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How to Write Fully-Formed Characters in Fiction

How to Write Fully-Formed Characters in Fiction

"As with place, we need know only just enough of people."

By Malcolm Mackay | May 25, 2016

The Suicide Memoir: True Crime, Mystery, and Grief

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A Brief Look at a Dark Genre

By Candace Opper | May 20, 2016

Reading the Literary City

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How Urban Spaces Shape the Books We Read

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Robin Wasserman: Respect the Power of the Teenage Girl

Robin Wasserman: Respect the Power of the Teenage Girl

On Making the Jump from YA to Adult

By Jason Diamond | May 19, 2016

The Wilds of Montana Might Be the Scariest Character of All

The Wilds of Montana Might Be the Scariest Character of All

How London-Based Mystery Writer Karin Salvalaggio Writes Herself Back Home

By Antonia Malchik | May 19, 2016

How to Write Deep in the Woods with a Dog By Your Side

How to Write Deep in the Woods with a Dog By Your Side

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