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On Writing a New Take on <em>The Thin Man</em>, Set in Space

On Writing a New Take on The Thin Man, Set in Space

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

By Mary Robinette Kowal | November 11, 2022

Shop Talk: Yasmin Angoe Does a Lot of Thinking and No Outlines

Shop Talk: Yasmin Angoe Does a Lot of Thinking and No Outlines

Crime writers talking writing routine, tools of the trade, and getting in the right head space.

By Eli Cranor | November 10, 2022

The Probable and the Personal: How I Grapple With Writing Violent Fiction

The Probable and the Personal: How I Grapple With Writing Violent Fiction

"If I turn my back on the uncomfortable, ignoring the things that ever lurk in the dark, I allow them to move unhindered..."

By James Wade | November 10, 2022

On Writing Nonfiction About Violence For A Young Adult Audience

On Writing Nonfiction About Violence For A Young Adult Audience

Four pointers to keep in mind for "presenting ugly realities" to young audiences.

By Sarah Miller | November 9, 2022

A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

Contributors to a new anthology weigh in on the horror boom, short form writing, and British literature.

By Molly Odintz | November 9, 2022

Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

"My heightened way of being is what drew me to write fiction."

By Lynne Reeves | November 9, 2022

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Graeme Macrae Burnet on Writing Comedy, Crime, and Characters with Divided Selves

Graeme Macrae Burnet on Writing Comedy, Crime, and Characters with Divided Selves

Lily Meyer talks with the Booker-nominated author about his new mystery, Case Study

By Lily Meyer | November 3, 2022

Simenon in America

Simenon in America

How Georges Simenon escaped a reckoning at the end of WWII by fleeing to the United States.

By Gregory Galloway | November 3, 2022

What Is It About the Wilderness That Lures Writers?

What Is It About the Wilderness That Lures Writers?

"Nature isn’t merely a setting in these novels, but a force that propels the story forward."

By Laura Griffin | November 3, 2022

History Is Shouting…All You Need to Do Is Listen

History Is Shouting…All You Need to Do Is Listen

"What could a story set in 1913 have to say about life in 2022?" Plenty!

By Laura Ann Gilman | November 2, 2022

Yeah Noir: Discovering New Zealand Crime Fiction

Yeah Noir: Discovering New Zealand Crime Fiction

Four Kiwi authors you should be reading now.

By Jacqueline Bublitz | November 1, 2022

What Can We Learn From A 1794 Novel About Turning Points In Crime Fiction?

What Can We Learn From A 1794 Novel About Turning Points In Crime Fiction?

Caleb Williams..."">"The reader can see the seed of many other stories of crime fiction in Caleb Williams..."

By Heather Redmond | November 1, 2022

Erika T. Wurth on Writing Native Horror During a Horror Renaissance

Erika T. Wurth on Writing Native Horror During a Horror Renaissance

"[T]here’s something compelling about a genre that allows people satisfaction, potentially, with an unhappy ending..."

By Erika T. Wurth | October 31, 2022

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