Subtext: The Hidden Way to Engage Your Reader
Why subtext is the writer’s power tool to invest readers in your characters and story.
Second Draft: How to Wrestle Your Story When You Finish the First Draft
How to approach the second draft of your novel. Steps to make your story more enjoyable for your reader.
Novel Research Details: Curb Your Enthusiasm
How to integrate research details into your mystery novel to keep readers reading.
Starting Your Novel? Start Your Author Platform Now
Important points for starting your author platform early and how to get started.
The Mystery Protagonist’s Tools: The Secret of the Things in Their Life
Match your protagonist’s tools to his personality and skills to make them believable and relatable for your reader.
Listen to Your Muse: Transform Inspiration Into Working Strategy
How to capture story inspriation wherever you are. Create a system so ideas are not lost.
Your Mystery Sleuth Protagonist: Fleshing Out Humanity to Capture Reader Interest
The importance of character small passions to get your reader to care about your entire story.
Take Apart Your Sleuth to Set Up Problems in Your Mystery
Try character trait opposition to create story conflict integral to your sleuth and the story.
How Does Story Conflict Work in a Mystery Novel?
Limit the goals, create aspects of conflict to increase reader engagement with your mystery.
Mystery Pacing: 7 Keys to Pace Your Mystery Novel to Sustain Tension
Strong pacing sustains readers through your mystery from murder to final reveal.