Meet the flight attendant who signed a seven-figure book deal

Posted on 05/06/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers with flight anxiety will want to skip this author interview. Those who don’t fear flying — or who never...

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Mind over monster: The many roles of memory in a thriller novel

Posted on 05/05/2021 at 10:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What does an acclaimed thriller writer think has the greatest fear potential in a novel? The answer will vary, of...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

An author reflects on her novel that accidentally previewed COVID

Posted on 04/30/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When author Christina Sweeney-Baird began working with an editor on her novel The End of Men, it should’ve been a...

Categories: Today in Books

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What to consider about your crime novel's setting

Posted on 04/28/2021 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Setting may not be the first issue a writer thinks about when it comes to working on a crime novel....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Setting, Thriller, Writer's Digest

How your novel's bad guy can also be the good guy

Posted on 04/16/2021 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most of the advice we’ve shared in regards to writing about criminals has assumed that the criminal is the villain....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Mystery, Thriller, Writer Unboxed

Author Q&A: Bill Briscoe

Posted on 04/16/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing award-winning author Bill Briscoe, who writes mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels. Briscoe grew up in the oil...

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Tips for writing red herrings that don't stink

Posted on 04/15/2021 at 09:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mystery novelists have to walk a special tightrope. Make the culprit too obvious and readers won’t have a reason to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest

Cover reveals: “Beautiful World, Where Are You” and “State of Terror”

Posted on 04/15/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The covers for Sally Rooney’s next novel have been revealed. The Bookseller notes that different points of sale will offer...

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A bestselling author's primer on thriller pacing

Posted on 04/02/2021 at 09:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Both a mystery and a thriller — if done well — make a reader eager to complete the book and...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Thriller, Writing advice

Son: John le Carré changed his citizenship over Brexit

Posted on 04/01/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Spy novelist John le Carré, who died last December, had one final twist to share with us. Known for his...

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