Photograph © Cheryl Rinzler Why would one of America’s most distinguished literary publishers jump at the chance to sign up an unknown hillbilly-noir writer whose history so far consists of gritty short stories published online by pulp fiction e-zines? Here’s why: Mystery and crime fiction is booming – there are more debut authors, more acquisitions [...]

OK, it’s a trick question. The answer is that every “I” narrative has not one, but two points of view. Think about it: You – the writer – embody the second POV. You stand behind the curtain of literary creativity, directing everything that happens in the story; what to include and what not, what other [...]