• Craft

    On Choice, Chance, and Circumstance in Crime Fiction

    Some decisions we make. Some are made for us. Fiction needs to acknowledge what we can (and can't) change.

    August 21, 2024  By James Wade
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    The Dynamism of Growth: William Kent Krueger on Milestones and Making the Familiar Fresh Again

    The author discusses 20 novels with Cork O'Connor

    August 21, 2024  By John B. Valeri
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    Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

    "All fiction is speculative....But somewhere there is a line between reality and fiction, a gap filled with imagination rather than truth"

    August 21, 2024  By Bridget Collins
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    This Isn’t The End: What To Do When Your Publisher Dies

    It's an author's nightmare, but you're not alone. James Queally talks with writers who have been through a publisher's demise.

    August 20, 2024  By James Queally
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    The Irresistible Pull of an Anonymous Note—Why the Most Frightening Possibility Is All of Them

    Elizabeth Staple on dread, and what it does to us.

    August 19, 2024  By Elizabeth Staple
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    Crime Fiction Must Not Ignore Computer Crime

    "The internet is now ubiquitous in our lives, so why does it appear so rarely in popular literature?"

    August 14, 2024  By Stephen Harrison
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    Genre Primeval: How the Western Evolved into the Crime Novel

    Snowden Wright on Elmore Leonard and the evolution of an American icon.

    August 13, 2024  By Snowden Wright
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    Katrina Monroe on Eldest Daughter Syndrome

    Or, writing a psychological thriller as a both a love song to sisterhood and a reckoning with its uneven responsibilities

    August 13, 2024  By Katrina Monroe
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    Zoje Stage: My Quest for Realism in Genre Fiction

    From film to novels, a journey in search of character-driven story.

    August 13, 2024  By Zoje Stage
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    Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

    On finding the time and inspiration to spend "several hours a day with people you made up."

    August 8, 2024  By Sam Tschida
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