Creating Believable Magic in Your Fantasy Novel
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Hannah Kate Kelley offers tips for creating a believable magic system for your fantasy novel. "Like...
Setting, Language, and Character Key to Atmosphere
In a post on CrimeReads, Sarah Pearse offers advice on creating atmospheric suspense. "Atmosphere is a hugely important part of crafting suspense fiction, conjuring...
Use Real Life to Inspire Your Mystery Cast
In a new post, mystery author Zara Altair says that pulling characters for your murder mystery from real life can help you create richly...
Five Tips for Building Tension
In an article for Writer's Digest, S.B. Caves shares five tricks on how to effectively build and maintain tension in a thriller novel. They...
The Power of Visual Art in Fiction
In a post on CrimeReads, Cyndi MacMillan examines how descriptions of visual art can add layers and texture to your fiction. "Art can grip you,...
Is There Something Off in Your Story? How to Create a...
In an article on Writers Write, Oliver Fox says any genre of story can be made creepy by using elements of the uncanny. "There’s...
The Links Between True Crime and Urban Legends
In a post on CrimeReads, Jen Williams examines the links between urban legends and true crime, two types of stories that often go viral,...
What Shakespeare Knew About Horror
In a post on CrimeReads, Nicholas Binge says that MacBeth and Othello taught him more about psychological horror than Shakespeare's more violent works. "After more...
Your Mystery Setting is More than a Place
In a recent blog post, mystery writer Zara Altair suggests seven ways you can integrate setting into your mystery novel. "The role of setting...
Real-World Fears Make Your Fiction Pop
In a post on CrimeReads, Taylor Adams says incorporating your real-life fears into your fiction to create greater tension and stakes.
As an example, Adams...
