Archive - PRESENT TENSE: Suspense, Mystery, Thriller Craft and More

What I’d Tell My Younger, Pre-Book Deal Self

And the one thing I would NOT tell her

Jul 3 •

Kristin Offiler

June 2025

May 2025

How To Stay Sane Juggling Two Novels At Once

On the strange balancing act of debuting and drafting at the same time

May 29 •

Kristin Offiler

Books that make us productively jealous and how to turn those green feelings into crafty ambitions

May 16 •

Andromeda Romano-Lax

Asking our readers: What book sparks your envy?

A full post coming, but we want your examples first!

May 13 •

Andromeda Romano-Lax

May is for winners: set a goal with me!

Spring has sprung, kids

May 1 •

April 2025

March 2025

I Didn’t Know I Wrote A Thriller Until I Queried It

Did you know that was even possible?

Mar 27 •

Kristin Offiler

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