• Craft

    Trapped by the Unspoken: Trauma, Secrets, Lies, and the Psychological Thriller

    On "the power of the things we hide."

    August 4, 2022  By Anastasia Zadeik
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    Collective Narrators: The Best Uses of the First-Person Plural in Literature

    The Greek chorus will now be heard from...

    August 3, 2022  By Hayley Scrivenor
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    On Finding Myself In Queer Suspense Fiction

    "There are more stories about people like me out there now than I ever could have imagined."

    August 3, 2022  By Ashton Noone
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    On Growing Up in a Family of Murder Mystery Addicts

    Katy Watson spent her childhood surrounded by (fictional) murder. So why did it take her so long to write a murder mystery?

    August 1, 2022  By Katy Watson
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    Sunburns, Sex, and Squatters: Angst and Stress in California Noir

    Or, how to write a California crime novel when you've never actually been to Los Angeles.

    August 1, 2022  By Caroline Macon Fleischer
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    Shop Talk: Dwyer Murphy on Writing Routines, Superstitions, and Reading Elmore Leonard Like a Bible

    Crime writers talking craft, classics, and too much coffee.

    July 28, 2022  By Eli Cranor
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    What's the Key to Multi-POV? Many Colorful Index Cards

    Graphs, charts, and other great ways to keep track of all your characters and their arcs.

    July 28, 2022  By B. A. Shapiro
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    The Role of Small Town Gossip in Domestic Suspense

    Liz Alterman on whispers, rumors, and thrillers

    July 27, 2022  By Liz Alterman
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    Megan Miranda on Small Towns, Dark Tourism, and the Art of Slow-Burn Tension

    "I try to see the tension within every relationship or situation."

    July 26, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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    The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

    Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake, Patricia Highsmith (wait, Patricia Highsmith...?)—they can all make a claim for the title of funniest crime novelist. So how to choose a winner?

    July 26, 2022  By Dwyer Murphy
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