Script Events Competitions Archive Subscribe Shop

Online Writing Workshops

March/April 2026 Issue

Online Membership

Write Better Fiction Write Better Nonfiction Write Better Poetry Get Published Be Inspired WD Competitions Resources

Suspense

Mystery/Thriller Devon Mihesuah: Polishing the Manuscript Is the Toughest Part of the Process

In this interview, author Devon Mihesuah discusses breaking stereotypes about Native people in her new novel, Blood Relay.

Robert Lee Brewer

Mystery/Thriller Danielle Girard: I Wanted To Depict Honest Emotions Robert Lee Brewer

Mystery/Thriller The Thin Line Between Horror and Romance Rebekah Faubion

Mystery/Thriller 7½ Ways to Use Real-World Expertise to Build Authentic Suspense Kristine Delano

Mystery/Thriller What Makes a Thriller Work Without On-Screen Gore and Crafting Suspense Through Restraint Courtney Psak

Mystery/Thriller Alissa Lee: I Love a Twisty Plot Robert Lee Brewer

Character How One Nonsense Word Helps Me Craft Better Character-Based Suspense Nat Cassidy

Write Better Fiction Alafair Burke: Writing Is a Team Effort From Beginning to End Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Pip Drysdale: On Failure as Inspiration Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Marcus Kliewer: Write for Five Minutes a Day Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Kimberly Belle: Treat Your Writing Like the Job That It Is Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Settings That Build Psychological Suspense: The Human Effect Debbie Babitt

Write Better Fiction Mary Kubica: Feedback Is Subjective Robert Lee Brewer

Resources Description: Bring Your Writing to Life The Editors of Writer's Digest

Write Better Fiction A Conversation With Dean Koontz on Giving Yourself Five Years to Make It as a Writer (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Write Better Fiction Jahmal Mayfield: On Stories Leading to Meaningful Conversations Robert Lee Brewer

Newsletter

Subscribe directly from us by clicking this link