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The Power—and the Responsibility—of True Crime Writing
"From childhood, we are hardwired to be fascinated by danger, and by the dark potential of other humans."
By
Patrick Radden Keefe
| July 30, 2020
How to Start a Long-Running Mystery Series From Scratch
Characters are key to keeping a series going.
By
Allison Montclair
| July 29, 2020
How a Lost Laptop and an Encounter with Criminal Bullfighters Saved My Novel
Learning to write when inspiration strikes.
By
Stan Parish
| July 28, 2020
All in a Day's Work: Why Do the Parker Novels Still Resonate So Powerfully?
Fifty years later, Donald Westlake's passion for the logistics of crime captures our imaginations.
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Nick Kolakowski
| July 24, 2020
What We Relate To When We Relate to Books
Is it the characters, or the scenario?
By
Josh Malerman
| July 23, 2020
How To Write Realistically About Politics and Current Events When the Real World Can Be Stranger Than Fiction
Tips from a political thriller writer on how to keep your writing relevant in a constantly changing world.
By
Eric Van Lustbader
| July 22, 2020
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Pain Is Universal—That's What Binds All of Crime Fiction Together
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S. A. Cosby
| July 21, 2020
How Writing a Nature Thriller Helped Me Tap Into the Extremes of Human Nature
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Jen Waite
| July 21, 2020
Why Exposing Kids to Horror Might Actually Be Good for Them
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Stephen Graham Jones
| July 15, 2020
How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel
Workshops, an MFA, and a pair of literary novels couldn't prepare him for the intricate workings of noir, so he turned to the masters.
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Sung J. Woo
| July 14, 2020
What Does It Take for Two People To Actually Write a Novel Together?
Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith on the ups and downs of collaborative writing and the years-long quest to create a thriller.
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Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith
| July 13, 2020
Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie
An exciting find in a children's book landscape that rarely celebrates the heroines of genre fiction.
By
Radha Vatsal
| July 10, 2020
How I Helped Bring Gay Men to the World of International Thrillers—And Found a Readership of Women in the Process
In a genre long dominated by action and archetypes, an author discovers a new audience.
By
Timothy Jay Smith
| July 10, 2020
The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure
Diving into the world of Joel Townsley Rogers's
The Red Right Hand
By
Joe R. Lansdale
| July 10, 2020
My First Thriller: Steve Berry
After twelve years and eighty-six submissions, Steve Berry's persistence finally paid off with the launch of a blockbuster series.
By
Rick Pullen
| July 9, 2020
Do the Best Adaptations Keep the Author At Arm's Length?
A screenwriter and crime writer thinks back on 20 years of the collaborative process.
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David Klass
| July 8, 2020
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