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Mystery/Thriller

Giving Your Thriller the Relentless Pace and Gripping Tension It Needs, by Jennifer van der Kleut
PlotGiving Your Thriller the Relentless Pace and Gripping Tension It NeedsJennifer van der Kleut
Can I Get a Noun Please? (Or, How Improv Made Me a Better Writer), by Michelle Maryk
Writing TechniquesCan I Get a Noun, Please? (Or, How Improv Made Me a Better Writer)Michelle Maryk
HorrorJohnny Compton: On the Power and Pitfalls of AngerRobert Lee Brewer
Unholy Union: Tradwives and Social Media in Horror Fiction, by Saratoga Schaefer
HorrorUnholy Union: Tradwives & Social Media in Horror FictionSaratoga Schaefer
Mystery/ThrillerYosha Gunasekera: I Got Rejected More Times Than I Can CountRobert Lee Brewer
Who Among You With a Successful Novel Series Is up for the Challenge of Creating a New One, by Jeffrey Siger
Writing TechniquesWho Among You With a Successful Novel Series Is up for the Challenge of Creating a New One?Jeffrey Siger
LiteraryCaroline Glenn: Comparing Yourself to Other People Only Ever Hurts YouRobert Lee Brewer
Mystery/ThrillerLeodora Darlington: On Making the Stakes Clear in Every ChapterRobert Lee Brewer
Mystery/ThrillerA Conversation With James Grippando on The Art of Novel Series Longevity (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford
Write Better FictionAnnelise Ryan: On Science and the Paranormal Colliding in MysteryRobert Lee Brewer
The Thin Line Between Horror and Romance, by Rebekah Faubion
Mystery/ThrillerThe Thin Line Between Horror and RomanceRebekah Faubion
7 Ways to Use Real-World Expertise to Build Authentic Suspense, by Kristine Delano
Mystery/Thriller7½ Ways to Use Real-World Expertise to Build Authentic SuspenseKristine Delano
Mystery/ThrillerAlyssa Sheinmel: Writing a Book Is an Endless Series of SurprisesRobert Lee Brewer
Mystery/ThrillerSarah Crouch: It Takes Time To Hone Your VoiceRobert Lee Brewer
Mystery/ThrillerRebecca Hannigan: I Hate When a Twist Is UnearnedRobert Lee Brewer
Mystery/ThrillerAmy Pease: I Love Character DevelopmentRobert Lee Brewer

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