Author Archives: matthewcost

This past Saturday, my wife, Deb, and I visited my daughter in Brooklyn. There was a night and a morning on either end of the visit, but really it was one day, and the idea was to see how much … Continue reading →

What in life has driven me to want to be a writer? What were the influences that made me want to sit in a dark corner of my house and kill people? What terrible decisions did I make in my … Continue reading →

Writing historical mysteries is dressed differently than contemporary mysteries. The same core principles apply. For me, at least, the protagonist and the antagonist are human beings. Both the good guys and gals and the baddies have flaws, but one crosses … Continue reading →

EveryThing vs Max Creed is now published! My 19th published book is doubly pleasing as it was delayed five weeks in its release, not to say that this is a good thing, but the excitement twisted with relief of it … Continue reading →

Since breaking into the writing scene in March of 2020, I have actively pursued creating and participating in writing events. Actually, attending Crime Wave in 2019 is the catalyst that most likely kicked me into high gear. I had previously … Continue reading →

Dick Cass calls them shameless plugs, but I call them opportunities! Crime Wave is coming to Portland, Maine. Writers, readers, and criminals can all benefit from this fortuitous occurrence. Come meet the people who snake chills and thrills into our … Continue reading →

Read, Write, Reverse, Repeat. If you want to be a writer, you need to do two things. You need to read and write. And then do it in reverse. And repeat. That’s all. Simple. In Stephen King’s book, On Writing, … Continue reading →

April Fools! There will be no ultimate happiness here. This is an April Fools post, as this is the one holiday perfectly suited to a group of crime writers. Pranks, shenanigans, jokes, hoaxes, hijinks, and general all-around tomfoolery. Maine Crime … Continue reading →

I need variety in my crime. An assortment of styles is required to keep the pages from growing brittle and the mind stagnant. As of late, that has been accomplished all within the crime fiction genre. According to AI, Crime … Continue reading →

Writing is often a chance to escape. But, if writing contemporary mysteries and thrillers, wouldn’t it be a crime to erase the world in which the characters are interacting? I do not get up on a soapbox and preach politics, … Continue reading →