I think one of the things that holds new writers back is the idea that a first draft is supposed to be perfect. It’s easy to fall into the trap of self-editing or giving up partway through a manuscript, but first drafts aren’t supposed to be perfect or pretty. They’re supposed to be messy.
I really enjoyed the creative aspect of crafting the magical elements. They often came to me unbidden, whether it was the village backstory of the Jin ancestors or the supernatural talent of Whiskers, the magical bunny (with a nod to Chinese mythology) in the Jin family.
For THE BRIDE, Wendy Clarke's inspiration was a black and white photograph of an old dockland warehouse which she'd seen in a coffee shop.
Find out how Nate Hendley creates suspense in his books, the most surprising thing he discovered while researching, and his tips for aspiring true-crime writers.
Daryl Wood Gerber's goal is to create a well-crafted puzzle for the reader, so that they will derive the same pleasure that she experiences when she reads a good mystery.
The real and fictional bookstores that inspired Fortune's Cove Books in AN EXCUSE FOR MURDER.
6 inspiring writing tips from established crime writers.
In Julie Howard's SEA SALT LAVENDER FOR APHRODITE, Rosella is loving her new ice cream truck business, until she finds a corpse...
July 3rd from 7pm to 8pm in Germany - Vanessa Westermann author reading via The Munich Readery bookshop!.
The characters came to Alma Katsu immediately, fully formed, like she'd known them all her life. Like they were old friends.
Phillip Margolin's challenge was figuring out how you could kill someone who is on stage in front of 3000 people and disguise the identity of the killer.
