How to Start a Mystery Book Collection

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Tip 1 - How to Start Your Mystery Novel | WritersDigest.com

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Louise Dohm | permalink

No pressure, but the opening of your book is the gatekeeper in determining whether your novel will sell. If your opening is weak, it won’t matter if chapte

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Tip 2 - 25 Things You Need To Know About Writing Mysteries, By Susan Spann

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by afsaneh salimpour | permalink

Mystery novels work a lot like any other genre, except that mystery writers murder their imaginary friends. To paraphrase the Hoover campaign promise, a mystery novel will deliver “a corpse in ever...

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Tip 3 - How to Write a Mystery Story

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Susanne Schou | permalink

A good mystery story will have fascinating characters, exciting suspense, and a puzzle that keeps you turning the pages. But it can be difficult to write an engaging mystery story, especially if you have never tried to before. With the...
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Tip 4 - 50 Essential Mystery Novels That Everyone Should Read

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Joyce Hudspeth | permalink

In these weeks of midwinter, there's nothing more satisfying than curling up by the fire with a good novel -- and in particular a good mystery novel, because they somehow seem to keep you the warme...
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