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Write Better Fiction
Write Better Nonfiction
Write Better Poetry
Get Published
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Interviews
Tove Alsterdal: On the Subtlety of Scary Stories
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jan 14, 2023
Creative Nonfiction Writing
Writing a Nonfiction Crime Story in a Literary Style
By Deborah Larkin
Nov 25, 2022
Interviews
Simon Toyne: On Loving What You’re Writing From the Beginning
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jul 12, 2022
Interviews
Patricia Gibney: On Characters Leading To Plot
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jun 16, 2022
Interviews
Richard O’Rawe: On Enjoying the Writing Process
By Robert Lee Brewer
May 29, 2022
Writing Techniques
5 Points to Consider About Your Crime Fiction Setting
By W.A. Winter
Apr 28, 2021
Interviews
W.A. Winter: On the Joys of Writing Crime Fiction
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 20, 2021
Interviews
Elly Griffiths: The Mystery of Multiple Points of View
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 23, 2021
Writing Habits and Practices
The Story That Drove Me to Write
By Stephanie Kane
Mar 4, 2021
Writing Techniques
7 Tips for Writing Police Procedurals That Readers Love
By Russ Thomas
Mar 3, 2021
Writing Techniques
7 Tips for Writing Crime Fiction
By Dana Stabenow
Feb 13, 2021
Interviews
Gil Adamson: On Writing the Genre-Bender
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jan 28, 2021
Writing Techniques
FightWrite™: Crime Fiction and Violence
By Carla Hoch
Dec 4, 2020
WD Magazine Online Exclusives
Crime First Place Winner: "The Schulyer Diamonds"
By Guest Column
Mar 20, 2019
Publishing Insights
Changing the Face of Crime Fiction: 6 Writers of Color on Writing Mysteries, Crime Novels and Thrillers
By David Corbett
Jan 4, 2019
Writing Techniques
Politics, Personality and Process: Activism in Fiction
By Guest Column
Apr 23, 2018
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards: Behind the Scenes of a Writing Competition with Crime Judge Jeffrey Marks
By Chelsea Henshey
Aug 22, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
I Started a Small Press (and Then Things Got Weird)
By Adrienne Crezo
Apr 3, 2014
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
The Cocktail Genre: Writing With a Twist
By James Duncan
Jul 25, 2013
How to Improve Writing Skills
Crafting A Crime Fiction Novel & Ways To Kill A Character
By Courtney Carpenter
Apr 18, 2012
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