130: Creepy Elevators, Serial Killers, and Breaking Writing Rules with Faye Snowden

130: Creepy Elevators, Serial Killers, and Breaking Writing Rules with Faye Snowden

Author: Joey Held September 7, 2022 Duration: 31:18

Writing noir mysteries and stories about killers is a fine balance. You’ve got to build worlds that stay true to the setting while delivering characters that people still want to root for, even if they’re mired in some shady stuff.

Faye Snowden has honed this craft, writing several noir mystery novels, short stories, and poems. Her latest book, A Killing Rain, is the second of a four-part Southern Gothic series.

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