Breaking the Rules of Crime Fiction

0
In a post on CrimeReads, Benjamin Stevenson examines the purported rules for writing crime fiction and some authors who broke them. "You may know...

Add a Dose of Magic Realism to Your Writing

0
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Ellen Buikema offers tips for using magic realism in your fiction. "Magical Realism portrays the real world with...

The Ineluctable Brilliance of Patricia Highsmith

0
Lit Hub shares an excerpt from Jess Walter's introductory essay for The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022. In the excerpt, Walter shares how she...

SF for Non-Scientists

0
In a post on the SFWA blog, Gideon Smith offers advice on how to get the science right in your science fiction. "If you...

Does Art Beg to Be Stolen?

0
In a post on CrimeReads, Cordy Abbott says sometimes objects are so beautiful, we can't help but steal them. "We can think of numerous crimes...

Worldbuilding for Urban Fantasy

0
In an article for Writer's Digest, Steve McHugh shares five tips for writing urban fantasy. Stick to the Rules of the World You’ve Created. That sounds...

Journal Your Mystery Clues

0
In a new post, Zara Altair suggests a method for keeping track of the clues in your murder mystery. "As a writer constructing your...

The Moral Heart of Thrilling Immorality

0
In a post on CrimeReads, Jennifer Lynn Alvarez says that morality is the beating heart of thriller stories, even though their characters act immorally....

A Structure for Your Horror Story

0
In a post on Novlr, Pamela Koehne-Drube suggests a plot structure for writing terrifying horror fiction. "There are no hard and fast rules for...

Your Horror Story Can Still Examine Weighty Topics

0
In an article for The Writer, Aigner Loren Wilson discusses how to incorporate serious themes in your horror stories. "Writers use horror to explore...

TRENDING RIGHT NOW

Google search engine