• Craft

    Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

    An author who had quite deliberately kept detectives and police out of her novels finally lets one in.

    August 11, 2022  By Lisa Jewell
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    These Novels Shuffle Tropes Like Cards

    Great books for those who "love seeing how a skilled author crafts the time-worn trope into a new, fresh story."

    August 11, 2022  By Christina Dodd
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    Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

    How does an author immerse herself in the world of Neil McCauley, Vincent Hanna, and Chris Shiherlis?

    August 10, 2022  By Meg Gardiner
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    How Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner Made 'Heat 2' – An Opus of International Crime

    The evolution of an iconic crime story.

    August 9, 2022  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

    "Now that’s what I call a thrilling, reach-out-and-grab-ya opening."

    August 9, 2022  By Laura Childs
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    The Art of Accidentally Writing a Thriller

    Tyrell Johnson on writing, respecting plot, and discovering a genre

    August 8, 2022  By Tyrell Johnson
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    Creating a Compelling Love Interest in a Suspense Novel

    "[A]sk yourself: What does my main character need most on her journey—and how can my love interest provide that?"

    August 8, 2022  By Elissa Grossell Dickey
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    The Veteran Experience in Speculative Fiction

    "[W]hen you think about it, [it] is somewhat unsettling. In order for writers to have authentic stories of fictional battlefields, they must first survive real world battlefields..."

    August 8, 2022  By Zak Topping
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    What Can Cooking School Teach a Mystery Writer?

    "Many of the skills taught in cooking school...are similar and parallel to those required to write a compelling story."

    August 5, 2022  By Leslie Karst
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    The Philosophy of Crimes Without Memory

    "How much are we being manipulated by our recollections? Are we our lives or our memories?"

    August 5, 2022  By Michael Paul Kozlowsky
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