Sean Mactire, in his book Malicious Intent: A Writer’s Guide to How Murderers, Robbers, Rapists, and Other Criminal Think, offers a nice long section of real-life criminals who tried to mess with the courts and see how much they could get away wit… Continue reading
You’ve created a deliciously believable character who’s two crayons short of a full box. He’s committed a couple of heinous crimes, including a murder or two. Now he’s been caught and the legal system is having their way with him. Just how do the … Continue reading
You’ve created a deliciously unpredictable female character. She murders her abusive husband, then she’s caught. She pulls out the “Battered Wife Syndrome” defense, hoping it’ll save her from death row. Will it work? Sean Mactire covers this in hi… Continue reading
You’re writing a fabulous story, complete with twists, turns, and at least one murder. Then your murderous bad boy is caught by the law. How will he ever defend himself? Let’s check in with Sean Mactire, via his book Malicious Intent: A Writer’s G… Continue reading
