Readers often ask me, “What’s it like to write a book?” Amazing, I say. Rewarding. Intoxicating. Frustrating. Impossible. Last night, a friend who had just finished her first book said, “Thank good…
Source: Guest Post: Writing the Impossible by Jaden Terrell
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When I started writing Skeletons in the Attic, I wanted to create a fictional town that readers could believe in. I also wanted my protagonist, Calamity (Callie) Barnstable, to be a fish out…
Source: Creating a Fictional Town by Judy Penz Sheluk
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INTERVIEW WITH MAURICE ‘BIG MO’ DOLAN: PROTAGONIST OF NICK RIPPINGTON’S NEW NOVEL – WORKING TITLE: HEADERS Hi. I’m Paul Melluish, crime writer with London’s Evening Guardian. Currently I’m puttin…
Source: Meet ‘Big Mo’ Dolan by Nick Rippington
Nick Rippington is one of the silent victims of the News of the World phone hacking scandal. As the paper’s Welsh Sports Editor he was informed at 48-hours notice that it was closing, and had to collect the contents of his desk from a colleague in a Wapping car park, never being allowed back into the building. His response was to write his first novel, the thriller Crossing The Whitewash. Nick, 55, lives with wife Liz in London and has two daughters, Olivia and Jemma. When he’s not writing he works for the Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday.
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Mystery literature is undergoing a resurgence with the American public. We find ourselves in need of a good story where the protagonist undergoes a journey, perhaps of faith, family, or reaction to…
Source: Guest Post: Writing a Mystery/Thriller by Ann W. J. White, M.Ed.
The Mystery Murder Case of the Century by Robert K. Tanenbaum Author of Infamy: A Butch Karp-Marlene Ciampi Thriller If I were asked to select one case in the history of our justice system that epi…
Source: Special Feature from the Crime Division by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Firstly, I’d like to say a big thank you for the opportunity to write this brief article, and to reach more potential crime thriller fans as a result. Thousands of books are published each and ever…
Source: Get to know John Nicholl. An MTW Author With Three Best Selling Thrillers!
Amateur sleuths, hardboiled cops, private eyes, spooks and spies. We love them all. Mysteries and thrillers make up the second most popular genre of books after romance. Why are we as readers so dr…
Source: The Mystery of Mysteries by Christina Hoag
In fiction, three is a magic number: Three-Act Structure, Beginning-Middle-End, Three Plot Points, and Goal-Conflict-Resolution. Three is everywhere and must be grappled with by authors at every tu…
Source: MTW Write Hook – Contest Rules
GET READY FOR THE POWERHOUSE EVENT SIGN UP TODAY! Mystery Thriller Week Begins February 12-22, 2017 Don’t miss it Mystery Thriller Week is annual event; celebrating the mystery, thriller crim…
Source: Mystery Thriller Week Kickoff February 12-22, 2017
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