, 2022  By Wendy Eckel
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Behind the Blue Wall: How my time in the LAPD Academy helped Shape My Series

"If departments are societal microcosms populated by individuals with vast motives for desiring power, what happens when these people wield that power in destructive ways?"

November 18, 2022  By Aaron Philip Clark
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How to Address an Issue in Your Fiction – And Even Inspire Activism

Alice Henderson on climate change, animals, and finding a way to make people care.

November 17, 2022  By Alice Henderson
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Mariah Fredericks on The Heartbreaking Details of Historical Fiction

"[I]t’s their pain, not mine. My story, but their lives."

November 17, 2022  By Mariah Fredericks
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My Path to Writing a Native American Mystery

D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) on the journey to her first novel.

November 16, 2022  By D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah)
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The Joys of Incorporating Golden Age Cliches into Contemporary Fiction

Phillip Margolin on writing "a novel that contained every cliché from the mysteries of the Golden Age"

November 16, 2022  By Phillip Margolin
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The Beauty of a Banned Book

"Let's light a bonfire, and curl up with our favorite banned books. Because when we read, we are not alone."

November 16, 2022  By Lynn Hightower
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8 Great Thrillers with Effective Twists

"The backbone of an effective twist is simple, elegant…and astonishingly difficult..."

November 14, 2022  By Caleb Roehrig
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From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

"[T]he hallowed halls of learning provide fertile ground for fiction."

November 11, 2022  By Lauren Nossett
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On Writing a New Take on The Thin Man, Set in Space

"Nick and Nora in space. The same, but different."

November 11, 2022  By Mary Robinette Kowal
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