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Ryan Petrie

Ryan Petrie

Talking About Detective Fiction

I have been thinking a great deal about the writing of detective fiction, even as I write a completely different novel. But this is a good…

Jul 5

Jul 5

Ryan Petrie

My House of Secrets

When I was thirteen or fourteen, I ran my fingers along the bookcases in the book shop in Cambridge, looking for something to read on the…

May 23

May 23

Ryan Petrie

Secrets of the Woodland Realm

When I was young, I found myself drawn to trees. Their strength, their might, the impossibility that they have lived for as long as some…

May 23

May 23

Ryan Petrie

The Fox

It was the night of a party that I saw the fox.

May 23

May 23

Ryan Petrie

Dear Straight People

Dear Straight People…

Jul 29, 2020

Jul 29, 2020

Ryan Petrie

Our Moral Monsters

I woke today thinking that it was going to be a good day, and I was right. It was. I met with my friends, I had a wonderful time with the…

Aug 13, 2019

Aug 13, 2019

Ryan Petrie

How to Be a Writer

Of late I have been experiencing some very distressing remarks and attitudes from fellow writers who feel they have the right to not only…

Dec 3, 2018

Dec 3, 2018

Ryan Petrie

The Nature of Evil: Evil in ‘The Lord of the Rings’

The title of this piece comes from dialogue spoken from the movie version of the works I am here to discuss; the character who speaks, a…

Aug 18, 2018

Aug 18, 2018

Ryan Petrie

Murder Most Foul, She Said

In a piece she wrote as foreword to a collection of stories involving crime, horror and suspense, Dorothy L Sayers, who was by then a…

Aug 11, 2018

Aug 11, 2018

Ryan Petrie

Dear Future Writers

I knew from very early childhood that I wanted to write books, and since I first learned the skill, writing has been intensely personal to…

Jul 23, 2018

Jul 23, 2018

Ryan Petrie

Ryan Petrie

Someone who loves to scribble follies and nonsense and learning new things every day. Come along with me and see where the roads take us

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