Does Your Mystery Have the Right Kind of Menace?
In a new post, mystery writer Zara Altair asks what drives your mystery novel: Conflict or Menace?
The nature of most mystery novels is conflict....
5 Characteristics of the Perfect Murder Mystery Hero
In a guest post on C.S. Lakin's blog, Neil Chase offers advice for building the perfect murder mystery hero. "There are many important elements...
Do You Grok This Fuzz Lingo?
In a new blog post, Lee Lofland shares some colorful inside vocabulary you can use to add character to your police procedural or detective...
Basements and Minds: The Dark Places in Suspense
In a post on CrimeReads, Margot Harrison examines why caves, basements, and other hidey holes are so effective in suspense fiction.
"I don’t need a...
Murder as High Art
In a post on CrimeReads, Ann Aptaker says crime writers can learn a lot about murder from the theater. "Real life crime, with its...
Small Towns Are Murder
In a post on CrimeReads, Lo Patrick examines small town life and how proximity breeds the kind of contempt that leads to murder. "The endearing...
Horror Tropes Give Readers What They Expect and What They Don’t
In a post on CrimeReads, Eva Gibson examines horror tropes and how you can use them to satisfy your readers' cravings for story and...
Your Next Poison Could be Close at Hand
In a new post, Lee Lofland shares some reliable and readily available poisons for your murder mystery. "Why, even your spouses could get their...
Advice for Writing Gothic Horror
In an article for Writer's Digest, Ava Reid shares four tips for writing gothic horror, including how to define it.
Fear vs. horror. Fear...
The Gothic Intersection Between Crime and SF
In a post on CrimeReads, Eddie Robson examines the intersection between science fiction, crime, and gothic novels. In fact, Robson says that both SF...
