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Mystery/Thriller From Poetry to Murder: How a Poet Writes Crime

Poet and author Erica Wright shares the common threads of poetry and crime fiction while also explaining how a poet writes crime.

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Lyla Lane on Writing an Integrated Cast That Drives the Story (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Horror Johnny Compton: On the Power and Pitfalls of Anger Robert Lee Brewer

Writing Techniques Who Among You With a Successful Novel Series Is up for the Challenge of Creating a New One?Jeffrey Siger

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With James Grippando on The Art of Novel Series Longevity (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Mystery/Thriller Down a Rabbit Hole: From Zelda Sayre to Murder in 1920s Manhattan Julie Mulhern

Mystery/Thriller From Antiques to Alibis: Why We Love Mysteries Steeped in History Connie Berry

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

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Janelle Brown on Writing and Historical Mystery/Thrillers (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Mystery/Thriller The Perfect Puzzle: 7 Tips for Creating Fiendish Mystery Plots Tom Mead

Mystery/Thriller 10 Steps to Maximize Research for Mystery Novelists Wendy Gee

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With David Handler on How the Character Comes First (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Writing Techniques Secrets We Keep From Each Other: Building Tension in Fictional Marriages Paul Vidich

Interviews Breaking Out: Nita Prose Moriah Richard

Write Better Fiction A Conversation With Tom Mead on the Popularity of Locked Room Mysteries (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Writing Techniques The Big Reveal Tiffany Yates Martin

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