• Craft

    Crafting the Real and Surreal in Eco-Horror

    Nicholas Belardes on not turning away from unreal and mysterious occurrences in nature that can help us craft our stories

    July 29, 2024  By Nick Belardes
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    How Researching Her New Historical Novel Made Juliet Grames Into a Detective of the Immigrant Experience

    The author discusses Italy, lost boys, and how research drove her.

    July 26, 2024  By John B. Valeri
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    6 Crime and Horror Books Featuring Unusual Narrators

    Heather Chavez looks at stories told from the perspectives of wildfires, security cameras, animals, and more

    July 24, 2024  By Heather Chavez
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    Meta-Morphoses: Crafting a Book-Within-the-Book in a Thriller

    "[M]etafiction is a great tool for encouraging readers to question everything."

    July 24, 2024  By Lisa Kusel
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    Peng Shepherd On Writing A Choose-You-Own-Adventure Speculative Mystery

    "[W]hat if you actually could go back and fix your past mistakes? How would that change your life?"

    July 23, 2024  By Peng Shepherd
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    Out of the Ashes: Meg Gardiner on Deadlines, Drama and Deviant Psychology

    After collaborating with Michael Mann on 'Heat 2', the author is back with a new installment in her UNSUB series.

    July 22, 2024  By John B. Valeri
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    Is History Only For Historical Novels?

    Five ways to use the past in contemporary crime fiction.

    July 22, 2024  By Connie Berry
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    Memory, Subjectivity, and the Rashomon Effect

    "Memory and perception are slippery things, and become all the more so when filtered back through the limitations of language."

    July 19, 2024  By Sarah Easter Collins
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    Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

    "To effectively evoke an intense sense of atmosphere, I need to have spent a lot of time in the setting myself"

    July 18, 2024  By Sarah Pearse
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    The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

    Discussing Highsmith's classic of toxic suburbia

    July 17, 2024  By Polly Stewart
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