Blog: Craft Breakdowns: Published Fiction

Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows is a masterclass in heist plot structure and morally grey character development. Here's what fiction writers can steal from it, and what traps to avoid when you try.

Scott Lynch's debut is a blueprint for writing heist fantasy that actually works on a structural level, here's how he pulls off misdirection, flashback chapters, and a world that never stops to explain itself.