Craft

Vandalism, Graffiti, and The Art of the Non-Belongers

On the rude, beautiful power of rebellious words scrawled on the side of an underpass

November 24, 2021  By M. Steven S. 
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Respect the Dead. Write More Realistic Fiction.

"The fantasy unpacks itself weekly from red Panavision trucks, spitting distance from the courthouse in downtown Brooklyn where I work."

November 23, 2021  By Robert Reuland
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The French Murder Case That Shocked a Francophile Family Into Writing A Detective Series

Gerald Jay Goldberg was haunted by a brutal murder of a tourist in the South of France. Decades later, his family finishes his series.

November 22, 2021  By Robert Goldberg
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Crime Fiction Is Ridiculous. We Might As Well Have Fun With It.

"[T]here needs to be a tacit acknowledgement...that author and reader are both in on the same joke. And it is a joke."

November 22, 2021  By Daisy Waugh
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Why Are There So Many Missing Mothers in Fiction with Empowered Young Heroines?

Sara Foster on challenging a persistent trope

November 18, 2021  By Sara Foster
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Literature as Found Text

From gothic literature to modern horror, books-within-books are the perfect means for delivering slow reveals.

November 17, 2021  By Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson
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The Bloomingdale Story: Read the Never-Before Published Patricia Highsmith Draft That Would Become Carol (The Price of Salt)

A rare gem from Highsmith's newly released diaries and notebooks, with annotations from the author and her editor.

November 16, 2021  By Patricia Highsmith
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Getting It Wrong: How Thomas Perry Learned to Live With His Books' Errors

On the long and curious history of the mistakes that slip into published editions of books.

November 16, 2021  By Thomas Perry
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Conan Doyle's Children, Or, Thoughts on the Competition

Pastiche authors must walk a thin line between honoring what came before and reflecting contemporary values.

November 12, 2021  By Nicholas Meyer
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Shop Talk: Rachel Howzell Hall Writes Longhand, Loves Office Supplies, and Has One Magical Story About a Lost Manuscript

Crime writers on routine, color coding, and why you should always take your manuscript inside with you.

November 11, 2021  By Eli Cranor
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