Great Romance has Lessons for Great Mysteries
In a post on CrimeReads, Mindy Carlson says that reading great romances helped her become a better mystery writer. "Romances and mysteries are mirrors...
Create Killer Mysteries with Misdirection
You have your murderer. You have your detective. Now all you need is a story! In an article for Writer's Digest, Connie Berry offers...
Hot Tips: How to Handle Firearm Evidence
In a new blog post, Lee Lofland offers tips for ensuring the hero in your mystery or police procedural handles firearms evidence accurately. "How...
He Was There All Along!
Like Poe's purloined letter, the best place to hide the villain in your mystery novel is in plain sight. In a post on Writer...
Every Genre is Great, but Mysteries are Greater
In a provocative post on CrimeReads, David Gordon says that detective stories are the most perfect form of fiction. "Despite remaining in many ways essentially...
When the Scent of Her Lingers…
In an essay for Lit Hub, Megan Volpert says perfume is an overlooked literary device for communicating character, relationships, theme, and emotion.
"A perfume can...
Blending True Crime and Fiction
In a recent blog post, Angela Buckley, the Victorian Super Sleuth, explores the crime cases that could have been the inspiration for one of...
All Novels Are About Secrets
All novels are about the price of keeping secrets. A provocative thought offered by Amanda Eyre Ward in an article for CrimeReads. "The fuel...
Putting the Fun in Funeral
A little light murder never hurt anyone. Clue, Knives Out, Only Murders in the Building - all mix comedy with mystery. In an article...
Do You Know What Happens to a Dead Body?
In a new post, Lee Lofland offers advice for properly rotting your corpses, examining the role of bacteria, enzymes, temperature, blood, body weight, clothing,...
