Award-winning author Gillian Roberts takes the mystery out of writing the whodunit. If you enjoy reading mystery novels and have thought "I want to do that", now you can with this clear, engaging book. By working with her advice, examples and exercises, you'll learn to build a story from the grave up and prepare it for submission to the profitable mystery market.

Along the way, Roberts will teach you:
-- The 15 commandments for mystery writers
-- How to design your sleuth
-- The seven Cs your book can't do without -- characters, conflict, causality, complications, change, crisis and closure
-- How to hide clues and exploit red herrings
-- Research techniques
-- How to develop a style, find a tone and construct a killer plot

Lastly, Roberts acts as your own private Watson -- a sounding board for ideas and concerns. She offers expert advice for editing, revising and submitting a top-notch manuscript and thoroughly explains how to submit work for publication in this specialized genre.

• ISBN: 0898798639
• ISBN-13: 9780898798630
• Author : Gillian Roberts
• Language : English
• Format:  Book - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 20/1/2007
• Publisher Imprint: Writer's Digest
• Price ($AUD): $20.95


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