PRESENT TENSE: Suspense, Mystery, Thriller Craft and More
Andromeda Romano-Lax, Lincoln Michel, Caitlin Wahrer, Liz Alterman, Donna Freitas, Deborah L Williams, Kate Lillie, Kristin OffilerA gathering place for readers and writers of suspenseful fiction
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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A Lesson in Suspense from a Viral 30-Year-Old Sci-Fi Lit Thriller
BookTok, the bookish side of TikTok, has been serving me videos about a 1995 novel called I Who Have Never Known Men by Belgian author Jacqueline Harpman for months. I was curious what all the hype was about, and the waitlist on my library’...
Five Books in Translation For Mystery Connoisseurs
From Andromeda: Last year, I made a resolution to read at least one book in translation per month and to discuss them with my husband. Brian kept to his side of the plan, ticking off several translated titles, but I bombed. Part of my probl...
Strange, Charming, Brilliant, and Accidental Things Our Fave Suspense Authors Have Done to DIY Market Their Books
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Doing It: Early and Often, or Better to Hold Out?
Hi Present Tensers! We are heading into the holidays (and one of us is heading toward a book launch) which means we are burning lots of candles at both ends and THAT means it’s time to revisit a piece that even we have forgotten about, desp...
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Authors
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Novelist and Book Coach
Lincoln Michel is the author of Metallic Realms (Atria Books), The Body Scout (Orbit), and Upright Beasts (Coffee House Press). His fiction appears in The Paris Review, F&SF, Lightspeed, Granta, and The Baffler. He runs the newsletter Counter Craft.
Author of THE DAMAGE ("pulled me in from the first page" - Stephen King) https://caitlinwahrer.com/books/
Liz Alterman is the author of the memoir, Sad Sacked, the romcom, Claire Casey's Had Enough, and several suspense novels.
I'm the author of fiction, nonfiction, you name it, I've probably tried to write it. My most recent novel is, HER ONE REGRET, which is a feminist thriller about regretting motherhood, and I'm also the author of THE NINE LIVES OF ROSE NAPOLITANO.
Deborah Williams: professor, writer & ex-expat, in NYC after 11 years in Abu Dhabi (no, I didn't wear a veil). Essays in Markaz Review, The Common, Brevity, Lit Hub, NYTimes, etc. Author of The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction (Oxford 2023)
I’m a writer and artist living in Spain with my husband, pre-schooler, sweet old dog and three ex-stray cats. I love reading and sharing the joy of books with others in between chasing my kid around and dealing with the cats' "gifts".
Author of THE HOUSEWARMING, a thriller about the true cost of true crime, out now from Thomas & Mercer. Dog lover, reader, and nostalgic millennial. Always ready and willing to rewatch The Hills with you. This is my only account!
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