
How to Write a Mystery
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Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is known for providing unparalleled resources on the craft, art, and business of storytelling, helping writers of all levels improve their skills for nearly a century. Now, this handbook helps authors navigate the ever-shifting publishing landscape?from pacing, plotting, the business side of publishing, to the current demand for diversity and inclusivity across all genres, and more.
Featuring essays by a new generation of bestselling experts on various elements of the craft and shorter pieces of crowd-sourced wisdom from the MWA membership as a whole, the topics covered can be categorized as follows:
?Before Writing (rules; genres; setting; character; research; etc.)
?While Writing (outlining; the plot; dialogue; mood; etc.)
?After Writing (agents; editors; self-pub; etc.)
?Other than Novels (short stories; true crime; etc.)
?Other Considerations (diverse characters; legal questions; criticism)
Also included is a collection of essays from MWA published authors?including Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, and Charlaine Harris?selected by bestselling authors Lee Child and Laurie King and arranged thematically answering, "What piece of writing advice do you wish you'd had at the beginning of your career?"
"Everything you wanted to know about how to plan, draft, write, revise, publish, and market a mystery" (Kirkus Reviews), this inclusive manual provides practical, current, easily digestible advice for new and established authors alike.
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Lee Child, previously a television director, union organizer, theater technician, and law student, was fired and on the dole when he hatched a harebrained scheme to write a bestselling novel, thus saving his family from ruin. Killing Floor went on to win worldwide acclaim. The Midnight Line, is his twenty-second Reacher novel. The hero of his series, Jack Reacher, besides being fictional, is a kindhearted soul who allows Lee lots of spare time for reading, listening to music, and watching Yankees and Aston Villa games. Lee was born in England but now lives in New York City and leaves the island of Manhattan only when required to by forces beyond his control. Visit Lee online at LeeChild.com for more information about the novels, short stories, and the movies Jack Reacher and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, starring Tom Cruise. Lee can also be found on Facebook: LeeChildOfficial, Twitter: @LeeChildReacher, and YouTube: LeeChildJackReacher.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Introduction
- The Rules and Genres
- The Rules-and When to Break Them
- Carolyn Hart
- Keeping It Thrilling
- Beth Amos
- Insider, Outsider: The Amateur Sleuth
- Lindsey Davis
- Finding Lou: The Police Procedural
- Linwood Barclay
- The Mindset of Darkness: Writing Noir
- Hank Phillippi Ryan
- Crossing the Genres
- Kate White
- The Historical Mystery
- Suzanne Chazin
- The Medical Thriller
- Gigi Pandian
- Researching the Spy Thriller
- Stephanie Kane
- Other Mysteries
- Mysteries for Children: An Introduction
- C. M. Surrisi
- Unleash Your Inner Child
- Elizabeth Sims
- The Young Adult Mystery
- Pat Gallant Weich
- Graphic Novels
- Dag Öhrlund
- The Short Mystery
- Charles Salzberg
- Ten Stupid Questions about True Crime
- Carole Buggé
- The Writing
- On Style
- Steve Hockensmith
- Always Outline!
- Rob Hart
- Hallie Ephron
- Never Outline!
- Shelly Frome
- The Art of the Rewrite
- Rae Franklin James
- Leslie Budewitz
- Plot and the Bones of a Mystery
- Tim Maleeny
- Robert Lopresti
- Diversity in Crime Fiction
- Elaine Viets
- The Protagonist
- Stephanie Kay Bendel
- The Villain of the Piece
- Kris Neri
- Supporting Characters
- Gay Toltl Kinman
- Writing the Talk
- Bradley Harper
- Stephen Ross
- Setting
- Thomas B. Sawyer
- Humor in Crime Fiction
- James W. Ziskin
- Writing in Partnership
- Bradley Harper
- Tie-Ins and Continuing a Character
- Hal Bodner
- After the Writing
- Secrets of a Book Critic
- Marilyn Stasio
- Self-Publishing
- Nancy J. Cohen
- Authors Online
- Mysti Berry
- Building Your Community
- Bev Vincent
- Legal Considerations
- About the Editor
- About the Contributors
- Contributor Permissions
- Index
- Copyright
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