The Crucible: An Author’s Craft There are many different techniques that authors use to connect with their readers. The most prominent technique that is used is their deliverance of their story, better known as author’s craft. Author’s craft is the most important aspect of writing. Without this aspect present in a story, it can become difficult to keep the reader interested. Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, does an excellent job of including this skill into his writing. In The Crucible, Miller has effortlessly composed the extreme events of his lifetime and compared it to that of the Salem witch trails using literary devices. The devices in he uses include such satire, irony, and parody. In The Crucible, Abigail is a teenage girl