Title: How to Write Crime Stories: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
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David A. Payne, JD
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This article was co-authored by David A. Payne, JD. David A. Payne is the co-creator, author, and host of the critically acclaimed true crime podcast "Somebody Somewhere," a 2018 Editor's Choice on Spotify. In addition to podcasts, David has worked as an Assistant US Attorney, General Counsel, and C-level executive at a number of companies. He received his JD from the Duke University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in California as of 2019. wikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. In this case, several readers have written to tell us that this article was helpful to them, earning it our reader-approved status. This article has been viewed 189,110 times. Like many authors, crime writers sometimes get an itch to break the conventions of the genre and create something unique.