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From Pantser to Planner: Know Where Your Story Goes with a Story Outline
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From Pantser to Planner: Know Where Your Story Goes with a Story Outline

ByZara Altair February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

How knowing the basic storyline will help you write faster.

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Writing Your Mystery Novel: How to Balance the Big Picture and the Details
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Writing Your Mystery Novel: How to Balance the Big Picture and the Details

ByZara Altair January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

How to write detailed scenes to complete the big picture of your mystery.

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Writing Vacation: The Third Week
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Writing Vacation: The Third Week

ByZara Altair December 12, 2022December 12, 2022

Progress during the third week of the writing vacation experiment.

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Writing Vacation: The First Week
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Writing Vacation: The First Week

ByZara Altair November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

Recap of the first week of the writing vacation.

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Writers Write: Set Up Your Writing Life
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Writers Write: Set Up Your Writing Life

ByZara Altair October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

How to go from story planning to writing your first draft to create your writing life.

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How to Create A  Mystery Puzzle Readers Will Love
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How to Create A  Mystery Puzzle Readers Will Love

ByZara Altair August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

A quick guide to the elements for a mystery writer to use to create a puzzling mystery.

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How to Use Clues To Build Suspense in Your Mystery Novel 
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How to Use Clues To Build Suspense in Your Mystery Novel 

ByZara Altair April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

The power of building on clues to raise questions with readers and build suspense in your mystery novel.

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How To Finish Your First Mystery Novel
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How To Finish Your First Mystery Novel

ByZara Altair March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Tips for beginning mystery writers to finish the novel. Steps to support the big project, long-haul writing that gets you to The End.

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How Does Story Conflict Work in a Mystery Novel?
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How Does Story Conflict Work in a Mystery Novel?

ByZara Altair October 11, 2021

Limit the goals, create aspects of conflict to increase reader engagement with your mystery.

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Mystery Suspects: 3 Clues to Managing Suspects in Your Mystery to Keep Readers Going to The End
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Mystery Suspects: 3 Clues to Managing Suspects in Your Mystery to Keep Readers Going to The End

ByZara Altair September 28, 2021

How to refine your mystery suspects for the best reader engagement.

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