Forget Your Subplots? Try Grids!
In a post on DIY MFA, Claire Fraise explains why she uses a plot grid to outline her mystery novels. "Books in this genre can...
Here’s an 8-Week Mini-Master Class in Horror Writing
In a post on CrimeReads, Meagan Jennett suggests a group of horror films and writing that will make you a better storyteller. For one...
How Using Tension Builds Your Mystery
In their latest episode, the Writing Excuses hosts build on their previous episodes about building tension and explore creating a mystery story with those...
Tips for Writing Fantastic Noir
In a post on the SFWA blog, May Haddad offers advice for blending noir with fantastist genres. "Fantastic noir is a subgenre that blends film...
Five Tips for Writing Better Horror
In an article for Writer's Digest, Ran Walker offers advice for writing better horror and surprising your reader.
Use identifiable tropes but be original. Horror...
10 Ways to Make Your Hero Suffer
In a new blog post, Zara Altair suggests ways to make your mystery sleuth suffer. "The art of writing a suspenseful mystery is as...
Use These Four Tricks to Create a Sense of Dread
In a post on DIY MFA, Amy Christine Parker offers advice on creating dread in your fiction. "In simplest terms, dread is a constant,...
Paranormal Fiction Has its Own Rules
There's more to paranormal fiction than ghosts or aliens. In an article for Writer's Digest, Veronica G. Henry suggests five tips writers should keep...
Can Magic Exist Without Mystery?
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Vaughn Roycroft discusses how he uses magic and spirituality in his writing without relying on the traditional fantasy...
Pondering Multiple Mysteries
In some sense, every novel is a mystery, else readers wouldn't be curious enough to finish them. While we generally think of mystery as...
