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Thriller Fiction

Character Writing Women Who Aren’t Who They Seem in Fiction

Bestselling author J.T. Ellison breaks down writing women who aren’t what they seem in fiction in a way readers love.

Mystery/Thriller How Dark Is Academia—and Why Is It So Fascinating?Cheryl Miller Dellasega

Horror How to Slay Monsters: 6 Tips for Writing a Paranormal Thriller Peyton June

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Caitlin Rother on the Fine Line Between Truth and Fiction (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Plot The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way Rosie Walker

Mystery/Thriller Boardroom to Bomb Threat: Thriller Pacing Like a Pro Tom Markert

Plot Giving Your Thriller the Relentless Pace and Gripping Tension It Needs Jennifer van der Kleut

Writing Techniques Can I Get a Noun, Please? (Or, How Improv Made Me a Better Writer)Michelle Maryk

Horror Unholy Union: Tradwives & Social Media in Horror Fiction Saratoga Schaefer

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 The Thin Line Between Horror and Romance Rebekah Faubion

Writing Techniques When Facts Aren’t Enough: Finding Truth Between Fiction and Reality Bob Reiss

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

Mystery/Thriller Into the Labyrinth: Theseus, the Minotaur, and the Politics of Power M. B. Courtenay

Mystery/Thriller Nick Croydon: Trust in Your Agent Robert Lee Brewer

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