Recently, one reader, Jenni, wrote in about how much she'd learned studying screenwriting at The Film School, a Seattle writing program that offers three-week intensive courses. Jenni explained that while ... Read More

Those of you who've looked at "Examples of Metaphor" are aware of our high regard for Raymond Chandler's writing. But many people enjoy his books without realizing that that the ... Read More

I found this prompt in Beth Baruch Joselow's Writing Without the Muse, but it just as easily could have come from Woody Allen's Alice. In it you're asked to imagine ... Read More

The biggest names in mysteries, including Mary Higgins Clark, Harlan Coben, and Lawrence Block gathered tonight to celebrate the 62nd Annual Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards in NYC. Twelve ... Read More