Have You Ever Thought About Writing True Crime Stories?

You don’t need any special skills beyond the ability to write — only a burning passion to speak for the dead

It took me several years after I began my writing career to work up the nerve to attempt penning my first true crime story.

Throughout my life to that point, I had always been in love with the genre, consuming as much of the content as I could find, which thankfully, began to grow exponentially throughout the early 2000s.

Today, true crime content is everywhere, and the total number of true crime stories I’ve authored ranges in the thousands. Countless programs, broadcasts, podcasts, and even entire networks are dedicated to the genre that appeals to such a broad audience from seemingly every conceivable background or socio-economic station in life.

Why? Because, as many have admitted when asked, true crime writing allows writers to channel that visceral emotion we all get from perusing crime scene images or videos into a call for action.

Add to that the stimulating energy that comes from exposing a new mystery, combined with our genetically encoded inherent desire to solve puzzles, to answer the heretofore unanswered questions, and to explain the previously unexplained, and you have a recipe for a very lucrative career as a true crime writer.

Exactly how lucrative?

Besides the fact that, for many of us, being a true crime writer is personally rewarding for a very different reason — it allows us to become vessels who speak for the dead — true crime writing allows writers to tap into the well of true crime content consumers who are not only one of the most immersed and captivated audiences of any genre on record but one that exceeds an estimated 1 billion fans across the globe, each year.

Care to give it a try?

What do you have to lose?

We have our very own true crime writer’s publication right here on Medium, as well as our very own family of true crime podcasts. Each of those properties is staffed by extremely talented and long-established professionals in the genre. We are all standing by to help you realize that passion to use your words to speak for the dead.

Don’t wait until it’s time for someone else to speak for you.

The only question remaining is, what are you waiting for?

I look forward to seeing your first stories coming across my screen.

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If you enjoy true-crime podcasts, you’re not going to want to miss mine — The Veritas 7 — the ONLY fully immersive, completely INTERACTIVE true-crime podcast ever made!

If you have a need for the services of an experienced editor, copyeditor, proofreader, writer, content creator, ghostwriter, podcast guest host (as a writer, editor, investigative journalist, or forensic psychologist), or if you are looking for a guest blogger or podcast guest, my services are available to hire — please email me at [email protected] to explain your project, and I will provide you with a prompt and reasonable price in my reply.

Thank you for being a loyal reader! I look forward to reading your comments and highlights of the parts you loved most. ~ Kurt