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Mystery

Techniques for Pushing Your Hero Off the Grid

There Must Be Some Misunderstanding

Watch Out for the Quiet Ones

Top Tips for Mystery Fiction Writers

Tips for Writing Children in Danger

Supporting Characters are the Life Blood of Your Mystery

Suspense is for Every Genre, Not Just Thrillers

Paula Hawkins: Mysteries Can Be More Than Black and White

Use Micro-Tension to Build Reader Anticipation

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How Using Tension Builds Your Mystery

What’d He Say? When Body and Dialogue Conflict

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