Why Historical Mysteries May Require Careful Research

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Writing historical fiction presents creative challenges distinct from other types of fiction. Adding genre elements - such as a mystery - can complicate your...

Pace Your Mystery, Sustain Tension

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Every story requires the writer to pay attention to pacing, but none more than the mystery novel. Your literary novel might get away with...

Why Do Readers Love a Mystery?

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We've said it recently: Every story has an element of mystery. In a recent interview with the Creative Penn podcast, Jonah Lehrer discusses his...

Using Fear as a Weapon and a Hill to Conquer

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Fear: a vital element for thriller and horror fiction, but also an emotion commonly found in stories of all types. Mastering the expression of...

Suspects are the Frame to Your Mystery’s Puzzle

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A murder mystery needs a victim, a perpetrator, and a sleuth, but your other suspects are the glue that holds your novel together. They...

Does Your Villain Mean Well?

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In a post for CrimeReads, Kerry Anne King takes a look at 10 characters who do bad things for good reasons. Whether motivated by...

More Than Invisible Ink: Advice for Writing About Spies

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In an article for Writer's Digest, author Stephanie Marie Thornton offers her advice for creating believable spy characters. Notably, she reminds writers that spycraft isn't...

Paula Hawkins: Mysteries Can Be More Than Black and White

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Some of our favorite novels have ambiguous endings, or fail to wrap up events in the tidiest manner. Tana French's debut novel, In the...

Use Micro-Tension to Build Reader Anticipation

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Tension is key to narrative drive, the element that keeps readers turning pages. If you're writing a mystery novel, you might think that your...

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