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On Accountability, Artistry, and The Hard Work of Becoming Better People

On Accountability, Artistry, and The Hard Work of Becoming Better People

There is no one-size-fits-all response to the morality of art and its creators. But we need to evaluate not just the art but the artist (and vice versa).

By David Yoon | May 26, 2021

The Power of Process: Getting to Know Characters by Watching Them Work

The Power of Process: Getting to Know Characters by Watching Them Work

On the biggest difference between 'Breaking Bad' and 'Ozark', and why portraying work is such a powerful tool.

By Christian Cantrell | May 24, 2021

Cozy Mysteries Featuring Delicious (and Doable) Recipes

Cozy Mysteries Featuring Delicious (and Doable) Recipes

"The trouble with writing culinary cozies is that people don’t just read the recipes, they make them. Which means the author had better be sure they taste good."

By Krista Davis | May 24, 2021

Why Crime Fiction Is The Perfect Expression of Slavic Melancholy

Why Crime Fiction Is The Perfect Expression of Slavic Melancholy

"Every Russian literary work is a crime novel"

By Yelena Moskovich | May 21, 2021

Shop Talk: Megan Abbott Drinks Two Diet Cokes, Makes Weird Choices, and Keeps on Writing

Shop Talk: Megan Abbott Drinks Two Diet Cokes, Makes Weird Choices, and Keeps on Writing

Crime writers talking novels, scripts, and tchotchkes

By Eli Cranor | May 20, 2021

Serious Trouble: Writing Character Driven Thrillers

Serious Trouble: Writing Character Driven Thrillers

"Knowing your character well is the key to unlocking your novel’s structure, the rope that foists you out of the dark pit."

By Elizabeth Brundage | May 20, 2021

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What Can Fiction Do For True Stories That True Crime Can't? In An Answer: Empathy

By Sadie Hoagland | May 17, 2021

Finding Inspiration for Fiction In the Kindness of Untruths

Finding Inspiration for Fiction In the Kindness of Untruths

"My own situation helped me create a character who might tell that kind of lie. Inspiration sprang from real life."

By Anne Hillerman | May 13, 2021

I Owe You My Childishness: An Author's Defense of Escapism, Fun, and Generally Licentious Behavior in Thrillers

I Owe You My Childishness: An Author's Defense of Escapism, Fun, and Generally Licentious Behavior in Thrillers

For Aidan Truhen, now is the time for morally disimproving books.

By Aidan Truhen | May 13, 2021

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The "Three-Dimensional Game-Board" of Agatha Christie's Country Houses

From family estates to Christie's wartime residences, a look at the homes that inspired her settings.

By Phyllis Richardson | May 11, 2021

In Psychological Thrillers, It's All About the 'Wife'

In Psychological Thrillers, It's All About the 'Wife'

Move over, girls. There's a new trend in psychological thriller titles. These are the Real Wives of Domestic Suspense.

By Kaira Rouda | May 10, 2021

Shop Talk: Stephen Mack Jones Writes with Godzilla at His Side

Shop Talk: Stephen Mack Jones Writes with Godzilla at His Side

Writers talk writing craft, unreliable laptops, and Detroit techno.

By Eli Cranor | May 7, 2021

Why Are So Many Crime Novels Set In The Pacific Northwest?

Why Are So Many Crime Novels Set In The Pacific Northwest?

Hint: It's all the rain, gloom, secrecy, and serial killers.

By Jason M. Hough | May 7, 2021

My First Thriller: Harlan Coben

My First Thriller: Harlan Coben

How Harlan Coben went from guiding tour buses in Spain to writing blockbuster novels that the French (and just about everyone else) can't get enough of.

By Rick Pullen | May 6, 2021

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