Nadia Correll

Thriller vs mystery vs suspense explained comes down to what the reader is asked to do. In a mystery, the reader investigates and solves … Read more

A twist ending works when the reader feels two things at once: surprised and inevitable. Surprised that they did not see it coming, inevitable … Read more

Learning how to write realistic police procedure in fiction comes down to one habit: fix the sequence before you write the scene. Real investigations … Read more

A detective readers remember is defined by a contradiction, a want that costs something, and a voice they can pick out of a crowded … Read more

To write a crime novel for beginners, you need one promise and a plan to keep it: a crime happens, a reader expects an … Read more

Learning how to write a comic script for a crime story comes down to one rule: every panel shows a single moment, and the … Read more

To write audio drama crime fiction, you do two things a novelist never has to do: you remove every visual cue, and you make … Read more