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    Why Do Former Lawyers So Often Turn to Writing?

    An ex-lawyer-turned-crime-writer on her many peers in the thriller world

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    How the Research for a New Novel Completely Shifted One Author's Way of Thinking

    Allison Brennan needed to get a plot point right. But the research soon changed her perspective on the homelessness crisis.

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    Nick Petrie on the Best Boundary Pushing Novels in Beloved Mystery Series

    Long-running mystery series require certain rules. Sometimes, the authors of those books want to break their own rules.

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    Author Plantinga makes the transition from nonfiction to novels.

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    James Grippando: 30 Years of Lightning Bolts, Percolators, and other Sources of Inspiration

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