Limit the goals, create aspects of conflict to increase reader engagement with your mystery.
Zara Altair
Mystery Pacing: 7 Keys to Pace Your Mystery Novel to Sustain Tension
Strong pacing sustains readers through your mystery from murder to final reveal.
Mystery Suspects: 3 Clues to Managing Suspects in Your Mystery to Keep Readers Going to The End
How to refine your mystery suspects for the best reader engagement.
How a Handwritten Synopsis Helps You Formulate Your Novel
My personal experience writting a novel synopsis by hand. How it helps form the story. A process filled with discovery beyond scene cards.
Give Your Mystery Underlying Tension to Build Reader Anticipation
Build and sustain tension in your mystery with micro-tension moments. Instead of one big buildup, keep readers questioning what will happen next right now.
Three Ways to Write Your Novel’s First Draft
Introduction to three approaches to complete a first draft of your mystery novel
Your Character’s Most Important Mystery Trait
Does your character help or hinder the mystery goal?
How to Plan Historical Fiction with Plottr
How I set up and use Plottr to combine historical research with planning the storyline for a mystery.
How to Manage Supporting Characters
How to create supporting characters that add to the puzzle of your mystery.
Mystery Author, Be On Target to Engage Your Loyal Reader
First marketing steps to tie your reader to your mystery.