Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel How to Knock 'em Dead with Style

Name: Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel How to Knock 'em Dead with Style
Price: 3.63 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781582973760

ISBN-10: 1582973768

ISBN-13: 9781582973760

Edition: 2005

Authors: Hallie Ephron, S. J. Rozan

List price: $16.99

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

4 new & used from $3.63

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

How to write a page-turner is no mystery with this thorough and authoritative guide. Successful mystery writer Hallie Ephron's Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel:*Features comprehensive instruction, exercises, and worksheets for mystery writers of all levels*Addresses all subgenres of mystery from hardboiled crimes and cozies to romantic thrillers and medical mysteries*Covers how to grab readers from the first chapter, how to construct effective plots, and how to revise and submit mysteries to publishersEphron takes the mystery out of the writing process, making it less daunting for beginners and more efficient for experienced writers.

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: F&W Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

S.J. ROZAN was born and raised in the Bronx and is a long-time Manhattan resident. An architect for many years, she is now a full-time writer. Her critically acclaimed, award-winning novels and stories have won most of crime fiction's greatest honors, including the Edgar, Anthony, Shamus, Macavity and the Nero Award.



Foreword


Introduction


How This Book Works



Planning


Part 1: Introduction



The Premise



The Mystery Sleuth



The Crime, Victim's Secrets



The Villain



Innocent Suspects



The Supporting Cast



Setting



Staking Out the Plot



Picking a Title


A Blueprint for Planning a Mystery Novel



Writing


Part 2: Introduction



Writing a Dramatic Opening



Introducing the Protagonist



Introducing Major and Minor Characters



Dramatizing Scenes, Making Chapters



Point of View



Writing Dialogue



Creating a Sense of Place



Writing Investigation: Clues, Red Herrings, and Misdirection



Writing Suspense



Writing Action



Puzzling it Out: Writing Reflection



Layering in Backstory



Writing the Coda



Revising


Part 3: Introduction



Flying High: Fixing Plot and Character



Flying Low: Polishing Scenes and Sentences



Hearing Criticism, Finding Your Own Fix



Selling Your Mystery Novel


Part 4: Introduction



Targeting Agents



Targeting Small or Independent Presses



Putting Together a Query Packet


Appendix of Resources for Mystery Writers


Index