Craft

The Novelist As Method Actor

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

February 6, 2023  By M. J. Rose
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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.

February 3, 2023  By Neil Nyren
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On Writing While Dying

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

February 2, 2023  By Steven Womack
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Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

Young narrators are the witnesses who speak the truth in American literature.

February 2, 2023  By Sterling Watson
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The Backlist: Revisiting Larry Brown's 'Father and Son' with Ace Atkins

Polly Stewart is in discussion with today's top crime writers, reading the classics.

February 2, 2023  By Polly Stewart
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Natasha Lester On Fashion, Historical Fiction, and Female Spies

"[At last we’re seeing how much women contributed to past victories."

February 1, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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For a Mystery Novel, How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex?

Elle Cosimano on straddling genres and balancing reader expectations.

January 31, 2023  By Elle Cosimano
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Getting the Investigative Details Right in Cozy Mysteries

Cozy authors might be working with amateur sleuths. But they're still putting in their research time with the professionals.

January 30, 2023  By Valona Jones
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Finding the Spark

Sara Shepard on connecting with characters and developing ideas.

January 26, 2023  By Sara Shepard
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An Author's Guide to Stealing from the Books You Love

"The point is not my felony but my process, which is probably your process too..."

January 25, 2023  By Stephen Hunter
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