All about cozy mysteries

Posted on November 10, 2022 at 11:08 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It may not feel like it where you're living — it certainly hasn't yet in Iowa — but winter is...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, The Passive Voice, Writing advice

Enter the world of Sherlock Holmes fandom

Posted on October 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sherlock Holmes graduated from magazine appearances to his very own book — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — on this...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries, Memorabilia, Mystery, Short story

Authors who revisited the famous sleuth share why they love Miss Marple

Posted on September 15, 2022 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just in time for Agatha Christie's birthday, an authorized collection of a dozen new stories about Miss Marple has been...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries, Excerpt, Mystery, Short story, The Guardian, Women in literature

How to create the perfect murder-mystery hero

Posted on July 26, 2022 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You can likely name at least one standout murder-mystery hero, if not several. Have you thought about what characteristics they...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Mystery

Crime novelist Susie Steiner has died

Posted on July 18, 2022 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

British crime author Susie Steiner passed away last week at the age of fifty-one. She was well known for her...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Mystery, Obituary, Pop culture, The Guardian

Memorial Day weekend reads from Writer’s Digest

Posted on May 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Plot / narrative, Science fiction, Setting, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Author Q&A: Walter Marks

Posted on May 4, 2022 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Crime and mystery author Walter Marks's photo and website URL.

Today we're interviewing Walter Marks, who writes crime and mystery fiction.

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery

Congratulations to the 2022 Edgar Award winners!

Posted on April 29, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honor the best mystery fiction, nonfiction, and television! The...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Mystery

10 classic crime stories that are now in the public domain

Posted on March 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Each new year brings a fresh crop of books (and other creative material) newly out of copyright and into the...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Classic literature, Mystery

Author: Don't believe these ten myths about crime

Posted on March 14, 2022 at 10:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Acclaimed author Ron Franscell's ten myths about crime-writing are worth a read even if you don't write crime.  That's because...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest