Craft

On Rock and Roll and Toxic Masculinity

What Charles Harper Webb's time in a rock band taught him about the struggle for power.

May 18, 2022  By Charles Harper Webb
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Asking Why Women Like True Crime Is Condescending

So maybe...don't do it?

May 16, 2022  By Caite Dolan-Leach
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Haunted Dolls, Curses, and a True Crime Voodoo Cold Case

Research leads author Susan Furlong on a trip to Alabama to interview haunted doll collector, Kevin Cain.

May 16, 2022  By Susan Furlong
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Experiencing Everyday Horror Through The Eyes Of A Post-Trauma Protagonist

"That’s the magic of writing. This book is upsetting people. It’s making people feel."

May 12, 2022  By Kelly McClure
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The Final Twist

"I’m talking about the twist...in the final pages, the twist that morphs the way you interpret the entire book."

May 9, 2022  By Sandra Block
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My First Thriller: David Baldacci

After David Baldacci got the phone call that would change his life, he had to walk back into a roomful of insurance lawyers.

May 5, 2022  By Rick Pullen
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The Fine Art of Incredible Plot Twists

Elizabeth Day on nine works from different eras and genres, all united by one thing: a twist that completely upends your reading experience.

May 3, 2022  By Elizabeth Day
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Does genre matter?

When rules help and when they hinder, and how the editing process shapes genre.

May 3, 2022  By Laura Jarratt
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Beyond the Plot: Craft Tricks of Great Commercial Thrillers

Cassidy Lucas brings some much-needed analysis to the craft of commercial fiction.

April 29, 2022  By Cassidy Lucas
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Highly Unreliable and Morally Ambiguous Narrators

"[U]nreliable narration can be enormously successful when the author’s use of misdirection or withholding is tied expressly to the character’s experience, behavior, and/or worldview."

April 28, 2022  By Kit Frick
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