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The differences between mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels

Posted on 10/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

So your novel has unanswered questions and heightened tensions. Does that make it a mystery, thriller, or suspense novel? Zara...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Zara Altair

Posted on 07/20/2020 at 02:35 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Now is not exactly a period for real-life adventuring. So if you or your readers are missing pulse-pounding activities, an...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Thriller, Writing advice

Posted on 02/04/2020 at 08:16 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn’s latest expert interview is another one likely to intrigue even those not writing crime thrillers. Jerri Williams, a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Thriller, Writing advice

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter what you’re writing, it can be hard to quiet the critical voices in your head as you work....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Thriller, Writing advice

Posted on 08/13/2019 at 03:43 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Stephanie Kane knows, from experience, the risks and rewards of using real-life events as inspiration for fiction. Her novel Quiet...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Posted on 03/15/2019 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mystery, crime, thriller — the three genres are often spoken of interchangeably, but there are subtle (and not-so-subtle) differences as...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Posted on 10/21/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Phil Athans believes that most people breathe along with their reading as if they’re speaking out loud. That tendency can...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Plot / narrative, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Posted on 10/08/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

“Write what you know” is all well and good if you’re not a law-abiding citizen who’s also a crime author....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writing advice