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Mystery/Thriller
The Problem of Solving a Mystery When You're the Prime Suspect
By Mia P. Manansala
May 7, 2021
Mystery/Thriller
8 Ways to Add Suspense to Your Novel
By Guest Column
May 5, 2021
Mystery/Thriller
Why Memory Is the Scariest Thing Of All in a Psychological Thriller Novel
By Carter Wilson
May 2, 2021
Writing Techniques
5 Points to Consider About Your Crime Fiction Setting
By W.A. Winter
Apr 28, 2021
Writing Techniques
What Is World-Building?
By Moriah Richard
Apr 27, 2021
Interviews
W.A. Winter: On the Joys of Writing Crime Fiction
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 20, 2021
Writing Techniques
Planting Clues: Red Herrings That Fool but Don't Frustrate Your Readers
By Kris Calvin
Apr 15, 2021
Interviews
Bridget Foley: On Writing Psychologically Potent Metaphors
By Robert Lee Brewer
Apr 12, 2021
Writing Habits and Practices
5 Tips for Writing a Spy Thriller Novel
By Alma Katsu
Mar 31, 2021
Interviews
Alma Katsu: On Where to Put the Big Reveal in a Thriller
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 24, 2021
Interviews
Elly Griffiths: The Mystery of Multiple Points of View
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 23, 2021
Writing Techniques
7 Tips for Writing Police Procedurals That Readers Love
By Russ Thomas
Mar 3, 2021
Writing Techniques
5 Features for Writing Psychological Thrillers: A Checklist for Writers
By Sebastian Fitzek
Feb 18, 2021
Interviews
Amy Gentry: On Writing Thrillers and Following Your Gut
By Robert Lee Brewer
Feb 12, 2021
Writing Techniques
FightWrite™: Knife Fights, Part 2
By Carla Hoch
Feb 5, 2021
Interviews
Dana Stabenow: More Cozy Than Hardboiled
By Robert Lee Brewer
Feb 3, 2021
Interviews
Dr. Munish Batra and Keith R.A. DeCandido: Entertainment and Outrage
By Robert Lee Brewer
Jan 18, 2021
Writing Techniques
FightWrite™: Female Serial Killers
By Carla Hoch
Nov 6, 2020
Writing Techniques
Plausible Scares: Blending the Real and the Unreal in Horror Fiction
By Dustin Grinnell
Oct 16, 2020
Book Recommendations
10 Newer and Terrifying Horror Books for October
By Moriah Richard
Oct 10, 2020
Popular Fiction
Thriller First Place Winner: "Jin's Baby"
By Edgar Mahaffey
May 1, 2020
WD Magazine Online Exclusives
Thriller/Suspense First Place Winner: "Some Pig"
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
Surprise vs. Suspense and How to Pair Them in Your Writing
By Jane Cleland
Oct 6, 2018
