A Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
Should writers incorporate real-world events into the fictional world of their novels? The question isn’t how much your characters actually know about these events but rather why the events matter to them. That takes perspective.
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Instead of staying indoors and watching Hamilton during the July fourth weekend, I practiced social distancing by heading for the[…]
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A deadly pandemic. Protests against racial injustice. Unemployment at levels not seen since the Great Depression. Seismic social upheaval. Wrapping[…]
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Thinking about my fellow MissDemeanors as this week draws to a close. Lots of good work going on among them,[…]
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