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Why Mystery Authors Have a Leg Up Mastering the Difficult Muddy Middle
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Why Mystery Authors Have a Leg Up Mastering the Difficult Muddy Middle

ByZara Altair June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Use expand, reverse, contract to conquer the mystery novel middle.

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Read for the Music of Words: Get Inspired by Other Writers
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Read for the Music of Words: Get Inspired by Other Writers

ByZara Altair June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Reading master writers tunes your ear to the rhythms of syntax and the music of words with example passages.

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4 Great Benefits to Writing a Mystery Short Story 
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4 Great Benefits to Writing a Mystery Short Story 

ByZara Altair June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Four benefits to writing a short story in the mystery genre to improve your craft and build visibility as an author

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How to Add Details to Your First Draft to Show Your Reader the Effects of Setting
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How to Add Details to Your First Draft to Show Your Reader the Effects of Setting

ByZara Altair June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Introduction to story details and how to use them, using editing to complete each scene with sensory details to ground the reader in your story.

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Introduce Character Emotions by Degrees for a Realistic, Engaging Reader Experience
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Introduce Character Emotions by Degrees for a Realistic, Engaging Reader Experience

ByZara Altair May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

The five universal basic emotions and their progressive states of intensity.

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Is Your Mystery Protagonist a Type or a Character?
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Is Your Mystery Protagonist a Type or a Character?

ByZara Altair May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

6 ways to make your detective protagonist jump off the page to engage readers in your mystery

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Are You Crafting Your Writing Craft?
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Are You Crafting Your Writing Craft?

ByZara Altair May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Ways to continuously hone your writing craft.

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Victim and Villain: The Mystery’s Hidden Relationship
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Victim and Villain: The Mystery’s Hidden Relationship

ByZara Altair May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

How the relationship between the victim and the villain is the foundation of a good mystery.

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Mystery Writing Research Guidelines
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Mystery Writing Research Guidelines

ByZara Altair May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Research tips to get the most out of the time you spend without getting lost in research.

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Read to Write: 6 Benefits to Improve Your Writing Abilities
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Read to Write: 6 Benefits to Improve Your Writing Abilities

ByZara Altair April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

6 ways reading helps novel writers expand and improve their writing craft, voice, and storytelling skills.

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