Tips to create three-dimensional, believable suspects to confound your mystery sleuth and keep readers guessing until the end.
People don’t speak in semicolons and neither should your characters.
How to integrate research details into your mystery novel to keep readers reading.
Harness Your Story Idea to Write a Better Novel When a writer has a new story idea, you spend time thinking about your novel before you ever start writing. You’ll do bits of research. You’ll brainstorm how the story will work. You hear the voices of different characters. You think about what the book is…
Tips on using characters, twists, and clues to keep your mystery reader guessing until the end.
Derek Pacifico conducting Homicide School for Writers Real Cop Details in Your Fictional World Unless you have worked in law enforcement, writing realistic cops for your mystery involves getting to know law, law enforcement procedures, and a realistic picture of how cops think, act, and work. Reading and online research will give you a general…
