FOR ASPIRING CRIME WRITERS

11 Lessons to Actually Finish Your Crime Thriller

Eleven short, practical lessons from a working crime novelist. No fluff, no theory, just actionable advice that you can use.

The Dialogue Lesson. Why 'real' dialogue is messier, but necessary to bring your characters to life.
Give Your Lead Something to Carry, Not Just Something to Solve. A case is a plot. A wound is a character. Crime fiction that lasts more than one book almost always has both running at once — because a reader will follow an investigation for three hundred pages, but they'll follow a person for ten books.
The First Draft: Ideas mean nothing until they hit the page. Write it bad now so you can make it great later.