Piper Bayard shows how to use a real-life hero/heroine to inform your fiction (plus 7 lessons for deepening the characterization)

Bayard & Holmes, authors of Spycraft Essentials, share 10 common kitchen objects that can be used as weapons. Great information for characters with a fight scene at home.

Bayard & Holmes, authors of Spycraft Essentials, share 10 common bedroom objects that can be used as weapons. Great information for characters with a fight scene at home.

7 tips for writing espionage that balances authenticity and accuracy (aka embarrassing leaders, getting people killed, and avoiding the FBI at your door).

Which American television show comes closest to accurately portraying spies? Which movies accurately represent the CIA? Bayard and Holmes interviewed espionage pros for the answers!