Writing Mysteries 2nd Edition by Sue Grafton ISBN 1582971021 9781582971025

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ISBN 10: 1582971021 
ISBN 13: 9781582971025
Author: Sue Grafton

Here’s your ticket to the greatest mystery-writing workshop ever! In this extraordinary compilation, more than three dozen members of the Mystery Writers of America share insights and advice that can help make your writing dreams a reality. You’ll learn how to:    

• Develop unique ideas    

• Construct an airtight plot packed with intrigue and suspense    

• Create compelling characters and atmospheric settings    

• Develop a writing style all your own  

 • Write convincing dialogue  

 • Choose the appropriate point of view    

• Work with an agent    

• Conduct accurate research    

• and much, much more! You’ll also find special guidelines for creating clues, dropping red herrings, and writing medical, legal, historical, true crime, and young adult mysteries. It’s all the information you need to solve the mystery-writing riddle!

Writing Mysteries 2nd Table of contents:

part I: Preparation
THE RULES AND HOW TO BEND THEM
SPARKS, TRIGGERS, AND FLASHES
ON WORK SCHEDULES
WRITING WITH A PARTNER, OR … WHAT PART OF “NO” DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND?
EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
WHERE DO I FIND A JEWISH INDIAN? OR HOW I STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNED TO LOVE RESEARCH
BACKGROUND, LOCATION, AND SETTING
part II: The Process
CHARACTERIZATION
ROUNDING UP YOUR CHARACTERS
WRITING A SERIES CHARACTER
THE AMATEUR SLEUTH
VIVID VILLAINS
IN SEARCH OF NOVEL
BUILDING WITHOUT BLUEPRINTS
OUTLINING
PERSPECTIVES ON POINT OF VIEW
DRESS FOR SUCCESSES: DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL STYLE
HOW TO WRITE CONVINCING DIALOGUE
PACING AND SUSPENSE
DEPICTION OF VIOLENCE
CLUES, RED HERRINGS, AND OTHER PLOT DEVICES
THE BOOK STOPS HERE
IN THE BEGINNING IS THE END
REVISION
HOW TO FIND AND WORK WITH AN AGENT
DIAL M FOR MARKET
THE MYSTERY NOVEL FROM AN EDITOR’S POINT OF VIEW
part III: Specialties
WRITING MYSTERIES FOR YOUNG READERS
THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF THE SHORT STORY
THE MEDICAL THRILLER
LEGAL THRILLERS
HISTORICAL MYSTERIES: THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE PEN: THE EVOLUTION OF A TRUE CRIME WRITER
E-MEDIA — CRIME FICTION E-VOLVES
THE BEST OF THE GENRE AND A REFERENCE LIST OF BOOKS ON WRITING AND TECHNICAL INFOR

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