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Writing the Forest and the Trees

Writing the Forest and the Trees

"I consciously constructed each detail, because living somewhere so different made me hyper-aware of each detail."

By Vibhuti Jain | March 16, 2023

J.A. Jance on Creating Believable Characters

J.A. Jance on Creating Believable Characters

Behind every character that graces the page, there's a life story waiting to be discovered.

By J.A. Jance | March 15, 2023

Jesse Q. Sutanto's Favorite Feel-Good Crime Novels of the Year

Jesse Q. Sutanto's Favorite Feel-Good Crime Novels of the Year

It was a very good year for fun suspense and mysteries that can also make you laugh.

By Jesse Q. Sutanto | March 15, 2023

Writing in the South—About Southern Women

Writing in the South—About Southern Women

Kristen Bird on the archetype and defying expectations.

By Kristen Bird | March 14, 2023

The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After <em>Gone Girl</em>

The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After Gone Girl

Marie Still asks authors and book mavens to share their reasons for loving today's hottest thrillers.

By Marie Still | March 10, 2023

Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Amanda Traylor on commercial thrillers, entertainment, and finding characters who are engaged with the world around them.

By Amanda Traylor | March 10, 2023

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Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

By Erica Waters | March 10, 2023

The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

By Polly Stewart | March 9, 2023

Christopher Bollen on Americans Abroad and Setting as an Active Character

By Peter Handel | March 8, 2023

Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

'“Witch lit” is a reminder that misogyny echoes through time. But it can also be a powerful, even joyful, reclamation of female strength and mystery"

By Emilia Hart | March 8, 2023

The Ballad of Cary Grant's Suit in <em>North by Northwest</em>

The Ballad of Cary Grant's Suit in North by Northwest

It's more than a suit. It's the star of the movie, and a perfectly indestructible cultural force.

By Todd McEwen | March 7, 2023

Blurred Lines: When a Novel's Author Is Also Its Narrator

Blurred Lines: When a Novel's Author Is Also Its Narrator

William Landay on a favorite conceit, one that may be particularly well suited to the current moment.

By William Landay | March 7, 2023

Genetics, DNA, and A Difficult Question: Do We Ever Really Have Control Of Our Lives?

Genetics, DNA, and A Difficult Question: Do We Ever Really Have Control Of Our Lives?

J. T. Ellison on her struggles to conceive and the long conflict between nature and nurture.

By J. T. Ellison | March 2, 2023

Alex North On the Pleasures of Fictional Forbidden Texts

Alex North On the Pleasures of Fictional Forbidden Texts

"It's a familiar and recurring motif in fiction: the search for a work of art that may or may not exist."

By Alex North | March 2, 2023

Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

Zoje Stage on the evolution of a sometimes uncomfortable term of art

By Zoje Stage | March 1, 2023

Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

Crime writers talk routine, revision, and what kind of background noise is right for the workday.

By Eli Cranor | February 28, 2023

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