10 FAQs for Writers: How to Write a Suspense Thriller
As a thriller writer of 3 novels, I’ve learned a thing or two about suspense writing and how to keep the reader engaged. If you’re an aspiring or veteran author […]
4 Reasons Why a Good Thriller Novel Helps with Quarantine Reading
It’s February. Many of us are in the grip of a polar vortex. Most of us are isolating at home. All of us are anxious and uncertain about what COVID-19 […]
6 Relationship Truths I Learned about Writing My Domestic Noir Novel “Suffer Little Children”
Who can resist the lure of a domestic noir book, a style of psychological thriller that focuses on the dark side of intimate relationships? Novelist Julia Crouch coined the term […]
Why Psychopaths are Successful
He’s our favorite spy, played by seven actors over 26 films notably, the late great Sean Connery. But is James Bond a psychopath? Maybe. Ian Fleming’s swashbuckling secret agent is supposedly based on […]
Author Q & A with Freda Hansburg: On Writing a Thriller Novel
Micro Publishing Media spoke with Freda Hansburg, author of Shrink Rapt and Tell on You on what makes a good thriller novel. Read on for her amazing tips on how […]
What Makes American Serial Killers So Popular
Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Aileen Wuornos also known as the “Damsel of Death.” The Zodiac Killer, The Green River Killer, The Night Stalker, BTK, The Boston Strangler, Son of Sam, So […]
5 Things You Didn’t Know about Real-Life Psychopaths and Psychic Vampires
There are the classic vampires, from Dracula and Nosferatu through Lestat, who have long been the staple villain of the horror genre. Psychopaths, from Tom Ripley and Hannibal Lector to […]
Five Things You Need to Know about Serial Killers
According to Dr. Scott Bonn of Drew University, author of Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World’s Most Savage Murderers, public fascination with fictional serial killers and […]
Ten Things You Didn’t Know About a Psychopath in Real Life
Think fast: Who would you rather be locked in a room with? A psychopath or a serial killer? If you answered psychopath, congratulations. You have better odds of walking out […]
Thrills and Chills on the Screen:Ten of My Favorite Thriller Movies
Who doesn’t love a scary movie? But what makes a good psychological thriller? A psychological thriller focuses on the inner makeup of its characters and their unstable mental states. According […]