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Mystery/Thriller 5 Tips for Writing Psychological Thrillers

Author Christina Kovac shares her top five tips for writing psychological thrillers by putting the focus on character development.

Christina Kovac

Character The Challenges of Balancing Character With Plot Mike Maden

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Otto Penzler on What Writers Overlook When Crafting Crime Fiction (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Character The Fracturing of the Literary “Weird Girl”—How Women Authors Use Innovative Structures to Get Inside Unhinged Characters’ Minds Heather Colley

Character How to Write a Character Readers Will Root For—And Question Trilina Pucci

Plot Keeping Track of Your Story With Maps and Paper Dolls Lisa K Friedman

Character Writing a Character Who Struggles With Doubt Katy Farber

Character Once More, With Feeling: Writing Interiority That Resonates in Fiction Finnian Burnett

Character What Truly Separates a Hero From a Villain?Jack Anderson

Character An Opinionated Guide to Writing British Characters (When You’re Not British Yourself)Sarah Chamberlain

Character Exploring Nature vs. Nurture in a New Way in Fiction Michael Swartz

Character Almost Antihero: 4 Tips on How to Keep a Flawed Protagonist Human Matt Riordan

Dialogue Writing a Character Who Speaks Volumes Without a Voice Amy Rossi

Character How (and Why) to Create Diverse Characters Jude Berman

Character On Creating Secondary Characters Rhys Bowen

Character The Character Next Door: How to Tap Into Relationships and Communities to Create Realistic Characters Eric Rickstad

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