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Category: True Crime

Fiction vs. Nonfiction: 5 Differences in an Author’s Eye

April 10, 2025 Dawn Barclay Editing, Fiction, Nonfiction, True Crime, Writers

As an author of fiction and nonfiction, I’m often asked which I prefer to write. It’s not that easy a[…]

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Crafting True Crime: Trial by Ambush

December 17, 2024 Marni Graff Inspiration, True Crime

For our readers, a Christmas present from the incomparable John Valeri, host of Central Booking podcast, a writer, readers and[…]

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Ripped From the Headlines –

November 6, 2024 Lane Stone Contemporary Culture, Tips and Tricks, True Crime

TikTok’s Redacted Statements – that weren’t.  In October (2024) I wrote about the exploding pagers and walkie talkies Israel got[…]

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Ripped from the headlines

October 17, 2024 Lane Stone Editing, Fiction, Tips and Tricks, True Crime, Uncategorized

(Image Credit: Reuters) In September, 2024, Lebanon was rocked when the batteries inside pagers and walkie talkies purchased by the[…]

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LISTENING TO PODCASTS FOR RESEARCH

August 14, 2024 Lane Stone Podcasts, Tips and Tricks, True Crime, Writers inspirations

I listen to art crime podcasts to farm for ideas and to research specific topics.  Here are a few I recommend:[…]

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What if we look at crime in a new way?

March 11, 2024 Susan Breen True Crime

A mystery is only as good as its villain. Have you ever heard that quote? I think it’s really good[…]

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WHY WON’T JUST STOP OIL, JUST STOP? Why should they?

November 15, 2023 Lane Stone #inspiration, Contemporary Culture, True Crime, Uncategorized

The British environmental activist group, Just Stop Oil, calls for the UK to stop licensing new oil, gas or coal[…]

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West Cork, An Audible Original Podcast

August 18, 2023 Keenan Powell True Crime

Review of West Cork, An Audible Original Podcast

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Surrounded by beauty – Can an object ask you to commit a crime? PART TWO OF TWO

May 31, 2023 Lane Stone Contemporary Culture, True Crime

WHAT COMES OVER SOME PEOPLE?In part one, we asked if art crime was different from other illegal activity. When there’s[…]

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Can an object make you commit a crime?

April 19, 2023 Lane Stone Mystery Community, True Crime, Uncategorized, Writing

PART ONE OF TWO Usually criminologists study the criminal, but many of today’s scholars recommend an object-centric approach for understanding[…]

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