• Craft

    Fiction, History, and Truth

    "[T]oday’s viewers get their history lessons from movies and biopics, not textbooks. And that’s where writers can a assume a greater role in the “truths” they portray."

    February 28, 2022  By Alan A. Winter
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    Why Berlin Is the Mecca of Espionage Fiction: A Conversation with Joseph Kanon and Paul Vidich

    Two great spy novelists turn to the profession's spiritual home.

    February 25, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Dismissing Fan Fiction As Base Just Makes You Look Basic

    "Look, man—life is short, art long. I’m not going to ritually deny fanfic, which once again is just a form, to make myself look better."

    February 25, 2022  By Isaac Fellman
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    Robots, Dinosaurs, And Trusting Your Gut

    Rob Hart on the book that changed his life—and what came next.

    February 24, 2022  By Rob Hart
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    My Beloved Monster: Creating the Characters We Love to Hate

    First tip: forgive your villain. Or at least try having a candid conversation with him.

    February 24, 2022  By Rio Youers
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    Why Rob Hart Needed to Write a Time Travel Hotel Detective Novel

    After his breakout hit, The Warehouse, Rob Hart was looking for a new idea. He found it in a very particular hotel.

    February 22, 2022  By Daneet Steffens
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    Time to Discover Your New Favorite Sub-Genre of Fiction

    A brief introduction to neo-noir, the New Weird, and hopepunk.

    February 22, 2022  By Richard Thomas
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    Valerie Wilson Wesley on Crime Fiction's Pioneering Women of Color

    "Black mystery writers and other People of Color will continue to write; the stakes are too high not to."

    February 22, 2022  By Valerie Wilson Wesley
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    Not Just Oil and BBQ: 5 books That Nail Texas

    "[T]here’s more to me than bluebonnets and cowboy boots. And there’s plenty more to Texas."

    February 22, 2022  By Caroline Frost
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    8 Retellings with a Bite of Darkness

    These takes on fairy tales and folklore explore the darker side of human nature.

    February 18, 2022  By M. A. Kuzniar
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